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Walmart Taps AI to Add Personalization to Holiday Shopping Experience
Walmart Taps AI to Add Personalization to Holiday Shopping Experience
October 31, 2024  |  Retail

Walmart is touting its AI capabilities as it prepares for the holiday shopping season. The retail giant on Wednesday (Oct. 30) announced several ways it would use artificial...

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Forget Cyber Monday: Evolving Habits Reshape Holiday Spending
Forget Cyber Monday: Evolving Habits Reshape Holiday Spending
October 25, 2024  |  Retail

As the holiday season approaches, consumer shopping habits are shifting to earlier purchases and retailers are scrambling to get ready for what may be a...

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Connecting With Consumers: Hasbro and Mattel Embrace Digital Strategies
Connecting With Consumers: Hasbro and Mattel Embrace Digital Strategies
October 24, 2024  |  Retail

As Hasbro and Mattel revamp their strategies, the toy industry is entering a phase driven by digital transformation and consumer connectivity. Hasbro is capitalizing on...

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Mass Market Retailers Cut Prices to Win Budget-Conscious Shoppers This Holiday Season
Mass Market Retailers Cut Prices to Win Budget-Conscious Shoppers This Holiday Season
October 10, 2024  |  Retail

As we approach the holiday season, mass merchants and dollar stores are unveiling a plethora of new deals designed to attract budget-conscious consumers grappling with...

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AI Tools and Independent Sellers Key at Record Amazon Sales Event
AI Tools and Independent Sellers Key at Record Amazon Sales Event
October 10, 2024  |  eCommerce

Amazon says customers saved more than $1 billion during its October shopping event. The eCommerce giant touted this statistic in a Thursday (Oct. 10) press release in the...

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Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days: Early Indicator for Holiday Shopping Trends
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days: Early Indicator for Holiday Shopping Trends
October 07, 2024  |  Amazon

As Amazon kicks off its Prime Big Deal Days on Tuesday (Oct. 8), the 48-hour event will serve as an early referendum on holiday spending...

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Mixed Economic Signals: Strong Jobs Report, but Declining Confidence
Mixed Economic Signals: Strong Jobs Report, but Declining Confidence
October 07, 2024  |  Economy

Monday (Oct. 7) marked a double dose of economic data that provided a continued diet of mixed signals. First up, the Federal Reserve’s latest data on...

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Hark! Anthropologie Heralds Christmas in September
Hark! Anthropologie Heralds Christmas in September
September 21, 2024  |  Retail

If you felt odd about the Christmas retail push starting as soon as Thanksgiving was over, you might want to avoid New York City’s Upper...

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Walmart Takes on Amazon With Earlier Holiday Deals Event
Walmart Takes on Amazon With Earlier Holiday Deals Event
September 19, 2024  |  Retail

Walmart says it is beginning its holiday shopping offerings earlier than ever. “This year, nearly 50% of consumers will start their holiday shopping as early as...

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