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Close-up of a shopper pushing a grocery cart filled with fresh produce down a supermarket aisle, highlighting evolving behavior, value-driven purchasing and new trends in grocery retail.

Dissecting the New Consumer Behavior in Grocery Retail

Rising prices, economic fatigue, and shifting consumer behavior are redrawing the grocery retail landscape. Here’s [...]
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Young model in a shimmering dress stands backstage under stage lighting, evoking questions about material waste, innovation, and the environmental cost of fashion.

Is Fashion Losing the Battle for Sustainability in 2025?

Fashion’s sustainability playbook is wearing thin in 2025. Consumers are no longer impressed by pretentious [...]
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Interior view of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy, featuring crowds of tourists, luxury brand stores, and the iconic glass-vaulted iron roof.

The Rise of Cultural Retail: Stores as Community Spaces

Retail is changing. Across the globe, department stores, malls, and retail spaces are transforming into [...]
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Panel on Urban Renaissance in retail with Craig Watson (JLL), Julie Alexander (Diriyah Company), David Wilkinson (Streem & Strom), Karl Schwitzke (Schwitzke Group), Lee Talbott (ROSHN Group), and Simon Mitchell (Sybarite) at the 2025 RLC Global Forum in Riyadh.

Retail as a Driver of Urban Transformation

Retail is driving urban transformation, prompting planners and retailers to integrate mixed-use developments, sustainable design, [...]
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Woman using interactive digital retail screen to browse personalized fashion options in a modern apparel store.

The Personalization Myth and Why Retail Keeps Getting It Wrong

Every brand talks about retail personalization. But most stores still feel like they’re built for [...]
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Person using a smartphone with an AI assistant interface displayed on the screen, sitting on a bed with a soft gray blanket.

Is ChatGPT the new frontier in online shopping?

As someone who considers “Add to cart” a lifestyle choice, I had to see what [...]
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Federica Marchionni (CEO, Global Fashion Agenda), Rajesh Garg (Group Chief Financial Officer, Landmark Group), Vikram Natarajan (CEO, Kayanee), and Lynn Al Khatib (Executive Coach and Vice President of Communications, Chalhoub Group at the 2025 RLC Global Forum in Riyadh.

The Business of Sustainability

Sustainability is now a key driver of growth, profitability, and brand reputation. Businesses, especially in [...]
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Cenomi Centers and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield executives sign a landmark partnership agreement in Riyadh, marking a new era for retail and lifestyle development in Saudi Arabia

The Cenomi-URW Deal and The Future of Malls in Saudi Arabia

A decade-long strategic agreement signals confidence in the future of Saudi retail and urban evolution.
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Young woman shopping outdoors on a sunny day, holding a white shopping bag and using a smartphone — lifestyle, urban fashion, and mobile commerce concept.

Shoppertainment: Retail’s Next Great Disruption

Traditional e-commerce is giving way to immersive, real-time, and culturally driven retail. From livestream shopping [...]
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World map on a white background, surrounded by cardboard boxes, a cargo container ship, airplane, car, van, and delivery truck with GPS location markers. This isometric logistics scene represents global shipping, international delivery, supply chain networks, and global trade or tariff systems.

Brands Under Fire: How Retail Is Dodging Trump’s Tariffs

The global retail industry is entering an era where tariffs, trade wars, and nationalistic policies [...]
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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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