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Best Buy Deepens Senior Medtail Expertise With Care-at-Home Technology Acquisition
Best Buy will expand its medtail capabilities with the acquisition of Current Health, a care-at-home technology platform. Current Health combines remote patient monitoring, telehealth and patient engagement into a single…
News October 12
The Profitability Challenge: Why SKU-Level Visibility Matters
My days as a merchant are long over, yet I remain a retailer at heart. Having spent many moons in retail, with a short departure for my masters class in…
Executive Viewpoints October 12
Exclusive Q&A: How JOANN Retains Customers by Merging Human- and Tech-Focused Store Strategies
When consumers go to a grocery store, generally they’re there to buy the individual ingredients that will eventually make a meal. JOANN stores also sell individual “ingredients,” but the end…
Features October 12
Walmart Launches Netflix Retail Hub
Walmart has launched a new digital storefront that will feature exclusive products and experiences centered on some of Netflix’s most popular franchises. The Netflix Hub at Walmart launched Oct. 11,…
News October 11
Office Depot and OfficeMax Promote 20-Minute Pickup Promise for Holiday 2021
Office Depot and OfficeMax stores are guaranteeing in-store or curbside pickup for online and mobile orders with a new “20-Minute Pickup Promise.” If orders are not ready in 20 minutes,…
News October 11
Michaels Prepares Marketplace Offering to Offer More Than ‘Just Coupons and Discounts’
Michaels will launch a marketplace for third-party craft supply sellers, though no debut date has been set. The Michaels Marketplace will be invite-only and aimed at “high-volume sellers of components,…
News October 11
Why Deepfakes are a Real Problem
Deepfake technology —videos, audio or images that have been manipulated by AI to impersonate real people — has advanced so much in recent years that it now poses a real…
Features October 11
As Consumers Lose Faith in Traditional Institutions, Brands are Bridging the ‘Trust Gap’
It’s been a rough couple of years, to put it mildly. A global pandemic, social unrest, the proliferation of “fake news” and political gridlock have led to an erosion of…
Features October 11
The Effects of Amazon’s Inventory Restrictions on Third-Party Sellers
The new Amazon inventory limitations (known as ASIN limitations) that came into effect in 2020, and the cumulative changes to ASIN limits in April 2021, have left many Amazon FBA…
Executive Viewpoints October 11
