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How To Manage Holiday Worker Shortfalls With Analytics

The Black Friday countdown is on, and retailers are facing mounting pressure to get enough seasonal staff in time for the busiest shopping days of 2018. With U.S. consumer confidence…

Executive Viewpoints November 1
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3DLOOK Upgrades 3D Body Scanning Platform

3DLOOK, a mobile body scanning technology provider for apparel retailers, has launched a new version of its 3D body model generation, SAIA 3D V2.0. The platform is designed to solve…

News November 1

The Eyes Have It: Visually Rich ‘Shoppable’ Instagram Content Tops Social Commerce Trends

Social media’s impact on retail has been well-documented: as many as 76% of consumers have purchased a product they saw in a brand’s social media post, according to Curalate. More than half of…

News November 1

CVS Pilots Enhanced Membership Program Offering Free Delivery

Customers at more than 350 CVS stores in the greater Boston area can now get free one- to two-day delivery on most medications and purchases, access to a 24/7 pharmacist…

News October 31

Walmart Rolls Out On-The-Spot ‘Check Out With Me’ Feature, In-App Store Maps

Coinciding with the launch of its store technology testing ground, the Sam’s Club Now store in Dallas, Walmart is rolling out its latest innovative investment, a “check out with me”…

News October 31

Precima Partners With Consulting Firm To Provide Shopper-Centric Retail Services

Precima, a global retail strategy, analytics and software company, has partnered with Winston Weber & Associates (WWA), a retail consulting firm, to provide shopper-centric services to both retailers and CPG…

News October 31

Bebe Stores Unveils Role In Brookstone Acquisition

Although Brookstone initially announced that it had been purchased by Bluestar Alliance and Apex Digital in October after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in August, another unlikely party has unveiled its role…

News October 31

Exclusive NYC Tour: The First Nordstrom Men’s Store

  In this edition of TouchPoints TV, Retail TouchPoints Senior Editor Glenn Taylor chatted with Shea Jensen, Senior VP of Customer Experience at Nordstrom, to understand the innovations at the…

News October 31

Are Seasonal Pop-Ups ‘Haunting’ Abandoned Toys ‘R’ Us Stores A Good Idea?

The absence of Toys ‘R’ Us headed into the holiday season has created a scramble in two ways: one, to grab a larger share of the toy market, and another…

Executive Viewpoints October 31
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