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As Tesco And Carrefour Create Strategic Alliance, Will Grocery ‘Price Wars’ Hit Europe?

European grocery giants Tesco and Carrefour have partnered to “create a long-term strategic alliance” designed to improve product quality and choice and to lower prices for consumers. The agreement will…

News July 2

Study: Amazon And Walmart Top Retail Loyalty List

A new customer loyalty study defines consumers as three types: Loyalists, Roamers and Neutrals. Loyalists (35%) find a go-to retailer for their needs and stick with them; Roamers (35%) always…

Features July 2

Getting To Grips With ‘PIN On Mobile’ Versus ‘PIN On Glass’

By David Poole, MYPINPAD Consumers are carrying less cash than ever before. This poses a challenge for the five million small merchants in the UK that are still unable to…

Executive Viewpoints July 2
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From Browsers To Buyers: The Three Stages Of Customer Conversion

With thousands of options available at the click of a button, standing out as an e-Commerce retailer is one of the most difficult tasks facing online businesses today. Brick-and-mortar retailers…

Executive Viewpoints July 2

Convenience Delivery Service Pilots VR Experience With Hershey

An on-demand convenience delivery service and a candy icon teamed up to test a virtual reality experience to explore how and where young consumers shop — while sitting on their…

News June 29

Jane.com Boosts Delivery Speed With Shipping Solution

Jane.com, a women’s fashion, home décor and children’s clothing e-Commerce retailer, has improved its delivery speeds by harnessing the partnership between Pitney Bowes and shipping software provider SmartShyp. The combined…

News June 29

Away Raises $50 Million To Expand U.S. Store Footprint, Global Reach

Away, a direct-to-consumer luggage retailer, has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round, bringing the company’s total funding to $81 million. Existing investorsGlobal Founders Capital, Forerunner Ventures and…

News June 29

Kroger Test Of Automated Vehicles Heats Up Grocery Delivery Market

Kroger is testing autonomous grocery delivery through a partnership with Nuro, an unmanned road vehicle startup. The pilot will begin in the fall in an unnamed market, allowing shoppers to…

News June 29

Starbucks CFO Retiring In November

Scott Maw, EVP and CFO at Starbucks, will retire on Nov. 30, 2018, and the coffee retailer has already begun an external search for his replacement. To help with the…

News June 29
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