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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.

Why Less Is More For Creatures Of Comfort

Why Less Is More For Creatures Of Comfort
Why Less Is More For Creatures Of Comfort
August 15, 2017  |  Retail

For reasons largely unknown, at some point in the evolution of female fashion, terribly uncomfortable bordering on painful has become the accepted standard.  Shoes that...

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Target to Buy Grand Junction To Expand Delivery Abilities
Target to Buy Grand Junction To Expand Delivery Abilities
August 15, 2017  |  Retail

Target announced Monday (Aug. 14) that it has inked a deal to acquire Grand Junction, a transportation technology company in an effort to expand and...

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Facebook Expands Marketplace Into 17 New European Markets
Facebook Expands Marketplace Into 17 New European Markets
August 15, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook, the social media giant, is pushing further into the world of eCommerce, by expanding its Marketplace service, which connects local buyers and sellers, in...

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Winners And Losers In Retail Earnings
Winners And Losers In Retail Earnings
August 14, 2017  |  Retail

The retail landscape is long, twisted and complex. As it has seen its fair share of ups and downs over the last decade, 2017 is...

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Fossil Banks On Wearables To Reset The Sales Clock
Fossil Banks On Wearables To Reset The Sales Clock
August 11, 2017  |  Retail

There is a time for everything under the sun – a time to be born and a time to die. According to Wareable, the Fossil...

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Fashion App ASOS Adds Image Search Feature
Fashion App ASOS Adds Image Search Feature
August 11, 2017  |  Retail

Searching by images has become one of the more popular ways to find something online. Whether it’s finding new recipes or new hairstyle ideas, the...

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Baidu To Send Mobile Search Users JD.Com’s Way
Baidu To Send Mobile Search Users JD.Com’s Way
August 11, 2017  |  Retail

Baidu, the Chinese internet search giant, reached a deal with Chinese eCommerce company JD.com in which it will send users looking for products online JD.com’s...

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Flipkart Lands $2.5 Billion In Funding From SoftBank
Flipkart Lands $2.5 Billion In Funding From SoftBank
August 11, 2017  |  Investments

SoftBank, the technology investment firm, has invested $2.5 billion in a funding round for Flipkart, the India eCommerce shopping company, marking the largest private investment...

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Macy’s Beats, But No End To Negative Comps In Sight
Macy’s Beats, But No End To Negative Comps In Sight
August 11, 2017  |  Earnings

Yes, Macy's earnings were better than the Street expected, but expectations were hardly a high bar.  The sales declines continue, the guidance was soft, and...

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