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July 4 holiday consumer spend reflects healthy growth spurt
June 29, 2015
Consumers will spend more on July 4 food celebrations this year than they did last year, with total spend on food items expected to hit $6.6 billion.
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Shoplifting, employee theft top reasons for $44B retail loss in 2014
June 29, 2015
Shoplifting is the key activity spurring retail loss and resulted in a fraud cost of $44 billion in 2014. The good news is the amount of loss is declining.
read nowTarget chief merchant stepping down
June 26, 2015
Mega retailer Target is striving to get back on track in the ever competitive marketplace and undergoing its second huge leadership change within the past year.
read nowWomen’s clothing retailer lululemon recalling elastic draw cords
June 26, 2015
Lululemon, which sells high-end women’s clothing, is being directed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to replace the elastic drawstring used in over…
read nowWebinar download available: 'How to Deliver a Stellar Site Search Experience'
June 26, 2015
Site search is one of the most critical methods of product discovery on ecommerce sites and is the focus of a webinar that's now available to readers.
read nowConfederate flag sales flying strong for at least one retailer
June 25, 2015
Not every retailer is pulling Confederate products off the shelves in the wake of the murders in Charleston, South Carolina and push to retire flags.
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Alibaba going mobile to reach consumers no matter where they're shopping
June 23, 2015
A new shopping and dining service, called Koubei, promises to speed up online retail delivery services for China’s biggest ecommerce player.
read nowInstacart expands personal delivery into Miami communities
June 23, 2015
Grocery patrons in northeast Miami-Dade county will now have another food shopping option given Instacart expanding its delivery operations, according to a…
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Pepper robot boasts record sales, may be the retail assistant of the future
June 21, 2015
Retail assistant of the future flies off sales shelves
read nowAmazon revamps rating process to make reviews more valuable
June 21, 2015
The world’s biggest etailer hopes to make product reviews more valuable, and more trustworthy, for consumers by revamping and re-weighing actual reviews.
read nowWhy upscale, newer brands can escape negative Groupon effect
June 19, 2015
Some experts caution that restaurant brands may come across as desperate when they offer daily deals, but a new study from the University of Maryland's Robert…
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'Living Services' promises to radically change retailer-consumer interaction
June 19, 2015
There’s a tsunami of change coming toward the retail business environment and interaction with the customer that may turn today’s approaches and strategies in…
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Gap store closing may spur new customer experience for brand fans and Old Navy, Banana Republic shoppers
June 19, 2015
Retail giant Gap Inc. may be closing down 175 North America stores and laying off about 250 workers but there may be a huge silver lining for another brand…
read nowDrone delivery scheduled for take off in just one year
June 18, 2015
Drones in retail delivery could be a reality within the next year as the Federal Aviation Administration is finalizing rules regarding unmanned drone…
read nowApple Watch debuts in retail locations worldwide
June 18, 2015
Apple is now selling its first-ever wearable, Watch, in its retail stores and is making progress in pushing out the device to consumers who have been waiting…
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Starbucks shuttering all 23 La Boulange bakeries, 14 San Francisco locations to close
June 17, 2015
Just three years after buying up La Boulange as part of its strategy to be a bakery brand, Starbucks is shuttering all 23 La Boulange bakery café locations and…
read nowLightspeed POS enjoying big transaction-processing, customer-base growth
June 17, 2015
Commerce platform player Lightspeed POS today reported that it is processing $10 billion in transactions every year and its customer base now boasts 24,00…
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Toys, games segment enjoying consistent increasing sales growth
June 17, 2015
Don’t write off traditional games and toys in light of video games just yet as the retail category enjoyed a 3.6 percent global sales boost in 2014, according…
read nowConnexity buying PriceGrabber
June 17, 2015
Connexity is buying PriceGrabber and the acquisition will reportedly make the marketing services company the second largest product listing lead generation…
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Starbucks expands mobile pay, national rollout continues through the year
June 17, 2015
Starbucks continues national rollout of Mobile Order & Pay into southern, central U.S. locations.
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