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Greg Petro's Forbes Blog

First Insight CEO Greg Petro is widely recognized as a thought leader who challenges the status quo. Read his thought-provoking perspectives in his weekly Forbes articles.

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Posts about retail trends (2):

Consumer Trends
Greg Petro's Forbes Blog

What Yellowstone’s Popularity Says About Consumer Trends

Behind The Hype About AI Transforming Consumer Businesses
Greg Petro's Forbes Blog

Behind The Hype About AI Transforming Consumer Businesses

Wall Street
Greg Petro's Forbes Blog

Retail Industry Shrugs Off Wall Street’s Recession Obsession

Retail Industry’s Message in a Bottle: Consumers Focus on Essentials, Itching To Travel
Greg Petro's Forbes Blog

Retail Industry’s Message in a Bottle: Consumers Focus on Essentials, Itching To Travel

Retail Conference - Shoptalk 2023
Greg Petro's Forbes Blog

No Magic Bullets At Shoptalk’s Post-Pandemic Retail Conference

Made in USA
Greg Petro's Forbes Blog

The Great China Unshoring, Retail’s Big Trend For 2023

Greg Petro's Forbes Blog

In Fashion Wars, Amazon Copies But It’s The Data That Sells

Greg Petro's Forbes Blog

5 Retail Trends Nobody is Talking About

Greg Petro's Forbes Blog

Gearing Up For Back-To-Work (B2W) Fashion: Style, Comfort And Safety

Greg Petro's Forbes Blog

Department Stores Dying A Death Of A Thousand Cuts - And What Walmart Is Doing Differently

Greg Petro's Forbes Blog

7 Predictions for Retail This Year

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Greg Petro's Forbes Blog

Is Amazon Past its Prime? eComm Giant Beginning to Lose its Luster

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