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Gap Enters Men’s Athleticwear Category With Hill City Launch
Gap now has a men’s counterpart for its Athleta women’s athleticwear brand, with the unveiling of its newest division, Hill City. The brand will primarily sell clothes made of technical…
News September 20
Walmart Installs Four Senior Execs At Flipkart
Just one month after finalizing its acquisition of a majority stake in Flipkart, Walmart is putting four of its top executives into key positions at the Indian e-Commerce marketplace, according…
News September 20Search Becomes Latest Back-To-School Battleground
Marketing during the back-to-school season is about more than maximizing exposure through traditional channels; search has become an increasingly important platform. Retailers are competing on multiple back-to-school search terms, encompassing…
News September 20Nike Sells Out 61% More Merchandise Since Kaepernick Ad Launch
Since the controversial ad campaign featuring former NFL player Colin Kaepernick appeared earlier this month, Nike has sold out 61% more merchandise,according to online sales data tracked by Thomson Reuters Proprietary Research. “Sold out” describes items that went completely out of…
News September 20
[24]7.ai Unveils New Conversational Commerce Capabilities For AIVA Chatbot
[24]7.ai, a customer engagement solutions company, has debuted advanced conversational capabilities for its AI-powered virtual agent [24]7 AIVA. The advanced conversational AI is designed to detect user emotion, acknowledge it, respond…
News September 20
FLEAT Launches AI-Powered Mobile Retail Vehicle Network
Fleat Network, a startup that enables retailers to mobilize their operations to fulfill off-premise sales, is testing customized mobile retail vehicles (MRV) designed to distribute perishable goods. The MRVs, combined with…
News September 20
Brick-And-Mortar Clothing Retailers: Replace Mannequins With In-Store Tech
Once you’ve worked in the mannequin business, you become judgmental of others — other mannequins, that is. And I mean really judgy. You might not consider mannequins terribly significant, but they are:…
Executive Viewpoints September 20
Amazon Reportedly Plans 3,000 Go Stores; Unveils Recommendation-Based ‘Scout’ Shopping Site
Amazon is reportedly considering a plan to open as many as 3,000 new Amazon Go cashierless stores by 2021, with more than 50 locations in major locations by 2019, according…
News September 19
Walmart Promotes Bonobos Co-President To CEO
Micky Onvural has been named CEO of Bonobos. She will replace founder Andy Dunn, who will be taking on broader digital responsibilities at parent company Walmart, which acquired the retailer…
News September 19
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