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The Evolving Luxury Industry Embraces Social Media And Personalization

Social media, which was once shunned by luxury retailers for fear of cheapening their exclusive image, is now being recognized as a valuable tool both online and in-store. The most…

Features September 13

CleverTap Launches Omnichannel Campaign Builder

CleverTap, a mobile customer engagement and analytics solutions provider, has launched Journeys, an omnichannel campaign builder designed to help marketers engage with customers along their individual paths-to-purchase throughout the app…

News September 13

Kaepernick Campaign Delivers A 31% Sales Bump For Nike

Nike took a chance when it made NFL quarterback-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick a company spokesman, but the gambit has paid off: the retailer’s online sales jumped 31% between Sept. 2 and…

News September 12

Exclusive CEO Insights: Three Strategies For The Retail Industry To Employ By 2020

The National Retail Federation raised its outlook for 2018 retail sales to climb 4.5% compared to the prior forecast range of 3.8% to 4.4%. With tax reforms and other positive economic indicators like higher wages, the…

News September 12
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Friction Is Your Retail Enemy

Netflix did not kill Blockbuster. It is true that Blockbuster would have survived longer had Netflix not come along, but then some other business like RedBox would have pushed them…

Executive Viewpoints September 12

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 11

Amazon 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
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