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Shant Oknayan, VP of Global Business Solutions at ByteDance, and Joe Abi Akl, Partner and Head of Retail & Consumer at Oliver Wyman, discussed AI and social media-driven sales at the 2025 RLC Global Forum in Riyadh.

Social Commerce: AI, Content, and Community-Driven Sales

E-commerce is evolving beyond transactions, with social commerce, AI-driven personalization, and community engagement transforming consumer […]

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Woman holding colorful shopping bags in Paris with the Eiffel Tower in the background — France’s new bill for fast fashion’s environmental impact.

Fast Fashion in 2025: Accountability and Industry Shake-Up

Fast fashion has thrived on speed, scale, and short-term wins. But the cracks are showing. […]

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Stack of folded second-hand denim jeans with a brown recycled paper tag labeled “Second Hand”.

Secondhand Fashion’s $367 Billion Takeover

Secondhand doesn’t mean second best. What was once a niche market for bargain hunters and […]

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Simon Evenett, Professor of Geopolitics & Strategy at the IMD Business School and Cristiana Falcone, Chairperson at the BECS Foundation, discussing global trade in a fragmented world at the 2025 RLC Global Forum in Riyadh.

Strategies for a Polarized Trade Landscape

One of today’s biggest economic challenges is the shift from globalization to trade polarization, as […]

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Three digital mannequins styled in vibrant outfits created with Generative AI, symbolizing the transformation of retail experiences through artificial intelligence.

Generative AI in Retail: Real Results, Real Change

Move over, tarot cards. Retailers have a new oracle—and it’s powered by algorithms.

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Are Retail CEOs Ready for the AI Revolution?

AI is here. It’s in your inbox, your balance sheets, your supply chains, and, even, […]

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Smiling stylish woman holding a shopping bag and smartphone while crossing a busy street in New York City, surrounded by yellow taxis and pedestrians—symbolizing 2025 consumer behavior, shopping trends.

2025 Retail Outlook – $5.42 Trillion Sales Growth

The U.S. retail industry’s 2025 forecast is in: The NRF is projecting $5.42 trillion in […]

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AI-Powered Retail: Innovation for Growth and Efficiency

In the “The Innovation Imperative: Driving Retail Transformation Through AI”, industry leaders tackled one of […]

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Read more about the article Retail’s New Era: Resilience, Transformation, “Expannovation”

Retail’s New Era: Resilience, Transformation, “Expannovation”

Remember when retail used to be as simple as “sell, profit, repeat?” Well, not anymore. […]

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Read more about the article The Luxury Conundrum: Can Brands Survive a Creative Shake Up?
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The Luxury Conundrum: Can Brands Survive a Creative Shake Up?

The luxury fashion industry thrives on reinvention, but at what cost? In an era where […]

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