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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Uber For Baby-Sitting: Hello Sitter At The Nexus Of Creepy And Cool
Uber For Baby-Sitting: Hello Sitter At The Nexus Of Creepy And Cool
June 23, 2016  |  Retail

Every parent has felt the pinch – a sudden and overwhelming need for a baby-sitter, with no familiar source of child care in sight. In...

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Brexit And The Retail Conundrum
Brexit And The Retail Conundrum
June 23, 2016  |  Retail

The voting has begun as of this writing and the world holds its breath, peering at lines queuing up to finally give the yay or...

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How Are Merchants Prepping For Prime Day?
How Are Merchants Prepping For Prime Day?
June 23, 2016  |  Retail

Buoyed by the success of its first ever Prime Day last summer, Amazon is again prepping a massive sales day for mid-July, and merchants and...

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Chapter 11 Watch: Tough Times For Uniqlo, PacSun Gets Lucky
Chapter 11 Watch: Tough Times For Uniqlo, PacSun Gets Lucky
June 23, 2016  |  Risk Management

Retail’s constant chase for growth means that some or even most will never reach their goals. And the circle of merchant life often means that,...

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H&M Pushing Growth Despite Sales Decline
H&M Pushing Growth Despite Sales Decline
June 23, 2016  |  Omnicommerce

Retailers have plenty of reasons to put on a happy face when things might not necessarily be going so well on the black-and-white financial side...

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Amazon’s Next Warehouse Will Specialize In Large Items
Amazon’s Next Warehouse Will Specialize In Large Items
June 23, 2016  |  Amazon Innovations

Despite Amazon‘s highly visible presence online, its network of warehouse and fulfillment centers that dot the globe is all but invisible — unless you know...

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FAA Grounds eCommerce Drones
FAA Grounds eCommerce Drones
June 23, 2016  |  Regulation

Consumer-facing drones definitely had their moment in 2015 with a crush of them appearing in the sky flowing by hobbyists’ hands. However, commercial operators have...

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kwik Challenges Amazon With The Push Of A Button
kwik Challenges Amazon With The Push Of A Button
June 23, 2016  |  Retail

An Israeli-based startup is seeking to challenge Amazon’s Dash Button by developing its own “one-tap” smart button delivery service, announcing Wednesday (June 22) that it...

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Macy’s Labor Woes (And Why The Rest Of Retail Should Watch)
Macy’s Labor Woes (And Why The Rest Of Retail Should Watch)
June 22, 2016  |  Retail

So far 2016 has just not been Macy’s year. Earnings during the holiday season were disappointing, followed by Q1 results that were potentially best described...

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