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eCommerce
UPS Expands Locker Pick-Up
July 01, 2016

UPS is making it easier for consumers to pick up their packages on their own time with the expansion of its Access Point smart locker package pick-up program. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Is Kanye The Secret To Retail Reinvention?
July 01, 2016

Kanye West has decided that being a rapper, fashion icon, Kardashian paramour and genius is not enough. His dreams are bigger. And apparently of being a retail force within himself. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Merchant Innovation
Under Armour Wants To ‘Reinvent’ Baltimore, But Not Everyone’s Feeling It
July 01, 2016

Kevin Plank, Under Amour’s more than ambitious CEO, is seeking more than $1 billion in local, state and federal funding to rebuild a depressed portion of Baltimore’s waterfront known as Fort Covington. The problem, many locals say, is that only Under Armour will benefit from...

Pier 1 Hitting Profits = Not So Much
July 01, 2016

If you thought Pier 1 Imports was one of the home-good retailers you could add to the list of those scant few that posted a profit in the first quarter of the year, think again. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Acquiring
For $15M, Dick’s To Buy Sports Authority Brand
July 01, 2016

Over the last several months, Sports Authority has experienced a long, painful and visible death — the likes of which the retail sector would rather not see so often. For the last few weeks, Sports Authority has been going through the process of auctioning off what...

Mobile Commerce
Are Retailers Missing The Mark On In-Store Location Tracking?
July 01, 2016

Of the many ways the rise of mobile devices has prompted brick-and-mortar retailers to evolve, the translation of in-store visits to analyzable data has become a top priority for small and large B&M brands alike. There’s no doubt this is territory that can yield meaningful...

Omnicommerce
Is In-Store Beauty Immune From Online?
July 01, 2016

The accepted wisdom of the current retail reality is that no formerly brick-and-mortar brand can operate in a vacuum from the destabilizing effects of online sales. This presupposes that industries are essentially the same online and offline, though, and an entire market of brick-and-mortar cosmetics brands...

Payment Methods
CFPB, DOJ Crack Down On Bank For ‘Redlining’ Consumers
July 01, 2016

In a joint effort announced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Department of Justice, redlining is getting more scrutiny and the two agencies brought a complaint against BancorpSouth.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

eCommerce
Will Apple And Tidal Make Beautiful Music Together?
July 01, 2016

In one of the more surprising pieces of news taking the cycle home before the Fourth of July weekend, Apple is in talks to buy Jay-Z’s musician-centric streaming service Tidal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...