Ush Shukla

In the U.S. alone, Adobe predicts the 2025 holiday shopping season is expected to bring in $253.4 billion in online sales this year, up 5.3 percent year-over-year (YoY). Cyber Monday is expected to be the biggest shopping day of the year (up 8.3 percent YoY) and Black Friday a close second, seeing growth (up 4.9…

At the top of a retailer’s wish list for the holiday season would surely be that supply meets demand, particularly as the holiday season will have five fewer shopping days than other years. Many retailers are already on it with promotional offers to entice consumers into early holiday shopping. However, early promotions and seasonal spikes,…

Using event-driven architecture (EDA), retailers must link essential data at speed and scale throughout their ecosystems near and far to come to grips with now essential environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting in three key areas. 1. Dead Heading — Optimizing Transportation/Emissions on Every Journey When it comes to transportation within the retail sector, any…

The holiday season and year-end months account for as much as a fifth or more of annual sales for some retailers, with 2023 set to be no exception. Thanksgiving and Black Friday may have passed, but as consumers get ready to enjoy the final days of the holiday season, it’s the perfect opportunity for fraudsters…