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.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Amazon’s ‘Your Books’ Lets Customers View Reading History, Recommends Titles
Amazon’s ‘Your Books’ Lets Customers View Reading History, Recommends Titles
December 13, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon’s latest offering harkens back to its roots as a bookseller. The company’s Your Books feature, announced Wednesday (Dec. 13), lets users explore all their...

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Etsy Cuts 11% of Workforce as Sales Remain ‘Essentially Flat’
Etsy Cuts 11% of Workforce as Sales Remain ‘Essentially Flat’
December 13, 2023  |  Personnel

Etsy is laying off 225 employees — about 11% of its workforce — and restructuring its executive team. The move is meant to help the...

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Kroger, GE Launch In-Oven Shopping as Grocers Tap Contextual Commerce
Kroger, GE Launch In-Oven Shopping as Grocers Tap Contextual Commerce
December 13, 2023  |  Retail

As grocers increasingly tap contextual commerce, Kroger is making it possible for consumers to place orders for ingredients directly from their ovens’ touchscreens. GE Appliances...

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Airwallex and Woo Team to Simplify Cross-Border eCommerce
Airwallex and Woo Team to Simplify Cross-Border eCommerce
December 13, 2023  |  eCommerce

Payments platform Airwallex has launched a partnership with eCommerce platform Woo. The collaboration makes Airwallex an official payment extension of Woo, letting the platform’s 3.5 million stores accept cross-border payments...

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Brands Capitalize on FSA Spending to Boost Holiday Sales 
Brands Capitalize on FSA Spending to Boost Holiday Sales 
December 13, 2023  |  Retail

Although consumers are making purchases, the reluctance to spend remains prevalent. As such, brands and retailers are trying new ways to entice consumers to shop...

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EBay Rolls Out Branded Buses to Promote Consignment Service
EBay Rolls Out Branded Buses to Promote Consignment Service
December 12, 2023  |  eCommerce

Online marketplace eBay is rolling out a limited-time mobile consignment concierge that will promote the selling experience offered by the recently launched eBay consignment service. A...

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Blue Apron Expands Ready-Made Options as Meal Subscriptions Boost Convenience
Blue Apron Expands Ready-Made Options as Meal Subscriptions Boost Convenience
December 12, 2023  |  Subscriptions

As the growth of ready-to-go meal subscriptions outpaces that of traditional meal kits, Blue Apron is launching non-frozen prepared meals — part of an industry-wide...

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Affirm Teams With Blackhawk Network as Gift Card Use Grows
Affirm Teams With Blackhawk Network as Gift Card Use Grows
December 12, 2023  |  Gift Cards

Payment network Affirm teamed with digital gift card distributor Blackhawk Network. The collaboration is designed to give consumers more choice and freedom in buying gift...

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Mall Owner PREIT Makes Second Bankruptcy Filing in 3 Years
Mall Owner PREIT Makes Second Bankruptcy Filing in 3 Years
December 12, 2023  |  Real Estate

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT), a prominent mall owner in the eastern United States, filed for bankruptcy for the second time in three years,...

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