Category Archives: Technology in Retailing

How to Live in the Cloud

With many firms now allowing employees to work off premises, we see the use of cloud software rising. Thus, how to live in the cloud takes on more importance than ever. Yet, we don’t always know about all of the … Continue reading

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What Consumers Want in Returning Items

Today, we consider what consumers want in returning items. And this is a topic that we have studied before. Reverse Logistics: How to Improve the Retail Returns Process. UPS to Aid Retailers in Return Process. How Shoppers Use the Return Option for Online Purchases. L.L. Bean’s Dominant … Continue reading

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Instagram Allows Retailers to Offer Shoppable Posts

As a social media platform, Instagram is huge. And it’s  still growing. It has well over 800 million subscribers. Yet, until recently, Instagram was not very retailer friendly. Now, this has changed. And the change will benefit both Instagram and … Continue reading

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