Retail

Retail is the process of selling consumer goods or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit. Retailers satisfy demand identified through a supply chain.

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Real-Time Insights Give Brands New Eyes on Inventory in Stores
Real-Time Insights Give Brands New Eyes on Inventory in Stores
March 01, 2024  |  Retail

Brands invest significant resources in merchandising, often relying on third-party interventions to ensure proper stocking and presentation of products in stores.  To accomplish this, brand...

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Walmart and Amazon’s Retail Tug-of-War Now Focused on AI
Walmart and Amazon’s Retail Tug-of-War Now Focused on AI
March 01, 2024  |  Retail

This week, Amazon increased its investments in artificial intelligence, as the eCommerce giant and rival Walmart adopt new technologies to remain competitive. Amazon’s $1 billion Industrial Innovation Fund is ramping up investments in...

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Consumers Want Personalized Promotions; Just Half Receive Relevant Ones
Consumers Want Personalized Promotions; Just Half Receive Relevant Ones
March 01, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

Everyone likes a customized gift, right?  Yes, but only if it’s the right gift. A recent study from PYMNTS Intelligence confirms personalized offers from merchants can...

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NCR Voyix: Digital Banking Growth Leads Software and Services Segment Higher
NCR Voyix: Digital Banking Growth Leads Software and Services Segment Higher
February 29, 2024  |  Earnings

NCR Voyix’s most recent results show that, in the wake of the division of NCR into two companies, demand for point-of-sale (POS) solutions in the retail...

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The RealReal Taps Personalized Messaging to Drive Loyalty
The RealReal Taps Personalized Messaging to Drive Loyalty
February 29, 2024  |  eCommerce

Amid ongoing consumer belt-tightening, The RealReal is seeing personalized messaging go a long way toward incentivizing spending. John Koryl, CEO of the luxury resale marketplace, shared...

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Financially Secure Consumers Splurge on Travel
Financially Secure Consumers Splurge on Travel
February 29, 2024  |  Travel Payments

Travel is one of the top ways consumers with healthy financial safety nets treat themselves, PYMNTS Intelligence research finds, and airlines are reaping the benefits....

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Best Buy Rethinks Its Stores for the Click-and-Mortar™ Shopper
Best Buy Rethinks Its Stores for the Click-and-Mortar™ Shopper
February 29, 2024  |  Retail

With the emergence of omnichannel shopping reshaping consumers’ expectations of brick-and-mortar stores, Best Buy is reconceptualizing its physical spaces. On a call with analysts Thursday (Feb. 29)...

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Google and Epic Games Hit Roadblock in Antitrust Negotiations
Google and Epic Games Hit Roadblock in Antitrust Negotiations
February 29, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

Antitrust talks between Google and Epic Games are reportedly at a standstill. The two sides cannot agree on what changes Google would need to make to its Play Store to resolve...

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Consumers Cool on Spending Even as Inflation Slows
Consumers Cool on Spending Even as Inflation Slows
February 29, 2024  |  Economy

The headlines Thursday (Feb. 29) trumpet the fact that inflation rose in January at the rate most people expected — by 3% month on month....

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