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More on the State of Store Retailing in 2017

Here is an informative infographic on the state of store retailing in 2017 that is not all gloom and doom. According to Kevin Flanagan, director of content marketing for TimeTrade: “In our third-annual State of Retail survey, TimeTrade asked consumers … Continue reading

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Shopping Cart Abandonment: Still a Big Problem

For years, online retailers have had to deal with shopping cart abandonment — whereby consumers decide not to make purchases after placing items in their shopping carts. We have posted about this issue for years. As examples, see 1, 2, and 3. … Continue reading

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Are YOU Good with Data? There’s a Job Waiting

As more and more retailers up their use of in-depth data analysis — and big data — the job market for data analysts has exploded. At the same times, not enough qualified applicants are available. As Taylor Cromwell reports for … Continue reading

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