The Face-Off Between Amazon and ‘Alternative Marketplaces’ is Shaping the Next Era of Ecommerce

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on March 21, 2023. As 2023 comes to an end, we are republishing some of our most-read content of the year; no changes have been made to this article since its original publication. We look forward to continuing to deliver original, thought-provoking stories like this one to our…

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Maximizing Profitability: How to Improve 4 Key Areas of the CPG Product Lifecycle

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are obsessed with two things: maximizing revenue and minimizing operational expenses. The same could be true of all for-profit organizations, but the CPG industry is unique in its unrelenting pace of new product launches designed to woo or wow an audience that has grown accustomed to constant change. However, due…

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Breaking Barriers: How Brick-and-Mortar Retailers can Deliver Exceptional Customer Experiences

People have been saying “Retail is dead” for several years now. The problem is it simply isn’t true. Multinational athletic apparel retailer Lululemon recently announced its net revenue increased 20% (on a constant dollar basis) to $2.2 billion for the second quarter of 2023 compared to the same period the prior year. Comparable store sales…

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