Online Spend Surging
Online Spend Surging
June 20, 2016  |  Retail

A jump in online sales is building up the momentum for a stronger holiday season, new comScore research has found. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Why Parisians Are Less Than Excited For Amazon Grocery Arrival
Why Parisians Are Less Than Excited For Amazon Grocery Arrival
June 20, 2016  |  Amazon Delivery

Of the hundred of things Paris is famous for, the thousands of independent bookstores, cafes and grocers that dot the corners of it arrondissements contribute...

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Cabela’s Up On The Block And The Bids Are Coming In
Cabela’s Up On The Block And The Bids Are Coming In
June 20, 2016  |  Acquiring

When rumors of sales and acquisitions start popping up, it’s usually in a given retailer’s best interest to play their cards close to the chest...

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SuperValu Heads Toward Grocery Spin-Off
SuperValu Heads Toward Grocery Spin-Off
June 20, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

TV spinoffs have plenty of blemishes on their record, with few surviving past their often mercifully short first seasons. The same story also plays out...

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Should Retail Worry About Millennials’ Love For Dollar Stores?
Should Retail Worry About Millennials’ Love For Dollar Stores?
June 20, 2016  |  Consumer Insights

Retailers often treat millennials with a mix of attraction and disdain that mirrors the “can’t live with them, can’t live without them” way of life....

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Amazon’s Portland Plans Prove B&M Bookstores Aren’t For Books
Amazon’s Portland Plans Prove B&M Bookstores Aren’t For Books
June 20, 2016  |  Amazon Commerce

A handful of years ago, the very mention of a physical Amazon bookstore would be enough to get laughed out of a room. How quickly...

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Emojis Are The Newest Marketing Tool On Twitter
Emojis Are The Newest Marketing Tool On Twitter
June 20, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

A few years ago, Baby Boomers used to complain that texting was degrading the average teen’s language abilities. Now that emojis have burst onto the...

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Plaid Technologies Scores $44M Off Goldman Sachs-Led Round
Plaid Technologies Scores $44M Off Goldman Sachs-Led Round
June 20, 2016  |  Fintech Investments

The week is getting off on just the right foot for the folks over at Plaid Technologies, who are announcing $44 million in new funding....

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Another On-Demand Delivery Service Shifts Gears
Another On-Demand Delivery Service Shifts Gears
June 20, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Since Amazon made on-demand delivery the feature of choice for any retailer capable of delivering it, plenty of merchants who had no business doing so...

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