Research
June 8, 2015
Men's section of Bloomingdale's in Palo Alto
By Joe McCarthy
The convergence of digital and physical retailing, rather than a zero-sum game between channels, is shaping up to be the future, according to a new report by TimeTrade.
{"ct":"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","iv":"77101bf173ce2d9bcea153c20cf77b5b","s":"3916ff0b388bbf4f"}
Share your thoughts. Click here