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JCPenney Terminates 1,000 Corporate And International Employees

To right-size its executive ranks with 152 permanent store closings, JCPenney is eliminating approximately 1,000 workers in corporate and field management and international positions. The benefits package for exiting employees includes…

News July 16

Package Concierge Provides Lockers For 24/7 Contactless Pickup

Package Concierge, a provider of automated locker solutions, offers outdoor lockers designed for contactless, 24/7 pickup for buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) orders. The lockers can streamline BOPIS fulfillment…

News July 16

Epicor Software Creates New Software Portal Designed For Rapid Deployment

Epicor Software Corp., a provider of enterprise software designed to promote business growth, has launched Epicor Commerce Connect Express (ECC Express), a new portal for its existing Epicor Commerce Connect…

News July 16

OneView Commerce Tool Can Help Retailers Enhance BOPIS Options

OneView Commerce, a provider of digital solutions for physical stores, provides OneView Pickup Anywhere to help retailers expand their existing processes and legacy infrastructure to offer curbside, contactless and in-store…

News July 16

A Retail Crossroads: How Automation Can Help Retailers Bounce Back

Retail businesses, warehouses and distribution centers around the world are facing new challenges as the business environment has shifted in the wake of recent global events. Just as consumers grew…

Executive Viewpoints July 16

Store Reopenings: Why Retailers Must Go Above And Beyond To Bring Shoppers Back

Shoppers have slowly begun to accept brick-and-mortar’s return: 22% have increased their willingness to set foot into a grocery store or pharmacy since March, according to data from Resonate. Only…

Features July 16

Walmart, Best Buy, Starbucks Join Retailers Mandating Face Coverings In-Store

Three major retailers are taking steps that acknowledge the ongoing danger of spreading coronavirus in communities across the country. Walmart, Best Buy and Starbucks are mandating face coverings for both…

News July 15

Podcast: COVID-19 & The Acceleration Of Retail’s Hottest Trends

Historically, the retail industry has felt the aftershock of economic and social events. Over the course of her career, Barbara Kahn, Patty and Jay H. Baker Professor of Marketing for the Wharton…

Executive Viewpoints July 15

How Potomac River Running Replaced Voicemail ‘Dead End’ With Texts

“Voicemail is not a good answer for retail,” said Ray Pugsley, owner of Potomac River Running in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. In his nine sports gear and apparel shops…

Features July 15
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