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Walmart boosting pay, opening new stores while closing others

January 22, 2016

It’s been a busy first month of the year for mega retailer Walmart with news of store closings and a move to increase its minimum wage,

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Report: Retailers aren't evolving fast enough

January 21, 2016

The increasing use of mobile shopping threatens retailers that fail to meet mobile users' expectations for more sophisticated shopping services.

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Amazon aims to make product re-orders easier than ever

January 21, 2016

Amazon wants to make shopping easier than ever and is building a re-order capability via connected devices tied to its Amazon Dash service.

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Amazon flying fast forward with drone service strategy

January 20, 2016

Regulatory challenges, safety hurdles and increasing competition aren't stalling Amazon's plans to be one of the first, if not the first, drone service…

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Unilever CEO: Another rough year ahead but it won't stop innovation

January 20, 2016

Unilever expects to have to work just as hard as last year to hit expected financial this year and plans to keep innovating on the product side.

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Declining fuel costs makes for bigger profit at Delta

January 19, 2016

Delta is navigating some financial challenges but benefiting big from cheap fuel prices.

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Amazon sinks a stake in ocean freight delivery services

January 18, 2016

First drones, now ocean freighters. Amazon's expanding logistics strategy moves forward.

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Yahoo offers researchers treasure trove of user data

January 18, 2016

Yahoo is sharing news-reading habits of its 20 million users and the data will likely improve recommendation technology down the road.

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Florida retail mall experience offers up a unique artistic collaboration

January 15, 2016

When is a luxury retail mall environment also an artistic gallery setting? When a collaborative effort makes it happen.

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IoT, data services help Intel hit revenue expectations

January 15, 2016

While chip maker Intel hit expected revenue projections in the fourth quarter, its sales for 2015 took a bit of a hit thanks to weakening PC demand.

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Lululemon eschews traditional holiday discounts and gets big reward

January 15, 2016

Lululemon didn’t mark down much during this past holiday sales season and the strategy paid off.

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Jolly holiday season not so jolly for Best Buy

January 15, 2016

Electronics retailer faces biggest stock dip in a year due to weak holiday sales and what analysts view as a slump in mobile phones, electronics segment.

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Amazon drops Prime price, offers LTO free program access

January 15, 2016

Amazon is celebrating its Golden Globe wins and wants to share the good feeling with the world.

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Netflix chief mulling bitcoin for payments

January 14, 2016

Netflix launched its streaming service to more than 130 new countries; however payments remain a challenge. Netflix CFO David Wells says bitcoin could be a…

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Chick-fil-A beats out Amazon, Netflix as top social media brand

January 12, 2016

The company also bested Netflix, Walmart, Target, Costco, JetBlue and Coca-Cola in social engagement.

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Apparel retailers facing challenges in new year

January 11, 2016

While the 2015 holiday season proved rewarding for most retailers there are more than a few, at least five, facing some hurdles and obstacles in 2016.

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Understanding a consumer's personality is key to engagement, purchase activity

January 11, 2016

Providing the best retail customer experience is tied to many things and one is knowing exactly who the customer is, what they’re looking for and where they’re…

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