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Digital Ad Placement Startup Mabaya Gets $2.25 Million In Funding

In physical-world retailing, brands pay retailers to put their products at eye level in high-traffic areas. Mabaya, a…

News December 28
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EasyPost CEO: Reliability Trumps Shipping Speed For Consumers

As the 2015 holiday season concludes, retailers can now cool off from what was one of their heftiest…

News December 28
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High Temperatures, Low Profits: Warm Weather Costing Retailers $400 Million In Lost Sales

For the majority of the U.S., particularly on the East Coast, weather patterns throughout November and December have…

News December 24
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Westfield Sells Five U.S. Malls For $1.1 Billion

As part of its strategy to focus on flagship properties in major markets, Westfield Corp. has sold five…

News December 23
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Tyco To Acquire ShopperTrak For $175 Million

Security and fire prevention powerhouse Tyco International is continuing its march into the retail analytics space with a…

News December 23
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JCPenney Appoints Former Target Exec As CIO

JCPenney has appointed Therace Risch as its EVP and CIO, succeeding Scott Laverty in the position, effective immediately.…

News December 22
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FTC Rejects Latest Staples-Office Depot Merger Proposal

UPDATE as of 12/22: In an effort to satisfy demands of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) upon its attempts…

News December 22
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Breach Exposes Details Of 3.3 Million Hello Kitty Users, But No Data Is Stolen

More than three million accounts associated with the Hello Kitty brand on SanrioTown.com, HelloKitty.com and MyMelody.com were left…

News December 22
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Moki Upgrades Kiosk Software To Include Customer Interaction Tracking

Moki has released the MokiTouch 2 kiosk app, upgrading the initial kiosk’s software to include Moki Insights, an…

News December 22
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