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Most U.S. Consumers to Go Online for Holiday Shopping This Year, But They Remain Price-conscious

The majority of U.S. shoppers plan to do the bulk of their holiday shopping this year online. But retailers know that not all shoppers are created equal, and new research highlights some of the differences.

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What a Treat for Retailers: Consumers to Spend $6.9Bn on Halloween This Year

Once mostly the purview of children, Halloween has grown into a major consumer holiday that now includes 18 to 34 year-old millennials and older adults who seize the opportunity for a night of escapism.

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Bangladesh - The Next Growth Market for Your Products?

You feel the energy soon after disembarking at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. All of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, seems to throb with bustling masses of people. Bridges, expressway overpasses, and major new neighborhoods are continually under construction. Evidence of the country's rising disposable income is on display at crowded shopping malls such as Jamuna Future Park, the largest in South Asia, and new billboards, which seem to cover every available space, advertise products as varied as packaged foods and smartphones.

Online Merchandisers Anticipate 2015 Holiday Sales Will Top Last Year's

Nearly half of online retailers are "very" or "extremely" confident that holiday sales this season will outperform last year, according to a new survey by Bigcommerce.

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Retailers' Buy-Online, Pickup-in-Store Initiatives to Get Serious Test This Holiday Shopping

Retailers with strong omnichannel initiatives stand to capture market share as consumers take advantage of in-store pickup and inventory look-up.

Who's Buying Your Stuff? A Primer on Export Compliance

Are you certain that your sensitive exports aren't falling into the wrong hands?

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Are Companies Serious About Supply-Chain Resilience?

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Risks Can Multiply When Execs Hack IT Security Budgets

With cyber risks looming ever larger, CFOs must avoid "starving" information technology security budgets, the author of a recently released survey concerning cybersecurity and corporate governance warns.

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Chinese E-commerce Company Continues Its Expansion Drive in U.S., Europe

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will open offices in three European countries and expand further in the U.S. as it seeks to revive growth and reassure jittery investors.

Calming Near-Term Planning Chaos With A Demand Control Process

Demand Control is a process designed to take chaos out of near-term planning and promote actions that enable companies to profitably meet abnormal demand. The results are better performance and improved working environments.

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Women More Concerned Than Men About Joining Companies With Poor Reputations, Study Says

Eighty-six percent of American females would not join a company with a bad reputation compared to only 67 percent of American males, according to poll findings provided by Corporate Responsibility Magazine.

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16 Percent Increase in Online Sales Expected to Boost Retail Growth in November, December

RetailNext has predicted a positive U.S. retail performance for the months of November through December. Over the holidays, sales are expected to rise 2.8 percent, driven in large part by an exceptional 16.2 percent increase in digital sales.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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