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Increase in Holiday Shopping Spending Predicted, Especially Among Millennials

With a quarter of holiday shoppers planning to spend more this year than last, retailers can start to celebrate. In its second year of research into holiday shopping plans, analytics company SAS polled 3,458 consumers in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand. The U.S. led spending growth with 29 percent of consumers saying they'll spend more. Canadian shoppers, on the other hand, are tightening their budgets this year. Millennial shoppers (ages 18 to 29) are most likely to up their spending this year, while older consumers are tending to stick with last year's budget.

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Consumers Become More Interested in Social Media, Thanksgiving Day Shopping, Study Say

Holiday shoppers are expected to spend more this season, but it's where or how they plan to spend that should interest retailers, as Thanksgiving Day shopping and social media gain in popularity, according to a new study from Accenture.

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Framework Permitting Transfer of Employees' Personal Data from Europe to U.S. Declared Illegal

In a landmark decision on data protection, the European Court of Justice's decision in Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner last month struck down the agreement companies have relied on for 15 years to legally transfer the personal information of EU employees and customers back to the United States.

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Retail Shrink on Rise in U.S, Around the World, Survey Finds

Shrink, comprised of shoplifting, employee or supplier fraud, and administrative errors, rose in the U.S. from 1.28 percent of sales in 2013-2014 to 1.97 percent during 2014-2015, based upon responses from common retail respondents who participated in Global Retail Theft Barometer surveys both years. Globally, this compares to 1.42 percent, a figure also up from the previous .94 percent average of all common retailers surveyed the previous year.

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Half of Customers Who Opted to Pick Up Online Purchases in Stores Ran Into Hassles, Study Says

"Buy online, pickup in store" has become an increasingly popular strategy for retailers looking to reduce delivery costs. But a new study reveals it isn't working as well as the store owners hope.

Amber Road Receives ISO 9001:2008 Recertification

Amber Road, a provider of global trade management solutions, says its proprietary process for collecting, translating, interpreting and updating country-specific trade regulations has achieved ISO 9001:2008 recertification.

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Most North American, European Supply Chain Execs Consider Sustainability Strategic Priority, Study Finds

Some 51 percent of North American supply chain executives say that developing a sustainable supply chain is a strategic priority, according to a survey from West Monroe Partners, a business and technology consultancy.

Big Regulatory Changes Coming to All Players in Pharmaceutical Industry

The times they are a changin' for the players across pharmaceutical supply chains, from API suppliers to CMOs, to manufacturers, packagers, distributors, dispensers/pharmacies ... just about everyone across the chain.

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Cadillac, Others Compete With Google to Put First Truly Autonomous Car on the Road

Cadillac plans to be the first GM automobile to come with Super Cruise, the company's most ambitious technological foray since automatic transmission, though the system isn't fully autonomous.

When Will the Drones Start Flying?

Commercial delivery drones are in our future - or so we're told. What will it take to make them a reality?

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Americans - Even Millennials - Prefer Paper Discount Coupons Over Digital, Study Finds

Despite all of the technology available to today's consumers, Americans still prefer paper coupons, according to a new CreditCards.com report.

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Coal-fired Plants to Continue to Decline as Natural Gas, Renewables Surge, Report Says

Natural gas and renewable power plants will account for almost all the new capacity to be installed in the United States for the "foreseeable future" while the number of coal-fired power plants will continue to decrease, according to a report by PEW Charitable Trusts.

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