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Target Expands Annual Sale To 2 Days, Vying With Amazon Prime Day

Target is fighting back against the expanded Amazon Prime Day by stretching its own shopping holiday to cover the same 48-hour period, July 15 and 16. Target Deal Days is…

News June 26

Trax Acquires Shopping Rewards App Shopkick

Trax, a Singapore-based computer vision and analytics solution for retail, has acquired Shopkick, a shopping rewards app, with the goal of uniting the mobile and physical retail worlds for global…

News June 26
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9 Email Campaign Strategies Every Retailer Should Be Using

While multi-channel marketing campaigns will drive the richest and most effective customer engagement strategy, email is still a huge part of the whole. B2C marketers that connect with customers through…

Executive Viewpoints June 26

Study: 33% Of In-Store Purchases Start Online — And 25% Of Online Purchases Start In-Store

It shouldn’t surprise anyone that online activity influences consumers’ brick-and-mortar purchases, but the traffic isn’t all one-way. While one in three in-store purchases start online, one in four online purchases…

News June 26

New Award Created To Honor Retail Support Businesses

Vicki Cantrell, Principal at Transformational Business Strategies, and Phil Leahy, CEO and Founder of Retail Global, have created the Vendors in Partnership (VIP) Awards to recognize solution providers, knowledge advisors…

News June 25

Fred’s Shutters 49 Stores In Third Round Of Closings

Fred’s, a Memphis-based discount chain, will close an additional 49 underperforming stores in its third round of closings as it continues to evaluate its store portfolio. The pharmacies inside the…

News June 25

Amazon Doubles Prime Day To 48 Hours In 2019

The length of Amazon Prime Day is increasing: the holiday was extended from 30 hours in 2017 to 36 hours in 2018, and the 2019 version will reach a full…

News June 25
0aaaAimee Irwin Experian

Want To Build Strong Relationships With Shoppers? Start With Identity Resolution.

With so many competing products and services, it can be challenging for retailers to stand out among the crowd. Shoppers are bombarded with hundreds, if not thousands, of marketing messages…

Executive Viewpoints June 25

Exclusive Q&A With Scott Emmons: ‘Open Innovation’ Requires Collaboration And Cross-Pollination

Upon leaving his position as Director of the Neiman Marcus iLab, which he founded, to become CTO of retail innovation consultancy Current Global, Scott Emmons noted that the culture of…

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