Merchant Innovation

The Innovation Lessons Behind Walgreens’ Breakup With Theranos
The Innovation Lessons Behind Walgreens’ Breakup With Theranos
June 15, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

“If you can’t beat them, join them.” That’s been a law of the natural retail world for as long as head-to-head competition has been the...

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Ingenico Launches Mobile Checkout Solution Suite
Ingenico Launches Mobile Checkout Solution Suite
June 15, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

As mobile wallets win more and more adherents to their side, sales from mobile commerce outlets can only grow faster than they are now. However,...

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Can Big Brands Survive On The Store-Within-A-Store?
Can Big Brands Survive On The Store-Within-A-Store?
June 14, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Retailers as dependent on a brick-and-mortar footprint as Macy’s don’t always have the luxury of fixes to pick from if their stocks experience the continuous...

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Nordstrom Hits Online Sales Plateau
Nordstrom Hits Online Sales Plateau
June 14, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Anyone who has really tried to get themselves in shape has heard of the plateau – it’s that phase when your current exercises just don’t...

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On-Demand Printing Is One Paris Bookstore’s Anti-Kindle
On-Demand Printing Is One Paris Bookstore’s Anti-Kindle
June 14, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Paris is famed for its culture, and the City of Light is almost as well-known for its attempts to preserve that culture. And with Amazon...

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Is The Fast-Fashion Pricing Gap Growing Too Fast?
Is The Fast-Fashion Pricing Gap Growing Too Fast?
June 13, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

There is a new reality in apparel retail, and the designer-focused markets of the past have given way to a hyphenated tour de force: fast-fashion...

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Naspers Could Put Allegro Up For Sale
Naspers Could Put Allegro Up For Sale
June 13, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

In business and poker, it’s important to know, in equal parts, when to hold them and also when to fold them. And it looks like...

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FoldiMate Could Be The Roomba Of Laundry Folding
FoldiMate Could Be The Roomba Of Laundry Folding
June 09, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Long before in-home robotics were anything but the filler material of science fiction, the KISS mantra helped product developers stick to the basics of design...

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In-Person Events: The Next Frontier Of Contextual Commerce
In-Person Events: The Next Frontier Of Contextual Commerce
June 09, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

If they have the resources, retailers will gladly spend millions of dollars on data processes that pinpoint who they’re critical customers are and how they...

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