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Prime Day Mobile Spike Fades Fast For Non-Amazon Retailers
Retailers riding Amazon’s coattails during Prime Day 2018 saw an impressive 156% increase in mobile app installs and purchases, but the good times didn’t last long. After a strong start…
News August 2Report: Amazon Phasing Out Oracle Cloud Services By 2020
Amazon’s dominance of retail is well-documented, but its positioning within cloud computing services is becoming just as noteworthy — so much so that the e-Commerce giant is reportedly phasing out…
News August 2Brookstone Files For Bankruptcy Again, Will Close 101 Mall Stores
Brookstone has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after securing approximately $30 million in post-petition financing, according to numerous published reports. As part of a planned restructuring, Brookstone will shutter its…
News August 2Is Your Job Up For Grabs By Chatbots?
By Adam Blair, Executive Editor Artificial intelligence (AI) is threatening/promising to remake the world’s workforce, and the retail industry will not be spared. (Nor will journalism, for that matter.) The…
Executive Viewpoints August 2
Cross-Border Competition: Top Three Tips For E-Commerce Global Expansion
Must Compete with Amazon. It’s a mantra for many retailers in today’s day and age. Shifting consumer expectations around e-Commerce have challenged retailers that are still struggling to turn around…
Executive Viewpoints August 2Vintage Furniture Marketplace Debuts Professional Packing Service
Chairish, an online marketplace for vintage furniture, has unveiled Drop Off & Go, a packing and shipping service designed to cut the time and cost of shipping for sellers. With…
News August 2
Savitude Simplifies Search For Women’s Fashion
With SaaS technology designed to simplify the shopping experience, Savitude is working to reshape the search for women’s fashion. The company’s visual recognition and machine learning technology uses a knowledge…
News August 2
Evergage Launches SmartSurveys Solution
Customer data platform (CDP) provider Evergage has launched SmartSurveys, a Voice of the Customer (VoC) solution designed to enable brands to create and deliver targeted surveys. Via SmartSurveys, companies can…
News August 2Marks & Spencer Leverages Predictive Analytics Platform For Buying, Pricing Decisions
Marks & Spencer (M&S), the UK-based department store, has expanded its partnership with First Insight, a platform designed to help retailers make better product development and pricing decisions. M&S has…
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