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EXCLUSIVE: Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden on Creating Viral Moments, Remote Work and How He’s Pivoting the Business to Win Analysts Are Bullish on Crocs But Lukewarm on Hey Dude Ahead of Earnings This Week Boohoo To Launch Marketplace As It Gears Up For Lender Talks Olympians Want Lululemon to Step Up Sustainability Efforts As Consumers Tighten Belts, Product Cost Is Top of Mind Where Does Kamala Harris Stand on Climate, Trade and Tech? Luxury Brands Need Better Due Diligence Across Their Value Chains Shuffle Board: Burberry Ousts CEO, Levi’s Exec Joins Ralph Lauren Crocs Settles Trademark Lawsuit With Mosaic Brands The Shoe Surgeon Responds to Nike Lawsuit: ‘We Are Confused’ What Fashion Brands Can Learn From Nike’s Mistakes Amid a Reset, Nike Is Leaving Market Share on the Table: Here’s How Brands Like Adidas, Hoka and On Can Move In Exclusive: J. 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More Retail Crime Busts as Legislation Tightens AI’s Role in Overcoming Post-pandemic Supply Chain Challenges Amazon Layoffs Signal Changes in Its Retail Business Byte-Sized AI: Second-Screen Shopping, Amazon’s AI Pivot, Supply Chain AI Grabs Funds Senate Lawmakers Issue ‘Urgent Request’ to President Biden to Close De Minimis ‘Loophole’ New Bill Aims to Reward Shoppers for Buying ‘Made in the USA’ Will a $5 Fast-Fashion Surcharge Save the Planet? End of an Era:Layoffs and Lender Lawsuit Augur the Demise of Lord & Taylor These New Technologies Are Bringing Retail into the New Year Back to Basics:The CrucialStrategy for Retail Success AmidstMarket Challenges Forget Retail’s New Normal. It’s Now Retail’s ‘New Complexities’ IBM and Salesforce Lead Transformation in Retail With AI-driven Innovations at NRF’24 Tech Notes:Checkout Preferences, SAP at NRF, and More
