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According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, total U.S. retail e-commerce sales topped $209 billion in the third quarter of 2020, an all-time...
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Amazon, Walmart dominate shopping app downloads in 2020: report
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Amazon, Walmart and Wish were the top three most downloaded shopping apps in the U.S. in 2020, according to a new report by Apptopia. Amazon...
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H&M integrates virtual assistant, live chat with Google services
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In partnership with Nuance Communications, H&M is making its virtual assistant and live chat agents available via Google services like Google Maps and...
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,...
Chipotle’s expansion plans include adding ‘digital-only’ restaurants to its menu
Chipotle Mexican Grill has announced plans to open its first “digital-only restaurant” tomorrow. The Chipotle Digital Kitchen, as it is being called, is located “just outside...
L’Oréal offers first line of virtual makeup for social media, video calls
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L'Oréal Paris introduced its first line of virtual makeup for social media. The cosmetics giant's "Signature Faces" augmented reality (AR) filters are available on...
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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...
Urban Outfitters announces disappointing holiday sales, group CEO departure
Urban Outfitters, Inc. reported total company net sales for the two months ended December 31, 2020, decreased 8.4 percent over the same period last...
Alibaba in crosshairs of growing antitrust scrutiny in China
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s dominant position in the online retail and digital payments markets make it the most likely target of growing antitrust scrutiny...
Caleres to close 133 Naturalizer stores in shift to digital
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Shoe seller Caleres plans to close 133 stores under its Naturalizer women's footwear brand by the end of fiscal 2020 and pivot to a digital...
5 retailers winning despite the pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic disrupted virtually every segment of the retail industry and created an incomparable sense of uncertainty.
Between dealing with both supply and demand...
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Importance of Investing In Marketing During Economic Downturn
When inflation rises, and when economic signals are bad, businesses typically cut costs. This is a natural and wholly understandable progression — if the...
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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 ......
