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NRF Says Retailers Lose $112 Billion Amid ‘Unprecedented Levels of Theft’
NRF Says Retailers Lose $112 Billion Amid ‘Unprecedented Levels of Theft’
September 26, 2023  |  Retail

Retail crime has become a growing concern for retailers in the United States, with incidents on the rise and significant financial losses being incurred. Shrink...

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Merchants Push for New Laws to Combat Organized Retail Theft
Merchants Push for New Laws to Combat Organized Retail Theft
August 11, 2023  |  Retail

Retailers and trade associations across the country are pushing for state and federal laws to impose harsher penalties for those engaging in organized retail crime....

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eGrocery Expands in the UK Even as Basket Sizes Shrink
eGrocery Expands in the UK Even as Basket Sizes Shrink
January 19, 2023  |  Retail

This week in grocery, Ocado sees consumers cutting items from their list as competitors digitize. United Kingdom online grocer Ocado Retail, a joint venture between...

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Holiday Shopping Numbers Fall Short of NRF Forecast
Holiday Shopping Numbers Fall Short of NRF Forecast
January 19, 2023  |  Retail

The National Retail Federation says 2022 holiday sales grew 5.3%, missing an earlier forecast. That was due to ongoing inflation and steep interest rates, the...

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Slumping Sales Could Stoke Retail Industry’s Appetite for Digital Efficiencies
Slumping Sales Could Stoke Retail Industry’s Appetite for Digital Efficiencies
January 18, 2023  |  Retail

With retailers posting their worst results in a year during their most important month for sales, the time for self-guided digitalization has arrived. Instead of...

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Google, Sony, Oracle to NRF: You Can’t Spell Retail Without ‘A-I’
Google, Sony, Oracle to NRF: You Can’t Spell Retail Without ‘A-I’
January 18, 2023  |  Retail

Officially it’s called Retail’s Big Show, but NRF 2023 was also about Retail’s Big Tech. As in, the retail industry’s increasing embrace of Big Tech...

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NRF 2023 Retail’s Big Show Celebrates Return to Physical Stores
NRF 2023 Retail’s Big Show Celebrates Return to Physical Stores
January 13, 2023  |  Retail

The National Retail Federation (NRF) 2023 Retail’s Big Show starting Sunday (Jan. 15) is hyper-focused on in-store experiences. That’s not to say that eCommerce won’t...

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Valentine’s Day 2022 Set to Be a $24B Lovefest Despite Price and Product Issues
Valentine’s Day 2022 Set to Be a $24B Lovefest Despite Price and Product Issues
February 14, 2022  |  Retail

Saying “I love you” on Valentine’s Day 2022 is opening hearts and wallets a bit more as everything from flowers to candy to a romantic...

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Today in Retail: Brick-and-Mortar’s Ongoing Importance; Activist Investor Blasts Kohl’s
Today in Retail: Brick-and-Mortar’s Ongoing Importance; Activist Investor Blasts Kohl’s
January 18, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, a startup is on a mission to ease delivery and thwart porch pirates, while Buyk launches private-label coffees, pastries, breads, candies and...

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