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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CVS Misses The Street’s Expectations Due To Falling Foot Traffic

CVS Misses The Street’s Expectations Due To Falling Foot Traffic
CVS Misses The Street’s Expectations Due To Falling Foot Traffic
August 02, 2016  |  Retail

Though general pharmacy sales were on the incline, general store traffic fell in Q2 for CVS, meaning that the retailer’s growth missed analyst expectations when...

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Facebook, Twitter Trying To Entice YouTube Stars
Facebook, Twitter Trying To Entice YouTube Stars
August 02, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Facebook and Twitter are trying to entice YouTube stars hesitant to post their content on the social networks by developing new ad models that would...

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Target Shakes Up IT With More Staff, Smaller Spend
Target Shakes Up IT With More Staff, Smaller Spend
August 02, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Somewhere along the way from 1776 to today, America has adopted an ethos that bigger is almost always better — bigger office buildings, bigger staffs...

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Pokémon GO Learns Its First Lesson In Consumer Engagement
Pokémon GO Learns Its First Lesson In Consumer Engagement
August 02, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

Within 24 hours of its release, Pokémon GO had stolen the hearts and minds of millions of players and countless more observers who didn’t quite know...

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Baskin-Robbins Puts 31 Flavors On A New Mobile App
Baskin-Robbins Puts 31 Flavors On A New Mobile App
August 02, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

So far, ice cream is one of those things that doesn’t translate well across the digital divide of modern commerce. Even with same-day shipping, there’s...

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How To Lose Subscription Revenue — And How To Get It Back
How To Lose Subscription Revenue — And How To Get It Back
August 02, 2016  |  Consumer Insights

It doesn’t matter if they sell snacks, cosmetics or a collection of nerdy knick-knacks – subscription retail programs have taken the market by storm. There’s not a retailer out...

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UPS’s Earnings Win, Powered By eCommerce
UPS’s Earnings Win, Powered By eCommerce
August 01, 2016  |  Retail

UPS ended the week and the month on an up note with a quarterly earnings report that indicated every relevant metric. Get the Full Story...

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