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Wakefern Hires New Head Of Marketing
Wakefern Food Corp. has named Erik Keptner SVP of Marketing. He has nearly 20 years’ experience in the supermarket industry and will oversee the Digital Commerce and Analytics, Advertising, Corporate…
News September 4Amazon Unveils Hindi App As Flipkart Battle Heats Up
Amazon has launched a Hindi version of its mobile web site and app for Android devices as the online shopping giant seeks to grab a larger share of the Indian…
News September 4Walmart, Target Move To Fill Holiday Toy Gap Following Demise Of Toys ‘R’ Us
The downfall of Toys ‘R’ Us has left a fun-shaped hole in the retail landscape that Walmart and Target both are trying to fill. The retailers are adding thousands of…
News September 4
Microsoft Appoints Salesforce Exec To Retail-CPG Post
Shelley Bransten, formerly SVP for Retail and Consumer Goods Industries at Salesforce, has been named Corporate Vice President of Global Retail and Consumer Goods Industries at another tech powerhouse, Microsoft.…
News September 4
E-Commerce’s $200 Billion Problem: One That AI Can’t Solve
Anytime I read the trades, glance at news headlines, or talk to other executives, AI seems to be the solution to all of our problems. Everyone is talking about AI. Emerging…
Executive Viewpoints September 4
Roots Provides Shopping Centers With Consistent Yet Localized Marketing Campaigns
Shopping centers often promote their retailers’ marketing campaigns via various digital and physical channels to drive traffic and sales. While retailers generally pay for shopping center marketing as part of…
News September 4
At Home Appoints CVS Exec As New CFO
At Home has revealed that CFO Judd Nystrom will leave the company. Jeffrey Knudson, currently Senior VP of Finance and Retail Controller at CVS Health, will be his successor. Knudson will…
News August 31
Dollar General Outperforms Dollar Tree; Discounters Overall Continue To Thrive
Dollar General saw net sales jump 10.6% to $6.44 billion in Q2 as stronger sales of consumables, seasonal items and apparel offset declines in home goods. The company also raised…
News August 31$5.1 Billion Acquisition Puts Coca-Cola In The Retail Coffee Business
The Coca-Cola Company has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Costa Coffee, a U.K.-based retail coffee chain with a presence throughout Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, for…
News August 31
