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In 2025, retailers are prioritizing innovative strategies to address key challenges, including rapid AI integration, consumer price sensitivity, rising product returns, and changing shopping habits. Here's how retailers are using innovative strategies to tackle these issues and stay competitive: Featuring: Walmart | EY | NVIDIA | NielsenIQ | PACSUN | Oracle | National Retail Federation | DICK'S Sporting Goods | Riskified | Loop | Salesforce | Adobe | Azita Martin | Jack Kleinhenz, Ph.D. | Gregory Daco | Parm Singh | John Bible | Juan Francisco Hernandez | Jeff Otto | Kristen Kelly | Caila Schwartz | Brieane Olson | John Furner #RetailInnovation #AI

Running multiple businesses can be challenging yet rewarding. In this edition of "Ask the Board," Colleen Jamieson, the founder of two successful and distinct businesses, shares her top tips: #Entrepreneurship #BusinessManagement

Frank Vella, CEO of Constant Contact , highlights mentorship's significant role in his career. With experience at Microsoft and HP Enterprise, he credits early mentors and his immigrant parents for instilling key traits. Their guidance has been key in fostering strong company cultures and advancing in digital marketing: #Leadership #DigitalMarketing

Explore five small businesses that are transforming DIY projects with innovative activity boxes. These kits inspire creativity, teach new skills, and simplify tasks from lip balm crafting to root beer brewing, with all materials and guidance included for enjoyable home projects: Featuring: Pottery with a Purpose | makesy | The Woobles | Baketivity | #CraftABrew #DIY #Creativity

The U.S. baby diapers market is set for growth, and 100% cotton lining brand Kudos is shaking things up by attracting millennial parents seeking natural solutions. Amrita Saigal, the visionary behind Kudos and a former Procter & Gamble engineer, discusses how the eco-friendly diaper startup successfully partnered with Target for its retail debut: #EcoDiapers #RetailInnovation

Millennials are fueling a resurgence of the greeting card industry, embracing unique and bold messages from independent makers. Discover the thriving and evolving world of greeting cards, where independent makers drive creativity and capture the loyalty of millennials with authentic messaging: Featuring: Greeting Card Association | Up With Paper | Age-Friendly Vibes | Em & Friends | Kwohtations | Stationery Trends | paper&stuff | The Noble Paperie | Carlos LLansó | Sarah Schwartz | Jan Golden

Thought leadership elevates your brand and fuels community growth. Ashley Graham, Founder of The Conscious Publicist?, shares how entrepreneurs can leverage it to stand out and connect: #Leadership #Entrepreneurship

GoShare, based in San Diego, California, stands out as a leader in logistics solutions with its state-of-the-art technology platform. Under the guidance of CEO and Founder Shaun Savage and recognized as a 2024 CO—100 Digital Innovator, here's how GoShare is revolutionizing last-mile delivery and moving logistics for sectors like retail, automotive, and solar: #Logistics #Innovation

By effectively operating Supercuts, PuroClean, and Urban Air Adventure Parks (Unleashed Brands), these franchise entrepreneurs have scaled their businesses to impressive heights ranging from $15 million to $700 million. Their stories exemplify how strategic multiunit franchise operations can lead to major financial success: Explore the inspiring journeys of three franchise entrepreneurs who transformed their ventures into multimillion-dollar successes: Featuring: Gary Robins | Keegan H. Trudgen | Tim Lohse | Michael O. Browning Jr. #FranchiseSuccess #Entrepreneurship

FarmboxRx is revolutionizing healthcare by delivering fresh produce to underserved communities through partnerships with health insurance providers to deliver to underserved communities. Founder Ashley Tyrner - Dolce's vision of "food-as-engagement" is bridging the gap for those without local access to fresh produce, creating meaningful connections between health insurance clients and healthy living: #Healthcare #Innovation