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If you think increases in online shopping have signaled the demise of the in-store, in-person retail experience, don’t try making that point to any of the 99 million plus U.S. consumers who are crowding malls and shopping centers this holiday season. Some holiday consumer spending reports propose a rise in online shopping comes at the […]

According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) 2014 World Urbanization Prospects (a biannual report), 66% of the world’s population is projected to be urban dwellers by 2030 up from the current 54%. Right now, a whopping 82% of North America’s population lives in urban areas and that number is […]

There is a growing trend in the retail industry of online retailers opening brick and mortar stores to create more synergy.

As seen in The Gainesville Sun on November 2, 2016 by Anthony Clark. If he wanted to, NASCAR star Tony Stewart could drive over the new bridge over Interstate 75 when he visits the new Bass Pro Shops Sportsman’s Center in Gainesville next Wednesday, provided his car was street legal. Two upcoming events will herald […]