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Retail Department Stores’ Pains Eased In Q2, But Challenges Are Digging In The underlying challenges facing department stores remain: many of them, are hurting from declining mall and store traffic, says eMarketer. David Kaplan By David Kaplan, Aug 11th
Analysis Why A Third Of Retailers Continue To Shun AI And Voice-Activation “If someone wants a human, they will obviously be disappointed by an AI bot/assistant,” says eMarketer principal analyst Victoria Petrock. David Kaplan By David Kaplan, Aug 1st
News 1.82 Billion People Will Use Messaging Apps In 2017 The growth in reliance on messaging platforms will likely see more marketers experimenting with chatbot communication. Lauryn Chamberlain By Lauryn Chamberlain, Jul 26th
Analysis Which Retailers Are Winning Back-To-School Store Traffic? Ross Dress for Less, T.J. Maxx and Target were the big Back-To-School winners last year, says Foursquare President Steven Rosenblatt. David Kaplan By David Kaplan, Jul 24th
News Over 80 Percent Of Millennials Want In-App, In-Store Payments Are retailers ready? Most have some catching up to do, according to a report from eMarketer. Lauryn Chamberlain By Lauryn Chamberlain, Jul 17th
Retail Back-To-School Retail Sales Will Reach $857.18 Billion This Year Retailers looking to drive brick-and-mortar sales should start now — not in August. Lauryn Chamberlain By Lauryn Chamberlain, Jun 14th
News Consumers Trust Search Engines Over Friends, Brands When It Comes To Finding New Products The rise of intelligent search has major implications for local businesses. Lauryn Chamberlain By Lauryn Chamberlain, Jun 7th
Analysis eMarketer’s Ramsey: How AI And Voice-Activation Will Impact Business 'I am as excited – if not more excited – by artificial intelligence – as I was when the internet emerged in a commercial way in the mid-1990s,' says eMarketer co-founder Geoff Ramsey. David Kaplan By David Kaplan, May 23rd
Analysis Amazon’s Alexa Gets Visual With Echo Show: What Does It Mean For Brands? Parks Associates' Dina Abdelrazik on what the Amazon Echo Show's touchscreen and video adds to the voice-activated intelligent assistant Alexa. David Kaplan By David Kaplan, May 10th
Analysis Voice-Activated Connected Device Usage Jumps 130 Percent This Year Amazon's Echo speaker commands 70 percent of the voice-activated connected intelligence market, says eMarketer. But the demand is only starting. David Kaplan By David Kaplan, May 8th
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