Retail

Walmart Looks To Influencers To Boost eCommerce
July 23, 2018

To bring influencer photos, videos and recipes to its product pages, Walmart is teaming up with Collective Bias and RichContext. The content will appear below the product information and images, and will vary based on the product, Digiday reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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IKEA Gears Up For First Store In India
July 23, 2018

Marking a departure from its do-it-yourself business model, IKEA plans to have a 150-person assembly team for its first store in India, located in Hyderabad. The company decided to create the team after research showed that many consumers in the local market would not want to...

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Pop-Ups Getting A Boost From Social Media
July 23, 2018

Many people are flocking to pop-up shops and experiences in the hopes of capturing an Instagram-worthy photo — which is good news for merchants in more ways than one. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Robots Serve Up Innovation (And Food) In Restaurants
July 23, 2018

Restaurant robots aren’t just for flipping burgers or preparing pizzas: They can also work in the front of the house and serve customers. Bear Robotics’ Penny, for example, is an autonomous runner and busser. As an assistant to staff, Penny can take food directly from...

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Why Publicity Stunts Go Wrong So Easily
July 21, 2018

When planning a large-scale marketing push or publicity stunt, it can be easy to overlook the fact that getting attention is hard, and getting positive attention is even harder. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Will Children Point The Way Forward For Wearables?
July 20, 2018

Children are the future — that’s just a biological fact, and the theme of an old Whitney Houston song. And when it comes to wearables, children may indeed encourage future growth, and perhaps even enable a challenge to Apple. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Kroger Highlights Sales Numbers In The Face Of Prime Day
July 20, 2018

While Amazon shipped over 100 million products in Prime Day’s first 24 hours despite technical difficulties, Kroger said that it sells approximately 110 million items on an average day at its stores. The company has nearly 2,800 locations, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Why Meal Kits Have Fizzled
July 20, 2018

It was only four months ago that Chef’d CEO Kyle Ransford predicted that big changes were coming to the meal kit market in a conversation with Karen Webster, and that meal kit providers were going to need to seriously update their business models to navigate a...

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Toys R Us Settles With Creditors To Complete Bankruptcy
July 20, 2018

Toys R Us has come to a settlement agreement with some groups of creditors, including vendors, to resolve its disputes related to its bankruptcy proceedings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...