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Tarnished by Charlottesville, Tiki Torch Company Tries to Move On

As the images streamed out of Charlottesville, Va., this month showing white nationalists protesting the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee, many could not help noticing the product illuminating the faces twisted into sneers of hate: Tiki torches.

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Parts Suppliers Take a Hit From the Amazon Effect

Melanie Lichtfeld, owner of a Madison, Wis.-based plumbing company, used to tell customers they could wait weeks to buy their new kitchen sink from a local supplier. Now she orders the parts she needs on Amazon.com and they arrive two days later.

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Maybe Foot Locker Should Be Afraid of Amazon Selling Nike

Foot Locker CEO Richard Johnson seems to be living in a bit of denial.

Grocers Are Embracing IoT to Improve Supply Chain Visibility

More than a third of food and grocery companies are using or trialling Internet of Things (IoT) technology, research has showed.

Q&A: In-Store Replenishment and Other Retail Fulfillment Concerns

It's no secret that Amazon is the greatest disruptor in the history of retail. The question is, how can traditional retailers, even very large ones, compete against a giant that can plow hundreds of millions into warehousing, order fulfillment and delivery? Customer satisfaction - and possibly the survival of many retailers - rides on the answer.

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The Unlikely Reason Americans Are Shopping at Target Again

Shoppers are heading back to Target. In addition to large-scale investments in technology - and a 32 percent increase in online sales - the big-box retailer said it's also seeing more customers shopping the old-fashioned way.

In-Store Replenishment & Other Fulfillment Concerns

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U.K. Modern Slavery Risk Is Growing, Index Shows

The risk of modern slavery in the U.K. has risen from "low" to "medium," according to Verisk Maplecroft's Modern Slavery Index.

TV Home-Shopping Retailer Benefits From EDI Managed Service

As U.K.-based television home shopping company experienced explosive growth, it needed to consolidate all electronic data interchange operations onto one platform and integrate with its back office.

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Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Toxic Substances Control Act

Now that the Environmental Protection Agency has said it will evaluate chemicals according to their risk factors in an effort to get new products into the market, several environmental groups have said they are suing the agency.

Amazon Shares Dropped After Trump Said It Hurts Retailers

U.S. President Donald Trump once again unloaded on Amazon.com Inc., tweeting that the company is hurting other retailers and implying that it's killing industry jobs across the U.S.

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