Consumer Trends: Page 148
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New hashtag extends Amazon shopping to Twitter
Shoppers can use the hashtag #AmazonCart to make the product appear in their Amazon shopping carts.
By Daphne Howland • May 5, 2014 -
Google expands retail efforts with Rangespan
The new acquisition leverages data to match consumer demand with supply chains and product availability.
By Daphne Howland • May 5, 2014 -
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TrendlineHow artificial intelligence is shaping retail
More retailers are leaning on AI as a tool, tapping into the tech to improve customer service and support supply chain functions.
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What price is right? The many facets of the price tag
Upscale or downscale, retailers are focusing on prices as shoppers become more aware of the bottom line.
By Daphne Howland • May 5, 2014 -
New hires and retail concepts: This week's most read news
Below are the five most popular stories on Retail Dive this week.
By Kelsey Lindsey • May 2, 2014 -
Groupon bulking up with Groupon Basics
The coupon site will sell items like razors and diapers in warehouse-sized packages through its new business.
By Daphne Howland • May 2, 2014 -
J. Crew launches lower-priced Mercantile brand
The new brand, trademarked in November, comes ahead of the retailer’s possible IPO.
By Daphne Howland • May 2, 2014 -
Southern Living collaborating with clothing retailer
The magazine is getting into the online retail business with a line of children’s apparel.
By Daphne Howland • May 2, 2014 -
Coach seeks better sales with higher prices
The luxury retailer is raising prices and creating smaller batches in an effort to become more exclusive.
By Daphne Howland • May 1, 2014 -
Aeropostale to cut jobs, close kids stores
The retail chain is running out of cash and struggling in a tough teen market.
By Daphne Howland • May 1, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Can digital be retail's mortar between the bricks?
Brick-and-mortar retailers have good reason to embrace consumers’ web and mobile activity: It may be what’s driving them to the store.
By Daphne Howland • May 1, 2014 -
Target's new CIO has major tech security credentials
The new hire is part of Target's strategy to recover from a major data breach late last year.
By Daphne Howland • April 30, 2014 -
Columbia Sportswear to buy activewear brand PrAna Living
The acquisition allows Columbia to expand beyond its winter sports and outdoor lifestyle focus.
By Daphne Howland • April 30, 2014 -
Wal-Mart Stores to bring customers auto insurance
This is the latest financial service to be available through the retailer’s stores and website.
By Daphne Howland • April 30, 2014 -
Many shoppers access websites or mobile, then go to the store
Some abandoned shopping carts on retailer websites may actually be serving as wish lists for brick-and-mortar shopping.
By Daphne Howland • April 29, 2014 -
Rite Aid buys health clinic chain
The purchase of a Texas chain of health care clinics strengthens the drugstore company’s efforts to compete as a provider.
By Daphne Howland • April 29, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Bangladesh: One year later
The retail clothing industry was shaken by the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh. One year later, Retail Dive looks at different players dedicated to reform.
By Daphne Howland • April 29, 2014 -
Revenue up, profit small for Amazon in Q1
The numbers reflect a busy first quarter for the company but have some investors worried about present earnings.
By Kelsey Lindsey • April 28, 2014 -
CVS to offer insurance premium payment service
The drugstore retailer continues its move into a range of health care services.
By Daphne Howland • April 28, 2014 -
QueVision harnesses data to cut checkout lines
An infrared camera system predicts checkout needs so customer wait times can be curtailed.
By Daphne Howland • April 25, 2014 -
Canadian office supply retailer shuttering doors after 132 years
OfficeMax Grand & Toy, now owned by Office Depot Inc., will continue to sell online.
By Daphne Howland • April 25, 2014 -
Falling gun sales hit Cabela's bottom line again
The retailer insists its fundamentals are strong even as Q1 same-store sales plummeted.
By Daphne Howland • April 25, 2014 -
Sunglass Hut's future's so bright, it's gotta wear Shaded
The retailer is introducing kiosks with new designs and opportunities for customer interaction.
By Daphne Howland • April 24, 2014 -
Parents frown on some teen retailers
General merchandise retailers like Target and Wal-Mart Stores do better with parents than teen apparel retailers.
By Daphne Howland • April 24, 2014 -
Deep Dive
What a concept: The ultimate brick-and-mortar experience
Even retailers closing their doors are opening concept stores that promise customers something different.
By Daphne Howland • April 24, 2014 -
FDA taking on e-cigarettes
New regulations for electronic cigarettes will make it harder for retailers to differentiate them from regular tobacco products.
By Daphne Howland • April 24, 2014
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