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What happens when a consumer giant like Edgewell buys a niche retailer like Harry's?
Jun 14, 2019
With deals like this, customers sometimes worry that the smaller brand will abandon its roots.
What Blackstone's purchase of $18 billion worth of warehouse space tells us about e-commerce.
by
Amy Scott
Jun 3, 2019
For online retailers, urban warehouses are the key to same-day delivery.
Cash-back shopping savings, but at what price?
May 24, 2019
Between the tendency to spend what’s recouped and the surrender of personal data, it’s worth thinking about the quid pro quo.
Has Amazon reached a Prime plateau?
by
Ben Bradford
Apr 25, 2019
The rate of membership growth in the U.S. has proven difficult to maintain.
Kohl's banks on Amazon returns to improve store traffic
by
Ben Bradford
Apr 24, 2019
Kohl's is expanding a deal with Amazon that allows online shoppers to return their merchandise at Kohl's stores.
Amazon tried out a new product this holiday season: real Christmas trees
by
Molly Wood
Dec 21, 2018
And it sold out of them.
For public good, not for profit.
Abandoned carts are a big problem for online retailers
Nov 12, 2018
About 70 percent of sales die before consumers hit "buy."
Online stores get physical
by
Reema Khrais
Feb 16, 2018
Warby Parker plans to have nearly 100 brick-and-mortar stores by the end of the year.
When grocery stores close, this legal phrase can prevent new ones from opening
Jan 12, 2018
When grocery stores close, critics say restrictive covenants — clauses in grocery store leases that says a landlord can't rent the space to another grocer — can lead to food deserts.