physical retail

Wayfair Expects eCommerce Slowdown as Consumers Return to Stores
Wayfair Expects eCommerce Slowdown as Consumers Return to Stores
February 24, 2022  |  eCommerce

Major online furniture retailer Wayfair is grappling with the simultaneous challenges of inflation and the end of COVID-related lockdowns, both of which are leading customers...

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Today in Retail: Murky Future for eCommerce POS Companies; Ralph Lauren’s Retail Reinvention
Today in Retail: Murky Future for eCommerce POS Companies; Ralph Lauren’s Retail Reinvention
February 03, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, Estee Lauder’s online growth is helping the company sustain itself as brick-and-mortar stores reopen, while point-of-sale (POS) and eCommerce software platform Lightspeed...

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Platforms Bring New Brands, Better Retail Economics to Main Street
Platforms Bring New Brands, Better Retail Economics to Main Street
February 03, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Walk down America’s premier shopping boulevards and you’ll likely notice a lot of empty storefronts. The pandemic shut down a lot of those, but opening...

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Retailers Use Digital Blueprints to Reinvent the Physical Store Experience
Retailers Use Digital Blueprints to Reinvent the Physical Store Experience
January 31, 2022  |  Retail

Not long ago — call it two years — eCommerce and digital were being used primarily to inform consumers’ in-store journeys, but that has flipped....

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Amazon Opening Fashion Store with Digital Fitting Rooms
Amazon Opening Fashion Store with Digital Fitting Rooms
January 20, 2022  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon is launching a physical store for fashion that enables people to shop digitally, try selections on in real life (IRL), and get suggestions based...

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Visa Sees the Cloud as Cornerstone of Retail’s Digital Transformation
Visa Sees the Cloud as Cornerstone of Retail’s Digital Transformation
January 20, 2022  |  Retail

Commerce is everywhere. Consumers navigate brick-and mortar stores with confidence, wielding phones and wearables and even paying right in the aisles when we find what...

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Target Launches First Brand-Owned Organization System With Brightroom
Target Launches First Brand-Owned Organization System With Brightroom
January 06, 2022  |  Retail

General merchandise chain Target, the eighth largest retailer in the U.S., is rolling out its first brand-owned organization system called Brightroom, intended to offer affordable...

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Bain Said to Eye Takeover of Boots UK From Walgreens
Bain Said to Eye Takeover of Boots UK From Walgreens
January 02, 2022  |  Retail

Walgreens Boots Alliance might be looking to sell its Boots pharmacies in the U.K., with private equity firms likely being the recipients, a Saturday (Jan....

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Consumers Returning to In-Store Shopping Drives up Costco Earnings
Consumers Returning to In-Store Shopping Drives up Costco Earnings
December 09, 2021  |  Earnings

Retail chain Costco’s quarterly results for Q1 2022, released Thursday (Dec. 9), were better than initially expected, with quarterly revenue rising 16.6% in the quarter...

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