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Publix Names New President, Expands CIO’s Responsibilities

Publix has promoted Kevin Murphy, the supermarket chain’s SVP of Retail Operations, to the role of President. Current CEO and President Todd Jones will relinquish the latter title on Jan.…

News October 23

The Case For An Updated Focus On Customer Lifetime Value

By Adam Blair, Executive Editor Today’s marketers have lots of tools for measuring individuals’ Customer Lifetime Value (CLV). Companies like Adobe and Salesforce, along with platforms like Facebook and Google,…

Executive Viewpoints October 23

Delivering Good Partners With Retailers To Donate $1M To Puerto Rico Recovery

Delivering Good, a non-profit devoted to helping children and families, has collected more than $1 million in new children’s apparel and other items to distribute to families in need in…

News October 23

Empowered Managers Are At The Heart Of A Positive Retail Experience

Most retailers feel their customer experience could use improvement: 96% agree that it is a core priority for their organization, but 75% believe they need to do it better, according…

News October 23
0aaaGuy Yehiav Profitect

How Retailers Can Make The Most Of “America’s Hottest Job”

Bloomberg recently declared the data scientist to be “America’s Hottest Job,” citing a national trend of employing those with a master’s degree in applied statistics or similar training by leading…

Executive Viewpoints October 23

Alibaba Aims To Top $25 Billion In Singles Day Sales On 11.11.18

Alibaba will continue scaling up Singles Day, the retail giant’s Nov. 11 shopping holiday, for 2018. The event will become multi-country and multi-platform, and feature new promotions such as a…

News October 22

Rent The Runway And Huckberry Launch Pop-Ups With Unique Twists

Retailers are becoming even more creative with their physical offerings: Rent the Runway has partnered with WeWork, a shared workspace provider, to open drop-off points inside WeWork office spaces. And…

News October 22

Famous Footwear Parent Acquires Vionic Group For $360 Million

For the second time in two weeks, major footwear brands are growing by acquisition. Caleres, a portfolio of global footwear brands including Famous Footwear, Sam Edelman and Diane Von Furstenberg,…

News October 22
0aaaGary Sankary Esri

Using Location Intelligence To Boost Retail Efforts

Whether it is McDonald’s determining which locations are ripe for kiosk ordering systems or a mom-and-pop hardware store considering opening a second location, location intelligence and mapping technologies are valuable…

Executive Viewpoints October 22
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