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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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Rise Of Returns: How Retail Can Combat Its $351 Billion Problem

The next time you think about returning an item to Amazon, be forewarned: Return too many items in a year, and you might just be exiled for good. Retail returns…

Executive Viewpoints January 28

Holiday Wrap-Up: Mobile Dominates E-Commerce, Driving 66% Of Traffic

Mobile shopping eclipsed desktop for the first time during the 2018 holiday season: 48% of orders came from mobile devices while just 44% came from desktop or laptop computers, according…

News January 28

RetailX Preview: A Road Map For The Blended Digital-Physical World Of Retail

Doug Hope, the Show Director for the newly christened RetailX event in Chicago, June 25-26, tells RTP Editorial Director Andrew Gaffney that the show will address the convergence of the…

News January 28

David’s Bridal Emerges From Bankruptcy Without Closing Stores

Less than two months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, David’s Bridal shrank its debt load by approximately $450 million, emerging without closing any of its 300 stores. The wedding…

News January 25
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