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NRF show report: Retail’s future is built on data

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Social commerce is expected to nearly double between now and 2028, to $137 billion in retail sales, according to data presented by Emarketer. But even without TikTok Shop in the picture domestically, social selling was top of mind for many brands especially those looking to reach Millennial and Gen Z shoppers. In 2025, 37% of U.S.

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Elon Musk’s Unusual Compensation Plan Isn’t Really About Compensation at All

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For Tesla to reach a $650 billion valuation by 2028, the market will have to shift dramatically, with electric vehicles becoming the overwhelming percentage of all new sales. Musk’s compensation plan, with its ambitious targets for market capitalization, focuses the mind on exactly this vision. Tesla’s future is uncertain.

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2025: The year of autonomous AI agents

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Gartner predicts that by 2028, 33% of enterprise software applications will include agentic AI , compared to less than 1% in 2024, enabling 15% of day-to-day work decisions to be made autonomously. Early adoption is found most in sales and marketing, customer support, and HR functions, according to Everest Group.