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Walmart Acquires Adchemy – Via Business Insider

@WalmartLabs has acquired Adchemy, the slightly mysterious Foster City, Calif., adtech company that specializes in “semantic search.”  In a related Wall Street Journal article, for the first time in a decade, Wal-MartWMT +1.04%’s Web sales grew faster than Amazon’s.  Global Internet sales at Wal-Mart, which remained ranked as the fourth largest online seller by Internet Retailer, […]

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Keurig, Coke To Team On Cold Beverage System | HomeWorldBusiness.com

Under the global strategic agreement, GMCR and The Coca-Cola Company will cooperate to bring the Keurig Cold beverage system to consumers around the world. via Keurig, Coke To Team On Cold Beverage System | HomeWorldBusiness.com.

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Kid You Not: The Very Serious Business of Building The Fastest-Growing Company in America | Inc. 5000

Fuhu makes a cute soft-sided tablet for children. But cuteness isn’t what produced three-year growth of 42,148 percent. Blue Sky Retail, LLC. – Specializing in Retail Link, administrative compliance, and sales support for Walmart and Sam’s Club vendors via Kid You Not: The Very Serious Business of Building The Fastest-Growing Company in America | Inc. […]

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Wal-Mart Aims To Match Amazon’s Service Offerings – WSJ.com

The head of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s e-commerce efforts predicted that the retailer would be able to match the service offerings of competitor Amazon.com Inc. within two years. In a private interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wal-Mart global e-commerce CEO Neil Ashe said that the company was continuing to build out new […]

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A Sad Global State, Israeli Designer Promotes Bomb-Proof Backpack for Schoolkids | TheBlaze.com

As children returned to school this week in Israel and as the U.S. and Western nations weigh a military strike on Syrian government forces, an Israeli designer is offering one accessory for those who fear being far from shelter if and when a missile strikes. Israeli designer Hila Raam created “Rhinoskin” — a backpack constructed […]

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The Trends Shaping the Future of Retail

This month’s edition of the trade publication Retail Leader gives us an in-depth look at five trends expected to shape the future of retail. Blue Sky Retail, LLC. – Specializing in Retail Link, administrative compliance, and sales support for Walmart and Sams Club vendors Shaping the Future of Retail – Cover Story – Retail Leader.

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WM replenishment conference agenda

We have the link here for the Walmart Replenishment Conference agenda.  This replenishment conference is great for all suppliers who are serious about improving current item performance and orders.  New suppliers benefit by understanding Walmart and Walmart process in more detail.  Existing suppliers can use the conference to get deeper into understanding Walmart replenishment systems.  It […]

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Interesting concept: Wal-Mart to Give Hollywood a Hand

The Wall Street Journal Technology section has reported that Wal-Mart Stores is working with the Hollywood Movie Industry to provide a free, in-store service that helps users register their DVDs with Hollywood’s UltraViolet system, creating an online library that can be viewed on television, online or on mobile. Read Full Article

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