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Leverage Payment Platforms For Precision Marketing Aimed At Chinese Consumers

In this age of big data, social media and integrated marketing ecosystems, it’s sometimes hard to know who owns the customer. Traditionally, the merchant, retailer or brand tends to “own”...

Leading Retailers Are Overcoming Analysis-Paralysis

There is a lot of talk about data-led, people-based marketing, but I’m often surprised to find that some retailers are not acting on the real opportunities to harness the power...

Upward Mobility: Three Mobile Strategies To Improve Operational Execution, Train, Sell And Collect D…

Deloitte’s 2019 Retail Industry Outlook signals a tipping point for retail this year and advocates for synchronized bets across six key focus areas, from emotional-based loyalty to emerging technologies. “To...

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Parinda Muley of Macys previews her upcoming #RIC19 Session.

Express Appoints Former Macy’s Exec As CEO

Express has appointed Timothy Baxter as its next CEO, ending a four-month search. Baxter will assume day-to-day leadership of the fashion retailer and join the company’s Board of Directors effective...

Zara Parent Splits CEO And Executive Chairman Roles, Promotes Insider To CEO

Inditex, parent company of Zara, will separate the dual role of CEO and Executive Chairman, with Pablo Isla remaining in the Executive Chairman position and COO Carlos Crespo being promoted...

JCPenney Names Target Veteran To Top Customer Spot

JCPenney has tapped 25-year retail veteran Shawn Gensch as its new EVP and Chief Customer Officer (CCO), effective June 3. Gensch, who will report to CEO Jill Soltau, will be responsible...

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Zebra Technologies Will Acquire Profitect

Zebra Technologies, a manufacturer and seller of enterprise visibility and data capture solutions such as rugged handhelds, barcode and RFID readers, is acquiring prescriptive analytics firm Profitect for an undisclosed...

Chico’s FAS Rejects Second Buyout Proposal From Sycamore Partners

The Board of Directors of Chico’s FAS, parent company of Chico’s, White House Black Market and Soma, has rejected an acquisition proposal from private equity firm Sycamore Partners for the...

TrueCommerce Acquires Supply Chain Management Platform Provider ecUtopia

TrueCommerce has acquired fellow cloud-based supply chain collaboration and visibility platform ecUtopia for an undisclosed sum. With the acquisition, TrueCommerce gains a strategic technology service that strengthens its commerce network...

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As Department Stores Struggle To Drive Sales, TJX, Walmart And Target Soar

The great Q1 results from Walmart and Target indicate that these top players have been doing everything they can to keep up with both Amazon and the shopper’s needs —...

Chewy Files For IPO

E-Commerce pet food retailer Chewy has filed for an IPO and will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “CHWY.” The number of shares to be...

PayPal Participates In $11 Million Happy Returns Funding Round

PayPal has made a strategic investment in Happy Returns as part of an $11 million financing round that also included existing investors U.S. Venture Partners and Upfront Ventures. The returns,...

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