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Kroger, Albertsons Execs Defend Merger to Senate Committee, Say Consolidation is Needed to Compete with Walmart and Amazon

Retail TouchPoints

In his prepared testimony , Sumit Sharma, Senior Researcher of Technology Competition at Consumer Reports , pointed to the growing proliferation of “food deserts” in rural and marginalized urban areas, a problem he claimed has been “aggravated by over-concentration in grocery retail.”

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ModCloth Sold Yet Again; Will This Buyer Hold On?

Retail TouchPoints

Women’s clothing and accessories retailer ModCloth has been acquired by Nogin, a provider of outsourced ecommerce for major fashion and consumer product companies. Founded in 2002, ModCloth offers exclusive indie- and vintage-inspired women’s clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories for 18- to 35- year-old women of all sizes.

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Open Workforce Models Drive Retail Innovation

RTP blog

The role of software developer is now the third most common job in retail , as well as one of the fastest growing. With the traditional brick-and-mortar model continually challenged, technology isn’t just essential to growth, it’s essential to survival.

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Mi9 Retail Earns Top Honors on 2024 RIS Software LeaderBoard

Mi9

Mi9 Retail has secured a coveted position among the top 10 retail technology vendors, ranking at #7 overall. This recognition underscores the company’s unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional value to its retail customers via continuous innovation and customer service.

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Mi9 Retail Successfully Implements Their Retail Platform for Alterra Mountain Company

Mi9

. “We are excited to have partnered with Mi9 Retail to standardize our retail systems across the growing number of locations as well as to upgrade our retail technology while moving all operations to the cloud. For more information, please visit www.alterramtnco.com.

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7 Home Decor Dropshipping Suppliers Every Retailer Should Know

Fabric

For retailers, this presents a unique opportunity to tap into a growing market and offer consumers a wide variety of options to spruce up their living spaces. With the rise of e-commerce, home decor retailers can now reach a wider audience than ever before.

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Expert Q&A: Work with Amazon, or Against Amazon?

Optimizely

McRitchie co-founded the web portion of the company, launching MyBinding.com in 2002. Within a few years, the online business surpassed the sales of the rest of the company, and today more than 80% of sales come through ecommerce. . That’s something that you see the really advanced online retailers doing.