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Will Nike Thrive Following The Colin Kaepernick Ad Campaign?
Nike turned plenty of heads when it revealed it had onboarded former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick to be the face of the 30th anniversary of the “Just Do It” campaign.…
Executive Viewpoints September 12
Walgreens And CVS Expand Pharmacy Patient Pools Through Acquisitions
Walgreens will acquire the pharmacy patient prescription files and related pharmacy of 185 Fred’s stores across 10 Southeastern states for $165 million, plus the value of the related pharmacy inventory.…
News September 11
German Department Stores Merge As Competition With Amazon Heats Up
Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) and Signa Retail Holdings, a European retail and real estate operator, have agreed to merge two of Germany’s largest department stores. Under the agreement, HBC’s Galeria…
News September 11Amazon Business Set To Generate $10 Billion In Annual Sales
Amazon Business, the e-Commerce giant’s B2B sales marketplace, is on track to post global sales of more than $10 billion over 12 months, if the pace recorded between June and August…
News September 11
The Evolution Of Retail Tech: What We Have Learned, Where We Are And Where We’re Headed
Since the dawn of retail in the late 1800s, the retail industry has continued to influence present-day consumer expectations through the use of cutting-edge technologies. From the first cash register…
Executive Viewpoints September 11
Approach LGBTQ Inclusion As A Core Belief, Not A Marketing Gimmick
The way retailers speak to the LGBTQ community and portray its members in their marketing can have a significant impact on consumers’ perception of the brand: 31% of shoppers say…
News September 11Could Amazon Prime Subscribers Triple To 275 Million In 10+ Years?
While Amazon Prime membership reached a milestone in 2018, surpassing 100 million, one report suggests that membership could reach 275 million by 2029, as projected by Citigroup. Citigroup analysts concluded…
News September 10
Bon-Ton May Make A Comeback After Sale Of Intellectual Property Rights
Although Bon-Ton Stores shuttered the remainder of its stores in August, the brandalready may be primed for a comeback. A subsidiary of CSC Generation Holdings, a retail technology platform provider,…
Executive Viewpoints September 10
Jack Ma To Step Down As Chairman Of Alibaba In September 2019
Alibaba has announced the retirement of Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board Jack Ma, effective Sept. 10, 2019. He will be succeeded by CEO Daniel Zhang.
News September 10
