physical retail

Wayfair Expects eCommerce Slowdown as Consumers Return to Stores

Wayfair Expects eCommerce Slowdown as Consumers Return to Stores
Wayfair Expects eCommerce Slowdown as Consumers Return to Stores
February 24, 2022  |  eCommerce

Major online furniture retailer Wayfair is grappling with the simultaneous challenges of inflation and the end of COVID-related lockdowns, both of which are leading customers...

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Today in Retail: Murky Future for eCommerce POS Companies; Ralph Lauren’s Retail Reinvention
Today in Retail: Murky Future for eCommerce POS Companies; Ralph Lauren’s Retail Reinvention
February 03, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, Estee Lauder’s online growth is helping the company sustain itself as brick-and-mortar stores reopen, while point-of-sale (POS) and eCommerce software platform Lightspeed...

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Platforms Bring New Brands, Better Retail Economics to Main Street
Platforms Bring New Brands, Better Retail Economics to Main Street
February 03, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Walk down America’s premier shopping boulevards and you’ll likely notice a lot of empty storefronts. The pandemic shut down a lot of those, but opening...

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Retailers Use Digital Blueprints to Reinvent the Physical Store Experience
Retailers Use Digital Blueprints to Reinvent the Physical Store Experience
January 31, 2022  |  Retail

Not long ago — call it two years — eCommerce and digital were being used primarily to inform consumers’ in-store journeys, but that has flipped....

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Amazon Opening Fashion Store with Digital Fitting Rooms
Amazon Opening Fashion Store with Digital Fitting Rooms
January 20, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon is launching a physical store for fashion that enables people to shop digitally, try selections on in real life (IRL), and get suggestions based...

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Visa Sees the Cloud as Cornerstone of Retail’s Digital Transformation
Visa Sees the Cloud as Cornerstone of Retail’s Digital Transformation
January 20, 2022  |  Retail

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Target Launches First Brand-Owned Organization System With Brightroom
Target Launches First Brand-Owned Organization System With Brightroom
January 06, 2022  |  Retail

General merchandise chain Target, the eighth largest retailer in the U.S., is rolling out its first brand-owned organization system called Brightroom, intended to offer affordable...

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Bain Said to Eye Takeover of Boots UK From Walgreens
Bain Said to Eye Takeover of Boots UK From Walgreens
January 02, 2022  |  Retail

Walgreens Boots Alliance might be looking to sell its Boots pharmacies in the U.K., with private equity firms likely being the recipients, a Saturday (Jan....

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