Report: Retailers should be embracing Amazon as a distribution option

August 15, 2017

A new Bluecore report reveals retailers should be embracing Amazon as a distribution channel and that research indicates 44 percent of brand marketers are…

Reimagining the power of your brand

Aimee Becker, VP of strategic services for Daymon, talks about the retail climate and the fact that not all the news is bad. What many may be surprised to…

Online grocery service debuts Alexa app for hands-free voice order capability

August 11, 2017

Consumers who like to order from Stop and Shop's online Peapod grocery service can now enlist the help of Amazon's Alexa devices.

How Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods will disrupt the retail landscape

Sethuraman Janardhanan, practice head and client partner, big data analytics, at Happiest Minds Technologies, explores the multiple synergies that have made…

Solving the mystery of the non-buying consumer

Dan Chester, VP and retail practice leader at ForeSee, explains why it's more important than ever for retailers to improve conversion metrics.

Aptos acquiring TXT Retail to boost merchandise lifecycle management

August 8, 2017

Aptos Inc. is buying TXT Retail to meld its customer engagement and inventory management technology with TXT Retail's merchandise lifecycle management suite.

Sephora debuting a new boutique approach

August 7, 2017

Sephora is testing a "boutique" strategy in response to the current retail climate.

As back-to-school looms: What retailers need to know to be ready year-round

Velocity Worldwide CEO Enda McShane explains why retailers must be conscious of the need to have actionable insights into who customers are, why they shop, and…

Study: Small retailers are making money on online marketplaces

August 4, 2017

Over 60 percent of small to mid-size businesses are attributing half, or more, of their ecommerce sales to Amazon and other online marketplaces, according to a…

Chris Petersen: Forget the 4Ps … 4Cs are not enough … the new 4Es of retail

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Chris Petersen explains how and why raditional retail has transformed from product-centric to people-based.

Storytelling is key to boosting customer experience and profit

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

The most common tendency with retailers is to simply give the facts about a product or service without really telling a story about them. Panelists at the ICX…

Midwest grocery chain debuts a robot named Tally

August 1, 2017

Three St. Louis-based grocery stores are participating in a six-week pilot featuring a robot, Tally, which will check aisles three times a day to ensure items…

The time is now for AI in ecommerce

Eldar Sadikov, CEO and co-founder of Jetlore, shares why taking advantage of AI technology is the only way a brand will be able to differentiate itself and win…

3 key strategies for driving loyalty enrollment

Jeff Sopko, president of Baesman Insights & Marketing, offers tips and insight on how retailers can hurdle the many barriers to entry for loyalty programs. As…

The human touch: Why mobile can't replace in-store associates

Unlike customer-facing mobile apps and websites, in-store associates and managers have insider knowledge and the ability to use in-store tools to their…

Abercrombie & Fitch aims to make a splash in China ecommerce

July 26, 2017

Abercrombie & Fitch will launch its flagship brand and kids lines on Alibab Group's Tmall webite on July 26 in an effort to spur international sales in…

Consumers hungry for contactless checkout at Whole Foods and hope Amazon delivers

July 25, 2017

Consumers are hoping that once Amazon acquires Whole Foods, the online mega retailer will provide cashier-free checkout and a much improved grocery store…

Automation will produce a brick-and-mortar retailing renaissance…if labor is deployed creatively

At present, the future of brick-and-mortar retailers looks bleak; however book author John Pugliano believes the technological forces that have favored online…

Clothing retailer drives mobile shopping forward with Shopgate app platform

July 20, 2017

Texas Humor, a clothing brand focused on state pride, is using Shopgate's mobile commerce platform to build an enhanced mobile shopping app for customers.

Pet retailer deploys IBM MobileFirst to simplify purchase journey

July 20, 2017

The U.K.-based Pets at Home is launching Sales Assist, an IBM MobileFirst for iOS app for iPad, to drive a simpler purchase process across its 440 stores.