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Installation Network Aims To Remove Assembly Headaches For eCommerce Buyers
Installation Network Aims To Remove Assembly Headaches For eCommerce Buyers
June 11, 2020  |  Retail

The pandemic-driven digital shift means that eCommerce buyers will need some help assembling their purchases. A company called Buy It Installed, which launched in 2012,...

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Retail ‘Armageddon’ Predictions Spur Alternative Scenarios
Retail ‘Armageddon’ Predictions Spur Alternative Scenarios
June 10, 2020  |  Retail

As retail reopens and starts to spur some optimism for the future, a dark number appeared on the scene on Tuesday (June 10). Coresight released...

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Lumen Aims To Boost Weight Loss Through Metabolism Measurements
Lumen Aims To Boost Weight Loss Through Metabolism Measurements
June 09, 2020  |  Retail

This year, about 45 million Americans will go on some kind of weight loss diet, and they’ll spend $33 billion doing it. However, very few...

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South Korean Bakery Rises To North American Markets
South Korean Bakery Rises To North American Markets
June 08, 2020  |  Retail

“The Starbucks of South Korea” is expanding its footprint in North America. Coming under the unlikely but battle-tested name of Paris Baguette, the casual pastry...

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Saving Main Street: Running Retailers Take The Baton
Saving Main Street: Running Retailers Take The Baton
June 05, 2020  |  Retail

Terry Schalow is the executive director of the Running Industry Association (RIA). In addition to working toward its general mission of moving the sport and...

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Masterbuilt’s Digital Campaign Sizzles For Serious Grilling Enthusiasts
Masterbuilt’s Digital Campaign Sizzles For Serious Grilling Enthusiasts
June 04, 2020  |  Retail

Welcome to grilling season. This summer, 70 percent of all Americans will fire up a grill. Most will do so on a gas grill, although...

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AI Powers Digital Shift In Grocery
AI Powers Digital Shift In Grocery
May 26, 2020  |  Retail

Artificial intelligence (AI) is entering the retail mainstream. Domino’s uses it to set pizza delivery times. Sephora’s ColorIQ scans shoppers’ skin to provide custom recommendations for foundation...

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Philly Consortium Advances ‘Regenerator’ Concept For SMBs
Philly Consortium Advances ‘Regenerator’ Concept For SMBs
May 22, 2020  |  Retail

The data painted a dark picture for Main Street retail this week, with a new Facebook & Small Business Roundtable study showing that over 30...

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Apparel Brand Approaches D2C With A Purpose
Apparel Brand Approaches D2C With A Purpose
May 20, 2020  |  Retail

Simon Sinek, the business guru who has the third most popular TED Talk of all time, once wrote: “People don’t buy what you do; they...

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