shopping

How consumers find what they want to buy and buy it in a world that is no longer defined by a physical place but what a consumer wants to buy and how she wants to buy it. Connected devices and the integration of payments into this now digital-led shopping journey is creating new ways for merchants and consumers to interact and disrupting traditional retail business models.

Alibaba To Launch Three Hybrid Hema Supermarket Stores
Alibaba To Launch Three Hybrid Hema Supermarket Stores
July 19, 2017  |  Retail

When two modes of shopping really love each other… Wait, no — scratch that. When two modes of shopping hate each other and one is...

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Macy’s Leads The Rare Good Day On The Market For Physical Retailers
Macy’s Leads The Rare Good Day On The Market For Physical Retailers
July 18, 2017  |  Retail

Macy’s had a good day on The Street on Monday, as data rolled in indicating that foot traffic declines had been somewhat less pronounced at...

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Sears Borrows From CEO’s Hedge Fund
Sears Borrows From CEO’s Hedge Fund
July 18, 2017  |  Retail

It’s been a rough time for Sears. From its 8.8 percent revenue tumble in its Q2 earnings to the recent announcement sharing it is closing...

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Analyst Accuses USPS Of Giving Amazon Huge Subsidy
Analyst Accuses USPS Of Giving Amazon Huge Subsidy
July 18, 2017  |  What's Hot

One shipping industry watcher is accusing the United States Postal Service of effectively subsidizing the price of shipping Amazon’s packages. According to Fortune, Josh Sandbulte,...

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J.C. Penney Takes Familiar Turn With New Boutique Toy Shop Launch
J.C. Penney Takes Familiar Turn With New Boutique Toy Shop Launch
July 18, 2017  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar stores have been wrapped up in a transformative time period for the past few years. While the eCommerce arena continues to grow, some retailers...

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Increase In College Enrollment Means Boost For Back-To-School Shopping Season
Increase In College Enrollment Means Boost For Back-To-School Shopping Season
July 17, 2017  |  Retail

A study has found that an increase in college enrollment will give a big boost to retailers’ second-biggest shopping season. Chain Store Age reports that...

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Current State of U.S. Consumer Confidence
Current State of U.S. Consumer Confidence
July 17, 2017  |  Retail

Since the recession of 2008, the retail industry has been in constant flux and has seen a mere two percent expansion over the last eight...

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Target Raises Its Comparable Sales Target For Q2
Target Raises Its Comparable Sales Target For Q2
July 17, 2017  |  Retail

Citing an improved traffic and retail shopping trend, retailer Target upped its comparable target sales for Q2 2017. In a press release late Friday announcing...

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Say Hello To The New Retail Intermediary
Say Hello To The New Retail Intermediary
July 17, 2017  |  Retail

“There is also no question that doing business with [XXX] can give a supplier a fast, heady jolt of sales and market share. But that...

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