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Paint By Numbers Gets An AR Upgrade
Paint By Numbers Gets An AR Upgrade
September 30, 2019  |  Retail

Americans spend quite a bit of money each year attempting to be artistic. The combined revenue of America’s two largest arts and crafts shops, Hobby Lobby...

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Why Thinking Local Is Critical In Curated Fashion
Why Thinking Local Is Critical In Curated Fashion
September 26, 2019  |  Retail

For most U.S. consumers, Lookiero is probably not all that familiar a name, as the Spain-based firm founded in 2015 operates entirely in the European...

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Can Travel Get Groupon On A More Profitable Path?
Can Travel Get Groupon On A More Profitable Path?
September 25, 2019  |  Retail

Founded over a decade ago, Groupon started its existence as one of a wave of flash sale sites that suddenly flooded that market in the...

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When DTC Experiential Retail Goes To The Theater
When DTC Experiential Retail Goes To The Theater
September 23, 2019  |  Retail

When SHOWFIELDS opened up in New York City a little under a year ago, just in time for the 2018 holiday season, it advertised its...

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Collaborating To Create Kids’ Subscriptions With A STEM Twist 
Collaborating To Create Kids’ Subscriptions With A STEM Twist 
September 19, 2019  |  Retail

Parents looking for subscriptions boxes to keep their children educationally entertained have many, many options, including names like Monti Kids, Green Pinata and KiwiCo. Each...

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Using Data Tech To Create A Modern Lingerie Marketplace 
Using Data Tech To Create A Modern Lingerie Marketplace 
September 18, 2019  |  Retail

For American women, there is plenty of friction built into the process of purchasing lingerie. Cost, sizing, styling, access and lack of consistency in the...

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Money Can’t Buy Love, But Can A Subscription Make It Stick?
Money Can’t Buy Love, But Can A Subscription Make It Stick?
September 16, 2019  |  Retail

There are plenty of apps that will help a consumer find love, or at least a reasonable simulacrum of it for an evening or two....

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Reimagining The Purchase Path For Fine Jewelry
Reimagining The Purchase Path For Fine Jewelry
September 13, 2019  |  Retail

Though the vast majority of fine jewelry on Earth is designed to be worn by women, as a product it is often marketed to men....

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Creating A Mainstream US CBD Market
Creating A Mainstream US CBD Market
September 11, 2019  |  Retail

CBD has in short order become something of a retail fad. Short for cannabidiol, CBD is a chemical derived from cannabis plants that is increasingly favored...

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