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Lampert Ups Sears Rescue Bid To $5 Billion

Sears Holdings Chairman Eddie Lampert has confirmed that he and his hedge fund ESL Investments have increased their last-ditch bid to $5 billion to save the 126-year-old chain from liquidation.…

News January 10

CCC Footwear Boosts Margins, Sell-Through With Planning And Markdown Optimization Solutions

CCC Group, a Polish footwear retailer that sells more than 50 million pairs of shoes annually in 1,200 stores, has leveraged Oracle Retail Merchandising and, Planning and Optimization solutions to…

News January 10
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Robotic Process Automation Gives Retailers A Competitive Advantage

The intelligent automation market is set to explode, according to KPMG. Enterprise investment will soar from $12.4 billion to $231.9 billion by 2025. A key driver of this growth is…

Executive Viewpoints January 10

Cequence Introduces Security Platform To Defend Against Bot Attacks

Cequence Security has unveiled Cequence ASP, an application security platform designed to provide an effective, scalable defense against bot attacks affecting retailers. Financially-motivated malicious bot attacks can target a retailer’s…

News January 10

Mercatus Launches Dispatch For Last Mile Fulfillment

Mercatus, a provider of digital grocery solutions, has unveiled Dispatch, a last mile delivery capability designed to enable grocers to maintain control of their customers’ shopping journey and establish consistency…

News January 10

Biggest E-Commerce Irritant? Post-Purchase Problems

Preliminary holiday e-Commerce sales reports have been encouraging, but they don’t tell the whole story: 61% of global consumers felt let down by their online shopping experience during the period,…

News January 9

Akamai Acquires Janrain To Strengthen Customer Identity Management

Akamai Technologies has acquired Janrain, an identity management software firm, for an undisclosed sum. The deal positions the cloud delivery platform to offer retailers more options to crack down on…

News January 9

Tulip Partners With Google To Enhance Associate-Empowering Solutions

Tulip, an app platform for retail stores and associates, has partnered with Google Cloud to enhance its retail associate solution. The updated technology offers tools that can help retailers better…

News January 9

CES 2019: Chinese Retailers JD.com, Suning Give New Meaning To ‘Smart’ Retail

With more than 180,000 attendees, 4,500 exhibitors and 3,000 product launches, CES (formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show) brings out the best technology retailers can look forward to experimenting…

News January 9
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