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Report: Potential Ascena Bankruptcy Would Shutter At Least 1,200 Stores

Ascena Retail Group is reportedly preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and shutter at least 1,200 of its 2,800 locations, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The filing…

News July 9

How Luxury Brands Are Responding To COVID Tension With Innovation

COVID-19 has been an accelerant of retail disruption, and no vertical has been left unscathed. For the luxury category, the pandemic’s impact has been multi-faceted, raising the stakes for brands…

Features July 9

Snagajob Offers Scalable Platform For Hiring In A Post-COVID-19 Environment

Snagajob, a marketplace for hourly jobs and shifts, has launched the On Demand platform, a solution that helps businesses adjust staffing needs in real time in order to respond to…

News July 9

Comm100 Upgrades Customer Engagement Platform To Help Eliminate Silos

Comm100, a digital customer engagement solution provider, has launched Comm100 X, its second-generation omnichannel platform. Comm100 X centralizes customer conversations across live chat, email, SMS and social media, helping empower…

News July 9

Shekel Introduces Contactless Checkout Solution For Grocers

Shekel, an AI-powered advanced weighing solution provider, has introduced Fast Track, a touchless machine learning-based cloudless self-checkout solution for supermarkets. Fast Track aims to eliminate the need for consumers to…

News July 9

Will Next-Gen Video Help Save Commerce?

These are unprecedented and uncertain times. And because customers must now rely on online retail for most of their essential and non-essential needs, they are more often drawn to the…

Executive Viewpoints July 9

In Bankruptcy, Brooks Brothers Explores Sale, Closes 50+ Stores

Iconic apparel retailer Brooks Brothers has joined the ranks of retailers whose struggling businesses were tipped into Chapter 11 bankruptcy by the pandemic. The private company, owned by CEO Claudio…

News July 8

Walgreens To Open Physician Clinics Inside Stores Via VillageMD Partnership

Walgreens Boots Alliance will open 500 to 700 full-service doctors’ offices, co-located at Walgreens stores, through a partnership with VillageMD. The Village Medical at Walgreens locations will be established in…

News July 8

Walmart’s Next Medical Breakthrough: Selling Health Insurance

Walmart has made no secret of its ambitions to become a player in the health care industry. Just last month, the retail giant acquired some assets and personnel from CareZone,…

News July 8
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