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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Wayfair Books 48 Percent Revenue Gain As It Seeks To Improve Shipping

Wayfair Books 48 Percent Revenue Gain As It Seeks To Improve Shipping
Wayfair Books 48 Percent Revenue Gain As It Seeks To Improve Shipping
May 02, 2018  |  Earnings

Wayfair aims to use investments in warehouses, shipping and hiring to boost earnings, company executives said on Wednesday (May 2) when announcing a 48 percent...

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Retailers Look To Digital Technologies After Beating The Street
Retailers Look To Digital Technologies After Beating The Street
May 02, 2018  |  Retail

Retailers and retail landlords are reporting strong first-quarter earnings results, beating analysts’ expectations in many cases. Buoyed by strong consumer spending and its resilience in the...

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Amazon Offers To Buy Majority Stake In Flipkart
Amazon Offers To Buy Majority Stake In Flipkart
May 02, 2018  |  Amazon

As a counter to Walmart’s interest in Flipkart, Amazon has reportedly made a formal offer to acquire a majority stake in the Indian eCommerce retailer....

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Using Better Data To Build Better Results
Using Better Data To Build Better Results
May 02, 2018  |  Today In Data

Using data more efficiently can solve all kinds of problems. According to Douglas Merrill, founder of ZestFinance, better data combined with machine learning could mean...

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Merchants Bridge The Gap Between Desktop And Mobile For Checkout Conversions
Merchants Bridge The Gap Between Desktop And Mobile For Checkout Conversions
May 02, 2018  |  Mobile

Consumers are increasingly turning to their mobile devices for their eCommerce purchases as a percentage of overall sales are set to skyrocket. In fact, sales...

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Birchbox Finds A Buyer
Birchbox Finds A Buyer
May 02, 2018  |  Retail

Birchbox has found a buyer, but it won’t be QVC. Instead, hedge fund Viking Global, one of the firm’s investors, will be acquiring a majority...

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Pitney Bowes Renews Partnership With eBay
Pitney Bowes Renews Partnership With eBay
May 02, 2018  |  Partnerships

Extending its multiyear collaboration, Pitney Bowes has announced a renewal of its partnership with eBay. The partnership, which has been in place since 2012, focuses...

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Oh, Baby: The Sharing Economy Comes To Childcare Equipment
Oh, Baby: The Sharing Economy Comes To Childcare Equipment
May 02, 2018  |  Retail

Millennials love to share. Ridesharing, home-sharing, bike-sharing — you name it, they probably share it. They are proportionally comfortable using gig economy services that provide...

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