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.

Coachella By The Numbers Looks More Like Cashella
Coachella By The Numbers Looks More Like Cashella
April 17, 2018  |  Retail

Coachella has kicked off the 2018 U.S. music festival season with a $704 million bang. According to The L.A. Times, that’s how much is spent...

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Macy’s Leads The Pack As Top Online Apparel Retailer
Macy’s Leads The Pack As Top Online Apparel Retailer
April 16, 2018  |  Retail

With more than double the average monthly visits of JCPenney’s website, Macy’s has been ranked the top eCommerce destination for apparel in SimilarWeb’s latest index. The retailer’s...

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How Retailers Are Adapting Their Digital Strategies To The Omnichannel Age
How Retailers Are Adapting Their Digital Strategies To The Omnichannel Age
April 11, 2018  |  Retail

Even though BJ’s isn’t as large as its warehouse club counterparts — Costco or Sam’s Club — the retailer packs an omnichannel punch. Last fall, for example, the wholesale...

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Now For Sale Online: Sears Stores
Now For Sale Online: Sears Stores
April 11, 2018  |  Retail

While few people are shopping at Sears these days, even fewer have ever considered shopping for a Sears. But, via the magic of online auctions,...

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Walmart Teams With Postmates To Deliver More Groceries To Homes
Walmart Teams With Postmates To Deliver More Groceries To Homes
April 10, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Walmart steps up its efforts to bring more groceries to people’s homes through an agreement with Postmates that will expand the company’s Online Grocery Delivery option...

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inOne App To Rule Them All
inOne App To Rule Them All
April 10, 2018  |  Mobile Applications

Mobile apps are designed to deliver convenience, but for users with limited storage, RAM and battery life, they can create the exact opposite. That’s the...

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New Ways To Do Old Things
New Ways To Do Old Things
April 10, 2018  |  Today In Data

Shopping isn’t new — it was one of the earliest signs of civilization — but customers keep resetting how they shop and how they even...

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Etsy Refocuses On Its Core eCommerce Business
Etsy Refocuses On Its Core eCommerce Business
April 09, 2018  |  Retail

Etsy is refocusing its aspirations and energies — much to the annoyance of some of its sellers. CEO Josh Silverman said the decision is a...

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