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Mobile Computer Vision And AR: Make 500 Square Feet Of Retail Space Feel Like 50,000 Square Feet

One way retailers are tackling the challenges and opportunities posed by the rebalancing of online versus physical shopping, is to experiment with smaller stores and even pop-up stores. It’s 80% cheaper…

Executive Viewpoints August 2

Holiday Secret Weapon: Scaled, Distributed, Personalized Content

By Alyssa Meritt, Contentful Christmas in August? Absolutely. Summer marks the start of retailers’ holiday planning season. By July, you’ve likely started campaign and channel planning, and even considered some…

Executive Viewpoints August 2
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JCPenney Replaces Stores EVP In Wake Of Abrupt Departure

JCPenney’s EVP of Stores and Supply Chain Mike Robbins is leaving the department store, effective August 3. Robbins was a top executive hired by former CEO Marvin Ellison in 2015…

News August 1

Ace Hardware Adopts Solution To Improve Sourcing Capabilities

Ace Hardware has gone live with the CBX Software Cloud Program to streamline global product development, sourcing operations, vendor collaboration and quality assurance. The solution will improve Ace Hardware’s capabilities…

News August 1

TOMS Expands Payment Options

TOMS has partnered with Klarna, an alternative payments provider, to offer U.S. shoppers two new options at the online checkout: paying later in four equal installments, or paying 30 days after…

News August 1

ICSC Study: ‘Halo Effect’ Shows Physical Stores Boost Online Sales…And Vice Versa

A single online or in-store transaction is rarely an isolated occurrence. Usually, it stems from, and leads to, a series of transactions, emphasizing the role of the “halo effect” —…

News August 1
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The Connected Home: 6 Ways To Maintain And Increase Customer Loyalty

Over the past decade, IoT advancements have enabled mega tech platforms (i.e. Google, Amazon, Apple, etc.) and other industry leaders (i.e. Zigbee, Z-Wave, etc.) to radically transform the “connected home”…

Executive Viewpoints August 1

Exclusive Q&A: ‘The Product We’re Offering Is The Person Delivering The Service’

Lots of retailers pay lip service to the idea of their employees as valuable assets and brand ambassadors, but it’s the rare company that actually embeds this concept into the…

Features August 1

Ceridian Adds On-Demand Pay Feature To Employee Management Platform

Ceridian’s Dayforce, an employee management platform capable of handling human resources, payroll, benefits, workforce management and talent management, has added On-Demand Pay. The tool offers workers more autonomy by letting…

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