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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Etsy Gears Up For Q1 Earnings Amid Shift To Core eCommerce Offerings

Etsy Gears Up For Q1 Earnings Amid Shift To Core eCommerce Offerings
Etsy Gears Up For Q1 Earnings Amid Shift To Core eCommerce Offerings
May 08, 2018  |  Retail

After the company posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings amid its turnaround and hit a milestone in gross merchandising sales, analysts are anticipating slightly lower earnings for...

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Alibaba’s Profit Falls Amid Offline Expansion
Alibaba’s Profit Falls Amid Offline Expansion
May 07, 2018  |  Retail

As Alibaba looks beyond eCommerce to expand its empire, some investors are getting nervous: Since January, the eCommerce retailer has lost approximately $60 billion in...

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Macy’s Buys Themed Concept Store
Macy’s Buys Themed Concept Store
May 07, 2018  |  Retail

As it tests out new retail concepts such as pop-up shops, Macy’s has acquired a retail store in New York City that has a rotating...

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Hospitality Venues Can Attract Millennials Through App-Based Perks
Hospitality Venues Can Attract Millennials Through App-Based Perks
May 07, 2018  |  Mobile

Bars sometimes have empty stools and are faced with a challenge: How can they get more people through the doors to order a few rounds?...

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Walmart’s $15B Bid Secures Flipkart Buy Against Amazon
Walmart’s $15B Bid Secures Flipkart Buy Against Amazon
May 07, 2018  |  Retail

The race to win India’s eCommerce power player Flipkart is over and won by Walmart with a $15 billion bid on the firm. The deal will...

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Retail Pulse: Williams Sonoma Opens, Closes Doors
Retail Pulse: Williams Sonoma Opens, Closes Doors
May 07, 2018  |  Retail

More retailers are adopting the view that closing stores isn’t a failure or a loss, but simply a pathway to greater success. Closing 10, 20...

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Is Walmart Nearing A Deal For A Flipkart Stake?
Is Walmart Nearing A Deal For A Flipkart Stake?
May 04, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at some of the freshest payments news of the day. Today’s run of stories starts with an...

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Shake Shack Decides Against Going Cashless
Shake Shack Decides Against Going Cashless
May 04, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Months after Shake Shack opened a location in New York City that didn’t accept cash, the burger chain has decided not to continue with a plan to...

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