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AI, Consumer Trends & the Future of Retail: Insights from Nicola Bond of Merchmix
Why do stores so often run out of the products people actually want while shelves stay crowded with items no one’s buying?
In this episode, Melissa Bill speaks with Nicola Bond, co-founder of Merchmix, about one of retail’s biggest hidden problems: slow, outdated stock decisions in a world where consumer demand changes almost overnight.
From viral trends and social media to weather shifts and live events, today’s shoppers are influenced in real time, but many retailers are still planning inventory weeks or even months in advance. Nicola explains how that gap leads to empty shelves, constant…
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