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Crystal Ball Time: What Will Motivate the 2026 Consumer?

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Discussing what will be motivating consumers two years from now, Buzasi called 2026 “the year of redirection,” predicting that people will be looking for coping mechanisms to deal with what she termed “the great exhaustion,” a lingering hangover from COVID-19, political division and culture wars.

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4 Steps to Operations and Fulfillment Transformation

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With ecommerce already on the upswing and expected to grow to one-quarter of all global retail sales by 2026, retailers have a golden opportunity to capitalize on this disruptive time and protect their brand against future supply chain bottlenecks while establishing themselves as industry leaders.

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Want to Cut the Cost of Fast Fulfillment? It All Starts with Inventory Placement

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that delivers pretty much any item to a consumer with science fiction-style immediacy, retailers remain bound by 21 st -century delivery methods. But just because we’re not yet stepping into transporters to beam us where we want to go doesn’t mean technology has no role to play in cutting fulfillment costs.

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Walmart Adds Digital Shelf Labels, AI Shopping Assistant as Part of ‘Retail Renaissance’

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stores by 2026, testing of a Gen AI-powered digital shopping assistant and the integration of drone delivery into its app. stores by 2026. The new tech includes the rollout of digital shelf labels at all 2,300 U.S. in a state m ent.

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Sneaker and Sportswear Ecommerce: the ‘Non-Luxury’ Luxury Apparel Leader 

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The humble sneaker has long been a staple item in closets everywhere for consumers of all ages. A multi-node fulfillment strategy, based on decentralizing fulfillment processes by taking advantage of micro-distribution centers located close to customers rather than operating out of a single warehouse, can be particularly impactful.

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California Bans All Plastic Bags, Strengthening Decade-Old Law

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1, 2026, is designed to close a loophole in the plastic bag ban that was passed by the California legislature in 2014 and affirmed by voters in a 2016 referendum, according to the AP. California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill banning retailers from offering any type of plastic bag to customers at the point of sale.

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What is Order Management? The Enterprise Retailer’s Guide to Processing, Fulfillment, and More

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According to Insider Intelligence, 24% of retail purchases are expected to take place online by 2026. A recent survey found that 73% of consumers have experienced a delivery failure and the top issues cited were late delivery, delivery not arriving when expected, and length of time to make delivery. What is Order Management?