Retail

Retail is the process of selling consumer goods or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit. Retailers satisfy demand identified through a supply chain.

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Retail Reinvention: Why Retail Doesn’t Need Salespeople

Retail Reinvention: Why Retail Doesn’t Need Salespeople
Retail Reinvention: Why Retail Doesn’t Need Salespeople
October 03, 2016  |  Retail

I was all set to write a very different piece this week. Then I stumbled upon a Newsweek story published on February 26, 1995 titled...

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Walmart Getting Serious About eCommerce
Walmart Getting Serious About eCommerce
September 30, 2016  |  Retail

For years, Walmart has dominated the brick-and-mortar retail sector in the U.S., with its seemingly ubiquitous and mammoth locations offering the lowest prices on just...

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Chapter 11 Watch: Cosi Files, But Are Sears, Claire’s Next In Line?
Chapter 11 Watch: Cosi Files, But Are Sears, Claire’s Next In Line?
September 30, 2016  |  Retail

Cosi, the Boston-based sandwich chain renowned for its flatbread sandwiches, filed for bankruptcy in a Boston courtroom. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Cosi Files For Bankruptcy
Cosi Files For Bankruptcy
September 29, 2016  |  Investments

Though bankruptcies have become part of the standard, perhaps the biggest out-of-left-field default is coming out of Cosi, the flatbread sandwich maker and QSR staple...

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Target Piloting Alexa Competitor
Target Piloting Alexa Competitor
September 29, 2016  |  Retail

Not quite ready to let Amazon win at creating the world’s digital personal assistant, Target has partnered with natural language processing (NLP) startup AddStructure to pilot what...

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Walgreens Struggling To Unload Stores
Walgreens Struggling To Unload Stores
September 29, 2016  |  Retail

Despite wide reports about the shortage of good retail real estate out there, it seems Walgreens is having a hard time selling off the stores...

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Fitch Ranks Sears, Claire’s As At High Risk For Default
Fitch Ranks Sears, Claire’s As At High Risk For Default
September 29, 2016  |  Retail

According to a Fitch Ratings study of retail bankruptcies, several high-profile chains are running a reasonable risk of default within the next year, including Sears,...

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