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Gonzo Goes to BAI Retail Delivery 2014: Sweet Home Chicago?

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After Retail Delivery had some mushy general sessions a few years ago, this is the second year in a row we have seen some provocative stuff on the main stage. Barclaycard discussed its social media and crowdsourcing, including a site where customers share travel stories and openly discuss product options. General Sessions.

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Facebook Ad Signals A Move To Boost Consumer Hardware Presence

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Facebook placed an ad looking for a GTM retail program manager as all signs point to the social media site establishing a stronger retail presence in consumer hardware. Even with the addition of a retail program manager, Facebook may not necessarily be looking into setting up its own stores.

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Bankrupt Aeropostale Wants To Pay Its Execs Their Bonus — They Just Need A Judge To Approve

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All in, the retailer is asking federal judges in bankruptcy court to let them pay out $3.41 During this process, the [retailer] started experiencing the loss of some of their highly valuable employees throughout critical areas of their businesses,” stated court documents filed in U.S. 25, according to Marketwatch.

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Fidelity Invests In Snapchat — Holds Valuation Constant

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Snapchat’s inability to raise funds at a higher valuation than a year ago, as WSJ goes on to point out, may be an indicator that Wall Street investors have grown cautious about the social media platform’s trajectory. But Snapchat isn’t alone in this stagnation. Snapchat has raised more than $1.2 and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

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What Evine’s Surprisingly Dramatic Journey Means For The Future Of Home Shopping

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Its areas of focus include cable TV, telecom and retail, and many analysts have said STARTEK is exactly the type of firm a player planning to go into cable home shopping might buy. It has been a fairly dramatic piece of the retail landscape for the last few years — albeit a quiet one. Evine is getting ready to expand.

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Nonprofit Supports Community Entrepreneurs Amid Pandemic

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But what about the entrepreneurs who are still hanging onto their dreams of starting a retail business? You manage the misses. Practical, in-person sessions with content specialists cover early-stage business challenges, such as creating a value proposition, bookkeeping, pricing and social media.

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Coachella’s Contextual Commerce: The Good, The Bad And The Flower Crown Ugly

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Retailers have come to recognize the incredible marketing opportunity presented by the multi-weekend music festival in Southern California. That’s not to say that Coachella is totally insulated from advertising that manages to push the right product to the right consumers at the right time.