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Simon CEO Won’t Promise Tough Retail Times Are Over
Simon CEO Won’t Promise Tough Retail Times Are Over
May 01, 2019  |  Retail

While the CEO of the country’s biggest mall owner thinks that retail store closures will slow down this year, he added that he “can’t guarantee it.”...

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Mall Owner CEO Concerned About Retail Bankruptcies Continuing In 2019
Mall Owner CEO Concerned About Retail Bankruptcies Continuing In 2019
February 01, 2019  |  Retail

David Simon, CEO of Simon Property Group, one of the biggest mall owners in the United States, said he’s concerned there could be more retail...

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From Chatroom Buddy To Mall Concierge: The Evolution Of Chatbots
From Chatroom Buddy To Mall Concierge: The Evolution Of Chatbots
May 15, 2018  |  Retail

In the 1960s, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Joseph Weizenbaum came up with a revolutionary idea: a computer-based script that would take in phrases and generate...

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Retailers Look To Digital Technologies After Beating The Street
Retailers Look To Digital Technologies After Beating The Street
May 02, 2018  |  Retail

Retailers and retail landlords are reporting strong first-quarter earnings results, beating analysts’ expectations in many cases. Buoyed by strong consumer spending and its resilience in the...

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Mall Operators Continue To Struggle With Store Closures
Mall Operators Continue To Struggle With Store Closures
May 01, 2018  |  Retail

Things are looking somewhat better for Simon Property Group than segment watchers were expecting, as revenues clocked in at $1.4 billion, edging ahead of the...

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Modern-Day Pop-Up Shops Build Upon A ‘Spooky’ October Idea From A Clothing Merchant
Modern-Day Pop-Up Shops Build Upon A ‘Spooky’ October Idea From A Clothing Merchant
March 06, 2018  |  Retail

Joseph Marver wasn’t having the best October selling dresses in his California store a few decades ago. But he did notice that customers were waiting...

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Starbucks, Whole Foods Face Landlord Pushback Over Closed Stores
Starbucks, Whole Foods Face Landlord Pushback Over Closed Stores
December 11, 2017  |  Retail

Starbucks and Amazon’s Whole Foods are facing fights with landlords as they gear up to close stores. According to a report in CNBC, citing court...

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Can Chatbot Concierges Save The Mall?
Can Chatbot Concierges Save The Mall?
September 19, 2017  |  Chatbots

Physical retail has had its share of problems recently, and consumers are finding it increasingly easy to shop digital and save themselves the trip. The...

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