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.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Target Shakes Up IT With More Staff, Smaller Spend
Target Shakes Up IT With More Staff, Smaller Spend
August 02, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Somewhere along the way from 1776 to today, America has adopted an ethos that bigger is almost always better — bigger office buildings, bigger staffs...

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Pokémon GO Learns Its First Lesson In Consumer Engagement
Pokémon GO Learns Its First Lesson In Consumer Engagement
August 02, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

Within 24 hours of its release, Pokémon GO had stolen the hearts and minds of millions of players and countless more observers who didn’t quite know...

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Baskin-Robbins Puts 31 Flavors On A New Mobile App
Baskin-Robbins Puts 31 Flavors On A New Mobile App
August 02, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

So far, ice cream is one of those things that doesn’t translate well across the digital divide of modern commerce. Even with same-day shipping, there’s...

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How To Lose Subscription Revenue — And How To Get It Back
How To Lose Subscription Revenue — And How To Get It Back
August 02, 2016  |  Consumer Insights

It doesn’t matter if they sell snacks, cosmetics or a collection of nerdy knick-knacks – subscription retail programs have taken the market by storm. There’s not a retailer out...

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UPS’s Earnings Win, Powered By eCommerce
UPS’s Earnings Win, Powered By eCommerce
August 01, 2016  |  Retail

UPS ended the week and the month on an up note with a quarterly earnings report that indicated every relevant metric. Consumer deliveries, riding on...

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Amazon Takes On Alibaba Through Its Japanese Portal
Amazon Takes On Alibaba Through Its Japanese Portal
August 01, 2016  |  Amazon Commerce

Chinese tourists shopping in Japan is not an unusual site – for many years consumers from mainland China have been a mainstay of Japan’s various...

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Walgreens To Shutter Beauty.com And Drugstore.com
Walgreens To Shutter Beauty.com And Drugstore.com
August 01, 2016  |  Retail

In this week’s eCommerce retreats, Walgreens has announced that it will be pulling the plug on Beauty.com and Drugstore.com in favor of focusing on its...

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Amazon Is Opening 18 New Fulfillment Centers (Vows To Be Ready For Christmas 2016)
Amazon Is Opening 18 New Fulfillment Centers (Vows To Be Ready For Christmas 2016)
August 01, 2016  |  Amazon Delivery

For most people, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. For Amazon, it is the busiest, hardest and most full of logistical nightmares....

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