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The industry is still healthy and growing. But are some recent signals—including slightly slowed growth and a few store closings—the …
Is Fast-Fashion Slowing Down?
12 Wednesday Oct 2016
Retail Tidbit: Amazon Wants to Use Lampposts, Churches as Drone ‘Perches’
11 Tuesday Oct 2016
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In additional drone news, Amazon has received a patent for its design for docking stations that it hopes someday to …
Patagonia’s Balancing Act: Chasing Mass-Market Appeal While Doing No Harm
10 Monday Oct 2016
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Hikers, adventurers, and even just folks who want a good jacket have long trusted Patagonia to provide high-quality gear that …
Sephora Is Driving Mobile Ads with Tinder-Like Features and Digital Mad Libs
06 Thursday Oct 2016
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Sephora already has a sophisticated multichannel retailing strategy in place, leveraging its stores, website, and mobile apps in enviable ways …
Retail Tidbit: 7-Eleven Makes History with Consumer Drone Delivery
05 Wednesday Oct 2016
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Delivery services of the future apparently are going to involve a lot of junk food. The first legally approved delivery …
City Hall Offers $3 Million to Grocery Stores Willing to Open in Southern Dallas “Food Desert”
04 Tuesday Oct 2016
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When the Dallas City Council voted to grant Costco $3 million to open a new store in the area, an …
Birkenstock Quits Amazon in US After Counterfeit Surge
30 Friday Sep 2016
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Counterfeiting is a serious problem for well-known and reputed brands. So serious, in fact, that it is causing Birkenstock, the …
Wal-Mart’s Online Marketplace Picks Up Sellers and Momentum
28 Wednesday Sep 2016
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It may be walmart.com, but on the retailer’s site, customers can shop the offerings of hundreds of retail sources, in …
Canadian Retailers Consider Overhauling Employee Commissions After Growth of Online Sales
26 Monday Sep 2016
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In an omnichannel world, how can retailers fairly and effectively compensate their salespeople? The question requires reconsideration, especially in settings …
Retail Tidbit: Amazon Tiptoes into Banking Business Through Student Loans
24 Saturday Sep 2016
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In an innovative collaboration with Wells Fargo, Amazon will offer student subscribers to its Prime service access to discounted loans …
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