8-second race: How retailers can connect with fast-moving customers

the window of opportunity for retail marketers to know, reach, convert and engage their customers has dropped to just eight seconds. The key to reaching them…

Economy going strong given jobless rate dip

May 10, 2017

U.S. employers hired on over 200,000 workers in April and the jobless rate dipped to 4.4 percent — the lowest rate in over 10 years, according to a New York…

Personal experience, mobile shopper insight are retailer priorities

May 10, 2017

In a quest to provide a more personal experience, and better understand the mobile consumer, retailers are increasingly focused on new tools and strategies to…

The Paper Store taps Aptos platform to boost omnichannel strategy

May 10, 2017

The Paper Store is tapping the Aptos Digital Commerce Suite to support growth plans and spur its omnichannel effort forward.

Last mile: The amazing race to solve the delivery dilemma

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Omnichannel drives new expectations that every retailer must address.

Amazon debuts fresh grocery delivery in Berlin

May 9, 2017

Amazon Prime subscribers in Berlin, Germany are now enjoying fresh grocery delivery, according to a Reuters report.

Coach buying Kate Spade for $2.4B

May 9, 2017

Coach is buying fashion icon Kate Spade in a $2.4 billion deal to create what Coach calls a "leading luxury lifestyle company."

Wal-Mart eyeing IoT for product tracking, replenishment service

May 9, 2017

Retail giant Wal-Mart is reportedly investigating using Internet of Things technology to develop a new way to track products in consumers' homes and help…

Survey: Consumers embrace biometric authentication

May 8, 2017

It's long-accepted wisdom that the American masses will resist biometric identification as an intrusion into their privacy. However, the uptake of Apple Touch…

Customer loyalty 101: How to avoid alienating today's shopper

Winning customer loyalty is a continuous and important objective for retailers, but it's not always an easy task. Unfortunately, alienating customers can be.

Amazon's NJ fulfillment footprint expands once again

May 8, 2017

Amazon aims to open three more fulfillment centers in New Jersey, which will bring the total of center to 10 and the new sites will create more than 2,50…

Study: Personalization gets respect but little deployment action

May 8, 2017

New research reveals that while a large number (95 percent) retailers understand the value of personalilzed marketing not a big number of retailers are…

Costco bulletproof when it comes to Amazon, claims analyst

May 8, 2017

A retail industry analyst believes Costco may be the only retailer Amazon can't hurt due to its "sustainable" business model and intense focus on food and…

Are you sitting on a data goldmine? What all retail brands need to know

Thanks to market research, point-of-sale information, loyalty cards, online and mobile transactions, location data, and social media, retailers are sitting on…

Razorfish wins award for T-Mobile digital signage deployment

May 5, 2017

Razorfish won the Installation of the Year APEX Award at DSE 2017 for its work at the T-Mobile's Times Square Store. The company deployed multiple solutions…

Mother's Day spend may be a record-setter this year

May 5, 2017

Shoppers will spend the most ever this year come Mother's Day, averaging about $186 on purchase, reveals a NRF survey conducted by Prosper Insights &…

Jewel-Osco promotes a top leader to retail operations chief

May 5, 2017

Mike Withers, Jewel-Osco president, is taking on a new role after being promoted to executive vice president of retail operations for the company's parent…

Whole Foods advances 365 concept into new stage

May 5, 2017

Whole Foods Markets has developed a 2.0 version of its 365 store concept and opening the first location in Texas.

5 keys to leading in the age of analytics

Data is a critical corporate asset that organizations are starting to monetize in new ways to get ahead of their competition. The bottom line? Companies that…

Electronic paper display market to reach $4.2 billion by 2022

May 4, 2017

The electronic paper display market is expected to reach $4.274 billion by 2022, according to a report by Allied Market Research. The report calculates the…