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Cordial Integrates With 7 Partners To Personalize Retail Experiences

Cordial, a marketing communications platform, has integrated with seven channel partners, including 250ok, Digioh, Liveclicker, LiveIntent, OneSpot, SparkPost and Urban Airship. Each…

Target Escalates Grocery Price Wars With Amazon, Walmart

Amazon and Walmart have continued trying to one-up each other in a price war that is now affecting the entire grocery industry,…

NRF Downgrades 2017 Retail Sales Forecast

Citing revised figures from government sources, the National Retail Federation (NRF) is now projecting that 2017 retail sales will increase by only…

Starbucks To Shutter E-Commerce Store Oct. 1

Starbucks is closing its e-Commerce site on Oct. 1, 2017, a rarely seen move in today’s retail landscape. The site sells coffee…

Kohl’s To Open Amazon Smart Home Experience In 10 Stores

In an industry dominated by Amazon, many retailers are choosing to join the giant rather than compete with it. Companies such as…

Pura Vida Leverages AI To Enhance Customer Service Capabilities

Pura Vida Bracelets has partnered with customer care automation platform Linc to improve its customer service offerings, using AI and automation to…

Alibaba Mall Moves Internet Giant Further Into Physical Retail

Construction is well underway on a five-story Alibaba mall that is scheduled to open in April 2018, according to Chinese financial group…

Macy’s, Best Buy, PetSmart Expand Same-Day Delivery Via Deliv Partnership

Today’s customer-driven convenience economy requires retailers to ensure they can deliver on the promise of on-demand services, whether it be same-day delivery…

Apocalypse? Not Now: Retailers Will Open 1,300 Net Stores In 2017

The phrase “retail apocalypse” caught a lot of traction throughout 2017 due to the heavily publicized pileup of bankruptcies and store closures….

Can An Alternative To Amazon Go Play Leapfrog?

Standard Cognition, a California-based startup focused on delivering an AI-based, checkout-free store experience, announced last week that its technology would serve as…

IBM And SAP Leverage Local Insights To Improve Store Planning

Using near real-time data from multiple sources, a new solution co-innovated by IBM and SAP is designed to help retailers address key…

Jason’s Deli Boosts E-Gift Sales 50% With Paytronix

Jason’s Deli needed a new gift card services provider to turn its plastic and virtual gift offerings into strategic marketing vehicles. The…

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News Briefs

Cordial Integrates With 7 Partners To Personalize Retail Experiences

Target Escalates Grocery Price Wars With Amazon, Walmart

NRF Downgrades 2017 Retail Sales Forecast

Starbucks To Shutter E-Commerce Store Oct. 1

Kohl’s To Open Amazon Smart Home Experience In 10 Stores

Pura Vida Leverages AI To Enhance Customer Service Capabilities

Alibaba Mall Moves Internet Giant Further Into Physical Retail

Macy’s, Best Buy, PetSmart Expand Same-Day Delivery Via Deliv Partnership

Apocalypse? Not Now: Retailers Will Open 1,300 Net Stores In 2017

Can An Alternative To Amazon Go Play Leapfrog?

IBM And SAP Leverage Local Insights To Improve Store Planning

Jason’s Deli Boosts E-Gift Sales 50% With Paytronix

State of the Store: Exclusive Insights into Retailers’ 2026 Brick-and-Mortar Plans

Ready Your Brand: Leveraging Composable Architecture and AI to Scale and Simplify Digital Content

The Next Era of AI: Combining Consumer, Associate and Workforce Management Tools for a Cohesive In-Store Experience

Accelerating Your Growth: Why Automating Tax andCompliance Solutions Are the “Hidden Heroes” of Expansion

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