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Amazon Earns Sixth Straight Quarterly Profit — Yet Misses Estimates
Amazon reeled in profits for the sixth straight quarter and matched revenue estimates with $32.7 billion, but the e-Commerce brand missed big on estimated earnings per share, raking in $0.52…
News October 28Harnessing A Retail Model Of The Future Today
By Mike Tippets, Hughes Network Systems The retail industry is two years into what will probably be a 10-year transition to a business model that fuses online sales with brick-and-mortar…
Executive Viewpoints October 28
Back To Basics Vs. Focus On Technology: 2 Retail Transformation Stories
Tuesday Morning and Bridgestone Firestone both have been around for many years. The home décor retailer Tuesday Morning was founded in 1974, while Bridgestone and Firestone launched as separate businesses…
Features October 28
Groupon Acquires Once-Valuable LivingSocial Site
Like its users, Groupon apparently can spot a bargain when it sees one. The daily deal site, which has recently transformed itself into an e-Commerce marketplace, will purchase rival LivingSocial.…
News October 27Storefront Expands Pop-Up Marketplace Service To London
Storefront, a marketplace for brands to find and rent short-term pop-up shops (also known as “the Airbnb of Pop-Up Space”), has announced that it will be launching its marketplace in…
News October 27Is Amazon Planning 2,000 Grocery Stores In The U.S.?
Amazon’s reported jump into small grocery locations may be part of a long-term plan, one that just may test the limits of how far the e-Commerce brand will be able…
News October 27IBM Integrates Pitney Bowes Location Data Into Analytics Platforms
To deliver deeper location-based insights for enhanced customer experiences, IBM will incorporate the world boundaries location-based data from Pitney Bowes, to supplement the geospatial capabilities of the IBM Cognos Analytics…
News October 27Cash Is King, Even As New Payment Options Debut
Despite the introduction of many new consumer payment options, cash remains the top choice within brick-and-mortar stores, according to a survey from Cardtronics. As many as 89% of shoppers use…
News October 27
Luxury’s Turmoil Sparks Coach-Burberry Merger Chatter
Although neither retailer has commented on the speculation and a Reuters report asserted the brands were not in active merger talks, the rumored $20 billion Coach-Burberry merger does cast a…
News October 27
