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The Buyers: Studying Chinese Consumers’ Online Interactions
Retail // June 16, 2017

There’s no doubt that digital affects people’s everyday lives around the world. A byproduct of incorporating connectivity into just about any activity is how social media affects regular interactions. It can be difficult to discuss the digital effects without looping in social media. When it...

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

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 after 132 years in the retail business. The Grand Dame of retail in that town, my hometown, wasn’t just a...

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The Buyers: Studying Chinese Consumers’ Online Interactions

June 16, 2017
There’s no doubt that digital affects people’s everyday lives around the world. A byproduct of incorporating connectivity into just about any activity is how social media affects regular interactions. It can be difficult to discuss the digital effects without looping in social media. When it comes to the ramifications for the retail industry, a Deloitte […]