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Parties, Food And Self-Gifting Offer Holiday Conversion Opportunities

The holidays are seen as a time for gift-giving, but for a large number of consumers the gift recipient is none other…

Is Whole Foods In Kroger’s Shopping Cart?

Speculation abounds within the retail industry as to whether grocery titan Kroger will swallow Whole Foods Market. Although neither retailer has commented…

Experiential Retail: The Act And Art Of Millennial Shopping

“To the best ladies’ night ever! Thanks MatchesFashion!” The six women raised their champagne flutes on the garden rooftop and took a…

Hhgregg Survey: Millennials Plan To Finish Most Holiday Shopping Thanksgiving Weekend

Appliance, electronics and furniture retailer hhgregg has commissioned a survey of 3,500 consumers to better understand key shopping patterns and habits for…

Millennials Embrace Mobile Motherhood

Millennials — those born between the early 1980s and early 2000s — have been characterized as the “me generation.” However, females in…

Improve Shopping Cart Options And Flexibility To Reduce Cart Abandonment

With shopping cart abandonment averaging 75%, retailers must find new ways to cut the losses. A new report provides insights into the…

Yelp Exec Shares Best Practices For Merchant Success

Since its inception in 2004, Yelp has become a go-to destination for consumers researching nearby restaurants and shops, as well as timely…

How To Capture Last Minute Back-To-School Sales With Online To Offline Marketing

With Labor Day weekend less than a week away and many schools across the country already open, it would be logical to…

Retailers Balk At Brands That Sell Direct To Consumers

Retailers are becoming more hesitant to work with brands that compete with them by selling direct-to-consumer, according to Shopatron in its 2013…

Q&A With Co-Founder Of Clothes Horse

This Q&A with David Whittemore, Co-Founder of Clothes Horse, originally appeared in the I Am Omnichannel newsletter. During this interview, Whittemore shares…

Pricer Brings Social Media To Store Shelves

New electronic shelf label (ESL) capabilities allow brick-and-mortar retailers to provide the interactive experiences of online shopping ― directly from store shelves,…

Cisco Study Addresses Consumers’ Desire For Self-Service

The majority of worldwide consumers are open to self-service shopping experiences and virtual customer service, according to the Cisco Customer Experience Report…

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