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Exclusive Q&A: Cashierless Grocery Requires a ‘Very Human Response to the Customer’

Retail TouchPoints

Douang: When we first launched the business in 2016, we only had what we called ‘the resident format,’ which was internally focused or inside an already secure environment. Anybody who lives in the community can create an account, use our mobile app and get into the store. Their expectations are very aligned with the digital world.

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Retail Statistics You Should Know

Small Biz Trends

We have assembled all the numbers you need, including store operations, shopper behaviors, how retailers market their businesses, and much more. The retail market size is continuously growing. The retail industry in the US accounts for 18.7 % of total gross domestic product (GDP). per year on average between 2016-2021.

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The Google Ads Strategy of Purple Mattresses

Store Growers

Imagine a new brand launching in a hyper-competitive market. But Purple, the brand in question, is thriving in a market that has become even more cut-throat. Purple will do $405M in revenue in 2018 and has slotted 143M in “Marketing and selling” expenses. (I Targeting option 2: In-market audiences. How It All Started.