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Impact of the end of the penny on retailers.

The Penny Stops Here: As 200-year-old Coin Ends its Run, Retailers Face Costly Shift Without Clear Rules

The old adage about penny-pinching is about to fall by the wayside: after more than two centuries in…

Features November 25
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Bytes to Bites: Lessons from Building the Nation’s Largest Online EBT System

March 2020 brought an unnerving tide of news reports, a growing sense of unease, and the undeniable arrival…

Executive Viewpoints July 15
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You Don’t Have Customers, you Have Fans, so Put on a Show

There’s a lot retailers can learn from the success of immersive location-based entertainment spaces this past year. The…

Executive Viewpoints March 19
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Albertsons Snips FreshPass Subscription Fee in Half for SNAP Recipients

Albertsons is offering a 50% discount on its FreshPass program for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…

News February 6
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Instacart Introduces SNAP Eligibility Screening Tool

Instacart has added an eligibility screener for Supplemental Nutrition Access Program (SNAP) benefits, allowing people to quickly and…

News November 21
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The FTC says that social media and streaming services have been engaging in widespread online surveillance.

FTC Accuses Social Media Services of ‘Vast’ User Surveillance, Lax Privacy Protections

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a damning new report on the data collection and use practices…

News September 20
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The Growing U.S.-China Ecommerce Rivalry will Make 2024 the Year of Commerce Media

Ecommerce continues to climb to new heights in the U.S., where recently released figures for Q4 2023 show…

Executive Viewpoints April 23
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Walmart Advances Media Ambitions with $2.3 Billion Acquisition of Vizio

The rumored purchase of Vizio by Walmart is no longer a rumor: the retail giant has announced that…

News February 20
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Snap is shuttering is ARES enterprise AR division just 6 months after it launched.

Citing Rise of Generative AI, Snap Nixes ARES White-Label AR Offering

Just six months after it launched, Snap Inc. is closing its AR Enterprise Services (ARES) division, with CEO…

News October 12
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