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A More Elegant Question About The Future Of Retail

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2017 is starting out with some ugly news on the retail front. On the one hand, there were many disturbing pieces of news on the retail front, about department store giants Sears and Macy's. Let's get up to retail speed with some of the news via Business Insider : A giant wave of store closures is about to hit the US.

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Mobile Commerce On The Rise… Fast

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According to the company, 20 per cent of US consumers have purchased something from a retailer using their cell phone. It’s hard to name an industry that isn’t affected at some level by the growth in smartphone technology, from fast food ( Pizza Hut iPhone app , for example), to television content ( Rogers On Demand Mobile ).

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5 Easy Ways to Trade in Your Phone

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An entire industry has been built around buying and selling cell phones. AT&T iPhone owners are at an advantage because according to experts in the field, these phones retain the greatest buyback value. As the world’s largest retailer, Amazon chose to create a buyback program of its own for the lucrative cell phone industry.

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The End Of The Dial Tone

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You have your social media fully integrated into your website, which matches up to the retail experience and beyond. Because of this, we''re seeing stunning growth on smartphone and tablet adoption, while the PC industry crumbles. pc industry. retail experience. pc industry. retail experience. it department.

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Welcome To The One Screen World

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Yes, we are seeing a massive uptick in consumers who are using companion devices (meaning, they are watching TV but have their smartphones nearby), and while the industry does refer to it as a companion device, the truth is that you''re not watching the television with one eyeball and your iPhone with the other. online retail.

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The Effect of Brand Loyalty in the Costco and AmEx Breakup

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It has been a month since it became public knowledge that the FBI was locked out of an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino killers. ” Furthermore, this is not he first time a retailer and a credit-card issuer have split up. FBI Announces They Can Hack on Their Own.

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Small Business Owners Hopping Mad Over Amazon’s New App

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This has caused small business owners to complain to the Retail Industry Leaders Association about the unfair competition. Just when you thought you had seen and heard it all, Amazon takes on a brave move to take business away from small business owners.