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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The Retail Politics Of Trump And Airbnb

The Retail Politics Of Trump And Airbnb
The Retail Politics Of Trump And Airbnb
June 01, 2016  |  Consumer Insights

Politics and retail usually mix like oil and water. Look no further than the situation Target seems to have embroiled itself in by making a...

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How Far Can Retailers Push Supply Chain Partners?
How Far Can Retailers Push Supply Chain Partners?
June 01, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

The squeeze is on in the supply chain world. It might have been enough for retailers to have come to a collective agreement last year...

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Austin Reed Can’t Find A Buyer, Will Close All 120 Stores
Austin Reed Can’t Find A Buyer, Will Close All 120 Stores
June 01, 2016  |  Europe

That another apparel retailer has bit the dust isn’t news in and of itself. A few times every week, the retail headlines can read like...

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Brands Are The DJs Behind Spotify’s Targeted Playlists
Brands Are The DJs Behind Spotify’s Targeted Playlists
June 01, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

It used to be enough to win over the hearts and minds of consumers to guarantee sales. Now, though, Spotify is telling brands that they better...

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MasterCard’s Major League Baseball Play
MasterCard’s Major League Baseball Play
June 01, 2016  |  Retail

Some Petco customers might get a lot more than what they pay for when they shop at the pet store with their MasterCard credit or...

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Ulta’s Strong Earnings Are Shelter In Retail’s Storm
Ulta’s Strong Earnings Are Shelter In Retail’s Storm
May 31, 2016  |  Earnings

Beauty products and cosmetics aren’t usually included in that elusive category of “recession-proof industries,” but recent growth from makeup giant Sephora and emerging sales evidence...

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Study Says Feeding Managers Data Can Boost Sales
Study Says Feeding Managers Data Can Boost Sales
May 31, 2016  |  Point of Sale

Data is endemic to the retail process at this point, but the question of how deep down the organizational tree that data goes is still...

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Amazon And Alibaba’s Big Supply Chain Ambitions
Amazon And Alibaba’s Big Supply Chain Ambitions
May 31, 2016  |  Amazon Delivery

If you look closely enough, it can seem as if online retailers are stuck in a kind of moth-to-the-flame dance with the consumers that fueled...

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Ikea Pushes The Digitally Enhanced Pop-Up Store
Ikea Pushes The Digitally Enhanced Pop-Up Store
May 31, 2016  |  Retail

Ikea is probably not the go-to brand for most consumers when they hear the word high-tech. Swedish meatballs? Sure. DIY furniture? Check. Divorces over DIY...

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