Regulations, Regulators And The High Cost Of Banking Compliance
Regulations, Regulators And The High Cost Of Banking Compliance
May 31, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

And the regulations just keep coming. In the banking industry, the mindset among compliance staff seems to be one where the expectation is to have...

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Ulta’s Strong Earnings Are Shelter In Retail’s Storm
Ulta’s Strong Earnings Are Shelter In Retail’s Storm
May 31, 2016  |  Earnings

Beauty products and cosmetics aren’t usually included in that elusive category of “recession-proof industries,” but recent growth from makeup giant Sephora and emerging sales evidence...

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Study Says Feeding Managers Data Can Boost Sales
Study Says Feeding Managers Data Can Boost Sales
May 31, 2016  |  Point of Sale

Data is endemic to the retail process at this point, but the question of how deep down the organizational tree that data goes is still...

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Amazon And Alibaba’s Big Supply Chain Ambitions
Amazon And Alibaba’s Big Supply Chain Ambitions
May 31, 2016  |  Amazon Delivery

If you look closely enough, it can seem as if online retailers are stuck in a kind of moth-to-the-flame dance with the consumers that fueled...

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Ikea Pushes The Digitally Enhanced Pop-Up Store
Ikea Pushes The Digitally Enhanced Pop-Up Store
May 31, 2016  |  Retail

Ikea is probably not the go-to brand for most consumers when they hear the word high-tech. Swedish meatballs? Sure. DIY furniture? Check. Divorces over DIY...

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Apple To Face Off With Caltech Over Patents
Apple To Face Off With Caltech Over Patents
May 31, 2016  |  Apple Pay

It looks like the never-ending series of patent fights being waged in the courts has gotten two new high-profiled combatants in the ring with each...

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U.K. Retail Enthusiasm Bottoms Out
U.K. Retail Enthusiasm Bottoms Out
May 31, 2016  |  Europe

Facing what local reports are calling a “triple threat” retailers across the pond are reporting a distinct lack of enthusiasm for what is next to...

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