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Walmart Integrates In-Store, Online Merchandising Teams To Improve Price Consistency

In an effort to continue streamlining its online and offline channels, make its e-Commerce operations more profitable and deliver more consistent pricing, Walmart is combining its U.S. online and store…

News February 26

New Forever 21 Owners Name H&M Exec As CEO

Daniel Kulle, former President of H&M North America, has been appointed CEO of Forever 21. The fast fashion retailer, which filed for bankruptcy in September 2019, was sold to Simon…

News February 26

SMS Campaigns: More Upside Despite Challenges

In the often confounding and confusing landscape of cannabis marketing, there is one bright spot: text message marketing. Nearly everyone owns a mobile phone today, and over 90% of people…

Executive Viewpoints February 26

Coronavirus Update: Tourism, Supply Chain Impacts Will Soon Make Their Mark On Retail

The impact of factory closings in China is hitting the U.S. and world markets as the coronavirus outbreak continues. The Dow Jones industrial average sank by more than 1,000 points,…

Features February 26
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Macy’s Earnings And Revenue Beat Estimates, But Sales Declines Weigh Heavily On 2020

Three weeks after revealing it would close 125 of its 680+ stores as part implementing its “Polaris” strategy, Macy’s reported Q4 earnings that beat Wall Street expectations but also revealed…

News February 25

Walmart Launches Fulfillment Services For Marketplace

Seeking to compete with marketplace leader Amazon, Walmart has introduced Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS). Using WFS, select Marketplace sellers will be able to access a range of supply chain capabilities…

News February 25

Amazon Opens First Full-Size Amazon Go Grocery Store

Photo credit: Ted Warren, Associated Press Amazon has opened a 10,400-square-foot grocery store that incorporates the Amazon Go cashierless “Just Walk Out” technology. The store is stocked with approximately 5,000…

News February 25

CCPA And Data Collection: What Retailers Need To Know

As people around the world were ringing in the new year, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect, bringing an added challenge to retailers in 2020 and beyond.…

Executive Viewpoints February 25

Exclusive FabFitFun CMO Q&A: How Netflix-Style Brand-Building Can Boost Subscription Retail

Modern marketing efforts aren’t handled in an isolated room where catchy slogans are dreamed up — they’re created in places where every aspect of the retail business meets, from the…

Features February 25
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