Retail

Retail is the process of selling consumer goods or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit. Retailers satisfy demand identified through a supply chain.

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Closing eCommerce’s Last-Mile Gap
Closing eCommerce’s Last-Mile Gap
February 21, 2020  |  Retail

The fact that the last mile is the hardest mile has become something of a truism in modern eCommerce, simply because that is so often...

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How Retailers Are Bundling Up With Experiential Concepts
How Retailers Are Bundling Up With Experiential Concepts
February 21, 2020  |  Retail

Usually earnings reports are fairly predictable and boring affairs. Revenue, expenses, competitive threats and then the reason to be optimistic. Outerwear firm Canada Goose takes...

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Building An eCommerce Presence With Tech, Customer Service
Building An eCommerce Presence With Tech, Customer Service
February 21, 2020  |  Today In Data

Adore Me has built a solid eCommerce presence with the help of technology and a hyper customer focus, as the lingerie industry increasingly goes omnichannel. The company’s inventory...

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Retail Pulse: Gap Teams With thredUP; Pier 1 Looks To Sell As It Closes Stores
Retail Pulse: Gap Teams With thredUP; Pier 1 Looks To Sell As It Closes Stores
February 21, 2020  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming with fashion resale platforms as they support the circular fashion economy. Gap Inc., in one case, is partnering with thredUP to...

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7-Eleven Parent Company Could Purchase Speedway Gas Station
7-Eleven Parent Company Could Purchase Speedway Gas Station
February 21, 2020  |  Retail

In a move to expand in the U.S., Seven & i Holdings of Japan is reportedly in discussions to buy the Speedway gas station chain from Marathon...

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The Life, Death And Rebirth Of The Daily Deal
The Life, Death And Rebirth Of The Daily Deal
February 21, 2020  |  eCommerce

Groupon is out of the business of selling consumer goods — an announcement that followed yet another disappointing earnings run from the eCommerce firm. The...

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Fitbit Sells 6M Wearable Devices In Q4 Amid Pending Google Acquisition
Fitbit Sells 6M Wearable Devices In Q4 Amid Pending Google Acquisition
February 20, 2020  |  Earnings

As it sold more wearable devices and average selling price fell, which was driven by more affordable devices as well as higher promotions, Fitbit reported...

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Industry Eyes Toys R Us Comeback As Toy Fair Readies
Industry Eyes Toys R Us Comeback As Toy Fair Readies
February 20, 2020  |  Retail

The toy industry will soon gather for what insiders used to call “CES with stairs.” That was when the Toy Fair was actually in a...

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Domino’s Hits 25M Active Loyalty Members
Domino’s Hits 25M Active Loyalty Members
February 20, 2020  |  Earnings

As it contended with delivery aggregators, Domino’s Pizza Inc. saw its quarterly profit and same-store U.S. sales come out ahead of analysts’ forecasts. The company did not...

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