People – Retail World https://staging.vmcusa.com Charting the Future of Retail Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:29:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://staging.vmcusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cropped-favicon_icon_112x112-32x32.png People – Retail World https://staging.vmcusa.com 32 32 Why retail’s frontline workforce remains its most overlooked growth engine https://staging.vmcusa.com/people/frontline-workforce-retail-growth/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:02:49 +0000 https://staging.vmcusa.com/?p=28024 The frontline workforce remains retail's most overlooked growth engine, shaping customer experience, loyalty, employee engagement, and long-term business performance.

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]]> The localization mandate: Why global brands still struggle in African retail https://staging.vmcusa.com/people/african-retail-localization/ Fri, 29 May 2026 08:37:40 +0000 https://staging.vmcusa.com/?p=27998 African retail localization is becoming critical as global brands struggle with distribution, logistics, merchandising, and consumer adaptation across fragmented African retail markets.

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]]> H&M appoints Inditex veteran Diego Teijeiro Ruiz as CIO https://staging.vmcusa.com/news/hm-diego-teijeiro-ruiz-cio/ Wed, 27 May 2026 06:02:46 +0000 https://staging.vmcusa.com/?p=27918 Former Inditex data and analytics leader joins H&M as fashion retailers intensify competition around AI, supply chain intelligence, and digital operations

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