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Jeffrey Hill, CEO of Hill-3 Investments, explains the enormous potential within the cannabis and CBD space, and how increasing understanding of its use across health and fitness industries combined with its financial impact at state and federals is driving its meteoric growth

Ahead of speaking at the Retail Tech Strategies for 2019 panel at NYRIW, UM Worldwide EVP and global chief innovation officer, Chad Stoller, shares insights on how DTC brands have cornered the market on consumers' attention by capturing it at its source—on social media—and how other brands can take a page from their book to compete in a digitally and socially driven landscape

Ahead of NYRIW panel New Destinations For Airport Retail, the VP of FRCH Design Worldwide, maker of experiences for brands from Simon to American Girl, gives her take on the future of airport retail design

The following research gives an overview on the toy industry, examining new ways brands and retailers are thinking about maximizing engagement around traditional formats and rethinking what’s possible with new technologies and channels.

This research paper also provides insight and examples of how brands are driving relevance through playful and interactive marketing, experiential and educational retail, and lifestyle immersion

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In PSFK’s Chicago Retail Guide, we highlight some of the key players creating innovative retail and hospitality concepts in the Windy City

Toy and other kid-centric brands like Kroger and Build A Bear are expanding consumer outreach by holding activations in unexpected locations

Ahead of speaking at PSFK's Future of Retail 2019 Conference on January 16, Fifth Wall partner Natalie Bruss shares insight from the firm's unique vantage point as the connective tissue between real estate companies and digitally native vertical brands

PSFK speaks to co-founder and CEO Tal Nathanel about how SHOWFIELDS, dubbed "the most interesting store in the world," aims to use retail space in a new way, prioritizing discovery and community over sales

Cheryl Johnson tells PSFK about her experience in SVA's Masters In Branding Program and how it informs her career in brand strategy and business development

Ahead of a panel on Rethinking Retail Real Estate, the retail startup's CEO, Mohamed Haouache, lends his insights on enabling short-term retail for brands like Hermes, Google, L'Oreal and more, as well as on China's fast-growing place in the future of retail (physical and otherwise)

Ahead of speaking on the panel IRL Retail Design in a Digital Age, Whereabout founder and creative director Gabriela Baiter explains how the studio helps digitally native brands as well as retailers like Uber and Floyd enable dynamic, interactive, memorable experiences that foster community and drive engagement

Learn how toy brands use technology and immersive attractions to build more entertainment and interaction into the in-store experience

Ahead of speaking on the Why Consumer-Centric Brands Win panel, co-founder and CEO of Function of Beauty, Zahir Dossa, shares how his company is enabling the next-generation of personalized hair care, catering to each and every hair type with a unique algorithm and direct communication with customers

Ahead of the NYRIW site visit, Trunk Club's head of office spoke to PSFK about how the personal styling and wardrobe curation brand helps Nordstrom foster direct relationships with customers with a high-touch, one-on-one service

Once a niche medical item, Bearaby is evolving weighted bedding for a new generation of sleep-deprived and anxious consumers

Brands like Google and Levi's are adding AR and other experiential capabilities to children's marketing to drive engagement and enhance the consumer experience

Ahead of hosting a site visit during New York Retail Innovation Week, where Morgenstern ambassadors will discuss the brand's unique approach to retail and customer experience, chef Nicholas Morgenstern chats with PSFK about evolving preferences in the ways consumers buy, cook and consume food

Ahead of the Store Design in a Digital Age panel during NYRIW, PSFK interviewed Hollwich Kushner architecture and design office CEO Marc Kushner to learn how leading retailers are creating memorable, brand-specific store experiences for customers

CEO Mads Ryder says the tabletop brand is ‘living in the past'—Here, the former LEGO executive discusses the cultural makeover he’s spearheading to usher the brand into the 21st century

Brands are adding extra interest to activations and physical locations by bringing animated characters to life

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