physical retail

There’s More To The Store With Connected Commerce Innovation
There’s More To The Store With Connected Commerce Innovation
March 18, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

Here’s something: Spending in brick-and-mortar stores actually grew at a rate of 4.2 percent year over year in 2019 – an increase that is overwhelmingly...

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The Evolution Of Brick-And-Mortar Retail And Loyalty Programs
The Evolution Of Brick-And-Mortar Retail And Loyalty Programs
March 16, 2020  |  Today In Data

Physical retail is evolving to meet the needs of shoppers who expect the same convenience and speed of mobile and online environments. Large shares of Gen Z...

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The Brick-and-Mortar Strategy Of Discount Retailers
The Brick-and-Mortar Strategy Of Discount Retailers
March 12, 2020  |  Today In Data

Businesses that rely on the old-school, brick-and-mortar business model are turning away from eCommerce. Burlington, in one case, announced on its last earnings call that it...

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Discount Retailers Move Away From eCommerce
Discount Retailers Move Away From eCommerce
March 11, 2020  |  Retail

If it weren’t for a certain pandemic that is dominating most news, the two biggest stories in retail over the past week would have been...

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Why Consumers Are Firing Traditional Retailers
Why Consumers Are Firing Traditional Retailers
February 03, 2020  |  Retail

“Jobs to be done” – a theory popularized by the late Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen – is the notion that consumers don’t buy...

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IKEA Plans Urban Megastore With No Parking
IKEA Plans Urban Megastore With No Parking
January 16, 2020  |  Retail

As the retail landscape adjusts to more online shoppers, traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are reacting to customers’ changing lifestyles – including how they arrive at their...

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Target Posts Surprisingly Sluggish Same-Store Sales Growth
Target Posts Surprisingly Sluggish Same-Store Sales Growth
January 15, 2020  |  Earnings

Retailers having a less than festive holiday season saleswise has become an increasingly repetitive storyline in early 2020, as the earnings results are rolling in...

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Can Sports And Entertainment Really Spark Mall Revivals?
Can Sports And Entertainment Really Spark Mall Revivals?
January 08, 2020  |  Retail

Long live physical retail. That’s the thought one gets when reading news via Bloomberg, which reported “when shoppers visit the long-awaited American Dream mega-mall in...

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Tapping Into The Power Of Pop-Ups To Help Those In Need For The Holidays
Tapping Into The Power Of Pop-Ups To Help Those In Need For The Holidays
December 13, 2019  |  Retail

There are all kinds of pop-up shops that have, well, popped up over the last several years. Pop-up bars, pop-up candy shops, pop-up hairdressers, pop-up...

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