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Driving The Store Further Into The Phone With Apple Pay

By Stephan Schambach, NewStore If I told you I stopped off at Starbucks for a latté and took…

Executive Viewpoints October 14
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Will The Mall Of America’s Thanksgiving Closure Set A Holiday Trend?

Over the past few years, an increasing number of retailers made the decision to stay open on Thanksgiving…

Executive Viewpoints October 12
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Container Store Co-Founder: 5 Ways To Make Sustainability Practical

By Adam Blair, Executive Editor When people think about shrinking their carbon footprint, the image that comes to…

Executive Viewpoints October 11
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How “Smart Sneakers” Are Creating A New Baseline For Customer Experience

“Smart” products are everywhere, it seems. Tennis shoes are no longer just shoes; today they track fitness levels…

Executive Viewpoints October 11
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Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence: Creating A Retail Innovation Boom

Artificial intelligence (AI), boosted by machine learning, is feeding off the massive data available across the retail industry…

Executive Viewpoints October 11
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Make A List, And Check It Twice This Holiday Shipping Season

  The 2015 shipping season was the biggest ever, with 524 million packages delivered by the United States…

Executive Viewpoints October 11
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Attention Retailers: It’s Time To Get Mobile Savvy

By Ross Haskell, BoldChat by LogMeIn A recent ComScore report of 5,000 U.S. shoppers found that, “for the…

Executive Viewpoints October 10
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Finding the Right Talent at the Right Time: The Seasonal Scramble

By Nicki Harrison, Adecco Staffing USA Finding top talent is no easy feat given current market conditions. In…

Executive Viewpoints October 7
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Will West Elm’s Hotel Business Be A Hit?

As retailers attempt to differentiate their offerings from competitors’, they sometimes go to great lengths to try out…

Executive Viewpoints October 5
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