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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. At the rate so many once-solitary brands are shacking up with other companies, though, maybe the definition of the term needs to be widened a bit. “People are everywhere,” Jacobson said.

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Are Retailers Ready For Amazon?s Prime Time?

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Then I went to Whole Foods on the North Shore of Boston Saturday morning to do some grocery shopping. I’ve been a Whole Foods shopper since I moved to Boston 17 years ago for the same reasons that each of you may be too: organic meat, seafood, produce and foods, great bread and cheese and a fun vibe. Prime Time at the Grocery Store.

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How Monetizing Referrals Is “Uberizing” Recruiting

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While referred candidates are typically highly qualified and greatly valued by businesses, these programs can quickly exhaust the networks of internal employees. KW: Does a member of your platform refer a candidate to a particular employer and job opening, or do they just refer them to the platform itself for future possibilities?

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