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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Retail Pulse: Sears To Close 46 Stores; Target Expands Curbside Pickup

Retail Pulse: Sears To Close 46 Stores; Target Expands Curbside Pickup
Retail Pulse: Sears To Close 46 Stores; Target Expands Curbside Pickup
August 24, 2018  |  Retail

Retailers are cutting back on their brick-and-mortar footprints as consumers opt to shop online and away from malls, and Sears has been hit particularly hard....

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Forever 21 Unveils Visual Search For eCommerce
Forever 21 Unveils Visual Search For eCommerce
August 24, 2018  |  Retail

Moving beyond text-based online search for its customers, Forever 21 has unveiled visual search for its website and mobile eCommerce platforms. The technology, which is...

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Today In Data: Investing In A More Efficient Future
Today In Data: Investing In A More Efficient Future
August 24, 2018  |  Today In Data

Efficiency is everything, pretty much in any arena. Because being inefficient is very costly – both in literal dollars and in opportunities lost to forge business relationships. But where...

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Gap Q2 Revenue Beats Analyst Expectations
Gap Q2 Revenue Beats Analyst Expectations
August 24, 2018  |  Earnings

Gap reported a 2 percent increase in comparable store sales for the second quarter as the retail chain’s revenue topped analyst estimates, though its stock...

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Ele.me, Koubei Merge; Get $3B From Alibaba, SoftBank
Ele.me, Koubei Merge; Get $3B From Alibaba, SoftBank
August 24, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Alibaba and SoftBank have invested $3 billion into Ele.me, the food delivery company that is owned by Alibaba. According to a report in CNBC, Ele.me...

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Why It Pays To Think Globally In The Back-To-School Market
Why It Pays To Think Globally In The Back-To-School Market
August 24, 2018  |  Cross Border Commerce

A broken link in the global supply chain can have a wide-reaching domino effect. The new Global Payments Architecture Report explores the payment difficulties that...

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How Fraud Takes A Bite Out Of QSRs’ Mobile Margins
How Fraud Takes A Bite Out Of QSRs’ Mobile Margins
August 24, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are pushing ahead with their digital efforts, with mobile-ahead ordering among the hottest areas for that. But that also brings more opportunity...

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Marketplace Merchants Sing The Blues
Marketplace Merchants Sing The Blues
August 24, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

There’s a lot of sizzle in marketplaces. In fact, they have made tiny businesses into big ones, as even the tiniest one-man operation can gain the...

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