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The Millennial-Driven Evolution Of Jet.com

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To get more millennials on board, the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer is rolling out offerings designed to attract younger, well-to-do consumes in urban areas. Its city of focus as it battles with Amazon for the coveted upscale, younger, city-dwelling consumer? cutoff for same-day deliveries.

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Can Millennials Revive Call Center Commerce?

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Millennials have long borne the blame for a variety of problems in commerce, including the decline in popularity of diamonds and certain fast casual restaurants. Millennials could be helping to bring new life to call center commerce. That’s reportedly the case when it comes to luxury retail brand Gucci. Larger Changes.

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Trust And Speed Light A New Path To Omnichannel Retail

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For retailers, nothing really ever comes easy — and things aren’t getting any easier, at least when it involves gaining and retaining customers. Indeed, as the recently completed National Retail Federation (NRF) retail show in New York City demonstrated, commerce keeps moving to what Webster called in the webinar a “customer-centric approach.”

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Retailers Prep For More Reopenings

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The world of physical retail is slowly beginning its grand reopening. In the Southeastern United States, where social distancing rules have been relaxing over the last several weeks, retail stores are already open for business, albeit under new restrictions. percent, down from its April 11 peak of 69.5 percent and 65.2

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Black Friday Heads Toward Shades Of Gray

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By the time retailers get to Black Friday , they will have worked through almost two months of sales events – both proprietary and otherwise – from competitors ranging from Amazon to Target to Walmart. COVID-19 shows no signs of abating – in fact, fears of a second wave have already hit New York City, among other metro areas.

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Physical Retail Looks For New Life This Holiday Season

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The obituary for brick-and-mortar retail has been written many times. But recent developments show there is still life — and perhaps even new life — in physical commerce. The results of a new survey found that most people — around 77 percent — plan on returning some of their gifts this holiday season, according to reports.

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Fast Fashion Isn’t Dead Yet — And Could Find Retail Rebirth

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So-called fast fashion has been a big player in retail for years, but that part of the commerce-and-apparel world is facing some serious challenges. 30) from the Columbia Spectator , which covers news important to students at Columbia University and Barnard College in the global fashion capital of New York City.

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