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 Big Chill: Late Q4 Omicron Surge Sees December Retail Sales Slumping 1.9%

The Big Chill: Late Q4 Omicron Surge Sees December Retail Sales Slumping 1.9%
The Big Chill: Late Q4 Omicron Surge Sees December Retail Sales Slumping 1.9%
January 14, 2022  |  Retail

Call it the big chill as a spike in COVID omicron cases for the second half of December doused an otherwise solid Q4 for the...

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AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Rivals Aim to Deliver Groceries That Many Consumers Can’t Find
AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Rivals Aim to Deliver Groceries That Many Consumers Can’t Find
January 14, 2022  |  Retail

Just 345 days to go until Christmas (!) but the nation’s retail leaders were able to find time to focus on a different problem this...

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Amazon Private Brand Aggregator Thrasio Investing $500M for India Expansion
Amazon Private Brand Aggregator Thrasio Investing $500M for India Expansion
January 14, 2022  |  eCommerce

Amazon private brands aggregator Thrasio Holdings is planning to invest over $500 million to enter the marketplace in India following the acquisition of India’s direct-to-consumer...

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Fraud Control Is Switching Slant to Digital Enablement and Frustrating Fraudsters With Data
Fraud Control Is Switching Slant to Digital Enablement and Frustrating Fraudsters With Data
January 14, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Is nothing sacred? Not to cyberthieves. The 2021 holiday shopping season was likely the most digitally secure in history, but that didn’t stop baddies from...

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Flexible Financing Options Expands BNPL’s Horizons During the Year of ‘More’
Flexible Financing Options Expands BNPL’s Horizons During the Year of ‘More’
January 14, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Just a few years ago, buy now, pay later (BNPL) was a plucky new payment method used mostly to purchase clothing and accessories in painless...

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Kenyan BNPL startup Lipa Later Raises $12M, Eyes More African Markets
Kenyan BNPL startup Lipa Later Raises $12M, Eyes More African Markets
January 13, 2022  |  Investments

Lipa Later, the buy now pay later (BNPL) company operating in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Nigeria, has raised $12 million from a group of investors,...

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Consumer Frustration with Out-of-Stocks Presents eGrocery Opportunity
Consumer Frustration with Out-of-Stocks Presents eGrocery Opportunity
January 13, 2022  |  Retail

Once again, United States grocery shortages are making headlines, and consumers growing frustrated with these out-of-stocks. Weather events, COVID-19 surges, and consequent labor challenges, among...

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Flipkart Boosts Smartphone Customers’ After-Sale Potential With Yaantra Acquisition
Flipkart Boosts Smartphone Customers’ After-Sale Potential With Yaantra Acquisition
January 13, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Flipkart Group on Thursday (Jan. 13) acquired electronics recommerce platform Yaantra for an undisclosed amount in a move to boost its after-sale offerings to smartphone...

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Luxury Brands Louis Vuitton, Prada, Cartier Team to Track Provenance on a Blockchain
Luxury Brands Louis Vuitton, Prada, Cartier Team to Track Provenance on a Blockchain
January 13, 2022  |  Retail

If you’ve ever shopped in midtown Manhattan, you know that you can buy a Louis Vuitton bag for $2,000 in Neiman Marcus or $20 from...

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