Research
July 11, 2013
By Joe McCarthy
Department stores Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue are ranked as the most digitally progressive retailers because of their large size and ecommerce options, according to a new report from L2 Think Tank.
{"ct":"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","iv":"5702cda244f528adb66009652a3d80e7","s":"a9566d1d4438f106"}
Share your thoughts. Click here