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Privé Revaux's Celebrity Sunglasses For Discount Prices
 

Looking cool with the right pair of celebrity-inspired shades can be a big investment for the average consumer, who might not otherwise spend a few hundred dollars on an easily lost accessory. It's too much to spend, says Privé Revaux CEO David Schottenstein — who, alongside some big-name celebrity backers, is offering up sunglasses with all the cool factor at about a tenth of the cost.

 
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With Appetite For Data And Social, Restaurant App Taste Gets Personal
 

Restaurant apps are increasingly focusing on marrying data with word-of-mouth recommendation, in efforts to become the go-to offering for diners. One emerging offering, Taste, couples a closed social network with technology that pulls dining transactions from credit cards to build profiles. Co-founder Kevin Vanderwarker explains how these features, among others, help build personalized networks that merge a user’s own data with that of their fellow diners.  Read More...

 
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With New Microsoft Partnership, Is Kroger Digging In Against Amazon?
 

As retailers fight for survival and dominance in the age of Amazon, the grocery battles appear ready to heat up even hotter. Kroger is working with Microsoft to test out a connected store experience at two of its locations. These are some of the ways the technologies can help shoppers and workers navigate Kroger’s stores more effectively — and how both Amazon and Kroger are competing in a crowded field.  Read More...

 
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The Transforming Retail World Of 2019
 

Transformations can happen quietly and subtly, a reality that early 2019 is proving with each new day as the world is shifting in notable but not flashy ways. Everything from how and where consumers shop to which devices they feel safe using is suddenly quite different than it was just a year ago. The future is here — but is retail ready?  Read More...

 
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