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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.

AI/BOTS: Cognitive Chatbots, New Retail Frontier

AI/BOTS: Cognitive Chatbots, New Retail Frontier
AI/BOTS: Cognitive Chatbots, New Retail Frontier
August 16, 2017  |  Chatbots

More human and less robotic is the sound of the beating retail drum this year. As cognitive-enabled chatbots have worked their way into everyday shopping...

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Facebook Tests eBay’s Daily Deals In Mobile App Marketplace
Facebook Tests eBay’s Daily Deals In Mobile App Marketplace
August 16, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook has launched a new feature within the Marketplace section on its mobile app, and a selection of eBay’s Daily Deals are now available to...

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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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