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In-store shoppers would rather consult their phones than ask for assistance

As companies like Amazon experiment with unmanned stores, a new survey conducted by Kelton Global on behalf of discount platform RetailMeNot reveals the majority of Americans (69 percent) would rather search for product reviews on their phones while visiting a physical store than interact with a sales clerk. Similarly, over half (53 percent) of...

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FashionUnited highlights from March '19

As April begins, FashionUnited takes a look back at the biggest news to hit the world of fashion last month. Below, we've selected a handful of our favorite articles from March. Happy reading! These are the Fall 2019 womenswear trends retailers are most likely to pick up With the help from data analytics firm Edited last month, FashionUnited...

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RetailMeNot SVP Kim Read on the past, present and future of affiliate marketing

Some don’t even notice it, but savvy shoppers can’t help but open another tab in their browser when they go checkout an online purchase and see a box saying “insert coupon code here”. If you’ve ever typed “shop name + coupon code” on your search engine of choice, chances are you ended up at RetailMeNot.com, one of the leaders of the online...

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RetailMeNot ropes in Nordstrom.com VP of Product

Couponing website RetailMeNot has announced the appointment of Joshua Platt to the role of Chief Product Officer. Platt is joining the company from Norstrom.com, where he served as Vice President of Product for four years. Prior to that position, he spent 11 years at Microsoft holding several senior roles. Platt will report to RetailMeNot’s CEO,...