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New research defines 10 shopping styles of the modern consumer

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) released a report, “Shopping Styles in the (R)Tech Age: Serving the (R)Tech Shopper”, which defines the 10 distinct shopping...

source: RILA

These robots handle dull and dangerous work humans do today — and can create new jobs

Three Upstart 100 companies are aiming to transform their respective industries by handling the "dull, dirty and dangerous" tasks that human workers used to do, while boosting the productivity of the businesses who buy them....

source: CNBC

Why some Amazon workers are fuming about their raise

Last week, Dave Clark, Amazon’s senior vice president in charge of operations, stood on a ladder in a warehouse near Los Angeles and announced to employees that Amazon was raising pay for its vast blue-collar work force. As soon as he said “new Amazon minimum...

source: The New York Times

Exclusive: The VC behind Warby Parker, Glossier, and Jet.com has raised a new $360 million fund

Kirsten Green, founder and managing partner of Forerunner Ventures, has been an enthusiastic supporter of the direct-to-consumer business model, making early-stage investments in eyewear purveyor Warby Parker, beauty...

source: Fast Company

Trump says China not ready to reach trade deal, repeats threat of more tariffs

President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his threat to slap tariffs on an additional $267 billion of Chinese imports if Beijing retaliates for the recent levies and other measures the United States has imposed in an escalating...

source: Reuters

CNBC unveils its annual list of 100 promising start-ups to watch

The Upstart 100 is CNBC's exclusive list of promising young start-ups, featuring a diverse group of companies that are building brands and breaking industry barriers on the path to becoming tomorrow's household names. Selected from more...

source: CNBC

Take a look inside the massive, 1,000-store chain that only operates in the run-up to Halloween

Spirit Halloween is one of the largest Halloween specialty stores in the United States, with roughly 1,325 locations. But by November 2, they'll all be closed until next year. The pop-up Halloween retailer has been in...

source: Business Insider

Gap sends its Visa cardholders to Amazon and Target

In what appears to be a pilot, Gap Inc. has rolled out a new promotion that provides its Visa Signature cardholders with bonus points for shopping at Amazon or Target. Cardholders in New York City were alerted to the program via a mailer.

source: RetailWire

How Facebook is gearing up for the holiday shopping season

Facebook is getting a jump on the holiday shopping season—and for good reason. Last year’s holiday season turned out to be a robust one, especially for retailers with strong online and offline operations. In 2017, Americans spent almost $20 billion online...

source: AdWeek

Why this online clothing company started sharing its profits with brick-and-mortar stores

When the online-only men’s apparel brand Ledbury launched in 2009, it was like many online-only brands: It offered high-quality products at a competitive price, because it cut out the retail middleman. But then...

source: Entrepreneur

How brands like JC Penney are creating customized shopping experiences for men

Brands are increasingly focused on expanding offerings for male consumers. They are using demographic data to understand their shoppers and deliver customized products and services online. Brands are collecting qualitative and...

source: PSFK

US business group says Trump China tariffs cost $1.4 billion/month

A coalition of U.S. business groups fighting President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs has launched an advertisement aimed at telling voters ahead of the midterm elections that the measures are costing American businesses and consumers $1.4 billion a month.

source: Reuters

Dollar Tree, and its customers, feel pain of tariffs on Chinese imports

Few stores, and shoppers, are as affected by the Trump administration’s escalating trade fight with China as Dollar Tree and its massive base of low- and middle-income customers. Late last month, President Donald Trump slapped...

source: The Associated Press via USA Today

What Wayfair's pop-up stores can teach it about its customers

Wayfair, the online furniture retailer, is hopping aboard the pop-up wagon. The company announced last week that it would open two temporary stores in empty shopping mall spaces, one in Massachusetts and one in New Jersey, over the holiday...

source: Digiday

New tech uses product 'fingerprints' to detect counterfeits

Entrupy has launched a fingerprinting solution to counteract the growth of counterfeit products, according to a press release. The company's company's tech uses computer vision techniques, artificial intelligence and machine learning to verify the authenticity of designer...

source: Retail Dive

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New research defines 10 shopping styles of the modern consumer

These robots handle dull and dangerous work humans do today — and can create new jobs

Why some Amazon workers are fuming about their raise

Exclusive: The VC behind Warby Parker, Glossier, and Jet.com has raised a new $360 million fund

Trump says China not ready to reach trade deal, repeats threat of more tariffs

CNBC unveils its annual list of 100 promising start-ups to watch

Take a look inside the massive, 1,000-store chain that only operates in the run-up to Halloween

Gap sends its Visa cardholders to Amazon and Target

How Facebook is gearing up for the holiday shopping season

Why this online clothing company started sharing its profits with brick-and-mortar stores

How brands like JC Penney are creating customized shopping experiences for men

US business group says Trump China tariffs cost $1.4 billion/month

Dollar Tree, and its customers, feel pain of tariffs on Chinese imports

What Wayfair's pop-up stores can teach it about its customers

New tech uses product 'fingerprints' to detect counterfeits

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