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NRF Urges Labor Statistics Bureau To Rethink Retail Employment Metrics

As of June 2017, the retail industry employed 12,883,200 people, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). But despite retailers…

OrderDynamics Partners With OSF Commerce To Increase Global Reach

OrderDynamics has partnered with commerce solution provider OSF Commerce to leverage its international presence and systems integration expertise to deploy unified commerce…

Sears To Shutter 28 Kmart Stores As Comp Sales Dip 11.5%

In what feels like yet another “Groundhog Day” moment for the retailer, Sears Holdings is closing 28 more Kmart stores. Sears revealed…

Alexa, You Have Competition: Walmart Teams With Google To Activate Voice Shopping

Walmart has fired yet another shot at Amazon, with the Bentonville behemoth now setting its sights on voice shopping. Amazon’s Alexa has…

Metro Shoes Taps IBM Watson To Streamline Inventory Management, Personalization

Indian footwear retailer Metro Shoes is launching a digital commerce platform powered by Watson Customer Engagement hosted on IBM Cloud. The platform…

What Retail Can Learn From Walmart-Uber Partnership

Walmart is expanding its Uber-powered grocery delivery pilot to two more markets — Orlando and Dallas. Tampa and Phoenix were the first…

#DealBrag Video With Brooklyn Decker Targets BTS Shoppers

The art of bragging about shopping and savings gets a humorous twist in a new video featuring actress (from the Netflix series Grace…

Warby Parker, Amazon Shine Brightly With Solar Eclipse Engagement Strategies

From July 21 to August 21, 2017; 41% of all Warby Parker digital content engagement has been related to the solar eclipse occurring today across the continental…

Top 3 Millennial Brands: Apple, Nike And Samsung

Apple is the top brand of choice for Millennials, with Nike and Samsung representing this demographic’s second- and third-most popular brands, according…

BJ’s Selects First Insight To Power Merchandising Decisions

BJ’s Wholesale Club has selected the First Insight predictive analytics platform to assist with buying and merchandising decisions on products offered in…

Hubba Unveils Flares Tool For Product Discovery Process

B2B commerce network Hubba has launched a free tool called Hubba Flares that allows buyers to send inventory requests and receive relevant…

PurCotton Deploys Solutions To Support Omnichannel Growth

PurCotton, a Chinese manufacturer and retailer of cotton-based products, has deployed the Oracle Retail Merchandise Operations Management Suite, Oracle Retail Planning and…

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News Briefs

NRF Urges Labor Statistics Bureau To Rethink Retail Employment Metrics

OrderDynamics Partners With OSF Commerce To Increase Global Reach

Sears To Shutter 28 Kmart Stores As Comp Sales Dip 11.5%

Alexa, You Have Competition: Walmart Teams With Google To Activate Voice Shopping

Metro Shoes Taps IBM Watson To Streamline Inventory Management, Personalization

What Retail Can Learn From Walmart-Uber Partnership

#DealBrag Video With Brooklyn Decker Targets BTS Shoppers

Warby Parker, Amazon Shine Brightly With Solar Eclipse Engagement Strategies

Top 3 Millennial Brands: Apple, Nike And Samsung

BJ’s Selects First Insight To Power Merchandising Decisions

Hubba Unveils Flares Tool For Product Discovery Process

PurCotton Deploys Solutions To Support Omnichannel Growth

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

Case Study: Sony BRAVIA Professional Displays Power Stella McCartney’s Global Store Digital Signage

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