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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.

Amazon Go Public Opening Delayed
Amazon Go Public Opening Delayed
March 28, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon has run up against a roadblock in its play to revolutionize brick-and-mortar grocery shopping. The online retail giant has reportedly delayed the public opening...

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The Reality of Retail Darwinism
The Reality of Retail Darwinism
March 27, 2017  |  Retail

Twenty-seven years ago marked the end of a shopping era in Baltimore. That was the year — 1990 — that brick-and-mortar retailer Hutzler’s shut its doors forever...

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Supermarket Profits To Rise In Second Half Of 2017
Supermarket Profits To Rise In Second Half Of 2017
March 24, 2017  |  Retail

Finally, some good news for U.S. grocers. After retail prices for major food sources ended 2016 on a downswing, meaning U.S. supermarkets had to eat...

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Data Enablers: Catchpoint, Doing It Better Online — Powered By Data
Data Enablers: Catchpoint, Doing It Better Online — Powered By Data
March 24, 2017  |  data enablers

They say an ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure — and nowhere is that more apparent that in the world on buying...

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Amazon May Postpone SE Asia Plans
Amazon May Postpone SE Asia Plans
March 24, 2017  |  Amazon

By the looks of things, Lazada might get a bit more time to prepare for the arrival of a major overseas competitor. Sources cited by...

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Florismart And Making The Floral World Flat
Florismart And Making The Floral World Flat
March 24, 2017  |  Retail

Spring has sprung — well, for most of the U.S. anyway. The vernal equinox has definitely come and gone, and warm weather has emerged for those...

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Warby Of X: Hamilton Perkins Collection Designer Bags
Warby Of X: Hamilton Perkins Collection Designer Bags
March 23, 2017  |  Retail

One person’s trash can literally be another person’s treasure, even when it comes to designer bags. Upon seeing a lack of bag offerings that could...

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No Deal For Snapdeal, Company Says
No Deal For Snapdeal, Company Says
March 23, 2017  |  Retail

Indian eCommerce firm Snapdeal is not for sale, the company says after reports that Snapdeal was in discussions with domestic rivals for a potential sale, said...

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Macy’s New CEO May Be The Lifesaver It Needs
Macy’s New CEO May Be The Lifesaver It Needs
March 23, 2017  |  Retail

To say it’s been a rough couple of months for retail main staple Macy’s would be an understatement at this point. Starting back in January, we...

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