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Managing Your Marketing Through COVID-19

Private businesses come in all shapes and sizes. Still, none are either too big or too small to avoid the economic impacts of the ongoing public health emergency caused by…

Executive Viewpoints May 19
Curbside Best-Buy

Why The COVID-19 Crisis Has Made Store-Based Fulfillment More Attractive Than Ever

The dramatic shifts in shopping habits and safety practices created by the coronavirus pandemic has created a golden opportunity for retailers to roll out in-store fulfillment programs, such as ship-from-store,…

Features May 19

Podcast: Why Retail Shouldn’t Go Back To “Normal”

“I wish things would get back to normal, back to how they were before COVID-19.”   If you’re like me, thoughts like this pop into your head daily. It’s natural with any kind of unexpected and disruptive change. Retailers are undoubtedly having…

Executive Viewpoints May 19
Deborah Weinswig at Retail Reset

How Significant Is The Surge In Online Grocery Sales?

COVID-19 created a sharp spike in online grocery sales, and Deborah Weinswig, CEO of Coresight Research, believes growth in this sector is likely to continue even as the pandemic recedes.…

Features May 19

Keeping Digital Doors Open During Times Of Crisis

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has led retail stores, restaurants, and other businesses in the U.S. to shutter brick-and-mortar locations, instead relying on curbside pickup or online delivery models to keep…

Executive Viewpoints May 18

Fetch Rewards Appoints Former Shipt Exec To CTO Role

Former Shipt CTO David Berk has joined Fetch Rewards in the same role. Berk, who joined Shipt one year before the company was acquired by Target in December 2017, acquired…

News May 18

JoJo Maman Bébé Leverages AI To Personalize Messaging To Mothers

JoJo Maman Bébé, a maternity and baby clothing brand, is partnering with Monetate to improve personalization and increase customer acquisition. The retailer is using AI technology from Monetate to provide…

News May 18

Co-Opportunity Market Launches Mobile Platform To Add BOPIS And Curbside Fulfillment Options

Co-Opportunity Market, operator of two community-owned grocery stores in Santa Monica and Culver City, Calif., has launched a mobile e-Commerce platform based on technology from Local Express. The new mobile platform,…

News May 18

JCPenney Enters Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Seeks Financing To Continue Operations

UPDATE: JCPenney will close 242 stores, representing about 29% of its locations, according to Bloomberg. The first 192 closures will happen in fiscal 2020, which ends Jan. 30, 2021, followed…

News May 18
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