– Alibaba invests $635MM in Red Star Macalline, China (Techcrunch, May 16th, 2019)

– Brick And Mortar Sales Grew Faster Than E-Commerce In 2021 (Forbes, Feb 16th, 2022)

– "Pulse of Retail" Survey Results of 500 retail executives: 67% are "ready for in-store next generation technologies" (Chain Store Age, Jan 26th, 2023)

– Physical stores will comprise 72% of total retail sales by 2028 (Forrester, Aug 2023)