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eCommerce and its Profitability Issue. Why its So Hard to Make Money

Indigo 9 Digital

When you shift activities consumers used to complete on their own to a retailer, someone has to pay for it. The irony of online shopping is that the most economical model for a retailer is when customers are not purely online shopping at all. Since Casper launched in 2014 it has yet to make a profit. In 2018 Casper spent $80.7

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Retailers Sue Fed Over Failure to Follow Congress’ Direction on Debit Card Swipe Fees

VMS

Banks should not be handed a growing windfall at the expense of Main Street stores and consumers.”. Because the board has not done what Congress said to cure this market failure, American consumers and merchants continue to suffer the same harms that prompted Congress to act in the first place. Enough is enough.”.

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Retailers sue Fed over debit card swipe fees

Mass Relators

Banks should not be handed a growing windfall at the expense of Main Street stores and consumers.”. Because the board has not done what Congress said to cure this market failure, American consumers and merchants continue to suffer the same harms that prompted Congress to act in the first place. Enough is enough.”.

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WBA appoints three to leadership team

Mass Relators

has named Tracey Brown to the newly created post of president of retail products and chief customer officer at Walgreens. The appointment, one of three announced Friday at WBA, is meant to emphasize Walgreens’ customer experience across all consumer touchpoints, the company said. . — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

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Eddie Bauer Acquisition Gives Authentic Brands a Foothold in Growing Outdoor Category

Retail TouchPoints

The Eddie Bauer brand has been at the center of a number of mergers and acquisitions over the last 12 years, after being bought out of bankruptcy by Golden Gate in 2009. In 2014, men’s apparel brand Jos. Bank attempted to acquire Eddie Bauer, but the acquisition was dropped when the boards of directors at Jos.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 263 – Amazon Unbound with Brad Stone

Retail Geek

? ? ? ? In 2014 Brad Stone wrote the seminal biography of Amazon, “The Everything Store.” Brad is also a Senior Executive Editor with Bloomberg News, and can be found at his personal website brad-stone.com.