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Enhancing Web Accessibility: How Good-Faith Efforts Can Head Off Costly Lawsuits

Accessibility is just as important online as it is in the physical world, and failure to meet shoppers’ needs can have high costs. The number of federal web accessibility lawsuits…

Features February 19

IKEA Dubai Launches A Promotion With A New Currency: Time

IKEA Dubai is running a promotion that lets customers spend their time as money, according to Forbes. Shoppers can show associates their Google Maps timeline at checkout to be credited…

News February 18

1-800-FLOWERS.COM Buys Personalized Product Retailer

1-800-FLOWERS.COM will acquire PersonalizationMall.com, an e-Commerce retailer that specializes in personalized items, for $252 million. The deal includes the personalizationmall.com web site and a 360,000-square-foot production and distribution facility in…

News February 18

Pier 1 To Enter Chapter 11 Bankruptcy And Seek A Buyer

Pier 1 Imports has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will pursue a sale of the company. The retailer will maintain its plans to close up to 450 locations, including…

News February 18

The Future Of Retail Is At The Edge

In the quest to differentiate products by embedding more value into every retail sales transaction, savvy digital brands are creating new direct-to-consumer pathways that promise more connected and personalized shopping…

Executive Viewpoints February 18

Five Reasons Commerce’s Future Is Headless

It is wrong to think of “commerce” as one destination, nor just one concept. Commerce is content, virality, leverage, microservices and cloud-native. This rethink should not surprise as one-fifth of…

Executive Viewpoints February 17

Retail’s Fraud Problem Is A Fear Problem

The history of retail is also the history of evolving patterns of fraud. Human nature being what it is, there are always individuals who try to cheat the system and…

Executive Viewpoints February 17
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Rapid Fire Retail w/ Rob Garf: The Man Behind The #GARFIE

Featuring: Rob Garf, Salesforce Rob Garf has been in the retail space for 20 years. He’s whip-smart, forward-thinking and is an all-around good guy. He’s a key source for Retail…

Podcasts February 17

Exclusive Q&A: How Half Price Books Succeeds With Discovery And Localized Assortments

The conventional wisdom, since the demise of Borders nearly a decade ago, has been that there’s only room for one national brick-and-mortar bookstore chain, namely Barnes & Noble. However, Half…

Features February 14
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