Saturday Feature

Luxury Retailers Like Saks and Gucci Lean Into Exclusivity

Luxury Retailers Like Saks and Gucci Lean Into Exclusivity
Luxury Retailers Like Saks and Gucci Lean Into Exclusivity
April 22, 2023  |  Retail

Luxury retailers are promoting exclusivity as a way to focus on their core customers and keep them engaged. Following in the footsteps of iconic brands...

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Nordstrom Walks Back on Luxury and Leans Into Deep Discounts
Nordstrom Walks Back on Luxury and Leans Into Deep Discounts
April 15, 2023  |  Retail

Following its recent earnings report in early March, fashion retailer Nordstrom has announced the upcoming launch of nine additional stores for its Nordstrom Rack off-price...

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Amazon Closes the Book on Book Depository, Underscoring eCommerce’s Evolution 
Amazon Closes the Book on Book Depository, Underscoring eCommerce’s Evolution 
April 07, 2023  |  Retail

Every so often, we get a reminder of how far we’ve come — and where we’ve come from. It’s hard to recall, at least for...

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Gen Z Gives Up Smartphones for Dumb Ones
Gen Z Gives Up Smartphones for Dumb Ones
April 01, 2023  |  Technology

Here’s a quick way to age yourself — remember your first qwerty keyboard phone? Whether it was a Nokia, a Motorola Razr, now known as...

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Restaurants Put the Person Into Payments
Restaurants Put the Person Into Payments
March 25, 2023  |  ResTech

Taking a tip from digital, restaurants are personalizing the in-person payment experience with diner data. Take, for instance, Panera Bread, which is leveraging Amazon One...

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The Week That Americans Watched a Bank Run in Real Time
The Week That Americans Watched a Bank Run in Real Time
March 18, 2023  |  Banking

Back in 1960s through the 1980s, there was a TV show titled “That Was the Week that Was.” The program was, largely, political satire. But...

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Girl Scout Cookie Sales Crumble as Baker Can’t Meet Demand 
Girl Scout Cookie Sales Crumble as Baker Can’t Meet Demand 
March 11, 2023  |  Retail

A Girl Scout cookie shortage? That’s not an issue taken lightly, especially among Girl Scout cookie loyalists, who can sometimes be almost cult-like. But it’s...

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The Week That Broke the Bank for Crypto
The Week That Broke the Bank for Crypto
March 04, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Every so often, there’s a seismic week that shakes up crypto. Scratch that. Seems like every week, nowadays, is a seismic week that shakes up...

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