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Joan Verdon

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About Joan

Joan Verdon has been covering business and retail news for the past 25 years. She has covered trends in tech, manufacturing, real estate and retail, first for The Record of North Jersey and USA Today, and now for CO—. She is a senior contributor, retail, for Forbes.com. Her passion is reporting on how Americans buy and sell. She has covered the birth of billion-dollar companies and the evolution of 100-year-old brands. Previously, she has been an education, general assignment and investigative reporter for The Grand Rapids Press and Buffalo Courier-Express. She spent a year working on Capitol Hill as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow.

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Facebook Expands Small Business Solutions
The latest tools unveiled by the social media network focus on connection, communication and converting potential leads into customers.
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These 3 Innovative Brands Are Disrupting the Floral Industry
The pandemic caused demand for flowers to blossom. Here’s how three startups, and one legacy brand, are finding new ways to deliver.
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How Brands Are Using Customer Social Content to Drive Sales
Companies are learning their customers can be their best salespeople.
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Five Tech Trends That Are Reshaping Retail
Retailers are investing in artificial intelligence, augmented reality, robots and other innovations to keep up with a rapidly changing marketplace and consumer demands.
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LensCrafters' New Stores Highlight Premium Vision Care
As consumer demand for high-quality eye care is poised to rise, the stores showcase the retailer’s design-forward frames, lens technology and service.
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Why Digital Brands Allbirds and Shopify are Investing in Physical Retail
Stores will serve as hubs for an increasingly omnichannel retail experience, according to e-commerce innovators.
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Lululemon Bets on a Digital Future With Purchase of Fitness Device Mirror
The fitness device now gives the athleisure retailer the ability to bring its brand into the home workouts of its customers.
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Valentine's Day Illustrates How Brands Now Market to Singles
E-commerce has made it easier than ever for companies to abandon a one-size-fits-all message and court solo consumers.
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Saks Embraces Tech to Find Success During the Pandemic
The legacy luxury retailer got a pleasant surprise during the pandemic: Its customers still wanted to buy designer clothes and shoes.
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