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The online retailers that shoppers like most

October 7th, 2008

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Article excerpt:  Everyone has a favorite online retailer and, judging from STORES’ Favorite 50 list for 2008, a lot of people have the same favorite . . . Amazon.com. The Seattle-based king of the Internet jungle is the world’s largest online retailer, with sales of $14.8 billion last year and [...]

The next step in open innovation

June 30th, 2008

In the near future, the best innovations for your business may not come from the R&D department, but from your customers themselves.  Are we ready to harness that powerful source?

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Article excerpt:  The creation of knowledge, products, and services by online communities of companies and consumers is still in its earliest stages. Who knows where [...]

The web drives retail

June 16th, 2008

The next wave of retail innovation may very well start in the digital space.
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Article excerpt: Merchants beef up their current sites and launch new brands online to make the Internet do more. When American Eagle Outfitters Inc. introduces its fourth major retail brand this fall in time for the holiday shopping season, the launch [...]