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Consumers Rely On Online Reviews, But Don’t Completely Trust Them

While the majority of consumers believe online reviews help them along their shopping journey (88%), only a fraction…

News September 13
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Sailthru Wins Facebook Spotlight Award

Customer retention cloud provider Sailthru has received the Facebook Innovation Spotlight Award for Personalized Marketing at Scale. The…

News September 12
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Amazon May Open As Many As 100 ‘Device’ Pop-Ups Nationwide

With a brick-and-mortar store open in Seattle and plans for three more openings by early 2017, Amazon has…

News September 12
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Amazon Books: Why The E-Tail Giant Is Thinking Small

With Amazon recently announcing it will open an Amazon Books store in Chicago, the e-Commerce giant will have…

News September 12
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Walgreens May Have To Sell Up To 1,000 Stores To Complete Rite Aid Deal

Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of Walgreens, may have to divest between 500 and 1,000 of its…

News September 10
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Pier 1 CEO Retiring At End Of 2016

After nearly a decade with the Fort Worth-based home furnishings company, Pier 1 Imports CEO Alex Smith is…

News September 9
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PayPal Extends Mastercard Partnership As It Aims To Boost Brick-And-Mortar Presence

Two months after PayPal patched up an old rivalry with Visa, the digital payments platform is entering a…

News September 8
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PacSun Exits Bankruptcy With Most Stores Still Open

Bucking the trend of retail bankruptcies that result in either total liquidations or severe cutting of stores, Pacific…

News September 8
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Whole Foods Picks Walmart And Starbucks Execs As Global VPs

Whole Foods Market has named three former execs of Walmart, Starbucks and Williams-Sonoma as Global Vice Presidents.

News September 7
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