Mall owners eyeing Forever 21 acquisition

February 5, 2020

A group of buyers, which includes mall owner Simon Property Group, is making a $81 million bid to buy Forever 21, a fashion retailer that filed for bankruptcy…

Snap Kitchen debuts free shipping, Whole Foods Market launch

January 31, 2020

Snap Kitchen is launching free ground shipping across 38 states and debuting its chef-prepared meals in dozens of Whole Foods Market stores across Louisiana…

How to provide an exceptional customer experience in the digital environment

by Krystal Taing — Sr. Product Specialist, Rio SEO

Krystal Taing, listings management product specialist at Rio SEO, shares insight on how havig the right tools and technologies can help retailers deliver…

A look at brick-and-mortar retailers growth and where customer experience fits in

by Stephan Schambach — Founder & CEO, NewStore

Stephan Schambach, founder and CEO, NewStore, shares insight on retailers growth and explains why brands can't simply replicate what stores have been about in…

Why harmonic retail succeeds where omnichannel fails

by DeAnn Campbell — Director of Retail Strategy and Development, Harbor Retail

DeAnn Campbell, who heads up retail strategy and research at Harbor Retail, shares insight on the new retail model and how retailers can deliver a customer…

Microsoft CEO: Tech intensity will rule retail

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Retailers that have been able to use their data successfully are creating new opportunities for not only customers, but for brands and suppliers, Microsoft CEO…

Clothes maker taps New Generation Computing for efficient product development

January 14, 2020

Jerry Leigh of California, Inc., a global clothing manufacturer and brand management company, is upgrading to New Generation Computing Inc.'s Andromeda Cloud…

How would your CFO measure customer engagement and experience?

by Jean Belanger — CEO, Cerebri AI

Jean Belanger, co-founder and CEO of Cerebri AI, zeroes in on how artificial intelligence and a data-driven approach can help brands understand customer…

Toshiba to present 'frictionless store,' printers at NRF

January 10, 2020

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions will display its "Frictionless Store," employing multi-layered shelf sensor technologies and computer vision with real-time…

Finding the best CX metric for your program

by Howard Lax — Principal Director, CX Consulting, Confirmit

Howard Lax, principal director of customer experience consulting at Confirmit, explains why the best customer experience metric is one that relates to customer…

How retailers can get a jump start for busy retail seasons in 2020

Rethink Productivity Founder and CEO Simon Hedaux explains why its time to start planning for 2020 and the busy retail seasons ahead.

How web-based 3D, AR tools enhance the customer shopping experience

Rob Weaver, chief revenue officer at Vertebrae, shares insight on how 3D and augmented reality shopping tools can prevent returns by boosting confidence that…

Dollar General has big growth plans for 2020

December 16, 2019

Dollar General aims to launch 1,000 stores next year, opening in new cities and towns.

Aptos study reveals brick-and-mortar still king, BOPIS gaining popularity

December 13, 2019

Consumers in the U.K. and U.S. still prefer the physical store as their shopping channel, as they like to touch, feel and try products before purchase, and…

Italian shoe brand writing the book on retail pop-up strategy

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Michele LoPriore, a high-end women's Italian shoe brand, knows all about retail pop-up strategy after popping up in Boca Raton, New York and now Chicago.

Retailer offers unique customer journey

December 12, 2019

The Canada Goose store in Toronto promises coat-buyers a different type of shopping and purchase experience in that there is no inventory to put in a bag and…

Why strategic customer experience initiatives win out over price reduction every time

Ron Lutz, CCO at Miller Zell, shares insight on why it's crucial to drive understanding of your brand and that value is relative and means something different…

H&M eyes the rental clothing market

December 2, 2019

Swedish clothing brand H&M is reportedly going into the clothing rental space and will offer the rental option to its loyalty members at its flagship store…

Black Friday sets online record, Thanksgiving no turkey either with holiday sales

December 2, 2019

Black Friday and Thanksgiving were big online shopping days, record-setting in fact, with U.S. consumers spending $7.4 billion online and $4.2 billion…

Harry & David launches digital features, new functionality for holiday shopping time

December 2, 2019

Harry & David has hastened the pace on its mobile commerce site, personalized customer communications, and launched a gift tool and subscription service…