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Retailers Need to Do Better with Loyalty Programs

As we have reported before (click here, for example), the quest for customer loyalty continues to be both a critical goal and a major challenge for companies of all types and sizes. Given the importance of customer loyalty, why don’t … Continue reading

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Jack Ma’s 10 Tips for Career Success

Following up on last year’s post: “Advice from Alibaba’s Jack Ma,” here are  video career tips from Alibaba CEO Jack Ma. This video is based on an interview conducted by Evan Carmichael — a Canadian entrepreneur, author, speaker, and business consultant.    

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eMarketer Launches New Retail Site

Research firm eMarketer recently introduced a new Web site devoted to retail: https://retail.emarketer.com/. Three sections of the site are devoted to: News Retailers Restaurants   The new site is packed with tons of  timely — and regularly updated — information related … Continue reading

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