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The best retail advertising of 2025 - Creativity as a catalyst for retail innovation

The best retail advertising of 2025 - Creativity as a catalyst for retail innovation

08 Dec 2025
Creativity as a catalyst for retail innovation In an increasingly fragmented media world, it becomes ever harder for retailers and brands to get their messages and campaigns across to consumers. We as …
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The top new stores of 2025

The top new stores of 2025

08 Dec 2025 John Ryan, Managing Director, Newstores
Which were the most outstanding new stores of 2025? We asked store design expert, John Ryan, Managing Director, Newstores, for his annual selection of the very best from around the world.
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Five of the Best: AI Case Studies Transforming Retail in 2025

Five of the Best: AI Case Studies Transforming Retail in 2025

08 Dec 2025 True Global
If 2024 was the year retailers began seriously exploring what AI could do, 2025 became the year they demanded evidence. Across the industry, leaders are shifting from experimentation to accountability …
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Singles’ Day’s New Springboards for Growth

Singles’ Day’s New Springboards for Growth

04 Dec 2025 Deborah Weinswig - Coresight Research
China’s Singles’ Day which Alibaba helped develop into one of the world’s biggest shopping festivals is widely recognized as being the launch pad for new online initiatives and technologies. We asked …
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Best Holiday Windows of 2025

Best Holiday Windows of 2025

04 Dec 2025 International Association of Department Stores
The World Retail Congress is proud to be working in partnership again with the International Association of Department Stores to bring together the annual review of this year’s Holiday windows from ar …
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The Big Interview: Helena Helmersson

The Big Interview: Helena Helmersson

04 Dec 2025
Helena Helmersson, the former CEO of H&M, was one of the most highly rated speakers from this year’s World Retail Congress. Her passion for the industry, her experience working in many markets and her …
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Best AI Implementations 2025

Best AI Implementations 2025

04 Dec 2025 Jon Stine
Artificial intelligence emerged in 2025 as a priority topic for retail executives. For the best in the industry, AI in 2025 was more about value creation and less about technology.   
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Asia's Coolest Retailers

From Seoul to Singapore, Asia has become the world’s hotbed of retail innovation. It’s no coincidence that so many of this year’s 50 Coolest Retailers of 2025, as identified by The General Store for t …
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