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Retail
Amazon’s Retail Swiss Army Knife
May 08, 2017

At the ripe old age of 120, the Swiss Army knife holds a unique place in retail. The same family who founded it in 1897 still owns and run it today — all descendants of its founder, Karl Elsener. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Tablets See 8.5% Global Shipping Decline
May 05, 2017

The party may be over for the tablet market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

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Neela Montgomery Takes Crate and Barrel’s CEO Reigns
May 05, 2017

Crate and Barrel welcomes a new leader into its family, naming retail veteran Neela Montgomery as its new Chief Executive Officer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Verifone Adds mPOS And Unattended Support For UK Merchants
May 05, 2017

There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that consumer demands are changing, especially when it comes to digital. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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Seamless Adds New Alexa Skill
May 05, 2017

Food delivery platform Seamless is making it easier for Alexa devotees to make repeat orders from their device with simple voice commands.  As of yesterday, Seamless launched its Reorder with Seamless skill for Alexa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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McDonald’s Mobile Moves
May 05, 2017

There are few businesses quite as expansive as McDonald’s, with 36,000 locations on Earth, about 15,000 in the U.S. and serving around 69 million people per day (or about 50,000 people per minute). And, that, McDonald’s VP of Global Digital Experiences, Farhan Siddiqi, told Karen...

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Houzz Adds 3D AR to Its Shopping Experience
May 04, 2017

Furniture and home decor shopping can sometimes be a long process of visiting retail store after retail store to find just the right piece. Sometimes even when furniture is purchased and consumers get it home, the piece doesn’t quite look right in its intended room....

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Selling To The “Suburban Power Woman”
May 04, 2017

In late June of this year on New York’s 6th Avenue, Bluemercury will be opening its 2,600 square foot flagship store in the base of a Hilton hotel.  It will be the retail cosmetics chain’s splashiest opening of the year — co-founder and COO Barry Beck told...

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Staples Pivots Its Marketing Strategy Away From Retail
May 04, 2017

For quite some time, office supplies retailer Staples has been struggling to stay afloat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...