Amazon heading back to school in Illinois

July 13, 2016

Amazon is teaming up with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to open Amazon@Illinois, a staffed pick-up location in the Illini Union Bookstore on…

Talking With: Motista CEO Scott Magids on capitalizing on customer emotion

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Retailers must focus on, and capitalize on, the emotional aspect within the customer retail experience. But, to do that, retailers must understand a consumer’s…

Amazon opens yet another Kansas fulfillment location

July 12, 2016

Amazon.com is opening another fulfillment center in Kansas City, Kanasas, marking its fifth in the state. The Kansas location will offer more than 1,00…

Pet Valu and Pet Supermarket merge to form third largest pet retailer

July 12, 2016

Pet Valu and Pet Supermarket have merged to offer specialty pet retail and small format, neighborhood pet specialty retail services across North America.

LogicLane un-wastes food with Mill Street Merchants

July 11, 2016

LogicLane LLC announced in a company press release the opening of its first community retail location, Mill Street Merchants.

Back-to-school study finds parents looking harder for sales, savings

July 11, 2016

It may be nearing mid-summer, but parents are already preparing for the back-to-school/college season in a different way than years past. According to a study…

PetSmart picks Manhattan Associates to implement new omni and digital strategies

July 11, 2016

Manhattan Associates announced that PetSmart has selected its Enterprise Order Management Solution (OMS) to help PetSmart deliver omni-channel shopping and…

Live webinar: How to leverage your company's brand value as promotional incentives

July 11, 2016

Gift cards have remained popular for many years, and recent research by Blackhawk Network reveals that 74 percent of shoppers hope to receive gift cards this…

Talking With: H2O+ Beauty CEO Joy Chen on relaunching a legacy brand

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

It's been a busy year for the company founded as H2O+, a skincare brand started in 1989, as it’s done a complete relaunch as of this past May. With a new name…

China retailers feeling pressue despite growth

July 11, 2016

China's retail segment is feeling some heat despite growth, according to a China Daily report.

Lowe’s donates $250K for relief in West Virginia flooding

July 11, 2016

Lowe's is donating $250,000 to the American Red Cross, which is working closely with the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security to help in aid efforts…

Amazon's annual Prime Day all about speedy delivery

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Americans areobsessed with super-speedy delivery and Amazon is more than happy to accommodate the impatience.

Brexit has UK consumers feeling as confident as a nervous middle schooler

July 8, 2016

The GfK Consumer Confidence Barometer core index, used to measure post-referendum sentiment following the Brexit news, has declined by a drastic 8 points to…

Amazon pushes voice ordering ahead with Alexa's help

July 8, 2016

Online purchasing via a desktop or smartphone is passe, according to Amazon, which is propelling voice-activated ordering via its Echo device and Alexa's help.

How to build an innovative loyalty program

Investing in a loyalty program seems like a logical way to retain customers and spread the word about product. But is it a good approach with shopping apps?

Webinar: Insight on how mobile is transforming store operations

July 7, 2016

There are two transformative forces playing a big role in today's retail environment — the millennial shopper and the mobile consumer.

Talking With: Clicktale VP Michal Harel on customer experience trends

Customer experience should be about ease of use, but often a retailer's focus is off-point, according to Clicktale VP Michal Harel, who shared her insight on…

Talking With: Kevin Meagher, IoT innovator, on IoT in the retail experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

One of the biggest buzzwords of 2016 is the Internet of Things. Kevin Meagher, former VP and general manager of Lowe’s IoT Smart Home initiative, talks about…

Multidev Technologies celebrates major milestone

July 6, 2016

Multidev Technologies, an ERP and omni-channel software player, is celebrating its 20th year. Begun as a small start-up it is now a leading software company…

3 innovation lessons from the Hippo Water Roller story

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

To understand what innovation means, walk a mile in their shoes.