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Cyber Insurance Market To Thrive, Triple By 2020
September 14, 2015

According to a report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers today (Sept. 14), the cyber insurance market is expected to reach $7.5 billion in annual premiums by the end 2020 and at least $5 billion by 2018.

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The Creative Destruction Of Grocery Stores
September 10, 2015

Online is bifurcating how consumers shop for everything — including groceries. In response, grocery chains are switching things up, experimenting with smaller formats that primarily offer items that consumers would be more comfortable selecting in person than have a third party deliver to them. Suzi...

What Amtrak Can Teach Retailers About Loyalty
September 10, 2015

Amtrak’s recent overhaul of its loyalty rewards is a lesson in how to build — and maintain — consumer loyalty. Here are 5 key takeaways that all retailers might do well to take on board.

Use The Force (For Retail Profit)
September 03, 2015

There are important lessons in the longevity of the Star Wars brand for retailers looking to capture some of that elusive lightning -- or, in this case, lightsaber -- in-a-bottle and apply it towards building enduring relationships with consumers.

Amazon’s 15 M-Commerce Moves In 16 Years
September 03, 2015

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, there aren’t a lot of companies like Amazon. Actually, let’s step back. There is no other company like Amazon. Like most companies, the eCommerce giant takes a lot of flack over lots of things — some justified, some just because...

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Why Investors Are Hungry For Food Delivery
September 02, 2015

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] To say that the food delivery business is popular with investors is sort of like saying Antarctica is cold. Investments have climbed from $25M in 2012, to $46M in 2013 and $600M (yes that is $600M) in 2014. And, it...

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iOS Malware Compromises 225K Apple Logins
September 01, 2015

A new strain of malware, known as KeyRaider, is targeting jailbroken iOS mobile devices and has already stolen more than 225,000 Apple IDs.

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Digital Commerce Wages War On Homelessness
August 31, 2015

Recently available data reports that approximately 525,000 people in the United States are homeless. The good news about that rather gloomy figure is that it represents an overall decline — in 2007 there were over 650,000 homeless in America. The bad news (other than reality...

Fall Retail Forecast: Wearables With A Chance Of Beacons
August 27, 2015

Like it or not (you probably don’t), summer’s over. Retailers looking to succeed in the next season ought to keep in mind these 5 key trends that are poised to define the space this fall.