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Unattended Retail Lessons From Caviar Dreams

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Those who travel to some of the wealthier parts of the world, however, will discover the well-to-do have much more expensive unattended retail tastes. shoppers got their own taste of unattended luxury retail when vending machines dispensing caviar were installed in several Los Angeles-area malls. A few years ago, U.S.

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Facebook Users Will ‘Like’ Ordering Papa John’s Via New ‘Start Order’ Button

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Papa John’s is giving Facebook users one more reason to never leave the app: now, customers can order Papa John’s pizza, desserts and sides using the social media giant’s new “ Start Order ” button. delivery restaurants way ahead of the curve.

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Estee Lauder Closes BECCA Acquisition

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BECCA traces its genesis back to 2001, and Forbes stated that the firm could earn as much as $80 million this year alone. The focus for BECCA is on women of color and has a presence on social media through widely followed individuals including Jaclyn Hill.

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Newegg Masters The Art Of The Pivot

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It’s hard to find a major eCommerce retailer that has evolved more than Newegg. After coming out of the post-internet bubble economy of 2001 as a force in the consumer electronics category, it eventually supplemented that business with computer parts and accessories, catering to the DIY tech crowd.

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Facebook Faces Billions In Possible GDPR Fines

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As reported, the social media giant was hacked through a vulnerability in the Facebook source code, which gave the attackers the ability to steal access tokens, which they in turn used to keep Facebook subscribers logged in. That document focuses on budgets and regulatory efforts across the region. As has been reported, the U.S.

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In Praise Of The Selfie And The Commerce It Drives

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Now let’s do a match cut to outer space — like that famous early shot of the bone being tossed in “ 2001: A Space Odyssey ” — where, during the Gemini 12 mission in 1966, U.S. Retailers are also relying more on selfies — or at least experimenting with the form. We are now in the golden age of the selfie. As well, AiFi , a U.S.-based

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Data Enablers: Spreadshirt, Data-Driven T-Shirts

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Germany- and Boston-based Spreadshirt uses data, analytics and even social media information to build a product and spread news among communities while printing more than 3.6 but their overall market share for online is not huge — western EU represents only 18 percent of of online retail. million items last year. “[Our

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