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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Startups Take On Porch Pirates With Neighborhood Networks

Startups Take On Porch Pirates With Neighborhood Networks
Startups Take On Porch Pirates With Neighborhood Networks
October 15, 2018  |  Retail

With consumers turning to eCommerce retailers to order all sorts of valuable merchandise, package theft has become a pervasive problem. According to one estimate, a...

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Deliveroo Is Determined To Stay Independent
Deliveroo Is Determined To Stay Independent
October 15, 2018  |  Retail

As the market for delivering dinner has heated up globally, U.K.-based food delivery platform Deliveroo has established a strong foothold among its global customer base....

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The Tale Of Two Malls In A Post-Anchor World
The Tale Of Two Malls In A Post-Anchor World
October 15, 2018  |  Retail

It’s a tale of two malls: With closings of large anchor stores on the horizon, some mall owners would welcome the opportunity to find more...

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Today In Data: Offering Innovations In Risk-Rich Environments
Today In Data: Offering Innovations In Risk-Rich Environments
October 15, 2018  |  Today In Data

Where there are underserved consumers looking to enter the digital ecosystem, there are innovators big (and, in some cases, very big) and small looking to serve them. But...

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Retail Sales Reach $509B In September
Retail Sales Reach $509B In September
October 15, 2018  |  Retail

Falling short of economists’ expectations, retail store and restaurant sales grew by only 0.1 percent from August to September to reach a seasonally adjusted figure...

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Sears Files For Bankruptcy; To Close 142 Stores
Sears Files For Bankruptcy; To Close 142 Stores
October 15, 2018  |  Retail

Sears Holdings made it official, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday  (October 15), gearing up to close 142 stores after decades of declining revenue and...

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How Much Of The Consumer’s Paycheck Goes To Amazon?
How Much Of The Consumer’s Paycheck Goes To Amazon?
October 15, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

In 2009, consumers first coined the term “Whole Paycheck” as a tongue-in-cheek way to describe the sticker shock many felt when looking at their receipts...

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Kitchen United CEO On Restaurants’ eTail Future
Kitchen United CEO On Restaurants’ eTail Future
October 15, 2018  |  Delivery

The digitization of the economy has been actively underway for the last two or so decades. In many regards, though, the digital age of restaurants...

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It’s Not Smart Tech If It’s Foolish
It’s Not Smart Tech If It’s Foolish
October 13, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

When English mountaineer George Mallory was asked in 1923 by The New York Times why he wanted to attempt to climb Mount Everest again (after having...

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