Retail
October 15, 2021
Consumers want more convenience — and more environmental responsibility — from retailers. Image credit: Amazon
By Sarah Ramirez
Consumer demands are increasingly at odds, making it challenging for retailers to navigate an evolving industry.
{"ct":"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","iv":"b6dbd0327925c8787bd7a576a43b8662","s":"ce5ce6824083a7c3"}
Share your thoughts. Click here