Retail
November 8, 2018
While consumers have changed the way they shop, bricks-and-mortar retail is still vital. Image credit: Neiman Marcus.
By Sarah Jones
NEW YORK – Much of the retail innovation happening today is being driven by consumers, as their preferences for experiences and digital engagement push brands to evolve.
{"ct":"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","iv":"753e20f1075bf56aef2861388d467d08","s":"a389b4e1d9cdceb9"}
Share your thoughts. Click here