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eCommerce Firm Ocado Launches Skill For Amazon Alexa

eCommerce Firm Ocado Launches Skill For Amazon Alexa
eCommerce Firm Ocado Launches Skill For Amazon Alexa
August 30, 2017  |  Retail

As consumers get busier and more digitally savvy, their need for new tools to help them manage the simpler aspects of life grows as well....

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Target Merges Cartwheel Into Its Main App
Target Merges Cartwheel Into Its Main App
August 29, 2017  |  Retail

Target appears to have grown weary of maintaining separate apps – one as its flagship phone application and another displaying its Cartwheel deals – and...

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Nordstrom Brings ‘Reserve Online & Try In-Store’ To More Locations
Nordstrom Brings ‘Reserve Online & Try In-Store’ To More Locations
August 29, 2017  |  Retail

Many consumers enjoy shopping in department stores, others enjoy making purchases directly via eCommerce — and then there are those who fall somewhere in-between, and...

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Dubai’s Shedul Is Giving Beauty A Digital Makeover
Dubai’s Shedul Is Giving Beauty A Digital Makeover
August 28, 2017  |  Retail

“We did some research and found out that the majority of businesses in the beauty industry operate offline, without any software at all. A full 52 percent...

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This Week In Retail: Funding, Finance And Tech
This Week In Retail: Funding, Finance And Tech
August 25, 2017  |  Retail

This week in retail, we’ve seen news coming in from multiple sides, including that of Apple’s projected increase in smartwatch sales, U.K. online lender Prodigy’s...

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Back To The Roots And Taking The Friction Out Of Natural Foods
Back To The Roots And Taking The Friction Out Of Natural Foods
August 25, 2017  |  Retail

Watching fish swim is an inherently relaxing activity. It’s why there are cable networks that showcase nothing but footage from inside fish tanks . Get...

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Sears Holdings To Shutter 28 Kmart Stores
Sears Holdings To Shutter 28 Kmart Stores
August 25, 2017  |  Retail

Sears Holdings will close 28 more Kmart stores as the firm looks to further cut costs. The upcoming closures will come in addition to 300...

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Could Drink Brands Be Generating The Latest Fashion Trends?
Could Drink Brands Be Generating The Latest Fashion Trends?
August 25, 2017  |  Retail

When consumers are sipping on an ice-cold beverage to fight against the brutal heat of summer, most aren’t thinking they’d love to have a custom...

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