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Ecommerce Trends 2019: 7 New Retail Consumer Habits for a New Year

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Department store sales are down 1% from last year (despite a 0.4% For quick reference, though, here are some particularly lucrative niches in 2019 worth highlighting: Subscription Boxes — still on the rise, two years running. Here are the specific stats: Consumer spending increased 3.5% in Q3 2018. Total holiday sales rose 3.9%

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21 Sessions, Presentations and Workshops You Can’t Miss at IRCE 2018

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In recent years, Rent the Runway has expanded into subscription plans, pregnancy goods and more. Start with a subscription model, and take it from there. Innovation in Intimates: Leveraging AI and Social Commerce to Fuel Digital Growth. But that’s where AI and social commerce could help. What to Know Before You Go.

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