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Big Retail Problems, Small Format Solution?

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With traditional brick-and-mortar retail facing big problems , some chains are addressing them with small solutions. Is this a viable answer to the beating that Sears’ bottom line (and that of many other one-time stalwarts of brick-and-mortar retail) have been taking in recent years? Specifically, with small(er) stores.

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Retail Bedfellows Roundup: Staples Shares Space, Affirm Finances Life Experiences

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Omnicommerce usually refers to where and how retailers sell their products, not necessarily who they choose to sell them with. From office supplies and communal workspaces to new ways to pay for concert tickets, more barriers to siloed retail activity are falling every day to the onslaught of retail partnerships.

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Blue Apron Turns 7 As Meal Kit Industry Grows Up

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Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. Back to 2012. According to Blue Apron’s own website and other reports , the story begins way back in the halcyon days of 2012. The timing seemed perfect. Social Media’s Role.

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Blue Apron Marks Seventh Birthday Amid Meal Kit Industry Changes

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Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. Back to 2012. According to Blue Apron’s own website and other reports , the story begins way back in the halcyon days of 2012. The timing seemed perfect. Social Media’s Role.

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12 Industries Experts Say Millennials Are Killing — And Why They’re Wrong

CB Insights

Every few weeks, another story about the dreaded generation surfaces: millennials are killing casual dining; millennials are killing breakfast cereal; millennials are killing home ownership. Millennials aren’t shunning luxury goods; they’re just renting them instead of buying. Millennials are in debt.

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Chatbots And The Future Of Facebook Messenger

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I never did get the answer to what I thought was a simple question on Saturday afternoon: “What’s the weather going to be on Monday, April 18, for the Boston Marathon?” My own experience with one of Facebook’s chatbots, Hi Poncho (the weather chatbot), was a bit like dealing with a petulant child, too. Amazon, all by itself, is the No.

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

CB Insights

When Facebook went public in 2012, the stock fell 15% in its first few days on the market. A slew of startups have emerged over the last few years that are especially popular among millennials, and designed to serve as a cheap investment manager and an introduction to the basics of wealth management. get the full REPORT.