Swarovski planning return to Times Square this year

March 8, 2017

Come the fall there will be a new Swarovski store on Broadway, in New York City.

Bankers will spend more on CX this year, reveals report

March 8, 2017

The banking industry is planning to expand spend on customer experience initiatives with more than half boosting the CX budget, according to a new Computer…

ICX Association leader talks trends, innovations and goals ahead

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Retail Customer Experience talks with Christopher Hall, ICX Association director, on customer experience trends, association goals and what's on the agenda for…

Hershey's new CEO builds new leadership team

March 7, 2017

As Hershey's new CEO Michele Buck begins her new role this month, she's already built a new executive team boasting new and familiar faces.

Abercrombie & Fitch taps president as CEO

March 7, 2017

Fran Horowitz, president and chief merchandising officer for Abercrombie & Fitch, has been promoted to CEO and is also now a member of the board of…

Hudson’s Bay facing financing hurdle in Macy’s takeover effort

March 6, 2017

The reported takeover of Macy's by Hudson's Bay isn't proving easy as the Canadian retailer is reportedly having trouble getting equity financing, according to…

Costco, Dillard's tops in satisfying consumers, reveals report

March 6, 2017

When it comes to customer satisfaction, department store Dillard's and Costco are tops, with both scoring 83 out of 100 on the American Customer Satisfaction…

Amazon AWS outage impacts dozens of online retailers

March 6, 2017

Though Amazon's e-commerce site did not suffer any downtime or sales loss, more than 50 online retailers did when Amazon's web services experienced a big…

Engaging millennials: Value trumps message

Millennials aren't the only ones feeling overwhelmed by the barrage of advertisements. A 2016 HubSpot survey showed 91 percent of respondents feel today's ads…

PayPal, Starbucks top consumers' mobile payments preferences, study says

March 6, 2017

Nearly 20 percent of U.S. smartphone users have used a mobile payment app at a retail location, according to new mobile research from Parks Associates.

Sorry Jim Cramer, malls won't ever be ghost towns

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

During his flamboyant declarations about malls and their impending doom, Jim Cramer asks another financial analyst if he's been at a mall lately. The analyst…

Report: Wal-Mart piloting convenience store strategy

March 3, 2017

Wal-Mart is reportedly piloting a convenience store in Texas, complete with hot dogs and the familiar ICEE machine found at other top brand convenience…

Payless closing stores in restructure strategy

March 3, 2017

Yet another retailer, this time Payless, is aiming to close stores as it restructures financially.

Don't miss: Live webinar on how in-store customer experience starts and ends with the network

With today's consumers tapping devices before they hit a brick-and-mortar or hop online to shop, retailers need to ensure apps are performing well and the…

Amazon tops when it comes to corporate reputation

March 2, 2017

When it comes to corporate reputation Amazon is tops, ranking first for the second consecutive year on the annual Harris Corporate Reputation Poll.

Ralph Lauren hires first CMO, names new brand leader

March 2, 2017

Jonathan Bottomley is taking on the newly-created chief marketing role at Ralph Lauren and the fashion brand has hired Tom Mendenhall to serve as brand…

HP MX12 Retail Solution: A new level of retail agility

Deliver an enhanced customer experience at the counter and increase your operational efficiencies with the HP MX12 Retail Solution, which combines a…

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Keep point-of-sale data safe on all sides

The technologies at work in today’s retail point-of-sale (POS) environment capture more – and more valuable – customer data than ever before, allowing…

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Reinventing the in-store customer experience

In-store shopping has fallen on hard times. Many retail categories — such as electronics and music — have largely disappeared, victims to the convenience and…

Kohl’s sales weak but profit dip not as bad as projected

March 1, 2017

While revenue declined in the final quarter of the year for Kohl's due to a dip in same-store sales, profit did not drop as deep as expected, according to a…