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How To Forge Ahead In The New Year: Lessons Learned From #NRF16

Positive vibes reverberated throughout the vast exhibit halls and session spaces during #NRF16. Retailers, solution providers and industry analysts all seem ready…

Is The Convenience Economy Convenient For Retailers?

Just when retailers are finally getting up to speed on omnichannel, they face a new challenge: The Convenience Economy. It’s hard to…

Will ‘Fallout’ Spread After Tough Holiday Season? 5 Experts Weigh In

The overall economy continues to grow, but for a number of leading retailers, lower gas prices and rising employment didn’t translate into…

10 Trends To Watch At NRF

What is the best way to peruse the annual NRF Big Show? It’s a bigger challenge every year. To help, the Retail…

1:1 With Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Talent VP

Recently I had the opportunity to speak with Patti Clauss, Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition, for Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSI). She shared her…

With Digital Dominating, Has Last Minute Shopping Become The Standard?

Although Black Friday weekend has traditionally been a key focus of the retail industry for decades, the proliferation of e-Commerce and mobile…

The Cost Of Stunning Success Online? Slower Shipping

Online retail has really been flexing its muscles this holiday season — so much so that some retail operations are having trouble…

Retail Ad Messages Reveal ‘Cyber Monday’ Concept Running Out Of Juice

Cyber Monday’s status as the holiday shopping day with truly significant digital sales may be going the way of MySpace and AOL….

30% Of Shoppers Wait Until Christmas Week To Do Majority Of Holiday Shopping

Last-minute shopping continues to be a “bad” behavior that plagues consumers, and to some extent retailers, every year. Nearly one third (30%)…

Fraudsters Get More Creative During The Holidays

The holidays bring a greater risk for criminal fraud, leaving retailers exposed if they don’t understand their “weak spots.” During the holidays,…

Black Friday: Now Home To The Online Shopper

While Black Friday has traditionally been the start of the holiday shopping season — and is widely known as the day shoppers…

Shopping Joins Football-Watching As Prime ‘Sofa Sunday’ Activity

It’s the Sunday evening of the long Thanksgiving weekend. You’ve finally made a significant dent in the leftovers and your most annoying…

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