The Retail Pulse Report
Nikki BairdA weekly newsletter full of timely insights on retail & technology strategy, curated and analyzed by Nikki Baird.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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Retail Pulse Report: Accountability Will Come for AI
Source: Adobe Stock. Prompt: signing a contract. (Should I have made a robot hand do it?)
This week might feel a little jarring. I have two big ideas to take a look at, and one barely has something to do with the other.
First up is foreca...
Retail Pulse Report: Your eCommerce Site is a UI. AI Eats UIs.
Source: Adobe Stock. AI generated. Prompt: AI bug eats a retailer website. I give it a C.
Last week I said my thinking was running closer to where I work and live than usual. If that was true last week, it’s even more true this week. Of co...
Retail Pulse Report: The Cart is a Distraction. It’s the Customer that Matters.
Source: Adobe Stock. Do you own your shopper? Or are you renting them from someone else?
Well, it has been a couple of weeks. I read somewhere that August 24 is the second-most used sick day in the US. So two points are on the line. One, w...
Retail Pulse Report: Consumer Discontent with the AI Future is Growing
Source: Adobe Stock. Prompt: “angry consumer”
This week’s topic will cover the question “What do consumers really want out of all of this agentic commerce stuff anyway?” It’s part one of two, because I only got halfway through and it’s alr...
Retail Pulse Report: Everybody's Disappointed by Retail AI
Source: Adobe Stock. My assessment of where retailers and brands are on their AI journey.
Last week was a light week for picking up news (beyond economic indicators) so I went through my pile of long reads to see if there was anything rele...
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