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Surviving Seasonal Sales Slumps: How Retailers Can Leverage Technology for Success

Retailers are all too familiar with the post-holiday sales slump that can linger throughout the first few months of the new year and beyond. Traditionally, sales bounce back after a…

Executive Viewpoints April 3

Will Wayfair’s Move Into Brick-And-Mortar Overcome Its Challenges?

Wayfair is the latest pure play making the move to brick-and-mortar retail, joining the long list of former online-only brands that have opened (or will open) physical stores, including Casper,…

Executive Viewpoints April 3

Exclusive Q&A: How Anheuser-Busch Taps Online Beer Sales Via Retail Partnerships

As many as 28% of U.S. consumers don’t realize that they can buy beer online, which helps explain why only 6% of the adult population has purchased beer through that…

News April 3

Amazon Escalates Grocery Wars With Whole Foods Price Cuts On Hundreds Of Items

Amazon is cutting prices on more than 500 items at Whole Foods stores, in what the e-Commerce giant describes as its “biggest investment” in lowering prices to date. Whole Foods…

News April 2

Susquehanna Glass Deploys Shipping Solution That Multiplies Fulfillment Capabilities

Susquehanna Glass, an engraved, screened and etched glass retailer, has implemented TrueCommerce Foundry to bring its EDI, e-Commerce, and fulfillment solutions together in one system. The tools help the retailer…

News April 2

Saks OFF 5TH Continues Private Label Push With Beauty Collection Launch

Saks OFF 5TH, the off-price branch of Saks Fifth Avenue, is taking steps to boost its private label business with the introduction of an exclusive beauty collection, Fifth City. The…

News April 2

34% Of Retailers Suffer From ‘Friendly Fraud,’ But Good Communication Fights Back

While retailers are braced to deal with criminal types of fraud, a different response is needed to combat friendly fraud: chargebacks that arise out of legitimate transactions. These costs are…

News April 2
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How Does Your Customer Experience Stack Up?

If there was an award for Buzzword of the Year, Digital Transformation would obliterate the competition. It may be overused, but digital transformation is a very real strategy that is…

Executive Viewpoints April 2

Barneys Reportedly May Reduce Size Of New York Flagship By More Than 50%

Update: A Barneys spokesperson stated that Barneys will not shrink its footprint in an email sent to Retail TouchPoints. “Barneys New York is committed to maintaining the footprint of its…

News April 1
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