Retail

Retail is the process of selling consumer goods or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit. Retailers satisfy demand identified through a supply chain.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Mass Merchants Capture Two-Thirds of eCommerce Purchases
Mass Merchants Capture Two-Thirds of eCommerce Purchases
July 31, 2024  |  Retail

Consumers are choosing different kinds of sellers when they shop online compared to in stores, with mass merchants winning out in eCommerce while grocers lead...

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Regulators Have Been Sounding the Drip Pricing Alarm for Years
Regulators Have Been Sounding the Drip Pricing Alarm for Years
July 31, 2024  |  Regulation

Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s new lawsuit against StubHub is just the latest occasion to call attention to practices that regulators have been contesting...

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Albertsons Expands Instacart Partnership for Faster Pickup, Delivery Services
Albertsons Expands Instacart Partnership for Faster Pickup, Delivery Services
July 31, 2024  |  Delivery

Instacart and Albertsons have updated their partnership for faster grocery deliveries across the U.S. The companies announced in a Wednesday (July 31) news release the...

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Amazon Upgrades Checkout AI to Boost Third-Party Adoption
Amazon Upgrades Checkout AI to Boost Third-Party Adoption
July 31, 2024  |  Retail

As Amazon looks to license its Just Walk Out checkout system to more stores, the eCommerce giant is upgrading the artificial intelligence model to improve...

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Pinterest Adds More Shoppable Video Content; Q2 Revenue Up 21%
Pinterest Adds More Shoppable Video Content; Q2 Revenue Up 21%
July 31, 2024  |  Social Commerce

As Pinterest looks to become a central figure in the social commerce space, the company is integrating more directly shoppable features across the platform to...

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Shop Talk: Social Media Creates Roadmap for Pop & Bottle Brand
Shop Talk: Social Media Creates Roadmap for Pop & Bottle Brand
July 31, 2024  |  Retail

As early-stage brands look for digital tools to build and grow their following, Pop & Bottle has seen social media point the way forward for...

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All Signal, No Noise: How Item-Level Data Brings Retail and Banking Intelligence Together
All Signal, No Noise: How Item-Level Data Brings Retail and Banking Intelligence Together
July 31, 2024  |  Data

There’s plenty of competition in the retail and banking sectors. But there’s no good reason for them to compete with each other, as both face...

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Starbucks’ Mobile Outage Compounds Financial Woes as Q3 Sales Decline
Starbucks’ Mobile Outage Compounds Financial Woes as Q3 Sales Decline
July 30, 2024  |  Earnings

Some Starbucks customers faced a disruption on Tuesday (July 30) as the company’s mobile ordering system failed for the second time this month. The outage,...

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More Than Two-Thirds of US Consumers Now Subscribe to Amazon Prime
More Than Two-Thirds of US Consumers Now Subscribe to Amazon Prime
July 30, 2024  |  Retail

Amazon Prime membership is on the rise, encompassing the majority of consumers, but PYMNTS Intelligence data shows that Walmart’s quickly growing membership is becoming a...

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