Google Tried to Reinvent the Laptop. Don’t Buy It.
Googlebooks promise to work seamlessly with your Android phone, but the operating system feels buggy and unfinished.
Markdowns, AI, and What’s Next
How can retailers make smarter pricing and markdown decisions during the most critical season of the year? In this episode, John Gilbo, Sales Director for North America, Australia and New…
introducing The CISO Game — Incidentally, by Matt Palmer
There is no flight simulator for the CISO's chair. So I made one.The CISO Game is free, takes about 40 minutes, and gives you three years in the hot seat.The…
Why Retail Pricing Problems Hide in Plain Sight
Pricing is one of the most under-prioritized functions in many organizations. Not because it lacks strategic importance, but because the cost of getting it wrong is so difficult to observe.…
estive Sales 2026: What “Orders Doubled” Really Tells You
Amazon’s Great Indian Festival opened to all customers on October 8, and Flipkart’s Big Billion Days followed on October 9 after a day of early access. The first reports are…
Alternative Fuels Overtook Petrol in August. In September, They Gave the Lead Back
When FADA’s August data showed CNG, hybrid, and electric cars edging past petrol for the first time, we flagged that a single month wasn’t a trend and that September and…
What It Means for Fashion Pricing
Key takeaways Since July 19, 2026, large companies in the EU can no longer destroy unsold clothing, clothing accessories and footwear. Medium-sized companies come under the same ban in 2030.…
RBI Repo Rate Hike 2026: Impact on Festive Demand
On October 7, the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to raise the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50% — the first increase since February 2023 — and…
Dynamic Pricing Guardrails for Retail Margins
Imagine your pricing algorithm fires off 2,000 price changes overnight. By morning, 14 SKUs sit below your margin floor, three Key Value Items have drifted outside your competitive band, and…
Gold at Dhanteras 2026: Investment vs Jewellery and What It Means for Brands
Dhanteras falls on November 6 this year, exactly a month away, and the World Gold Council’s own data points to something that would have sounded implausible a few years ago:…
