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Retail Trends 2026: Four Shifts Retail Businesses Need To Prepare For
The shopfront of retail is about to change—will you be on the right side when the robots come knocking?
Hi, I'm Catherine Erdly.
This week on the Resilient Retail Game Plan, I’m laying out the four seismic shifts set to hit independent retailers by 2026.
Think agentic AI that shops for your customers, TikTok Shop turning the high street digital, trust as your most valuable currency, and the resale boom rewriting what “new” means.
With 25 years of retail trenches behind me, I’m sharing not just the what, but the how—so you can cut through the noise, strengthen cash flow for retailers, and make…
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