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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Walmart’s Unusual Drone Use Case

Walmart’s Unusual Drone Use Case
Walmart’s Unusual Drone Use Case
June 13, 2016  |  Retail

When most people think retail applications for drones at this point, they are likely thinking about delivery. Some eagerly anticipate the drone-based commerce logistics, others...

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Aeropostale’s Turnaround Troubles
Aeropostale’s Turnaround Troubles
June 13, 2016  |  Retail

Things are not looking great for Aeropostale or its hopes of a turnaround effort out of Chapter 11, as it continues to spar with its...

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Amazon’s Alexa Wants To Know How Consumers Really Feel
Amazon’s Alexa Wants To Know How Consumers Really Feel
June 13, 2016  |  Amazon Technology

In a move being hailed by as “clever” by some and “creepy” by others, Amazon is moving to make the AI that powers Alexa just...

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Is The Fast-Fashion Pricing Gap Growing Too Fast?
Is The Fast-Fashion Pricing Gap Growing Too Fast?
June 13, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

There is a new reality in apparel retail, and the designer-focused markets of the past have given way to a hyphenated tour de force: fast-fashion...

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Naspers Could Put Allegro Up For Sale
Naspers Could Put Allegro Up For Sale
June 13, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

In business and poker, it’s important to know, in equal parts, when to hold them and also when to fold them. And it looks like...

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One Retail Subscription To Rule Them All
One Retail Subscription To Rule Them All
June 13, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

There once was a time when recurring charges for a regular retail purchase were only copacetic in consumers’ eyes as a way to pay down...

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Facebook Urges Retailers To Start Investing In Mobile … Now!
Facebook Urges Retailers To Start Investing In Mobile … Now!
June 10, 2016  |  Social Commerce

Speaking at a trade conference in Chicago earlier this week, Facebook’s Head of U.S. E-Commerce Jeremy Lewis made his pitch for mobile for retailers, saying...

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Restoration Hardware Looking To Rebuild After Rough Q1
Restoration Hardware Looking To Rebuild After Rough Q1
June 10, 2016  |  Retail

Add another retailer to the bonfire of the earnings reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Uber’s Rolling Out A Reservation System For Rides
Uber’s Rolling Out A Reservation System For Rides
June 10, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Where Lyft goes, it seems Uber will follow (and vice versa). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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