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Sporting Goods Sector’s Woes Continue As Sport Chalet Shutters All Stores

There’s more bad news in the sporting goods vertical, even as Sports Authority has managed to push back…

News April 19
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TouchCommerce Rolls Out SMS Messaging

TouchCommerce has released TouchSMS, a solution leveraging native text messaging (SMS) capabilities to engage consumers in a personalized,…

News April 19
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Prelert Machine Learning Analytics Detects Incidents And Trends In Real Time

With retailers facing difficulties monitoring high volumes of data and identifying trends in real time, Prelert launched the…

News April 19
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Fraud Percentages On The Rise, With Mobile The Most Vulnerable

As retailers embrace new payment mechanisms geared to online, mobile and international commerce, they must be aware of…

News April 19
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Chairish Auction Puts Spotlight On Design Influencers

Online marketplace Chairish has partnered with retail tastemaker, blogger and designer Emily Henderson to launch the first in…

News April 18
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Does Facebook Messenger Signal More Automated Customer Service Ahead?

While social media has become an important retail vehicle for marketing and consumer engagement, Facebook’s new API for…

News April 18
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Sailthru Acquires Carnival To Enhance Cross-Channel Personalization

Customer Retention Cloud provider Sailthru has acquired Carnival, maker of a mobile marketing automation platform. The acquisition will…

News April 18
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Jenny Yoo Grabs Real-Time Data With PLM Solution

Awful, garish bridesmaid dresses may be a staple of comedic films, but they’re not so funny in real…

News April 18

Does End Of Victoria’s Secret Catalog Signal Print Marketing’s Demise?

Unwanted catalogs have been the bane of homeowners (and postal carriers) for many years. Heavy, bulky reams of…

News April 14
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