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Wayfair Clips 5% of Global Workforce After Growth Sputters
Wayfair Clips 5% of Global Workforce After Growth Sputters
August 19, 2022  |  eCommerce

A pandemic surge in growth that unexpectedly sputtered post-COVID prompted online home goods retailer Wayfair to lay off 5% of its global staff, affecting 870...

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Today in Retail: Revenge Retail Pushes Shoppers Toward Travel, Luxury Goods; FedEx Adds Picture Proof Delivery
Today in Retail: Revenge Retail Pushes Shoppers Toward Travel, Luxury Goods; FedEx Adds Picture Proof...
June 23, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, Amazon is working on a cheaper, smaller version of its Just Walk Out technology, and U.K. shoppers might soon be able to...

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Ikea Bets ‘Seeing Is Believing’ With AI-Powered Design Tool
Ikea Bets ‘Seeing Is Believing’ With AI-Powered Design Tool
June 23, 2022  |  Retail

In a bid to capture ongoing increases in both online shopping and time spent at home, the world’s largest furniture and home furnishings retailer is...

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Is the Metaverse Just the Web Wearing 3D Glasses?
Is the Metaverse Just the Web Wearing 3D Glasses?
June 22, 2022  |  Metaverse

There’s a huge amount of hype, and increasingly, money, being poured into “the metaverse” by some of the largest companies in the world as well...

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Grocery Roundup: Instacart Launches Family Carts for Subscribers; Sprouts Taps B2B Wholesale Marketplace
Grocery Roundup: Instacart Launches Family Carts for Subscribers; Sprouts Taps B2B Wholesale Marketplace
June 17, 2022  |  Retail

In a move to compete with grocers’ direct delivery offerings, Instacart has announced a new subscription service, Instacart+, an updated version of its previous Instacart...

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Today in Retail: Hasbro Board Urges Shareholders to Keep Them Around; 7-Eleven Wants to Add New Rising Stars to Its Stores
Today in Retail: Hasbro Board Urges Shareholders to Keep Them Around; 7-Eleven Wants to Add...
May 09, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, Kohl’s board of directors is fighting a takeover bid by an activist investor, while Hasbro’s board urges shareholders to keep them and...

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Floundering Furniture Segment Faces New Threats From Competitors, Consumers
Floundering Furniture Segment Faces New Threats From Competitors, Consumers
May 09, 2022  |  Retail

As if the furniture business were not facing enough challenges already, the industry’s largest player is looking to capitalize on the present turmoil with a...

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Today in Data: Embracing Omnichannel, Consumers Want Fast, Easy and Cheap, Ikea’s Local Shift
Today in Data: Embracing Omnichannel, Consumers Want Fast, Easy and Cheap, Ikea’s Local Shift
December 27, 2021  |  Today In Data

Ikea is one of a number of retailers taking a little and local approach to brick-and-mortar sales. Plus, retailers must take note of the changing...

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Touch This, Look at That: Why Ikea and Other Retailers Are Going Little and Local
Touch This, Look at That: Why Ikea and Other Retailers Are Going Little and Local
December 22, 2021  |  Retail

Life may get a bit easier for urban, suburban and rural consumers alike who want to shop at a big-box retailer for big-ticket items like...

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