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Square Root Study Reveals Key Retail Weaknesses

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The retail industry is in the midst of an evolution in the way it does business. Thanks to connected technology, consumers’ expectations on the retail experience have changed. As a result, it’s important that merchants refocus their efforts on enhancing the customer experience to achieve retention and maintain loyalty.

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Retail Pulse: Framebridge Opens DC Store; Starbucks Hits 30,000-Location Milestone

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Online brands are stepping into the world of brick-and-mortar, opening their own physical locations to help consumers experience their concepts in real life with the help of digital technology. Custom eCommerce framing startup Framebridge is opening its own in Washington, D.C., In other brick-and-mortar news.

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Staples’ Easy Button Integrates with IBM’s Watson

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Through that function, IBM’s Watson technology helps streamline office supply reordering processes for Staples Business Advantage customers. The firms said that the Easy Button is being rolled out through alpha test in Austin, Texas. That will be followed by a broader beta test in both Austin and New York.

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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: New Expansions, Partnerships And Reorganizations

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The partnership would apply Goldman’s lending technology to SMB loans on Amazon’s underwriting platform, according to unnamed sources. Amazon is easily less than halfway through transforming retail by exploiting deep fulfillment moats established over many years,” said Canaccord Genuity Analyst Michael Graham.

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Bringing A Revolving Art Gallery Into The Home With Subscriptions

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Later, as a businessperson, he wondered if that experience could be modernized, scaled and brought to the masses. That idea led him to found Get the Gallery , which, as an early-stage Denver startup, focuses on improving the customer experience as well as the user experience on its website.

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Retail Pulse: H-E-B Rolls Out New App; Jimmy John’s Launches Loyalty Program

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Grocery retailers are making it easier for consumers to shop with their mobile devices through digital innovations. Chief Digital Officer Jag Bath said per a post , “The new My H-E-B mobile app is a perfect example of how we are investing in new technologies to enhance our digital services and establish H-E-B as a digital retail leader.”

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32 Corporate Innovation Labs In Retail

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The impending “death of retail” has been projected for decades. But, in an increasingly digital world, brick-and-mortar retail shops are embracing new ways to disrupt the system and get an edge on customer attention. One popular choice: retail innovation labs. Get the 54-page retail report.