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US retail sales growth hits a low point
December 19, 2016
Sluggish auto sales in November are being blamed for slower than expected retail sales growth in November.
read nowLands' End hires outside gun for CEO role
December 19, 2016
Jerome Griffith has been tapped as the new CEO for Lands' End and will step into his new role in March.
read nowMeijer taps president as CEO
December 16, 2016
Meijer’s President Rick Keyes now has a new title for his business card: CEO.
read nowWant some 'lettuce' with your cabbage? Indian grocery service adds cash delivery
December 15, 2016
India's on-demand e-commerce grocery delivery service Grofers has partnered with Yes Bank, the nation's fifth largest private financial institution, to provide…
read nowYahoo alerts customers to breach involving 1B user accounts
December 15, 2016
Data breach numbers just keep getting bigger and more breathtaking.
read nowIoT revenue on the rise
December 15, 2016
Internet of Things revenue is projected to spike big time next year, growing 116 percent and hitting the $2 billion dollar mark.
read nowPizza Hut intros voice ordering via Alexa
December 15, 2016
Pizza Hut is giving its customers the ultimate in passive pizza ordering via Alexa Voice Service on Amazon Echo, Amazon Tap, Echo Dot, Amazon Fire TV and Fire…
read nowReport: Consumer-centric marketing can boost customer satisfaction
December 14, 2016
A customer-first marketing strategy can go a long way toward boosting customer satisfaction.
read nowRoyal Bank of Canada first to deploy video service to small retail clients
December 13, 2016
Royal Bank of Canada clients can now tap video to connect real time, face-to-face, with bank service personnel.
read nowStudy: Committing to digital dramatically boosts odds of gaining market share
December 12, 2016
Bain & Co. and Red Hat, a provider of open source solutions, have released the results of research aimed at gauging the correlation between an…
read nowCredit card use on the rise among young adults, study finds
December 9, 2016
Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of U.S. consumers now own general purpose network-branded credit cards, up from 61 percent in 2015, according to "U.S. Consumers…
read nowWatch out Twitter, Instagram is big love for marketers
December 8, 2016
Next year more marketers will be tapping Instagram over Twitter and marketers' love of Facebook will continue to climb in 2017.
read nowSecurity vulnerabilities, potential hack attacks demand greater attention
December 8, 2016
Hackers have more opportunity to infiltrate retailer networks, according to a SecurityScorecard report, and that means retailers need to shore up security…
read nowUPS holiday buying report: Tech gifts a top seller
December 8, 2016
High-tech lovers shopping for gifts are using their smartphones more than ever to buy tech gadget gifts and are more active in following retailers' social…
read nowStudy: Upsell fails lead to lost retail revenue
December 7, 2016
A new SkillSurvey reports a need for better customer service and sales as the lagging 'upsell' effort is resulting in lost revenue for retailers.
read nowShoppers expect to spend more this holiday, exceed budgets
December 7, 2016
Retailers will be happy to hear this news: nearly 60 percent of Americans expect to exceed holiday budgets by an average of $155, an 11 percent spike over…
read nowAmazon Go promises no checkout, no lines, no waiting
December 6, 2016
Come 2017 Amazon aims to debut a no-waiting, no-line, no-checkout grocery store experience, called 'Just Walk Out', at its Amazon Go store in Washington state.
read nowSlow lanes could boost supermarket experience, claims study
December 5, 2016
Supermarkets providing a 'slow lane' for the older and elderly shopper can offer the senior consumer segment a better customer experience.
read nowDick’s Sporting Goods buys app to boost youth sport strategy
December 2, 2016
Sports merchandise retailer Dick's Sporting Goods is buying GameChanger Media, which makes an app offering data-based coaching information, instant game recaps…
read nowTarget debuts another small-format store in NY
December 2, 2016
Target has opened its second small-format store on Long Island, New York.
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