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JCPenney to close nearly 30 stores this year
April 25, 2019
In early January the J. C. Penney Company announced it would close three stores this year, and now the retailer is expanding the list to the 18 mark and…
read nowWalmart to remodel three Long Island locations
April 25, 2019
Walmart is aiming to spruce up three Long Island, New York stores, deploying grocery pickup and delivery capabilities.
read nowBank Customer Experience Awards competition now open
April 24, 2019
Networld Media Group is accepting entries for the 2019 Bank Customer Experience Awards competition through Friday, June 14.
read nowFive Below prepping to open hundreds of locations this year
April 24, 2019
Discount retailer Five Below is getting ready to launch nearly 150 locations this year and said it will end 2019 with nearly 900 stores across the U.S.
read nowWhole Foods opens fast casual inside West Palm Beach store
April 23, 2019
Bird in the Hand, a fast casual American rotisserie, opened Tuesday inside the Whole Foods Market in West Palm Beach, Florida. The restaurant, owned by Collab…
read nowMastercard offers enhanced data to Amazon Business commercial card users
April 23, 2019
Mastercard has announced an agreement to provide enhanced transaction data to large and mid-size commercial cardholders in the U.S., Germany and U.K., who use…
read nowSimon Property Group pilots online shopping platform
April 23, 2019
Simon Property Group is piloting Shop Premium Outlets, an online shopping destination, in an effort to drive traffic to its outlet stores.
read nowJCPenney shelves Apple Pay after April EMV deadline passes
April 22, 2019
JCPenney confirmed that it stopped accepting Apple Pay,, in connection with an April 13th deadline that required merchants to retire old magnetic stripe…
read nowAlbertsons jumps on IBM Food Trust Network for blockchain tracking
April 22, 2019
Albertsons Companies, a food and drug retailer, is joining the IBM Food Trust network to trace food from farm to shelf using blockchain technology. The…
read nowSmartphone go-to digital banking tool for US adults
April 22, 2019
A study from Aite Group shows U.S. adult consumers under the age of 50 are far more likely to pick up their smartphone to complete a digital banking…
read nowBest Buy CFO moving into CEO come June
April 22, 2019
Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly will leave his role this June and become board executive chairman while CFO Corie Barry will take the helm of the electronics retailer.
read nowMulberry taps Aptos to transform supply chain
April 19, 2019
British brand Mulberry has deployed Aptos solutions to enhance pre-season and in-season planning and the next goal is focusing on supply chain management for…
read nowMichigan grocer boosts customer satisfaction, revenue with Toshiba self-checkout system
April 19, 2019
Value Center, a Michigan grocer, is enhancing the customer experience as well as boosting revenues following the deployment of Toshiba Global Commerce…
read nowPrada taps Oracle cloud tech for retail processes
April 18, 2019
The Prada Group is using Oracle technology to analyze historical data and market demands across its global retail network of 634 stores.
read nowBritish lifestyle brand deploys Contentsquare for e-commerce optimization, expansion strategy
April 18, 2019
British global luxury lifestyle brand Belstaff is deploying an optimization approach for its online storefront with the help of digital experience platform…
read nowNY public advocate calls for Hudson Yards boycott over payment options
April 17, 2019
New York's Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is calling on shoppers and consumers to boycott the city's newly opened Hudson Yards retail development tenants…
read nowDedicated digital teams taking root among brands
April 17, 2019
Nearly half, 48%, of brands have a dedicated digital experience team to drive and shape customer experience and journey.
read nowReport: More German, Austrian retailers offering BOPIS option
April 17, 2019
The number of German and Austrian retailers offering shoppers buy online, pick up in store is on the rise.
read nowWine retailer tapping Glassbox mobile app performance tool
April 17, 2019
Vinsent, a wine merchant and marketplace, plans to deploy Glassbox's Mobilebox technology that helps retailers understand mobile app performance, from the…
read nowResearch: Merchandising a major factor in retail success
April 16, 2019
Today's winning retailers are those who use localized assortment technology in the merchandising strategy, according to a Retail Systems Research study, and…
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