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Exclusive Q&A: How NomNomNow Carved A New Niche With Healthy Pet Food
The pet food market is dominated by a few well-known brands manufactured by international conglomerates: Purina, Pedigree, Iams, etc. But there are numerous pet owners seeking healthier alternatives for the…
News November 28
Wine.com Secures $32.5 Million Funding Round
Wine.com has raised $32.5 million in growth capital led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Private Credit Group (GSAM PCG). The online wine retailer will use the capital to enhance its…
News November 27Overstock To Divest Retail Operations In Favor Of Blockchain
Overstock is preparing to sell off the retail side of its business by February 2019, according to The Wall Street Journal. Overstock will instead focus on its Medici Ventures unit,…
News November 27Site Outages Plague Walmart, J.Crew, Lowe’s, Best Buy, Office Depot During Black Friday Weekend
Despite retailers having all year to prepare for the deluge of online shoppers on Thanksgiving weekend, some of the industry’s biggest players experienced web site outages throughout the weekend. Shoppers…
News November 27Forrester Acquires SiriusDecisions For $245 Million
Forrester Research has acquired SiriusDecisions, a B2B research advisory firm, for $245 million in cash. While Forrester works with business and technology leaders in retail, financial services, health care, energy…
News November 27
Smartphones Generate 49% Of Thanksgiving Weekend Traffic
Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small-Business Saturday and Cyber Monday were powerhouse days for retail this year, racking up online sales of more than $20.8 billion, according to Adobe Analytics. Individual days’…
News November 27
What ‘Black Friday In July’ Taught Retailers This Holiday Season
Amazon Prime Day — or “Black Friday in July” — offered several lessons for retailers to not only help them plan for this crucial shopping season, but also set themselves…
Executive Viewpoints November 27Rancourt, Gravity Blanket Add Installment Payment Option
Rancourt & Co., apremium leather shoe crafter, and Gravity Blanket, an online seller of weighted blanket and sleep products, are the latest brands to introduce an installment payment option through…
News November 267-Eleven Adds Alipay And WeChat Pay In 35 Canadian Stores
7-Eleven will provide Alipay and WeChat Pay mobile payment services to Chinese customers traveling in Canada, making it the first convenience store to accept these platforms in the market. Alipay…
News November 26
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