Ford has released its most recent version of its trend report, Looking Further with Ford. This, the fourth annual compilation of those global micro trends the automobile behemoth has suggested constitute meaningful markers for how we will live, work and engage with our world for the year ahead, focuses on themes of inspiration, ingenuity and enhanced self-identity. At first blush, …

Check out the major e-commerce trends of 2016 including in-store pickup, digital technology, social media profitability, and globalization.

Fast in the slipstream of Black Friday, the famously frenzied national day of consumption, the Retail Council of Canada (RCC) has launched ShopIn. This national pilot campaign was instituted to “celebrate the passion and entrepreneurial spirit of independent merchants” by encouraging Canadian shoppers to make their purchases at stores in their neighbourhood, and then to share their #ShopIn moments via …

Read more about ShopWithMe’s store or the world’s first “smart, interactive” retail store as it opened its doors in Chicago this week.

How did some of the predictions and trends for 2015 fare over the course of the year? Read more about some of the trends that we were watching closely.

There’s lots of activity in the world of digital retail displays of late. A flurry of technological development is rewriting the in-store experience to a decidedly more bell-and-whistle-adorned scene. Here’s a roundup of some of the cooler developments.

Adapt emerging technology trends into your retail strategy to gain an edge over competitors and secure future growth from customers

Election season is well underway, and there should be no industry more invested in its satisfying outcome than Canada’s largest: retail. With 2.2 million Canadians working in the field and a payroll of $60 billion (alongside $350 billion in sales), retail’s an incontestable standout when it comes to professional sectors with much to gain and lose at the poll booths.

Effective training practices can help retailers differentiate themselves from one another, increase employee engagement and drive up sales.

Apple is reportedly set to launch a new store in Memphis after its "next-generation” overhaul was hinted in at in a New Yorker article in February