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Absenteeism Impact: 31% Of Retailers Are Understaffed For Half Of Peak Sales Periods

Absenteeism is running rampant in retail: 31% of global retailers said they are understaffed during periods of peak workload at least half the time, and 67% are understaffed at least…

News February 5
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What Goldilocks Can Teach Us About Fending Off Amazon

Amazon’s children’s book subscription service that Prime members can subscribe to launched in August 2018 — and book publishers are all saying, “Haven’t we been through enough?” We’re on the…

Executive Viewpoints February 5

How Zebra Improves Shopper Engagement By Arming Associates With Technology

Zebra’s long-term focus on the retail industry, experience providing in-store technology to companies around the world and its extensive partner ecosystem was the right prescription for Walgreens as it deployed…

News February 5
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Francesca’s CEO Resigns As Company Explores Potential Sale

Francesca’s CEO Steve Lawrence has resigned, just as the retailer revealed that it is exploring strategic alternatives, which may include the possible sale of the company or a refinancing. The…

News February 4

Farmstead Launches Grocery Replenishment Program

Farmstead, an online grocery company that delivers fresh, local produce in the San Francisco Bay Area, has launched an automated order replenishment offering, Refill & Save.  The service automatically queues…

News February 4

H&M To Open 335 Stores, Mostly Outside Of The U.S. And Europe

H&M will shift its expansion strategy toward developing markets in fiscal 2019. The retailer plans to open a total of 335 stores, mostly outside the U.S. and Europe, and shutter 160…

News February 4

How A Domain Name Can Help You Build A Better E-Commerce Brand

By Suman Das, .STORE Domains There’s nothing more rewarding than starting a business from scratch and watching it grow. As an entrepreneur, you can build your business and watch it…

Executive Viewpoints February 4
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The Vision Of Retail 2020: On-Track Or Off-The-Tracks?

It’s nearly here folks! We’re spiraling towards 2020, where the rubber meets the road on whether our many prolific pontifications of the retail future reside. Walking both the floor at…

Executive Viewpoints February 4

Return Shipping Fees Scare Away 69% Of Consumers

With January in the rear-view mirror, retailers have made their way through what is perhaps the toughest part of the holiday season: returns. More than one in five (22%) of…

News February 4
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