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Google Ramps Up Search With New Holiday Deal-Finding Features
Google Ramps Up Search With New Holiday Deal-Finding Features
November 01, 2022  |  Google

Delivering on its recent promise to “supercharge” search in time for the 2022 holidays, Google unveiled a new set of features that add value to...

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Amazon Tightens Its Belt as Consumers Do Too
Amazon Tightens Its Belt as Consumers Do Too
October 28, 2022  |  Amazon

It took more than two and a half years, but Amazon’s round trip is now complete. This, as the eCommerce and cloud computing giant’s double-digit,...

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Corporate Gifting’s ROI Linked to Thoughtfulness and Joy, Not Spreadsheets
Corporate Gifting’s ROI Linked to Thoughtfulness and Joy, Not Spreadsheets
October 18, 2022  |  Retail

‘Tis the season for corporate gifting, and businesses large and small are, yet again, closing the books beneath a cloud of uncertainty as they make...

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Retailers Turn to Inventory Tech and Robotics to Ease Pain of Limited Warehouse Space
Retailers Turn to Inventory Tech and Robotics to Ease Pain of Limited Warehouse Space
October 06, 2022  |  Retail

In retail, speed is a strategic advantage. So is having the right inventory on hand at the right time. Much, of course, depends on having...

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Walmart Joins Other Retailers in Early Holiday Sales
Walmart Joins Other Retailers in Early Holiday Sales
October 04, 2022  |  Retail

A perfect storm of bloated inventories, economic conditions and scary stories is brewing up holiday shopping deals from major retailers that are weeks ahead of...

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Amazon Gets Jump on Holiday Shopping With October Prime Days
Amazon Gets Jump on Holiday Shopping With October Prime Days
September 26, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon Prime members in 15 countries will get early access to discounts and exclusive subscriber-only deals October 11th and 12th the ecommerce giant announced today....

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Walmart Launches Curbside Returns, Walmart+ Return Pickup From Home
Walmart Launches Curbside Returns, Walmart+ Return Pickup From Home
September 22, 2022  |  Walmart

Curbside returns and return pickups from home for Walmart+ members are among the new services, savings, and gift assortments being introduced by Walmart for the...

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Holiday Shoppers, Subscribers Boost Shopify 2021 Q4, Yearly Numbers
Holiday Shoppers, Subscribers Boost Shopify 2021 Q4, Yearly Numbers
February 16, 2022  |  Retail

While many merchants across the U.S. and around the world were disappointed with the results of the unofficial kickoff weekend to the 2021 holiday shopping...

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Payment Declines Double in Value as Consumers Ramp up Big-Ticket Purchases in January
Payment Declines Double in Value as Consumers Ramp up Big-Ticket Purchases in January
February 03, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

How consumers’ shopping and payment behaviors have evolved coming out of the holiday season offers an early — and often accurate — indication of what’s...

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