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Of course, taking a break is a relative term when it comes to the race for the consumer’s whole paycheck — Walmart, according to most reports , is running barn-burner deals that rival Black Friday savings. Big News of the Week: The Next Round of Voice Innovation . New features are rumored, though specifics are few and far between.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

The brand could close between 600 to 1,000 of its 3,000 locations this year, according to some predictions – and is reportedly considering bankruptcy, people familiar with the matter have told Reuters. And, as a brand, Mattress Firm itself has faced some challenges: In 2017, former supplier Tempur Sealy International Inc.

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MARCH 15, 2019

Cinema chains are driving customer convenience and building loyalty with the help of digital innovations to make for more seamless moviegoing experiences. As it stands, mobile ordering is available at the chain’s Denver, Boston and Houston locations — and more markets are said to be in the works for this year.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Since consumers don’t know what goes into creating those returns, the algorithms create the “filter bubbles” that the Act’s sponsors say are both manipulative to the consumer and harmful to innovation. where so much of tech innovation has emerged and flourished. Houston, Is There Really a Problem? companies doing business there.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Last year, it closed a $1 billion venture capital round , according to news reports from Reuters. But, generally speaking, the most popular cities for Fanatics’ Olympic sales are New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and Los Angeles. In addition, brands are offering consumers replicas of uniforms that will be worn by the athletes.

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MARCH 11, 2016

After a bit of a bumpy start to the year, what has become a now multi-week debacle with the FBI over that phone and a solid month of share prices below $100, it has been a while since Apple has managed a whole week of headlines that were, more or less, positive and even hopeful about innovation in the offing. So, what should you be watching?

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DECEMBER 13, 2019

According to a report by Morgan Stanley, Amazon is already delivering roughly half of all its own packages, and that it will soon surpass FedEx and UPS in terms of volume. Amazon enjoyed record sales during the Cyber Monday shopping blowout, but according to the report, bad weather and over-saturation left Amazon’s on-time rating at only 93.7

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MAY 8, 2018

Innovations in camera technology have had significant impacts on the growing use of drones. Fortunately, conservationists are adopting innovative methods to protect and study our global ecosystems. DJI Innovations has been a leader within the conservation space, allowing teams to conduct research without disturbing natural habitats.

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OCTOBER 11, 2019

Here is what we’ve learned from the Libra experience that may be helpful to other innovators who have large plans to change the world. Trackers and Reports. is putting more of its hopes into digital and mobile channels to grow revenue as well as its brand profile and make up for declining wholesale sales. Top Stories.

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APRIL 4, 2016

I argued that making buying seamless inside of environments that consumers used regularly for other reasons would drive innovation for those environments —and for the third parties that enabled those new commerce experiences. Third on that list was “contextual commerce.”. UBER: THE ROAD FROM RIDESHARING TO CONTEXTUAL COMMERCE 2.0.

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APRIL 24, 2018

We look into how stores are being transformed into showrooms, community gathering spots, and even event spaces as retailers leverage the physical store as tool for brand marketing. It was an experiment by Ikea to better understand what types of technology could attract customers, and more broadly to introduce them to the Ikea brand.

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