retailers

Retail Job Apocalypse, Everyone Must Go!
Retail Job Apocalypse, Everyone Must Go!
July 31, 2017  |  Retail

“Everything must go” is typically a phrase reserved for big clearance or store closure sales. Speaking to the latter, what results from those brick-and-mortar stores...

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The Missing ‘M’ In Facebook Messenger
The Missing ‘M’ In Facebook Messenger
July 31, 2017  |  Facebook / Meta

Some of our most important innovations have happened by accident. In 1928, Sir Alexander Fleming left his lab for vacation without cleaning up. He returned to...

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Amazon Talks Margins And (Grocery) Markets
Amazon Talks Margins And (Grocery) Markets
July 28, 2017  |  Retail

When one gets on a hot streak like the one Amazon has been on for the last several weeks, it can be hard to remember...

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Walmart Presents A Ten-Point Plan To Renew U.S. Manufacturing
Walmart Presents A Ten-Point Plan To Renew U.S. Manufacturing
July 27, 2017  |  Retail

Walmart announced news on Wednesday (July 26) that it had convened a broad group of individuals and organizations from the government, business and non-governmental sectors...

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Retailers Raise Concerns Over Potential Border Tax
Retailers Raise Concerns Over Potential Border Tax
July 24, 2017  |  Retail

The retail industry is going through a rough transformation. This shift in the way that retailers operate is evident from consumers’ shift to more online...

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Amazon Snatches Up U.S. Marketplaces For Expansion
Amazon Snatches Up U.S. Marketplaces For Expansion
July 21, 2017  |  Retail

Just when its competition thought it was safe to go back into the eCommerce waters, Amazon pulls another trick out of its bag. The online...

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The Buyers: Omnichannel Customer’s Impact On Retailers
The Buyers: Omnichannel Customer’s Impact On Retailers
July 21, 2017  |  Retail

Connecting with consumers has seen a significant change over the course of the past few decades. No longer are retailers working with marketers to figure...

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Affirm Challenges Retailers, FIs To Practice ’Honest Finance‘
Affirm Challenges Retailers, FIs To Practice ’Honest Finance‘
July 21, 2017  |  Alternative Credit

“Finance is pretty broken.” So started Affirm’s Co-Founder and CEO Max Levchin’s remarks at his firm’s first-ever AFFIRMation conference for its retail partners in San...

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VP Mike Pence Instills Confidence at Retail Advocates Summit
VP Mike Pence Instills Confidence at Retail Advocates Summit
July 19, 2017  |  Retail

More than.200 retail professionals from across the United States gathered at the Retail Advocates Summit in Washington, D.C., this week. Vice President Mike Pence spoke...

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