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​Content that Captured Our Curiosity

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Retail

​European Shoppers Are Choosing the Store. Here Is What They Expect When They Get There.

European shoppers are visiting physical stores with intention. They are arriving informed, know what great service feels like, and remember the experiences that genuinely exceed their expectations [Jumpmind].
🔥AI Hot Take: Shoppers are bringing digital habits into the aisle. The store has to feel as intuitive as the smartphone in their hand.

Foodservice

Analysis: Chick-fil-A’s Traffic Momentum Holds as Expansion Continues

Chick-fil-A continues to carve out a distinctive growth story in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) space, pairing steady physical expansion with consistent gains in foot traffic [Placer.ai].
​🔥AI Hot Take: Most brands expand and dilute. Chick‑fil‑A expands and strengthens — a rare feat in QSR.

Retail

What’s Really Happening in SNAP Spending?

While the headlines focus on health goals and federal budget impacts, the real story shows up in everyday purchase decisions – aisle traffic, retailer choice, and what actually makes it to the checkout line [Fetch].
​🔥AI Hot Take: Restricting categories doesn’t kill demand, it reroutes it. Policy changes are reshaping trip types in real time.

DTC

The Engagement Era: Why Growth Now Depends on Your Entire Business, Not Just Marketing

Growth used to depend on reaching more people. Now it depends on how well your entire business responds to the ones you already have [SAP].
🔥AI Hot Take: Growth used to be a marketing KPI. In the Engagement Era, it’s the outcome of every team pulling in the same direction.

Distribution

Why Distributors Have More Stock Despite Rising Inventory Holding Costs

This blog explains inventory holding costs and critically examines why distributors are increasingly opting for more stock despite the associated expense this year [Phocas Software].
🔥AI Hot Take: Rising holding costs don’t scare distributors — losing customers does. Availability is the new loyalty program.

Retail

​Digital Signage in 2026: Five Trends Every Business Should Know

Digital signage continues to be shaped by smarter technologies, richer experiences, sustainability demands, and the ongoing integration of software and data insights [Hughes].
​​🔥AI Hot Take: The next wave of signage doesn’t wait for attention, it anticipates it. Real‑time signals drives what shows up on screen.

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​Leaders Making Us Think

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"Time and time again, our studies show that friendliness rules the game."

By Sarah Beckett, VP Sales and Marketing at Intouch Insight

Roopi Crowley, Managing Director for Strategic Accounts in Retail, Oil and Gas, and Utilities, T-Mobile

Hear how the right communications system and related technology can benefit retailers and health care providers. 

What’s actually working in digital performance marketing?

Mladen Medunic, Partnerships Manager, Didomi

Breaking Barriers: Retail Women in Tech

Hosts Ricardo Belmar and Casey Golden engage in a captivating conversation with Shannon Flanagan, a seasoned retail leader and founder of Retail Women in Tech [The Retail Razor Show].

"I think we have a failure to communicate here. B2B eCommerce should reduce your head count, not increase it."

Matt Johnson, Practice Director, Wholesale Distribution at Pivotree

The End of Clicks, the Rise of Conversations

By Maja Schaefer CEO & Co-founder at Zowie

Thanksgiving Weekend Is No Longer the Starting Line

By Dan Wallace-Brewster, Principal Consultant, Marketing Endeavors Consulting