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3D Printing goes Mainstream as Staples Debuts Online Printing Platform

September 21, 2015

In a sign that 3D printing is entering the mainstream, Staples will go live with an online 3D printing platform, allowing consumers and small businesses to upload 3D designs or choose from preselected models.

True Omnichannel Model Eludes 80 Percent of Retailers, Study Says

September 18, 2015

HRC Advisory

Retailers are working hard to transform their supply chains to a customer-centric, omnichannel model, but 80 percent are not prepared for the magnitude of change required, according to HRC Advisory (HRC), a retail advisory firm and unit of Hilco Global.

Consumers Rack Up Retail Sales, Apparently Unconcerned About Volatility in Financial World

September 17, 2015

Business Week

Retail sales in the U.S. climbed for a second straight month, a sign consumers may be looking past recent volatility in financial markets.

As Holidays Near, Retailers Struggle to Hire Warehouse Labor

September 15, 2015

Marketplace

Retailers are already planning for the busy holiday shopping season, and there could be a complication this year. As the unemployment rate drops, stores are having a hard time finding workers for their warehouses. They've ordered all kinds of new stuff for the holidays, but it's stuck in a bottleneck.

Retail Imports Are on Rise as Holidays Approach

September 14, 2015

NRF

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 1.2 percent this month over the same time last year as retailers head toward the holiday season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Retailers Warned to Prepare for Delivery Expectations of 'Generation Z'

September 11, 2015

Shutl

Retailers should be bracing themselves for heightened delivery expectations of so-called Generation Z, those individuals born after the late 1990s, whose media-saturated world has accustomed to them to instant access to things.

Europeans Experience High Level of Problems with Their Online Retail Orders, Study Says

September 11, 2015

JDA

European adults have experienced a high number of problems with online orders in the last 12 months, according to data from the JDA/Centiro Customer Pulse Report.

Google Wants to Be Your Grocer

September 10, 2015

Business Week

Google Inc. will start testing a delivery service for fresh food and groceries in two U.S. cities later this year, stepping up competition with online retailer Amazon.com Inc. and start-up Instacart Inc.

Gabon Tops Ranking of Nations With Best Retail Opportunities in Africa

September 9, 2015

A.T. Kearney

A.T. Kearney's 2015 African Retail Development Index (ARDI) reconfirms the potential of many nations throughout Africa.

Why Are More Retailers Offering In-store Pickup if It Isn't More Efficient Than Buying In-store?

September 8, 2015

Christian Science Monitor

For consumers, in-store pickup combines the ease of shopping online with the promptness of purchasing from a local retailer. But while it's been revealed that this method isn't any more efficient than just buying in-store, that hasn't stopped brick-and-mortar shops from adopting and promoting this service - nor has it dissuaded customers from using it.