Many shoppers are no longer planning out their Mother’s Day gifts weeks in advance — they’re increasingly waiting for the last minute, expecting to have whatever they want still available. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
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Does unattended retail use Santa’s elves as labor at any point — and, if so, do they get regular candy cane breaks? Don’t laugh. It isn’t widely known, but the movie “Elf” started out as a documentary about conditions at a mystery polar “workshop” cloaked...
After a tumultuous two years for many people who saw fewer physical gatherings and connections with friends, it may be hard to keep track of who moved during the pandemic, or even remember what a person’s address was before March 2020. Get the Full Story...
January 10, 2020
Serving the needs of Americas millions of micro-merchants and mom-and-pop shops is one of those business plans that always sounds much easier in theory than it turns out to be in practice. The simple reason? Diversity. Other than being small, they’re a rather diffused group in terms of who they serve, what they sell, their […]
December 09, 2019
By all accounts, Cyber Monday was a great day for commerce in America. Prior to the all-day digital shopping festival, analysts had predicted it would surpass $9 billion. When the...
November 16, 2023
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October 04, 2021
Amazon on Monday (Oct. 4) debuted a new feature that will allow U.S. Prime subscribers to send gifts to friends and family members without knowing their addresses, instead relying on...
December 03, 2019
The results of a new survey found that most people – around 77 percent – plan on returning some of their gifts this holiday season, according to reports. Get the...
August 28, 2019
Uniko and Mercado Libre announced they are teaming up to transform wedding gift registries, starting in Mexico, via the Mercado Libre powered by Uniko platform. Get the Full Story Complete...