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Primary research and operator-grade analysis published within the last 90 days.
The IMPACT Framework: Retail AI Strategy Checklist
Coresight's retail AI strategy checklist to pressure-test readiness across investment, models, policy, applications, consumers and transformation.
Why it matters: Coresight's retail AI strategy checklist to pressure-test readiness across investment, models, policy, applications, consumers and transformation. A current input for planning, because technology plans are being judged on governed return, not novelty.
Read →Analyst Corner: US Mass Retail Tops $1 Trillion with Warehouse Clubs Leading Sector Growth, with Sujeet Naik
US Mass Retail exceeds $1 trillion in 2026 as warehouse clubs lead growth and e-commerce expands. Explore the forces reshaping retail.
Why it matters: US Mass Retail exceeds $1 trillion in 2026 as warehouse clubs lead growth and e-commerce expands. Explore the forces reshaping retail. Treat it as a current baseline: AI-led discovery is reshaping how products are found and bought.
Read →Retail media networks expect growth, but challenges remain
Retail media networks expect revenue to rise about 23% this year, but new research shows retailers remain less confident
Why it matters: Retail media networks expect revenue to rise about 23% this year, but new research shows retailers remain less confident. Treat it as a current baseline: loyalty data and retail media are moving together as one revenue line.
Read →AI is becoming a shopping channel: report
And 34% of shoppers now use the tech
Why it matters: 34% of shoppers now use the tech. Treat it as a current baseline: AI-led discovery is reshaping how products are found and bought.
Read →Consumers welcome agentic commerce in MENA
65% of consumers in the MENA region are familiar with agentic AI, according to our latest report.
Why it matters: 65% of consumers in the MENA region are familiar with agentic AI, according to our latest report. Treat it as a current baseline: AI-led discovery is reshaping how products are found and bought.
Read →Videos
Recent retail strategy, operator, and consumer insight selected from the last 90 days.
Feed Me's Emily Sundberg on How Fashion Underestimates Its Customers | The BoF Podcast
Deep Dive: Preparing Store Associates for the AI-Powered Shopper
The Fashion Brand's Guide to Standing Out on Tiktok | BoF LIVE
Show Me the Car Fox: How Surveys, Stuffed Animals, and Stats Changed Car Buying
The Trends Reshaping Retail Advertising with Advertising Week’s Ruth Mortimer
