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AI-powered retail intelligence platform Radar raises 170 million dollars in funding

Radar, an AI-powered retail intelligence platform, has raised 170 million US dollars in Series B Funding, bringing the company’s total valuation to 1 billion US dollars. The funding round was co-led by Gideon Strategic Partners and Nimble Partners, with participation from Align Ventures. Radar aims to use this round of funding to accelerate the...

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It's in the Jeans: Crafting Immersive Retail Spaces to Educate and Engage

As well documented, physical retail is undergoing a transformation, and thanks to the tactile nature of their products, denim brands are key players at driving forward this revolution. Written by Tim Nash Curator of Shop Drop Daily, a platform that features innovative retail store concepts, visual merchandising, pop-ups, window displays and...

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This is how the pandemic is re-designing the future of physical retail

Since the global coronavirus pandemic started almost a year ago, physical retail has been under historic levels of pressure. In the United States alone, some 20,000 to 25,000 stores were expected to close in 2020, more than double the number that did so in 2019. Per the latest State of Global Fashion Index by McKinsey and Business of Fashion....

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Consumers crave retail evolution, not another pop-up experience

2019 will be the year that retail changes, if you ask TheCurrent Global. “The customer is just craving for evolution of retail, And they’re really craving for the retailers to give it to them,” the consultancy firm’s CEO and co-founder, Liz Bacelar, told FashionUnited. Today’s consumer understands certain elements of the current retail...