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Nordstrom Bucks The Trend And Sees Sales Grow In Q2

Nordstrom Bucks The Trend And Sees Sales Grow In Q2
Nordstrom Bucks The Trend And Sees Sales Grow In Q2
August 11, 2017  |  Earnings

It looks like there will be some joy in retail’s Mudville after all, as Nordsrtom managed to bring in earnings that beat most of the...

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Recurly CEO On How Over-The-Top Services Came Out On Top
Recurly CEO On How Over-The-Top Services Came Out On Top
August 11, 2017  |  Subscription Commerce

Over-the-top (OTT) media services started as an alternative for millennials who didn’t want to (and often couldn’t) pay $150 per month for a bloated cable...

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Macy’s Beats, But No End To Negative Comps In Sight
Macy’s Beats, But No End To Negative Comps In Sight
August 11, 2017  |  Earnings

Yes, Macy's earnings were better than the Street expected, but expectations were hardly a high bar.  The sales declines continue, the guidance was soft, and...

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Taking A Pass On Passwords
Taking A Pass On Passwords
August 11, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Turns out we’ve been doing passwords wrong and that in almost any fashion, short or long, rife with symbols or your dog’s birthday, the protection...

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PayPal Acquires Swift Financial To Expand SMB Lending Options
PayPal Acquires Swift Financial To Expand SMB Lending Options
August 11, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The Great Recession had a crippling effect on credit markets across the board. Consumers, enterprise-sized businesses and small businesses (SMBs) all found themselves caught in...

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Bitcoin Tracker: Battle For The Cryptocurrency Crown
Bitcoin Tracker: Battle For The Cryptocurrency Crown
August 10, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Distributed ledger technology (blockchain) has made significant headway this year, and people are starting to take notice. At the beginning of 2017, the cryptocurrency bitcoin...

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Luxury Fashionista Ralph Lauren Cuts 25 Percent Of Its Stores
Luxury Fashionista Ralph Lauren Cuts 25 Percent Of Its Stores
August 10, 2017  |  Retail

The last year has been a topsy turvy one for luxury fashion brand Ralph Lauren. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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The Past, Present And Future Of Voice Banking
The Past, Present And Future Of Voice Banking
August 10, 2017  |  Voice Activation

It’s been a little over a year since our Digital Banking Tracker heralded the “Dawn of Banking Voice Technology.” Now it’s more like the high...

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Local Retailers, Surviving or Dying in Retail’s Evolution?
Local Retailers, Surviving or Dying in Retail’s Evolution?
August 10, 2017  |  Retail

At the basic level of retail industry chatter online, much of the focus is on the battle between brick-and-mortar versus eCommerce. While the closing of...

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