The death of the retail store seems to be overexaggerated. Third-quarter retail sales from the Census Bureau, released last week, suggest strength in in-person shopping in the quarter and a slight slide in e-commerce market share.
In an analysis of the data, Jason Miller, associate professor at Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business, dug into the data and concluded while pure-play e-commerce retailers are thriving, for those retailers with physical stores, their e-commerce...
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