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Study: Store managers’ roles evolve in the unified commerce era
To effectively service shoppers at store-level, managers need to evolve beyond their sales roles and become “problem solvers.” This means store managers must learn to master the combination of order fulfillment, inventory visibility and staffing to keep up with customer demands, according to the “Voice of Store Manager Survey,” a study from JDA Software Group. The second annual study is based on responses from 252 US-based retail store managers compiled in August. -
Coffee giant pulls the plug on online store
Starbucks Corp.’s online store has officially closed its virtual doors. The e-commerce site, which sold Starbucks’ branded merchandise — from mugs and coffee brewers to coffee, tea, and flavored syrups — shut down on Sunday, Oct. 1. The coffee giant decided to close the online store to focus on integrating its physical and digital channels, and to establish stores as destinations, according to Business Insider.