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What’s Ahead for the Retail Industry in 2025?

Physical stores will return to the center of retailing, experts say.
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What’s Ahead for the Retail Industry in 2025?
Customers shop at a Walmart store in Chicago on May 18, 2023. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Panos Mourdoukoutas
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According to experts, 2025 will be when physical stores return to the center of retailing. It will also be a year when the concept of value will extend beyond affordability to include enhanced shopping experiences and consumer-centric innovation.

“In 2025, we anticipate that physical stores will be a focal point for the retail industry,” Elizabeth Lafontaine, director of research at Placer.ai, which closely monitors retail industry trends, told The Epoch Times.

Panos Mourdoukoutas
Panos Mourdoukoutas
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Panos Mourdoukoutas is a professor of economics at Long Island University in New York City. He also teaches security analysis at Columbia University. He’s been published in professional journals and magazines, including Forbes, Investopedia, Barron's, IBT, and Journal of Financial Research. He’s also the author of many books, including “Business Strategy in a Semiglobal Economy” and “China's Challenge.”