An aggressive corporate lobbying effort to derail a Republican-backed border tax has forced lawmakers working on tax reform to seek alternatives, Kevin Brady, chairman of the tax-writing U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, said recently.
source: Reuters via CNBC
When all Amazon.com's tech innovation ever gets from Wall Street and every day consumers is kudos, it's easy to see why brick-and-mortar retailers want some of that love, too.
But consumers don't want shiny objects; they want better store and customer experiences, and any...
source: FORTUNE
The Trump Administration has passed a second milestone on the road to renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. On Monday, the United States Trade Representative issued a document outlining the president’s goals for...
source: Sourcing Journal
Amazon today is launching Amazon Spark, a new feature aimed at improving product discovery, which is seemingly inspired by Instagram and its use of shoppable photos. Similarly, Amazon Spark users are encouraged to post stories,...
source: TechCrunch
House Republicans unveiled a 2018 budget plan that would pave the way for ambitious tax reform legislation — but only alongside a package of politically sensitive spending cuts that threaten to derail the tax rewrite before it begins.
source: The Washington Post
Startup accelerator Target + Techstars kicked off the first day of its second annual summer program, which welcomes founders from 10 startups from around the world to temporarily relocate to Minneapolis for a 13-week program to cultivate ideas intended to shake up the...
source: RetailDIVE
The year 2017 has generated a constant drumbeat of mass store closure announcements by major retailers hit by chronically declining sales. But Kohl's, which earlier this year said it would reconfigure hundreds of stores to shrink them...
source: FORTUNE
The Retail Industry Leaders Association came out in support of two new nominees for the National Labor Relations Board, Marvin Kaplan and William Emanuel. “The Retail Industry Leaders Association fully supports the nominations...
source: Financial Regulation News
Mobile payment technology can speed up service for consumers and offer numerous operational benefits for retailers, but many shoppers are reluctant to adopt the technology, according to Progressive Grocer. Just $1 out of...
source: FoodDIVE
While there is still much in the way of debate in the U.S. and the rest of the developed West about the shape of things to come with the mobile and digital payments revolution that remains in nascent stages, on the other side of the world in China, the waiting has ended....
source: PYMNTS.com
One in five Gen Zers, or 21 percent, say that Snapchat influences their purchase decisions — twice as much as their millennial counterparts, according to a recent study by Yes Lifecycle Marketing emailed to Retail Dive.
source: RetailDIVE
For the back-to-school season, many parents and their kids are thinking green. Concerns about the environment have them looking for secondhand clothing or fashions made from reused material —but price still rules. Shoppers want quality and style in backpacks, jeans...
source: CNBC
RILA's annual Retail Supply Chain Conference is the largest event of its kind—no other conference brings together so many top names in the retail supply chain space. Past headliners have included Target, Lowe's, Petco, CVS Health, Ulta Beauty, Kohl's, The Home Depot,...
source: RILA
Earlier this year, the (R)Tech Advisory Council whose members include members of America’s most well-known retailers, recognized that “Ubiquitous & Ultra-Personal Shopping” and the “Circular Economy” (e.g., product take-back, renting, sharing,...
source: RILA
Much like baseball and pool time, picnics are a hallmark of the summer season.There's nothing quite like grabbing your cooler and favorite blanket and heading to the park for a snack in the shade. But if there's one thing that can ruin a summer picnic, it's an unwelcomed...
source: RILA
