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Fun Facts and Trivia About Labor Day

Posted on September 4, 2017 by bermanevansretail

In the United States, Labor Day has been celebrated since 1882 — yes, for 135 years. In honor of Labor Day 2017, we offer this fun post with lots of interesting facts and trivia. 🙂 Sorry to those of you … Continue reading →

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2017: The Leading 100 U.S. Retailers

Posted on July 18, 2017 by bermanevansretail

Each year, Stores publishes a list of the leading U.S. Retailers. The 2017 report is now available: “Welcome to [our] Top 100 Retailers issue. This annual compendium of the nation’s retailers is a ranking of the industry’s largest companies according … Continue reading →

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AI Applications in Retailing

Posted on July 5, 2017 by bermanevansretail

As we have noted before, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by retail companies and others has really taken off. The best is still yet to come — exemplified by the video clips below. According to Bryan Wilson, reporting for … Continue reading →

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