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JULY 21, 2017

No longer are retailers working with marketers to figure out a way to mass market products and services. With the advent of connected devices in the palm of almost every consumer’s hand, the retail ecosystem has certainly seen a shift. Through this omnichannel experience, retailers have more ways to connect with consumers.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

Retailers continue to rely on paid search and email marketing channels, but mobile marketing and social media are continuing to increase in popularity as a way for businesses to grow their customer acquisition, according to a new study.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

And while not every effort has been a world-beating success, unlike many of its fellows in the world of brick-and-mortar retail, it certainly can not be said that IKEA has failed to be proactive in the face of a rapidly shifting commerce ecosystem. If that is the case, well, successful ideas in retail have a habit of being contagious.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

FinTech is no stranger to this pattern, and while venture capital levels have seemed to dwindled in certain markets (analysts found VC funding down by 29 percent in 2016 compared to last year), B2B startups remain the apple of many investors’ eyes. India saw a particularly lucrative year. Supply Chain Management. ShopKirana.

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AUGUST 25, 2017

’s June 2016 Brexit vote continues to take hold throughout the country. Retail sales in the nation fell at the most aggressive rate since July 2016, Bloomberg reports. retailers aren’t completely pessimistic about the future, however, as many of them continue to show optimism for sales volumes to rise again.

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JULY 4, 2017

According to the latest findings of the European Ecommerce Report 2017 , it is a good time to be selling online in Europe — especially since online retail growth has been “exponential” over the last several years. During 2016 alone, eCommerce activity increased by 15 percent to €530 ($602 billion U.S.,

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JANUARY 18, 2017

The National ATM Council (NAC) argued in testimony to the Committee on Consumer Affairs of the New York City Council last week that a proposed ordinance would impose costly and burdensome new security regulations on ATM operators all around the city. said Renard in the same press release. “In said Renard in the same press release.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

As a nation of awake-earliers, up-very-laters, last-minute-crammers and entrepreneurs who simply never sleep at all, in this country, we like our coffee. Coffee shop Starbucks’ sales revenue in 2016 was $21 billion, Dunkin’ Donuts saw $10.8 Welcome To National (Free) Coffee Day. National Taco day is next week (Oct.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

The business advisory firm FTI Consulting has forecasted that online retail sales in the United States will top $1 trillion by 2027 , CNBC reports. The firm expects eCommerce to grow from the current figure, $445 billion, as consumers continue to move away from traditional retailers.

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JUNE 15, 2017

Blockchain technology may be used widely in the financial services industry, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it will see a smooth transition into the retail sector. How blockchain can potentially be implemented in retail is still up in the air. At the International Economic Forum this month in St. This is happening now.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Retailers are scrambling to figure out the best ways to provide a more tailored and engaging experience. The study, which surveyed 500 retailers in North America and Canada, was conducted in November and December 2016. Welcome to the age of instant gratification.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

in 2016, the most recent data available. billion — online payment volume was completed in the Eurozone in 2016, the most recent data available. Seat Geek is among the platforms using Apple Pay: the ticket retailer includes the payment method amid its options for its Snapchat ticket buying experience. The figure marks a 4.1

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Fanatics , a company that sells Team USA merchandise, has taken a novel approach to Olympic retail this year with a physical store in a major U.S. The store marks a milestone for Team USA: It’s their first in-person retail store outside the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Retail Gold. The Economics.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

ECommerce sales were better than expected in Q2 but dipped in the third quarter, according to Internet Retailer. Earlier projections had predicted slower growth for 2016. percent in June, according to Internet Retailer. 3.1% | The forecasted economic growth rate for 2016 by the National Retail Foundation.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The National Retail Federation (NRF) released its 2017 Economic Forecast this week. The NRF’s chief economist, Jack Kleinhenz, said, “It is clear that online sales will continue to expand in 2017 and provide growth for the retail industry. Retailers must decide what to do with their traditional brick-and-mortar stores.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Retail sales in the U.S. Department of Commerce show retail sales decreased 0.3 Economists had not been expecting a contraction, and retail sales had been forecast to rise 0.2 Year-on-year, retail sales numbers rose 3.6 percent — their largest decline since April 2016. The latest figures out of the U.S.

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MARCH 16, 2017

Commerce Department posted the lowest growth in retail sales seen in the past six months on Wednesday (March 15). percent in the second month of 2017, while only four of the 13 major retail categories included in the department’s numbers saw growth during the month of February. from nonstore retailers ) rose considerably, up 1.2

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

There are just five more days until we can leave 2016 behind for good. As 2016 becomes history, we should take special care not to forget it — lest we have to hear about being doomed to repeat it (there’s always that one person). If there’s one thing that’s for certain, 2016 showed us that the gig economy is here to stay.

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MARCH 17, 2017

Sometimes all it takes is a new way of looking at things to open up a world of possibilities — at least, that’s what retailers investing in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) believe. Meanwhile, other industry projections show that more than 800 million AR apps for retailers will be downloaded by consumers by 2019.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

According to the BDO Retail Compass Survey of CMOs, nearly 60 percent of marketers plan to leverage mobile in their marketing strategies this holiday season. Although less than 10 percent of marketers say they plan to focus on generic mobile coupons, retailers will be offering bargain hunters other ways to get a deal.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The company also has a few brick-and-mortar shops across the nation. 84M: Adore Me’s 2016 revenues. 6: The number of retail shops Adore Me has across the country. All this, Today in Data. Data: 2012: The year Adore Me was founded. 140: The number of employees Adore Me has across the U.S. and Europe.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

Retailers are set to clean up this Halloween, as 2017 is looking to be a record-setter for consumer spending during the holiday. With 179 million Americans planning to celebrate, up from 171 million last year, sales are projected to surpass those of 2016, which itself set records. In fact, holiday spending is expected to hit $9.1

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Immediacy in retail is no small advantage. While being invisible is something of an odd goal in retail — as it’s hard to sell one’s goods and services if consumers don’t know you exist — Darkstore, as its name implies, is a bit different. Brands and retailers that don’t have a local foothold for their inventory now get one.

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MAY 22, 2020

As the nation faces gradual reopenings in all 50 states over the next few weeks, U.S. This is just speeding up the significant change the retail industry was already undergoing.”. However, statements from both Amazon and Walmart this week indicate that an air of uncertainty hangs over the entire retail segment.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Bad guys know retailers and businesses are working to stay one step ahead of their sophisticated and malicious attacks. According to Stolte, retailers are starting to realize that cybersecurity doesn’t mean making sure systems are protected just for major shopping holidays, like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but year-round. .

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MARCH 2, 2017

Over the past decade, foot traffic in retail outlets has seen a decline. In Q4 2016, developers built 25.5 Colliers’ national director of research, James Breeze, commented in a Wall Street Journal article on the future of warehouse market development. As eCommerce continues to grow, warehouse development has increased in tandem.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Halloween sales, which would amount to an all-time high, according to data provided by the National Retail Federation. Retailers are preparing for the day by offering a wide variety of options in costumes, decorations and candy, while being aggressive with their promotions to capture the most out of this shopping event.”.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

13 | Number of Russian nationals exposed in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s unsealed indictments related to possible interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and eInvoicing’s perks are becoming more widely known. presidential election, according to Friday (Feb.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

The proportion of shoppers who said they plan to shop primarily at brick-and-mortar retailers stands at 35 percent. That weekend is changing,” said Ana Serafin Smith, a spokeswoman for the National Retail Federation, which was not involved in Accenture’s study. That’s the consumers controlling the shopping experience.”.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

As the conference kicked off in Las Vegas last October, merchants and retailers around the United States began dealing with the effects and fallout of October’s EMV liability shift, as the technology became the standard for all retail payments. Not just for mobile devices but for payments and commerce.”. Getting ahead of what’s next.

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JUNE 4, 2016

Some believe the rest of the nation should be following that example. Some, like Walmart, think the argument has a forgone conclusion — and the retailer has already begun overhauling its business to meet that standard well in advance. Which leaves retailers with one of two choices. Which leaves retailers with one of two choices.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The retailer has been seen a rapid 61 percent rise in the number of sold out items following the release of the campaign, Reuters reported. They don’t need to participate in the discounting that tends to plague other retail brands.”. His choice to do so was in protest of police violence during the 2016 season.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Many retailers, like Swap.com, say their inventory is quickly growing. Swap is not alone in consignment platforms raising big sums in 2016: The RealReal, which focuses on luxury items, announced raising an additional $40 million among competitors like ThredUP, Poshmark, Vestiaire Collective and Tradesy gaining some traction.

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OCTOBER 6, 2019

Go Global Retail announced its plans to acquire the assets of ModCloth from Walmart. ModCloth offers exclusive indie and vintage-inspired women’s clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories for 18- to 35-year-old women, while Go Global Retail is a brand investment platform for strategic investors in the consumer sector. billion.

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MARCH 29, 2018

Small merchants to national retailers can post deals on the app – and Skout Deals counts multinational chains, such as Best Buy , as its clients. In 2016, 47 percent of mobile users ages 14 and older said they would use their mobile device to research competitor store pricing in-store when shopping for the holidays.

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DECEMBER 15, 2019

A desire for experiences, homemade gifts and secondhand products has been on the rise since 2016. However, the report noted that almost 190 million Americans shopped in stores or online over the Thanksgiving weekend in 2019, marking an increase of 14 percent from the prior year, per the National Retail Federation.

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DECEMBER 14, 2017

Thanks to early boosts from Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, the holiday season is poised to be a merrier one for retailers, as Americans are upping their online and in-store spending, according to news from The Wall Street Journal on Thursday (Dec. Compared to November 2016 numbers, retail sales for November 2017 increased 5.8

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