The Trends Proving Retail’s IRL Resilience

Signals we’ve tracked over the last 90 days that indicate (despite our connected times) that retailers are using the physical store as a key service differentiator and community engagement platform

Oct 02, 2025

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Hi, I’m Piers - I mix 20+ years of trends tracking expertise with 2 or more years of AI and automation building experience to identify business opportunities through PSFK’s trends intelligence tracker. Over the next few weeks I’ll use the new system we’ve developed to release a few reports about different sectors with the hope they inspire our retail in…

The Trends Proving Retail’s IRL Resilience

Signals we’ve tracked over the last 90 days that indicate (despite our connected times) that retailers are using the physical store as a key service differentiator and community engagement platform

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