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Behind The Scenes: Puppy Monkey Baby Didn’t Win The Super Bowl Ad Game

By Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief While “Puppy Monkey Baby” may be a phrase we (unfortunately) won’t be able to forget, the advertising efforts…

Are You Keeping The New Customers You Acquired During The Holidays?

By Pini Yakuel, Optimove If your business is like the majority of online retailers, most of your sales this past holiday season…

Do Retailers Take Enough Advantage Of Super Bowl Festivities?

With Super Bowl Sunday now only a few days away, retailers and brands are gearing up for a surge in beverage, food…

Incentivizing Innovation: Customer Loyalty in 2016

By Dax Dasilva, Lightspeed While it may seem as though loyalty has migrated online, the reality that will take shape in 2016…

Big Data Brings Big Savings And More Certainty To A Dynamic Retail Environment

By Deepika Goel, Genpact Today’s retailers face an extremely dynamic business environment with uncertainty in how to effectively manage inventory planning, in-store…

How To Choose The Right Payment Technology

By Alon Feit, Splitit Over the last several years, the introduction of new payment solutions has risen dramatically, yet consumers are ultimately…

Retail Recap Of The Week

Here are some of the recent news and trends you may have missed this week! Starbucks ditches Teavana “tea bars:” Starbucks, which…

How Should Retailers Handle Toy Gender Stereotyping?

Last week, Dan Nessel, founder of the toy review blog Dad Does, launched a petition which calls for the Toy Industry Association…

Will Virtual Reality Catch On?

By Glenn Taylor, Associate Editor With #NRF16 now in the rear view mirror, solution providers now have the chance to prove the…

What Consumers Need To Shop, Not Buy, On Mobile

By Naveen Tewari, InMobi Mobile is an integrated part of a consumer’s life, being the first thing you look at when you…

Five Security Tips For Retail Organizations In 2016

By Corey Nachreiner, WatchGuard Security in retail is always an important element to a successful business, not only to meet PCI compliance…

What Were The Hot Topics Of #NRF16?

With another NRF Big Show in the books, it appears retailers and solution providers have set the tone for 2016, further responding…

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