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Revving Up Sales: The Competitive Edge of Visual Content

The power of visual content has evolved from a nice-to-have supplement to a central force shaping how businesses engage with consumers. With…

It’s Barbie’s World, We’re Just Living in It

With our Editors Perspectives column, you’ll get insights and opinions from the Retail TouchPoints editorial team as they dig into the latest…

New Marketplace The Host Co. Wants to Make Airbnb Amenities Shoppable

Around the world there are more than 10 million short-term rental properties on the market through platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo. Former…

7-Eleven Promotes Evolution Store Concept with PlayStation 5-Powered Experience

7-Eleven and Airbnb will rent out the retailer’s new 7-Eleven Evolution Store in Dallas County, Texas for two separate nights before its…

How One Furniture Brand Brings the Circular and Service Economies Together

Fernish is a furniture rental company that is doubling down on its mission of making home design easy for everyone, even as…

Excess Inventory: The Losers And Wieners

Top Dog is an institution in Berkeley, Calif. serving gourmet sausages on toasted French rolls to legions of Cal students and Bay…

Amazon Prime, Voice VPs Leave For Airbnb And Uber

Two of the most disruptive businesses driving today’s “sharing economy” have poached high-profile execs from Amazon within a week’s span. Uber has…

Tory Burch, Burberry Deploy Adyen Payment Platform

Adyen, a global payments technology company, has advanced further into the retail market by providing in-store and omnichannel payment solutions for companies…

Pitfalls Of Success: 4 Red Flags Thrown At Uber And AirBNB

I considered myself a loyal customer of Uber…until recently. I’ve used the service in several cities with ease. But I had a bad…

$20 Billion Sharing Economy: Competitive Threat Or Opportunity?

What do Airbnb, Uber, TaskRabbit and Rent the Runway have in common? Despite being a diverse sample of businesses that serve and…

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