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The rising retail opportunity in esports

14 Feb 2019

Esports offer new opportunities for advertising, affiliate marketing, and influencer partnerships, all with a direct path to purchase.

For the ‘new Lowe’s,’ a focus on defense to win

14 Feb 2019

By: Hannah Hayes, Laura Kennedy

At Lowe’s investor and analyst meeting, executives detailed a strategy for becoming a best-in-class omnichannel retailer. In the short term, it will prioritize modernizing processes and practicing financial discipline to drive profitability before investing in long-term, share-driving initiatives.

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Digital Double Click: Esports

14 Feb 2019

By: Meaghan Werle

Digital Double Click is a series that summarizes key innovations in the digital space. In this edition, you can find an overview of esports and its application to retail.

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Amazon North America: The big beats from Q4 2018

14 Feb 2019

By: Rachel Dalton

This slide summary report evaluates the Q4 and FY 2018 financial results and highlights key North America initiatives and important themes moving forward in 2019.

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Emerging disruptive transformation in retail

14 Feb 2019

By: Brian Owens

In a presentation to the NACDS Regional Conference, our subject-matter expert traced the emerging disruptions in drug retail and highlighted five areas where retail pharmacies are evolving their traditional approaches to confront these new realities.

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Seasonal Retail Pulse: Valentine’s Day and Super Bowl Sunday 2019

13 Feb 2019

By: Kantar Consulting Research Team, Catherine Lang

Our cross-channel review looks at how retailers showed some love for Valentine’s Day and game day this year.

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Drug spotlight: Cold and flu season

12 Feb 2019

By: Ben Antenore

Cold and flu season remains a crucial occasion for retailers and suppliers.

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Daiso Japan: A look inside

11 Feb 2019

By: David Marcotte

The discount retailer from Japan is making inroads on the U.S. West Coast. We visited a California store to find out what other retailers and suppliers can learn from its success in reaching younger and diverse shoppers.

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JCPenney drops appliances: A quick take on yet another strategy change

7 Feb 2019

By: Tiffany Hogan

Jill Soltau's first big move at JCPenney brings the retailer's core categories back into focus.

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Walmart Canada: The five slides you need

7 Feb 2019

By: Amar Singh

Kantar Consulting's overview of Walmart Canada includes a SWOT analysis, shopper profile, growth forecast, and an analysis of major strategic initiatives.

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Amazon North America’s strong finish to 2018: Three key takeaways

5 Feb 2019

By: Rachel Dalton

Amazon focused on three key areas – investing for the future, extending Alexa beyond stand-alone devices, and winning holiday - in the fourth quarter of 2018.

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