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Exclusive Q&A: Former Trader Joe’s Exec Brings A ‘Customer-First’ Touch To Cannabis Retailing

The retail cannabis market is still young — making it the perfect place for a retail veteran to use lessons learned from an established brand to create a whole new…

News October 8
0aaaPaul Duffy NexTech

Conversational Commerce: Offering The Benefits Of In-Store Shopping Online

The retail landscape continues to shift in recent years as advancements in technology enhance the online shopping experience. The latest trend? Conversational commerce. Conversational commerce leverages human brand specialists, artificial…

Executive Viewpoints October 8

Ascena Looks At Inventory Refresh To Rebound From Poor Quarter

Ascena Retail Group reported a $354 million operating loss in Q4 2019, led by a 4% same-store sales decline in its Plus Fashion division and a 5% drop in Kids…

News October 7

DICK’S Sells 8 Field & Stream Stores For $28 Million

DICK’S Sporting Goods has agreed to sell the inventory and assets of eight Field & Stream stores to Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings for $28 million. The 95-store Sportsman’s Warehouse plans to…

News October 7

Sneaker Marketplace GOAT Group Tries On AR For Size

According to The Sci-Fi Shopper survey by Elastic Path, 67% of customers said they’d switch to a new brand if they offered a more futuristic experience. What could be more futuristic then virtually…

News October 7

UPS Gets FAA Approval For Drone Airline

UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward has received the U.S. government’s first full Part 135 Standard certification to operate a drone airline. This move allows the company to fly an unlimited number of drones…

News October 7

In The Retail Renaissance, Omnichannel Is The Mona Lisa

By Geoffroy Martin, Criteo With two months left in 2019, there is plenty of evidence that retail’s doomsday is indeed upon us. Store closures abound — Q1 2019 saw more…

Executive Viewpoints October 7

Bob’s Discount Furniture Revamps E-Commerce Site, Launches Mobile AR App

Like many furniture retailers, Bob’s Discount Furniture has relied largely on its store base to generate sales since its founding in 1991. Today, while many shoppers still want to make most of…

News October 7
0aaaBen Houston ThreeKit

How Brands Can Know If 3D Is Right For Them

In 2017, more than 1 trillion photos were captured, mostly on digital devices like smartphones. That’s up from 380 billion just five years before and a mere 57 billion in 1990. We’ve become…

Executive Viewpoints October 7
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