Tag: Blog
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FedEx Goes After the Rural Customer
The ability to provide customers with convenient access to goods is the most hotly contested component in e-commerce today. FedEx is teaming up with Dollar General to greater serve rural markets.
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Walmart Ups Their Game
In 2016, Walmart acquired Jet.com which has functioned as a separate brand and driver of e-commerce innovation. As Walmart continues to make progress in its omnichannel transformation, they now plan to fold Jet.com into its core e-commerce operations.
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Whitepaper: Loss of Mall Anchor Tenants – What Comes Next?
It is no surprise to retailers and shopping center developers in particular, and to U.S. consumers in general, that the department store industry is suffering. There are a myriad of reasons for this – the growth of large format specialty, off-price stores, and the impact of e-commerce prime among them – but the fact remains…
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Amazon Exits the Restaurant Delivery Business on June 24th
After four years of expansion into 20 U.S. markets, Amazon announced a decision to shut down its Amazon Restaurants division on June 24th. They might be the master package delivery but restaurant delivery has its own unique set of challenges.
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Intalytics Announces Hiring of Gary Faitler as Director of Client Services
Intalytics is pleased to announce that Gary Faitler has joined the organization as a Director of Client Services. In this role, he will enhance Intalytics’ capabilities for delivering premier real estate analytic solutions.
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Sephora Embraces Inclusion Training
Recent customer incidents highlight a centuries-old challenge in the United States concerning racial profiling and preconceptions. One key takeaway for businesses emerges: the need for retailers and restaurant operators to ensure that existing and potential customers are fully embraced by employees no matter their ethnicity.
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To Outsource or Not? Restaurants Face Tough Decisions for Delivery
Some larger restaurant operators have the resources to develop their own catering delivery services. But, that doesn’t hold true for smaller concepts.
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Tesla’s Brick-and-Mortar U-Turn
Tesla has taken consumers on a wild ride over the past three weeks, even by Tesla standards.
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Deny or Adapt – The Hard Truth About Brick and Mortar Closures
While retailers develop short-term strategies to offset poor sales, short-sightedness will guide more brick and mortar stores into bankruptcy.
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The Resurrection of Downtown Buffalo, NY Rests Outside of Traditional Retail
Cities like Buffalo, NY belong to a long list needing help revitalizing their downtown. Right now, there are more than ten prime storefronts sitting empty just on Main Street, including the recently closed CVS that spent 41 years near City Hall.