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Here are the best retailers to work for in 2019, according to employees

Retail work isn't always easy— but some companies provide a better environment for employees than others. Glassdoor just ranked the best places to work in 2019. Eight retail companies made the job site's list this year, accruing...

source: Business Insider

Beauty giant goes high-tech with its first-ever store

It took 60 years, but CoverGirl has made its brick-and-mortar debut. The iconic cosmetics brand opened its first permanent retail store, a sleek, two level flagship in the heart of Manhattan’s Times Square. Designed to serve as the physical embodiment of CoverGirl’s...

source: Chain Store Age

Kroger and Walgreens want you to have a one-stop shop for food and drugs

Looking for avocados? They’re near the Aleve. Band-Aids? You passed them when you grabbed a banana. A one-stop shop for your grocery and pharmacy needs is what Kroger and Walgreens have in store. Through “Kroger Express,”...

source: The Washington Post (subscription required)

Here's where tariffs are taking a toll across the country, according to the Fed

Federal Reserve banks saw modest economic growth in the U.S. this fall. Still, the Beige Book released Wednesday by the central bank shows manufacturing and agricultural sectors in parts of the country rattled by President Donald...

source: CNBC

These robots help Amazon's competitors narrow the delivery gap

In an enormous space at an undisclosed U.S. location, a four-wheeled autonomous vehicle the size of a microwave oven rolls up to a robotic arm and stops suddenly. The arm swivels, inserts a probe into the vehicle’s plastic bin, and,...

source: Bloomberg

PayPal: Black Friday & Cyber Monday broke records with $1 billion plus in mobile payment volume

Black Friday broke records in terms of sales made from mobile devices, according to reports last week from Adobe. This week, PayPal said it saw a similar trend during the Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday shopping event....

source: TechCrunch

Mastercard launches 3-D-based virtual store experience

Mastercard and Next Retail Concepts have partnered to create a new online shopping experience that allows shoppers to virtually navigate a 3D simulation of a physical store, rather than scrolling through product pages using traditional category tabs and filters, according...

source: Retail Dive

Shoppers want convenience for Christmas

A new survey from GPShopper affirms shifts in consumer behavior that have been evident for several years, but nonetheless continue to gain traction. The mobile commerce and engagement platform surveyed nearly 1,400 shoppers and found that 67 percent of those interested in...

source: Retail Leader

Study: Brand values second only to price in holiday purchasing decisions

Americans are leaning towards socially conscious companies this holiday season. That’s according to a new survey by SAP SE, which found that 54 percent of American consumers consider themselves to be socially conscious shoppers,...

source: Chain Store Age

Is BOSS the new BOPIS?

Buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) is a growing trend among retailers — as is its counterpart, buy online, ship-to-store (BOSS). These fairly new methods of purchase are expected to be popular shopping channels this holiday season for retailers such as Michael’s,...

source: Supply Chain Dive

China to 'immediately' apply measures agreed in trade truce with US

China has said it will immediately implement measures agreed under a trade war “truce” with the U.S. The commerce ministry’s remarks came days after Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, agreed to give...

source: The Guardian

The Retail Dive Awards for 2018

Whether it's giving an old brand new life or transforming the industry on a larger scale, these top retail executives and companies made an impact on 2018.

source: Retail Dive

A $500 device helps a mom and pop toy store find shoppers on Google

Talbots Toyland used to buy full-page newspaper ads during the holiday shopping season and hope for the best. Now the San Mateo, California, store is connecting with Bay Area toy shoppers on Google’s search engine and attracting...

source: Bloomberg

For Walmart and Target, the Fed holds the keys to faster payments

Walmart Inc. and Target Corp. want the Federal Reserve to help them get paid in real time. The retail giants are among the companies urging the Fed to develop a service to settle interbank transfers in real time, 24 hours a day, seven...

source: The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)

In every state, the minimum wage is lower than what residents want, study says

The United States has one of the lowest minimum wages of the world’s wealthy nations. It may come as no surprise, then, that minimum wage increases are popular with voters: An August 2016 Pew Research Center survey, for instance,...

source: The Washington Post

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Here are the best retailers to work for in 2019, according to employees

Beauty giant goes high-tech with its first-ever store

Kroger and Walgreens want you to have a one-stop shop for food and drugs

Here's where tariffs are taking a toll across the country, according to the Fed

These robots help Amazon's competitors narrow the delivery gap

PayPal: Black Friday & Cyber Monday broke records with $1 billion plus in mobile payment volume

Mastercard launches 3-D-based virtual store experience

Shoppers want convenience for Christmas

Study: Brand values second only to price in holiday purchasing decisions

Is BOSS the new BOPIS?

China to 'immediately' apply measures agreed in trade truce with US

The Retail Dive Awards for 2018

A $500 device helps a mom and pop toy store find shoppers on Google

For Walmart and Target, the Fed holds the keys to faster payments

In every state, the minimum wage is lower than what residents want, study says

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