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Explaining the Widening U.S. Trade Deficit

The U.S. trade deficit is continuing to decline - but don't blame imports for the widening gap.

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Hispanic Shoppers Critically Important to Retailers, Both In-Store and Online, Study Finds

Hispanic consumers tend to shop online more than non-Hispanics in several critical categories, including cosmetics, fragrances and beauty, and general household products, according to a just-released study from IRI.

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EMV Implementation to Reduce Credit Card Fraud Is Retailers' Top Payment Goal

Reducing credit and debit card fraud by implementing EMV chip card acceptance has become retailers' top payment issue in 2016, but retailers are also busy with new data security enhancements such as point-to-point encryption and tokenization to better protect payment card data.

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ModusLink Issues Tool for Managing Online Subscriptions

ModusLink Corp. has launched its Subscription Solution.

Retail Copes With Changes Taking Place in Every Aspect of the Industry

Leaders have to be nimble and agile if they are to keep on top of the evolution, particularly in the technology arena, that is roiling their vertical.

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How Companies Are Tackling the Challenge of Risk Management

A conversation with corporate thought leaders about the growing awareness of the need for a vigorous supply-chain risk-management effort, and how they're working to achieve that goal.

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Recyclable Packaging Market Expected to Grow 7 Percent Worldwide Through 2020

Technavio analysts forecast the global recyclable packaging materials market to grow at a CAGR of over 7 percent from 2016 to 2020.

UK Vendors View Internet of Things as Positive Factor in Customer Relationships

Seventy-eight percent of UK vendors expect the Internet of Things to have a significant impact on their ability to gather customer insights data across the supply chain. Many go so far as to say that it will also change the way they think and operate as an organisation.

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When Will We See Self-Driving Trucks?

The age of the driverless commercial truck is coming. It's just a question of when.

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The Making of a 'Personalized' Online Wine Merchant

Club W, now known as Winc, was launched to provide online consumers with a curated source of fine wines on a subscription basis. But rapid growth was challenging the company's ability to fill orders accurately and efficiently.

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With Store Shelves Stocked for Back-to-School Sales, August Should Be Banner Month for Retailers

August should be the busiest month of the year for import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports now that retailers have stocked up for back-to-school and are getting a head start on holiday season merchandise. That's according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates, which said cargo volume for 2016 should end the year with a 1.6 percent increase over last year.

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WiFi Boosts Revenue, Delivers Mobile Apps, New Services

To excel at selling downloadable apps and advertising, cellphone retailer wanted the fastest in-store WiFi system possible.

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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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