This infographic examines the tension between retail expansion, omnichannel commerce, and rising cyber risk. Large retailers recorded strong revenue growth, and more than half planned to open new stores, while omnichannel customers generated a disproportionate share of sales and improved retention. At the same time, the percentage of U.S. retailers experiencing breaches rose sharply, with stolen records creating substantial costs and damaging customer trust. Many consumers said they would avoid retailers that had been hacked, while nearly half of retailers felt highly vulnerable to attack. Network complexity was identified as a major obstacle to security. The infographic argues that retailers need an architecture designed for distributed stores, digital channels, complex networks, and soph

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