Target moves to shore up grocery, improve delivery service
Target announced moves Monday aimed at helping it shore up two key areas: groceries and delivery.
Business
Aug 14, 2017
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Walmart tests app that lets shoppers skip checkout lines
Walmart is bringing back an app that lets shoppers skip the checkout line and pay for items themselves on their smartphones.
Business
Aug 9, 2017
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Amazon pushes into SE Asia with Singapore launch
Amazon launched its express delivery service in Singapore on Thursday, the US online retail giant's first foray into Southeast Asia and a move that puts it in direct competition with China's Alibaba.
Business
Jul 27, 2017
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How 'nudge theory' can help shops avoid a backlash over plastic bag bans
On your way home tonight, you might stop at the supermarket to grab some ingredients for the evening meal. If you're like many shoppers, you'll pass through the self-service checkout, scan your items, and hurriedly place ...
Environment
Jul 21, 2017
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Privacy, please: Why surveiling shoppers can inhibit sales, and how to fix it
No shopper likes being watched closely, especially if they're buying an item they find very personal and potentially embarrassing - for instance, foot fungus cream or hemorrhoid cream. Three marketing professors recently ...
Economics & Business
Jul 19, 2017
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Amazon aiming to be the dressing room in your house
Amazon is hoping to claim more territory once held by department stores, essentially placing a dressing room in your house.
Business
Jun 20, 2017
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To sell more healthy food, keep it simple
Despite extensive research on how to persuade consumers to improve their diets, academicians have largely failed to present food retailers with easy-to-use suggestions. Brian Wansink, director of Cornell's Food and Brand ...
Economics & Business
May 1, 2017
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Surveiling the consumer for loyalty and profit
Surveillance may be a dirty word when it comes to domestic politics, but understanding what interests the consumer and how technology may provide insights is a legitimate concern of retailers. Exactly which technologies yield ...
Economics & Business
Mar 22, 2017
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China's online population reaches 731 million
The number of internet users in China—already the world's highest—reached 731 million in December, authorities said, as e-commerce drives consumer demand across the Asian giant.
Internet
Jan 23, 2017
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Colorado internet-tax case could change online shopping
Buying things online could get pricier after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a case Monday that could ultimately lead to states collecting billions of dollars in sales taxes lost to increasingly popular internet retailers.
Internet
Dec 13, 2016
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