Target expands at-home work toward a hybrid workplace strategy

March 16, 2021

Retailer Target is leaving its big office building presence in Minneapolis as part of its ongoing effort to develop a hybrid workplace strategy that will be a…

Southeastern grocer taps HPE's Aruba to modernize operations

March 16, 2021

Ingles Market, a grocery store chain with nearly 200 stores in the U.S. southeast, is undertaking a major network upgrade with partner Aruba, a Hewlett Packard…

Cosmetics retailer taps Vee24 to launch engaging customer experience

March 16, 2021

Clarins UK, a luxury skin care and cosmetics company is deploying the Vee24 platform, which provides intelligent conversational multi-experiences, as part of…

Five Star Food Service expands digital advertising to hundreds of micro markets

March 15, 2021

Five Star Food Service Inc.'s recently announced acquisition of an Owensboro, Kentucky-based franchise group will be expanding its digital advertising…

Shanghai retail stores home to Digital Yuan

March 15, 2021

The Bank of Communications and China Construction Bank conducted digital yuan trials at two major department stores in Shanghai from March 5-7. The trials were…

State of digital trust: How the virtual economy is changing consumer behavior

by Todd McKinnon

Todd McKinnon, Okta CEO and co-founder, explains why retailers, now a year into the pandemic, need to expand and adapt practices to prioritize trust. To remain…

Vitamin Shoppe expands into Vietnam market

March 15, 2021

The Vitamin Shoppe has opened its first retail location in Vietnam. The Hanoi location will offer the retailer's brands in vitamins, supplements and sport…

Mobile spending surges bringing big changes for retailers in 2021

by Udayan Bose

Udayan Bose, founder and CEO at NetElixir, shares insight on the major shift in mobile engagement among consumers and what retail marketers need do to revamp…

Costco, Amazon, Apple top in retail customer satisfaction

March 12, 2021

Costco, Amazon and Apple are the three top retailers out of a 25 company ranking when it comes to customer satisfaction, according to the Verint Experience…

February a big e-commerce month despite wicked winter weather

March 12, 2021

Winter storms across the U.S. in February did not dampen consumer e-commerce activity as spending increased 54.7% compared to February 2020.

More consumers are shopping online but not many are feeling secure

March 12, 2021

A good majority, 70%, of Americans are shopping online more today than before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in spring of 2020, but only 38% feel very secure about…

Self-pour beer and wine kiosk planned for Illinois mall

March 12, 2021

A Tapville Social store will serve wine and beer using self-pour dispensers in the Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, Illinois, later this month, as the city council…

Cayke Selects 2020 Online Engagement Solutions to Provide a Seamless Shopping Experience

2020, the world's leading provider of applications and enterprise solutions dedicated to interior design, space planning and furniture manufacturing, is…

The race to agile retail marketing

Mirko Holzer, CEO of BrandMaker, examines the three key areas retailers need to consider in the race to agile retail marketing.

Food retailer taps Birdzi for mobile rewards app effort

March 11, 2021

Harps Food Stores is launching a mobile rewards app aimed at building loyalty, personalization and digital engagement.

Despite pandemic, tepid economy, consumers spending pretty much the same as last year

March 11, 2021

Consumers are cautiously optimistic in regard to spending this year as 74% expect to spend the same or more online than last year on clothing and jewelry and…

AI adoption growing but growth may be too fast, reveals survey

March 11, 2021

One good thing about the pandemic is that artificial intelligence adoption is accelerating, but a KPMG study states the growth may be too fast.

Congress approves $1.9T stimulus bill

March 10, 2021

Congress on Wednesday approved President Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package by a vote of 220-211 to provide pandemic aid, one of the largest federal aid…

Sephora takes top spot in retail personalization

March 10, 2021

Luxury beauty retailer Sephora is tops when it comes to retail personalization.

Fashion retailer expanding nationwide

March 10, 2021

Charming Charlie, a women's apparel and fashion retailer, continues to expand and is opening a Houston location this month.