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NRF 2020: Executives From Fast-Growing DTCs Reveal 4 Keys To Successful Disruption

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) disruptors such as Casper, Warby Parker and Glossier have disrupted the retail industry by bringing relatively ordinary products to market in new and exciting ways. Many legacy retailers…

Features January 14

Goldman Sachs Will Acquire Aptos

Aptos has received a strategic capital commitment from Goldman Sachs, in which funds affiliated with the investment bank’s Merchant Banking Division will acquire Aptos from its current private equity owner,…

News January 13

SHOWFIELDS And AREA15: Experiential Retail Creates Stronger Customer Connections

The future of brick-and-mortar retailing may look troubled, but physical stores still account for the majority of transactions. A new generation of companies, including SHOWFIELDS and AREA15, are working to…

Features January 13

Lowe’s, Wayfair Expand Partnerships With Google Cloud

Lowe's and Wayfair are among the retailers using Google Cloud solutions to meet key business objectives.

News January 13

What New DTC Brands Need To Know About Making It In Today’s Market

For the past five years, we’ve seen brands quickly attain highly coveted unicorn status while other brands scrambled to follow in their footsteps. We’ve watched brands that arrived early to…

Executive Viewpoints January 13

NRF 2020: Walmart Exec, MIT Professor Say Retail Jobs Can Be ‘Good Jobs,’ But Much Work Remains

Closing an NRF 2020 keynote discussion with Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner, Zeynep Ton, Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, made a poignant point about the state of…

Features January 13

Beyond The Box: How To Get Started With Subscriptions

Today, no one is shocked to hear that retail is changing. It’s not an insight, just a fact. What does take insight is understanding how to roll with the punches…

Executive Viewpoints January 13
Microsoft at #NRF2020

NRF 2020: Microsoft CEO Cites Walgreens, Canada Goose And Walmart As Retail Tech Leaders

“You cannot be cool by association with a tech brand. You have to be cool on your own.” -Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Features January 12

Qurate Retail CEO Will Chair NRF Board

The National Retail Federation Board of Directors has elected Mike George, Chairman and CEO of Qurate Retail, as its new chairman. Qurate Retail’s brands include QVC, HSN and Zulily. George…

News January 12
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