Merchant Innovation

Sony Gives Virtual Reality Competitors 6-Month Head Start
Sony Gives Virtual Reality Competitors 6-Month Head Start
March 17, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

As Oculus has just weeks remaining in its countdown to the release of its highly anticipated Rift virtual reality headset, one of its biggest competitors...

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TGI Fridays, Fast Casual Food To Cater To Millennial Expectations
TGI Fridays, Fast Casual Food To Cater To Millennial Expectations
March 16, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Every generation has to eat, but every generation doesn’t have to eat the same way. Whole Foods and other retailers capitalizing on the at-home health...

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Costco Quits Tobacco, But Not Cold Turkey
Costco Quits Tobacco, But Not Cold Turkey
March 16, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Compared to the mid-20th century when movie stars were paid to smoke on screen, tobacco products have a much different reputation among average American consumers...

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Best Buy’s Board Loses Former CEO
Best Buy’s Board Loses Former CEO
March 16, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Sometimes, even the brightest LED television screens fade away, and sometimes, the most expensive battery packs that an electronics retailer can stock end up losing...

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Uber, Lyft Capitalize On D.C.’s Metro Nightmare
Uber, Lyft Capitalize On D.C.’s Metro Nightmare
March 16, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Car-less residents of Washington, D.C., recently received some awful news: The Metro would be shut down all day Wednesday (March 16) for emergency safety checks...

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Are Avatars The Future Of Shopping?
Are Avatars The Future Of Shopping?
March 15, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

As retailers get more and more high-tech gadgets, like virtual reality headsets and location-aware beacons, the natural instinct is to throw them at customers and...

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Sephora’s High-Tech, Social Justice Case For Cosmetics
Sephora’s High-Tech, Social Justice Case For Cosmetics
March 14, 2016  |  Retail

In cosmetics, the right foundation can make the difference between a look worthy of a celebrity and something more akin to a haunted house. In...

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