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Installment Payment Provider Splitit Raises $8.6 million In IPO

Splitit, a monthly installment payment solution provider, has raised $8.6 million through its initial public offering, which valued the company at $38.7 million. Splitit provides retailers with software that lets…

News January 29

Visa Empowers Female Entrepreneurs With She’s Next Campaign

Visa has launched a global initiative — dubbed She’s Next, Empowered by Visa — designed to support the advancement of women-owned SMBs around the world.

News January 29
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2019 Retail Trends: Creating Meaningful Connection Online And On The Ground

Two iconic cinematic scenes come to mind when imagining the near-term future of retail: The first is from 2001: A Space Odyssey when Hal says, “I am putting myself to…

Executive Viewpoints January 29

Orvis Taps Customer Analytics To Help Convert 58% Of Returns Into Exchanges

Orvis has been in the mail-order business since 1856, and even after 163 years the outfitter still struggles with a problem common to all retailers: dealing with returns. Orvis took…

News January 29

Esri Executive: How Location Intelligence Enables Holistic Market Forecasting

With so many consumers using mobile and other devices throughout their shopping journeys, a store-level forecast no longer provides a true picture of market activity. Gary Sankary, Industry Marketing Strategy…

News January 28

Waitrose, PCMS Execs Reveal How End-To-End Platform Drives Mobile Self-Checkout

The theme of unified commerce pervaded throughout the 2019 NRF Big Show as more retailers realize they require back-end platforms to deliver value across the store experience. In a chat…

News January 28

Retiring Container Store Founders Kip And Sharon Tindell’s Employee-First Legacy

Kip Tindell and Sharon Tindell, the husband-and-wife duo that helped found The Container Store and run the company for nearly 40 years, are retiring in August 2019. Kip will step…

News January 28

Guess Hires New CEO, Retains Marciano As Chief Creative Officer

Guess has named Carlos Alberini CEO and Director of the company. He will replace Victor Herrero, who is resigning from the retailer effective Feb. 2. Additionally, Paul Marciano has agreed to…

News January 28

3 Reasons To Invest More In Data Analytics

By Jeffrey Cheal, Episerver There are two kinds of marketers today: those who use a firehose to drink up data analytics and those who haven’t even turned on the faucet.…

Executive Viewpoints January 28
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