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The Future of Shopping: What to Expect in 2032

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By 2032, digital will be the most important area of their business, and sectors that today have remained relatively untouched — motor vehicles and parts, convenience stores, furniture/home furnishing stores, building material, and more — will have reinvented their digital posture and orientation.

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Why Hispanic Customers will Travel 50 Miles to Visit a Curacao Store

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Teylez Perez: That’s related to our overall goal, which is to offer access to products to improve the quality of life for families that are working really hard , encompassing home furnishings, appliances, electronics, apparel and gaming.

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Beyond Acquires Zulily, Plans to Revive Brand in Q2

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The transaction excludes all of Zulily’s liabilities, liens and debts, as well as the company’s remaining inventory and two fulfillment centers, which advisory firm Gordon Brothers was engaged to sell off in late January 2024. Beyond paid $4.5

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Address Labor Shortages by Creating Attractive Retail Career Paths

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Kotlyar predicted that remote consultations with associates will expand beyond apparel into the electronics and home furnishings verticals. Tech knowledge also will be increasingly essential as retailers learn whether remote solutions deployed during the pandemic might have “legs.”

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How Rebelstork Laid the Blueprint for Responsible Resale in a New Space — Baby Gear

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The company was founded to simultaneously fulfill a consumer need and do good in the world by giving a second chance to traditionally short-lived baby gear, and it handles everything from pickups to confirming the quality of items prior to selling. “I

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City Furniture Overhauls Ecommerce Approach to Create Highly Customized Shopper Journeys

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The home furnishing and accent retailer, which operates 20 showrooms and 13 Ashley Home Store showroom licenses in Florida, partnered with cloud commerce provider Kibo , which offered a flexible ecommerce technology that would allow CITY Furniture to develop and support highly customized customer journeys and a fluid shopping-cart experience.

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Devising an Optimal Returns Policy for Your Business

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Obviously, retailers can generally recapture more value from returned items when they can charge more for them — either by negotiating better deals with clearance partners (such as TJ Maxx for apparel and Overstock.com for home furnishings) or setting up their own clearance outlets.

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