Amazon's Whole Foods strategy may not be so consumer friendly after all

September 7, 2017

Just days after taking over Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, Amazon is getting some cynical response to its vow to provide deep food product discounts at the…

First Data sending mobile POS devices to help retailers hit by Hurricane Harvey

September 7, 2017

First Data is sending free mobile payment devices to Houston in a move to help retailers and businesses get back up and running as soon as possible following…

A retailer's guide to driving modern customer experiences

Antoine Rizk, vice president of go-to-market programs at Axway, provides insight on how the customer journey is transforming into a cross-platform experience…

The overlooked weapons in your retail marketing arsenal

Karey Crump, senior director, product marketing at Blackhawk Network, discusses why marketers should use branded gift cards and egifts to attract new…

Making retail work for every generation - not just millennials

Bob Feher, an expert in analyst relations and market intelligence at NCR Corp., provides insight on why retailers which are striving to keep up with millennial…

Best Buy shares take a dive despite robust sales

September 4, 2017

While Best Buy enjoyed a 5.4 percent same-store quarterly sales boost and a revenue spike of 4.8 percent in the most recent quarter, its shares dropped 1…

Why subscriptions are literally sucking the life out of stores

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Chris Petersen offers insight on why the tremendous potential growth for subscription-based purchases is literally sucking the life and traffic out of bricks…

Kohl's prepping new small format stores, another fulfillment center

August 30, 2017

The third quarter will be a busy one for Kohl's, which plans to expand its retail footprint and ecommerce fulfillment network by opening four small format…

Avoid these 5 mistakes in building a customer loyalty program

Arnab Mitra, marketing manager at SailPlay, explains why the value of a customer loyalty program is not just about acquiring and retaining customers. It's also…

Millennials aren't anti-store and don't mind being tracked

August 29, 2017

Contrary to what a good number of media reports claim, half of millennial shoppers prefer in-store shopping, and a good majority, 70 percent, don't mind having…

Holiday ecommerce season will take a dip this year, reveals forecast

August 28, 2017

Retailers hoping for a more robust ecommerce holiday season will likely have their hopes dashed, given ecommerce growth will hit just 10 percent growth, a …

Lululemon sets sights on home décor segment

August 28, 2017

Athletic and leisure brand Lululemon is moving into the home décor segment and debuting a product line of furniture via its youth brand ivivva.

Rewards playing a role in UK consumer activity

August 28, 2017

Three quarters of British consumers admit that a reward impacts final purchase, and an appealing incentive has driven 30 percent to choose a product of less…

A retail survival guide for the age of online shopping

Ashish Gambhir, Momentsnap co-founder and president, explains why the brick-and-mortar retail model is not yet in its death throes, though it is far from…

Little Caesars introduces self-service, mobile order pizza pick-up station

August 25, 2017

Little Caesars has streamlined the process of getting a pizza with a heated, self-service, mobile order pick-up station called the Pizza Portal.

Merchants should highlight mobile self-service usefulness to consumers

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

Do consumers see the value in every self-checkout option available to them from different restaurants and retailers?

Walmart acquisitions key to battling Amazon's ecommerce Jet

August 24, 2017

Walmart didn't buy Modcloth or Bonobos to advance its in-store brand offerings. The acquisitions, according to a Business Insider report, are part of its…

Walmart, Google team up on a collaborative shopping vision

August 23, 2017

In a quest clearly aimed at beating Amazon, Walmart will sell its products via Google’s online mall, Google Express, in a partnership aimed at offering a new…

Does Walmart really have a shot against the Amazon juggernaut?

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Chris Petersen believes true innovation demands a willingness to take the risks to fail faster. Companies that don't embrace failure as a part of innovation…

What merchants should consider when deploying new technology

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

As retailers and restaurants consider whether to deploy new consumer offerings such as a loyalty program, branded app or mobile payments, executives must…