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APRIL 15, 2020

That competition has also extended to high-end furniture market, which is starting to show some new activity with Crate & Barrell, CB2, West Elm and now a direct-to-consumer (D2C) Canadian brand called Article gaining momentum. Founded in 2011 as a high-end home décor brand, it turned a profit after just two years.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

According to consumer experience analytics company ForeSee’s recently released ForeSee Experience Index (FXI), an annual survey of over 40,000 holiday shoppers measuring online, mobile and in-store experiences with the top 100 brands in the U.S., Amazon is, somewhat unsurprisingly, out on top of the pile.

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DECEMBER 21, 2016

“Our ecosystem of digital propositions for the customer … all operate together as a platform, and it’s that platform that really separates us from the rest of the retail world, which has struggled to be more than bricks and mortar. It’s been a busy few months for the Seattle-based retailer.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

The retailer plans to pilot technology products using Microsoft’s Azure platform at two stores, one in Ohio and one in Washington. Kroger is seeking to bring new customer experiences to market faster, drive personalization with insights and help store associates become more productive. billion private-brand products in 2016.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

According to Vox Media’s Recode , Walmart is close to unveiling the service, but it’s unclear whether the retailer has set a new deadline for the subscription program. That Amazon is holding its 48-hour sale despite the pandemic underscores the intense competition in the country’s online retail sector,” says Bloomberg.

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JULY 19, 2019

Now, in fairness, if there was ever a day when Amazon would run the retail table, it would likely be on the shopping holiday they invented. But as big as Prime Day was across all of retail, it wasn’t the only thing happening in the ongoing race. Courting the Cool Kids: Luring Exclusive Brands With a Dedicated Accelerator .

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FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Consumers don’t have to be Amazon Prime members (or Seattle-area residents living near the first Amazon Go markets) to have a checkout-free grocery experience. One notable difference, of course, is that Amazon’s cashier-free experience only works in Amazon Go stores.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

For food, they want to see the brands and the products and confirm they will be fresh and quality. The world’s largest retailer announced it has acquired the crowdsourced, on-demand delivery marketplace Cornershop for $225 million. all located in Amazon’s home city of Seattle. “We Worth area this week. percent increase.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Taco Bell is living más as it pulls ahead of Burger King as the fourth-largest quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand with new delivery options and, yes, nacho fries. percent in 2017, Taco Bell has been drawing in customers with new food items, a Live Más marketing campaign and new nacho fries for $1. “By But McDonald ’s Corp.

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AUGUST 10, 2017

Carmeli is CEO & Founder of Deliv, a same-day delivery solution that bridges the “last mile gap” between retailers and their customers. The Seattle-based company’s average ship time has decreased 1.5 The Seattle-based company’s average ship time has decreased 1.5 Consumers want convenience.

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APRIL 10, 2019

From creating checkout-free retail stores to eliminating concert tickets, here are 16 industries that are starting to transform with facial recognition technology. Linking facial recognition to personalization for shoppers presents a big opportunity in retail. Law Enforcement. Food & Beverage.

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JULY 18, 2018

“Pop-In@Nordstrom is all about introducing our customers to the best of what’s out there, and we are excited to partner with a like-minded brand like Casper that leads with innovation and a strong customer experience.”.

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JANUARY 24, 2018

With household retail names like Radio Shack and Toy “R” Us seeing a spate of bankruptcies and closures over the past few years, it seems the long-predicted “retail apocalypse” has arrived. Alibaba, meanwhile, has publicly announced a strategy to combine online and offline commerce, dubbed “new retail.”

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JUNE 5, 2019

Seattle-based Axon AI (fka Taser International), which is focused on developing technology for law enforcement, is reportedly looking to add facial recognition tech to its software products. Beauty brands are letting customers try on makeup virtually. Retail giants track faces to combat theft.

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

Take retail salespeople — Stoll’s self-proclaimed cornerstones of capitalism. Back in the so-called “good old days” of retail, salespeople used to be the only source of information consumers could consult about a product before they made a purchase. Service — not sales — is the new human retail touchpoint.

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

Benson Porter, Boeing Employees CreditUnion – Porter led BECU through an amazing streak of growth in the Pacific Northwest, all while building an innovative, stakeholder-driven brand respected nationally. Goes to Allison Netzer and Liz High for their provocative tome, Think Like a Brand, Not a Bank. The Authors of the Year Award.

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JUNE 17, 2020

Retail: Shopping goes even more online as grocery joins the e-commerce revolution. Customer service: Customer experience goes virtual with conversational AI. Meanwhile, brands that were already virtual-first have seen dramatic increases in adoption during the crisis. 3D printing. Online grocery. Cloud call centers.

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APRIL 3, 2018

Retail is under pressure to crack the AI code. After all, corporations in every industry are scrambling to adapt and integrate artificial intelligence into their products — and retail is no exception. 15-Min Flash briefing: Can AI Save Physical retail? Using CB Insights data, we dug into the changing retail landscape.

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