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What Retailers Need to Do to Thrive in the Years Ahead

As they plan for the future, retailers have many challenges to meet. In a new report, Ian MacKenzie, Chris Meyer, and Steve Noble of McKinsey & Company identify five key trends: “demographic changes, multichannel and mobile commerce, personalized marketing, the distribution … Continue reading

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The Future of Retail – The Experience is Everything

Check out this interesting video about retailing in the future from Motorola Solutions.

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Where Are We Heading with the “American Dream”?

JWT Intelligence recently conducted a major research study on the future of the “American Dream.” Click the photo to access the full 60-page report.

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