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Q&A: How ‘Corporate Culture’ Became A Bottom-Line Issue

By Adam Blair, Executive Editor When it’s placed alongside more concrete assets like real estate, on-hand inventory and…

Executive Viewpoints October 10
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Whole Foods Becomes Lab For Amazon To Test Pricing Strategies

By Adam Blair, Executive Editor Even for a company that routinely generates big headlines, Amazon made quite a…

Executive Viewpoints September 12
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The Missing Piece In The Retail Technology Stack: Human Beings

By Adam Blair, Executive Editor A Facebook friend of mine recently published a retail-related rant about the poor…

Executive Viewpoints May 30
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5 Ways To Amplify Your Brand’s Mobile Influence

By Adam Blair, Executive Editor Smartphones influenced 31% of the $3.39 trillion in total (online and offline) U.S.…

Executive Viewpoints April 25
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Smile For The Camera: Use Selfies To Boost Customer Engagement

By Adam Blair, Executive Editor The new Broadway musical Amélie, based on the beloved 2001 movie starring Audrey…

Executive Viewpoints April 4
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Why Retailers Should Beware The Influencer’s Wrath

By Adam Blair, Executive Editor I don’t want to brag, but I have a friend who is an…

Executive Viewpoints December 27
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Starbucks Safe Place Initiative: A Model For Retail-Community Connections

By Adam Blair, Executive Editor Seattle Police Department LGBTQ liaison officer Jim Ritter Amid images of street protests…

Executive Viewpoints November 15
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Container Store Co-Founder: 5 Ways To Make Sustainability Practical

When people think about shrinking their carbon footprint, the image that comes to mind is going “off the…

Editor's Perspective October 20
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Can Big Data Tools Keep Pace With IoT Growth?

By Adam Blair, Executive Editor If you’ve spent time expanding your analytics capabilities to deal with the complexities…

Executive Viewpoints March 15
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