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Bricks And Mortar Race To Overhaul Supply Chains
January 29, 2016

The 2015 holiday shopping season threw more than a handful of wrenches into just as many retailers’ supply chain management strategies, and as they try to dig themselves out of those holes in 2016, some high-profile brands aren’t being shy about big changes. Get the...

Why Fast And Free Delivery Matters To Consumers
January 29, 2016

When it comes to delivery, “fast” isn’t fast enough anymore for a lot of consumers. 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,...

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How Cigna Is Using Retail To Change Health Care’s Story
January 28, 2016

Shopping has a long and noble track record in making people feel better. It’s why the idiom “retail therapy” exists after all — to describe the tiny, but scientifically demonstrable psychological benefits that actually go along with buying something for the average human being. Get...

A Far Offline Place
January 28, 2016

What’s more offline than the Amish lifestyle? Very few things, English. But that hasn’t stopped some of those characteristically unplugged folk from finding ways to connect into online commerce, providing potential business from an incredibly unlikely source.

Digital Gaming’s $61 Billion Year
January 28, 2016

Digitally downloaded video games have never been bigger than they are right now. 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....

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Lyft’s Labor Resolving, Uber’s Still Unfolding
January 28, 2016

The sharing economy is here to stay, but less certain is the way the companies of this new age of retail classify and treat their on-demand workers. Ride-hailing companies, like Lyft and Uber, are at the center of this debate, and the former is now...

The Absolute Meaninglessness Of ‘Natural’ Foods
January 28, 2016

What does the word “natural” mean on a food label? For consumers, it can mean a lot of things … but for the retailers claiming their products are “natural,” it doesn’t have to mean anything. Consumer Reports argues that the FDA should regulate the term,...

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Macy’s Quiet Omnichannel Upgrade
January 28, 2016

There has been plenty of news in recent weeks coming out involving Macy’s long list of operational and inventory issues, but one of the retail industry’s largest department store chains can’t stay down forever. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Donald Rumsfeld’s Second Career In Mobile Games
January 28, 2016

Whomever said that there are no second acts in American life or politics clearly was not anticipating a colossus on the scale of Donald Rumsfeld. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...