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Designing a More Inclusive Retail Experience

Since the start of the pandemic, the prevalence ofanxiety, stress, depression and PTSD amongst all age groups has skyrocketed — igniting more conversations around mental health. Subsequently, the term “neurodiversity”…

Executive Viewpoints December 2

Bots are Threatening Ecommerce Sites — Here’s How to Protect Against Them

Ecommerce sales are projected to reach $908.73 billion this year as pandemic conditions favor online interactions. Many businesses have spent the last year shoring up resources for online storefronts in…

Executive Viewpoints December 2
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Blank Street

Small-format coffee startup Blank Street tapped the Brooklyn-based architecture and design firm Colberg Architecture to design its new brick-and-mortar location in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill neighborhood. Launched in August 2020 by…

News December 1

Hot Topic Upgrades Order Approval Speed by Automating Fraud Review

Hot Topic has partnered with Signifyd to revamp its online order approval process and reduce false declines. The retailer’s recent ecommerce growth has been hampered by its manual fraud review…

News December 1
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A Christmas Miracle? Toys ‘R’ Us to Open at American Dream Just in Time for the Holidays

There’s been a giraffe sighting at the American Dream mall in New Jersey, and this wasn’t just any old giraffe. Toys ‘R’ Us will open the doors of a new…

News December 1
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Tesco Enters the Retail Media Fray

The UK’s largest retailer, Tesco, has joined the likes of Walmart and Target by launching new advertising capabilities that will allow brands and agencies to reach its massive digital audience.…

News December 1

Cyber Week 2021 Was Slow, but Retail is Still on Track for a Record-Breaking Holiday Season

In another sign that Black Friday, and to some extent the entire extended Thanksgiving weekend, has ceded its position as a truly peak shopping period, Black Friday 2021 was a…

Features December 1

2022 Predictions: Shipping Experience Will be the Key to Retail and Ecommerce Success

The pandemic has brought about long-term changes for both business operations and consumer expectations, and 2021 taught us how far removed we are from ever returning to the old “normal.”…

Executive Viewpoints December 1

Sainsbury’s Deploys Amazon Just Walk Out Technology in London C-Store

In the first usage of Amazon’s Just Walk Out (JWO) technology by a non-Amazon international retailer, Sainsbury’s has deployed the cashierless solution in its Holborn Circus convenience store. In another…

News November 30
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