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Nearly half of retailers want their supply chain to take on one particular characteristic in the next 24…
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As back-to-school spending remains tepid, Shoe Carnival CEO Cliff Sifford expects seasonal demand to pick up…
Amazon Delivery Drones Cleared for Takeoff
Amazon hasn't said which U.S. markets would first trial commercial delivery, but has tested in the Pacific…
Retail Tech Roundup: BigCommerce Integrates Instagram Checkout, David’s Bridal Deploys Affirm
Ware2Go and Google, Exenta, Opterus, FNX, Alvanon, MakerSights, Affirm and Metapack have new integrations…
Holiday Is Coming. Are Retail Warehouses Ready?
With a significant percentage of consumers planning to holiday shop online, retailers must optimize and…
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Why Hibbett Sports’ 212% Digital Growth Is Just the Beginning
Hibbett Sports' second-quarter net sales increased 74.9 percent to $441.6 million, but online only represents…
Could a Walmart-Microsoft Owned TikTok Spur Social Shopping in the US?
Walmart was vague about how it would use the mobile app, but said it would help grow its third-party…
Dick’s Gets a Big Bump from Consumer Craze for Outdoors
Dick's saw massive quarterly e-commerce growth, and 75 percent of digital sales were fulfilled in stores…
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The expanded First Insight Voice of Customer Analytics platform includes InsightConnect API, Digital Line…