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Retail Pulse: Walmart To Boost Supply Chain In China; JD Sports Rides Athleisure Popularity
July 05, 2019

Retailers are bolstering their supply chains in China as they seek to enhance their service and offer customers fresh products. Walmart, for instance, plans to increase its investment in supply chain logistics in the country by $1.2 billion, with efforts to build or upgrade more...

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Retailers Make Bigger Moves Into Digital Advertising
July 05, 2019

It’s not enough to just be a retailer these days, it seems. Digital ads are also part of the process — at least that’s the story coming from recent developments involving major merchants. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Samsung Forecasts Declines, Exceeds Profit Guidance Expectations
July 05, 2019

As the trade war between the U.S. and China impacts the global markets for smartphones and chips, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. predicts a sharp drop in operating profit for the second quarter. One-off gains, however, aided the company in coming out ahead of the expectations...

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Can A Sunblock Spraydown Stimulate Poolside Spend?
July 04, 2019

No one in the history of mankind has ever enjoyed a sunburn — they’re hot and uncomfortable, they make one’s skin feel two or three sizes too small and, over time, they can even kill you. About 20 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with...

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Why The Louisiana Purchase Was The Greatest Fourth Of July Sale Ever
July 04, 2019

The Fourth of July is not a shopping holiday, per se — not to say the U.S. will not spend a fair amount of money celebrating it. Not all Americans celebrate the Fourth of July by doing something special, but about 86 percent do, and...

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Walmart Looks To Sell ModCloth, Will Keep Bonobos
July 03, 2019

Walmart has reportedly talked about selling three brands that it recently acquired to appeal to younger shoppers, all of which are unprofitable, according to Reuters. The retail giant bought Bonobos and ModCloth in 2017 and plus-size brand Eloquii in 2018 in a bid to compete...

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Vending Machines Turn To The Bubbly To Gain More Sales
July 03, 2019

Among the more interesting storylines of this era of digital commerce and payments is the maturation of vending machines — sorry, “unattended retail.” And now that story involves Champagne (along with similar beverages that are Champagne-like but not technically Champagne). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Walmart’s eCommerce Business Posts $1B Loss
July 03, 2019

Walmart’s eCommerce division is projecting losses of $1 billion in its bid to catch up with Amazon, which is causing tensions between the leader of the division and Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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The Weird And Wild World Of Fireworks Retail
July 03, 2019

With the Fourth of July imminent, some items are somewhat taken for granted as critical to the enjoyment of the holiday. Things to put on the grill; red, white and blue-themed desserts; small-town parades and, of course, fireworks. No matter how one celebrates, odds are good it...