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Loyalty Rules: Personalization Drives Retail Connection

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That’s one of the conclusions drawn from a new report on customer loyalty from Merkle, and it holds some clues for retailers looking to improve the recency and frequency of customer visits and purchases. “To That means embracing the tools and platforms that consumers, particularly the Bridge Millennials, use on their paths to purchase.”.

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Kohl’s Redoubles Omnichannel Efforts Amid Rise In Digital Sales

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The department store retailer reported revenues of $6.8 And, according to a statement from Kohl’s, the retailer ended its fiscal year with 1,159 brick-and-mortar locations in 49 states. Rewards and Millennials. billion and earnings per share of $2.24 compared to analysts’ estimates of $6.6 billion and $2.18

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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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Financial Conferences this Fall Showcasing New Ideas and Innovation

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I’ll admit it, I really do look forward to the fall conference season. While this year will be remembered for: fintech labs and partnerships with traditional FI’s; the rise of millennials; and a push for real-time payments; I’ve been thinking a lot about how to gauge disruption and how we should view the messengers. BAI Beacon 2016.

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Making Shopping About The Shoppers (Again)

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One would expect that a event called the Retail Innovation Conference (RIC) would be a veritable brainstorm of big ideas as to how to improve the woeful retail space in the U.S.: As Retail Dive found in its experience at RIC, many analysts believe that somehow — and fairly recently — retail has lost its way in that regard.

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Machine Learning Sizzles, Bitcoin Fizzles And Schrödinger’s Physical Retail Does Both

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What if we were to tell you that retail shopping isn’t dead? Powell told a conference held at Yale Law School that central banks issuing digital currency would become global targets for cyberattacks, cybercounterfeiting and cybertheft. We live in a time of extraordinary technological change,” Powell said. “We

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Macy’s Bolsters Omnichannel Tech, Taps Into Subscriptions

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The department store retailer bolstered its omnichannel efforts while opening a distribution center for its off-priced business that taps into cloud computing technology; however, it struggled with inventory during the quarter. The collaborations allowed Macy’s to offer unique products and experiences to shoppers.

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