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Walmart Will Pilot In-Home Grocery Delivery In Three Markets

Starting this fall, Walmart will push grocery delivery convenience to the next step: bringing the groceries inside shoppers’ homes. With InHome Delivery, shoppers can have items delivered even when they’re…

News June 7

UK Bookstore Chain Parent Buys Barnes & Noble For $683M

Barnes & Noble has been acquired by Elliott Advisors Ltd., the parent company of UK-based bookseller Waterstones, for $683 million including debt. James Daunt, CEO of Waterstones, will assume the…

News June 7

Mastercard Prescribes Digital Wellness To Boost Payment Security

Mastercard has launched the Mastercard Digital Wellness program, which combines technology and resources designed to streamline online payment processes while beefing up security. As part of the program, Mastercard will…

News June 7

Social Media AI Is Your Best Tool And Worst Enemy When It Comes To CX

By Tara Jones, Allant Group Picture this: a customer orders a product from your business and expects it be delivered within a few days. When the delivery doesn’t arrive, she…

Executive Viewpoints June 7
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E-Commerce Search Is On The Verge Of A New Era

After Baymard Institute completed a large-scale usability study on e-Commerce search in 2014, the web usability research firm declared it was “tempted to declare the current state of e-Commerce search…

Executive Viewpoints June 7

The Future Of Social Commerce Is Mobile: Instagram, Peer-To-Peer Marketplaces, Chat Lead The Way

While retailers have tried to solve the puzzle of “social commerce” for years now, it appears the missing piece has been staring them in the face all along: the social…

Features June 7

Zyper Raises $6.5 Million In Series A Funding

Zyper, a peer-to-peer marketing software platform, has raised $6.5 million in Series A Funding, bringing its total funding to $8.5 million. The most recent financing round was led by Talis…

News June 6

Charlotte Russe Relaunches Five Stores, E-Commerce Site Under New Owner

Less than two months after shuttering all of its 500+ stores, Charlotte Russe is making a minor comeback. The fashion retailer relaunched its online store on June 3, and reopened…

News June 6

GameStop Comp Sales Decline 10.3% In Q1 2019; New CEO Reviewing Business

GameStop reported a year-over-year total sales decline of 13.3% and a comparable sales decrease of 10.3% in Q1. The weakness was driven by a 20.3% drop in pre-owned sales alongside a…

News June 6
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