The ground under retail and CPG is shifting from automation to true agency—and the difference is night and day. We unpack how AI agents don’t just summarize dashboards or send alerts; they connect scattered systems, make sense of messy signals, and take action inside real workflows where time, margin, and customer trust are on the line. We walk through the find–understand–act model that’s redefining daily work. On the retail side, store teams use agents to align labor with live demand, smoot...
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The ground under retail and CPG is shifting from automation to true agency—and the difference is night and day. We unpack how AI agents don’t just summarize dashboards or send alerts; they connect scattered systems, make sense of messy signals, and take action inside real workflows where time, margin, and customer trust are on the line. We walk through the find–understand–act model that’s redefining daily work. On the retail side, store teams use agents to align labor with live demand, smoot...
Retail's Great Reckoning: Why Stores are Closing Faster than Ever
Digital Front Door
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3 months ago
Retail's Great Reckoning: Why Stores are Closing Faster than Ever
The retail landscape is undergoing a seismic shift that demands our attention. With a projected 15,000 store closures across the United States in 2025, double last year's figure, we're witnessing what can only be described as a retail reckoning. Major players like Macy's, Walgreens, and Rite Aid are scaling back, while European legacy brands such as Claire's and Hamley's face similar challenges abroad. But this isn't simply a story about retail's demise. What we're experiencing is a necessar...
Digital Front Door
The ground under retail and CPG is shifting from automation to true agency—and the difference is night and day. We unpack how AI agents don’t just summarize dashboards or send alerts; they connect scattered systems, make sense of messy signals, and take action inside real workflows where time, margin, and customer trust are on the line. We walk through the find–understand–act model that’s redefining daily work. On the retail side, store teams use agents to align labor with live demand, smoot...
