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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...

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When Subscription Boxes Bring Cooking Lessons To Families
July 03, 2019

Entrepreneurs sometimes spot a need for a service in their own lives before they start their companies: Raddish Founder and CEO Samantha Barnes, for instance, was a middle school teacher and noticed that students would talk about the Food Network and cooking, but they didn’t...

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The Road To Self-Driving Retail
July 03, 2019

Cars and trucks have always had close links to retail and retail innovation — for starters, just think of drive-thrus and curbside pickup. Those links promise to get even tighter and more numerous with the rise of the connected car ecosystem and also autonomous vehicles....

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JD Sports Rides Popularity Of Athleisure
July 03, 2019

With the growing demand for gym wear and strong sales for new locations, British sportswear retailer JD Sports predicted that full-year profit would fall in line with expectations. Shares of the owner of Cloggs and Footpatrol jumped up to 4.4 percent following news that the...

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Scrutiny Of Big Tech Could Slow Amazon’s Deal-Making Pace
July 03, 2019

While Amazon has committed over $20 billion to investments and acquisitions as of 2017, the scrutiny of large tech companies by the U.S. government could hamper that pace. The eCommerce retailer’s biggest deal was its purchase of Whole Foods Inc. in 2017 for $13.7 billion,...