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The Brick-and-Mortar Strategy Of Discount Retailers
The Brick-and-Mortar Strategy Of Discount Retailers
March 12, 2020  |  Today In Data

Businesses that rely on the old-school, brick-and-mortar business model are turning away from eCommerce. Burlington, in one case, announced on its last earnings call that it...

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Tapping Tech To Combat Turbulence
Tapping Tech To Combat Turbulence
March 11, 2020  |  Today In Data

The ride into 2020 has been bumpy to say the least, and beset with challenges. Some were known issues. Payments security, solving the byzantine world of healthcare payments, expanding the...

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Rewriting Definitions For A Digitizing Landscape
Rewriting Definitions For A Digitizing Landscape
March 10, 2020  |  Today In Data

There is no shortage of questions that seem basic, but are harder to answer than they appear on first glance. What counts as a bank?...

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Taking New Approaches To Supply Chains, eCommerce Purchases
Taking New Approaches To Supply Chains, eCommerce Purchases
March 09, 2020  |  Today In Data

The COVID-19 virus is putting a renewed focus on technology and the supply chain. One retailer, for instance, recommitted to scaling robotics solutions to replenish inventory to...

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Connecting With Customers Through Loyalty Programs, Intuitive Technology
Connecting With Customers Through Loyalty Programs, Intuitive Technology
March 06, 2020  |  Today In Data

Panera Bread’s $8.99-per-month “all the coffee you can drink” offering debuted this week, which is spurring a new look at in-store loyalty programs. The move comes as research...

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Closing The Expectation-Execution Gap
Closing The Expectation-Execution Gap
March 05, 2020  |  Today In Data

While there is no shortage of praise for the various improvements that digitization promises to bring to consumers, institutions and businesses, there is often a...

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Innovating To Capture Value, While Stemming Losses 
Innovating To Capture Value, While Stemming Losses 
March 04, 2020  |  Today In Data

There are all kinds of ways for a business to directly lose money, and even more ways to simply fail to save it. Among direct...

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Necessity Is The Mother Of Innovative Invention
Necessity Is The Mother Of Innovative Invention
March 03, 2020  |  Today In Data

The need for innovation springs from many sources. It might come from the rapid evolution of consumer preferences, and in the incumbent pressure to keep...

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The Evolving State Of The Restaurant And Delivery Industries
The Evolving State Of The Restaurant And Delivery Industries
March 02, 2020  |  Today In Data

The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association illustrates an industry contending with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. The organization expects that...

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