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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
Rapid Fire Retail

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

Rent The Runway Hires Two Logistics Veterans To Bolster Supply Chain Operations

Rent the Runway has named Brian Donato as Chief Supply Officer and Mike Indresano as Senior Transportation Executive. The two new hires bring decades of supply chain leadership experience with…

News February 14

Walmart Ends Jet Black Text-Based Membership Shopping Program

Walmart will discontinue its Jet black personal shopping service, with plans to “apply these learnings from Jet black and leverage its core capabilities within Walmart,” according to a statement by…

News February 14
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