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Walgreens And Kroger Launch Group Purchasing Joint Venture

Walgreens and Kroger are building on their existing partnership to form the Retail Procurement Alliance, a group purchasing organization. The joint venture is…

Women Rely On Product Reviews To Make Buying Decisions

Up to 88% of women indicate that online reviews are very influential when they purchase a new product from an unfamiliar brand,…

City Farmers Takes A Scientific Approach To Pricing And Promotions

Best-in-class retailers are collecting and analyzing data in real time to make more efficient decisions — especially around pricing and promotions. Because…

Facebook Storefronts Boost Sales For Smaller Retailers

Many retailers are pondering whether Facebook commerce (F-commerce) will experience an inevitable demise. Several larger retailers, including Game Stop, J. C. Penney…

Speed of Mobile Page Launch A Top Challenge For Retailers

As smartphone and tablet adoption continues to increase, retailers are recognizing and addressing the unique wants and needs of today’s mobile-savvy consumers….

Motorcycle Superstore Boosts Conversions With Improved Online and Mobile Search

Search is a fundamental part of the browsing and buying journey. From powerful engines such as Bing and Google to retailers’ web…

Email Marketing Best Practices For the 2012 Holiday Season

Retailers experienced a 15% year-over-year boost in online sales during the 2011 holiday season, according to research from comScore. Overall, Black Friday…

Best Buy Executive Shares Top Tips For Optimizing Loyalty Initiatives

Today’s retailers are focusing more on shrinking budgets and retaining customers than acquiring new ones. As a result, many are revamping and…

The Paradies Shops Taps BI Tools From Information Builders To Fuel Continued Growth

A complete business intelligence (BI) platform allows retailers to address a specific store’s unique needs based on consumer preferences and purchase behaviors….