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A New Global E-Commerce Infographic from Baynote

Baynote has put together an excellent infographic map about E-commerce around the world. Baynote is a company that is involved with big data, intuitive algorithms, next generation applications, and real time analytics. Check out its new infographic. Click the chart for a … Continue reading

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U.S. Retail E-Commerce Remains Strong

In 2014, eMarketer predicts that retail E-commerce sales in the United States will rise to more than $300 billion — led by computers & consumer electronics and apparel. Click on the chart to learn more.    

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Why Is It So Hard to Compete with Whole Foods?

For years, Whole Foods has been seen as the model for the next wave of food retailing, a chain that focuses on consumers interested in healthy eating. Whole Foods describes itself as “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store.” “Who are we? Well, we … Continue reading

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