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374. Get ahead of the future of retail

374. Get ahead of the future of retail

Update: 2025-01-28
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If you had a crystal ball to forecast retail’s future, what would you see? Coming to you from NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show, we’re joined by Cassandra Napoli, head of marketing and events at WGSN, to tackle that question. We talk about emerging trends that may surprise you, ways to future-proof your business and how to get into the minds of young consumers. Plus, we learn new terms like “Zalphas” and “ping minimalism” that every retailer should know.

(00:00:00 ) Introductions

(00:01:16 ) Napoli’s career as a trend forecaster

(00:04:55 ) How to forecast trends

(00:08:24 ) Emerging trends for retailers to watch

(00:13:11 ) Embracing strategic joy

(00:15:06 ) The biggest trend no one is talking about

(00:19:55 ) The future of retail is tweens

(00:21:37 ) Napoli’s best career advice

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374. Get ahead of the future of retail

374. Get ahead of the future of retail

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