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In a line that caught nearly everyone’s attention, the holding company that owns both the Sears and the Kmart retail …
Retail Tidbit: Survival of Sears and Kmart Is in Doubt, Owner Warns
16 Friday Jun 2017
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Retail Tidbit: Can Amazon Cash Open E-Commerce Up to Millions of Underbanked Consumers?
08 Thursday Jun 2017
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For approximately 51 million Americans, access to conventional banking services is challenging or even nonexistent. These “underbanked” consumers often lack …
Retail Tidbit: Six Retail Chains, Six Survival Strategies
24 Monday Apr 2017
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In response to continued growth in online retailing, six retail chains have taken distinct approaches to drive more traffic to …
Retail Tidbit: You Cut Your Prices. So Why Didn’t Consumers Notice?
12 Wednesday Apr 2017
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Basic economic theory predicts that when prices go down, consumers buy more. But the reality, as it often is, is …
Will Data-Driven Checkout Get Shoppers Through the Line Faster?
09 Thursday Mar 2017
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A new option in the effort to reduce wait times in checkout lines extends on previous techniques by calculating not …
Retail Tidbit: Amazon Considers Floating Warehouses
05 Sunday Mar 2017
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Amazon seemingly has been sampling some of the books in its science fiction category. In a recently discovered (and approved) …
Retail Tidbit: Alibaba Looks to Bricks and Mortar with Bid for Mall Operator in China
03 Friday Mar 2017
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The dominant e-commerce retailer in China, Alibaba has been going on a bit of a buying streak itself, snapping up …
Retail Tidbit: McDonald’s Aims to Flip China Results by Ceding Control
25 Saturday Feb 2017
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In its effort to deal with macro-environmental trends that have slowed its sales in China, McDonald’s is embracing the benefits …
Retail Tidbit: The Limited Latest Apparel Retailer that Faced Struggles in Changing Industry
19 Sunday Feb 2017
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In its heady early days, The Limited was known for its effective merchandising, innovative retailing tactics, and stellar strategy. The …
Retail Tidbit: Macy’s to RFID Tag Everything
28 Saturday Jan 2017
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When Macy’s first started experimenting with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, way back in 2010, vendors powerfully resisted its attempts …
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