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All right. Well, take care yourself. I guess that's what you're best, presence old master? A tremor in the Force. The last time felt...
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Five Reasons Catalogs are Making a Comeback With DTC Brands
Trevor Testwuide is the CEO and co-founder of Measured. Views are the author's own.
The Sears Roebuck catalog was direct to consumer before DTC was an...
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Sunshine Contacts is an invite-only address book app from Marissa Mayer’s...
Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has just revealed her first major product since stepping down back in 2017: a new contact management application for...
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Will Self-Checkout Ever Win Over Its Critics?
Self-checkout stations show little signs of slowing their expansion across retail, yet critics only appear to be getting louder.
In a recent article in The Atlantic,...
Evaluating the viability of AI in the workplace
It's becoming increasingly important for organizational leaders to consider the potential impact of artificial intelligence on company culture. Recent research estimates that one in...
Gartner: 5G will drive 100M people to shop in AR by next year
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The rollout of high-speed 5G mobile service is set to drive growth of augmented reality shopping to 100 million consumers by next year, researcher Gartner...
Walgreens Boots Alliance’s heavy focus on digitalization to save up to $600M
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As Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) continues its "digitalization" efforts, the company stands to reduce annual IT cash spend by between $500 million and $600...
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Walmart rolls out new baby registry experience
Walmart on Thursday announced plans to upgrade its baby registry process, which will feature a chatbot to create a more personalized experience for users...
Amazon’s marketplace business is growing once again
Third-party seller services and overall marketplace growth helped fuel Amazon’s third-quarter earnings.
This past quarter, Amazon’s online stores business grew 7% year-over-year to $57.2 billion....
A new era for Amazon as Jeff Bezos hands over CEO role
In an internal letter to Amazon.com employees yesterday, Jeff Bezos announced that he will be stepping down as chief executive of the company in the third...
Under Armour faces investigation into accounting practices
Under Armour is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department over its accounting practices, particularly around whether the retailer...
What’s different about Levi’s
The brand has defined American denim since the 19th century by remaining a pioneer. Now Wall Street will have a say in its...
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Six Numbers That Explain The Fate of Department Stores
Department stores were the 20th century's marvelous shopping destination. Retailers that were filled with varied and often unique merchandise, offering high levels of convenience and...
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Will Self-Checkout Ever Win Over Its Critics?
Self-checkout stations show little signs of slowing their expansion across retail, yet critics only appear to be getting louder.
In a recent article in The Atlantic,...
American Express expands small business perks as it reportedly falls under federal investigation
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Days before The Wall Street Journal reported federal investigators were looking into American Express' sales to business owners, the company introduced more incentives...
Digital Shift Leads Mastercard To Take Contactless Payments To The Cloud
If the sky’s the limit for contactless payments, which the pandemic has certainly shown, and if the technology is deployed across mobile devices ......
