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Masterbuilt’s Digital Campaign Sizzles For Serious Grilling Enthusiasts
Masterbuilt’s Digital Campaign Sizzles For Serious Grilling Enthusiasts
June 04, 2020  |  Retail

Welcome to grilling season. This summer, 70 percent of all Americans will fire up a grill. Most will do so on a gas grill, although...

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AI Powers Digital Shift In Grocery
AI Powers Digital Shift In Grocery
May 26, 2020  |  Retail

Artificial intelligence (AI) is entering the retail mainstream. Domino’s uses it to set pizza delivery times. Sephora’s ColorIQ scans shoppers’ skin to provide custom recommendations for foundation...

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Philly Consortium Advances ‘Regenerator’ Concept For SMBs
Philly Consortium Advances ‘Regenerator’ Concept For SMBs
May 22, 2020  |  Retail

The data painted a dark picture for Main Street retail this week, with a new Facebook & Small Business Roundtable study showing that over 30...

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Apparel Brand Approaches D2C With A Purpose
Apparel Brand Approaches D2C With A Purpose
May 20, 2020  |  Retail

Simon Sinek, the business guru who has the third most popular TED Talk of all time, once wrote: “People don’t buy what you do; they...

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Ex-Walmart Supply Chain Exec Now Leading DRINKS’ Digital Shift
Ex-Walmart Supply Chain Exec Now Leading DRINKS’ Digital Shift
May 19, 2020  |  Retail

Hans Holmer is a quick study – and he needs to be. As the new vice president of operations for DRINKS, he is responsible for...

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Reinventing The Mall: How Misperceptions Might Hinder Recovery
Reinventing The Mall: How Misperceptions Might Hinder Recovery
May 07, 2020  |  Retail

They’re reopening – but they’re dead. Or they’re fading. Or they’re awaiting a renaissance. The characterization of the future of the American mall cuts across...

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Pop Up Grocer Checks All The Pandemic Retail Boxes
Pop Up Grocer Checks All The Pandemic Retail Boxes
May 05, 2020  |  Retail

As retailers contend with the continuing COVID-19 crisis and the inevitable resettling of the business, one of the most popular pieces of advice has been...

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Nonprofit Supports Community Entrepreneurs Amid Pandemic
Nonprofit Supports Community Entrepreneurs Amid Pandemic
May 01, 2020  |  Retail

It’s understandably an anxious time for Main Street businesses, even as downtowns prepare to reopen. But what about the entrepreneurs who are still hanging onto...

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Activ(ist)wear Brand Takes Its Face Masks To Times Square
Activ(ist)wear Brand Takes Its Face Masks To Times Square
April 28, 2020  |  Retail

Not many direct-to-consumer (DTC) startups can say they broke into the U.S. market with three billboards in Times Square. But that’s exactly what a Portland,...

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