Retail Focus 12/15/17 – Target Makes A Last-Mile Play; Dynamics Behind E-Commerce Glitches

The big retail news this week is Target’s agreement to purchase grocery delivery service Shipt, and we discuss the knowns and the yet-unknowns from the deal. C-store giant Casey’s continues to grow despite disappointing earnings, and GGP shoots down a potential acquisition bid. Our guest is Rebecca Herson, VP of Marketing at Anodot, who discusses the costly nature of glitches on e-commerce sites, and ways in which sites can minimize the resulting damage.