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TAYLRD Tours The U.S. With Airstream Pop-Up Experience

TAYLRD Clothing, an e-Commerce site that allows shoppers to buy from a selection of more than 90 size and fit variants per color of pants, has less than a year…

News July 13

BigCommerce Appoints New CMO

BigCommerce has hired Lisa Pearson as Chief Marketing Officer. She will focus on overseeing all aspects of brand and communications, product marketing, demand generation, customer acquisition and partner marketing. The appointment follows…

News July 12

Four Things Retailers Must Know This Hurricane Season

By Maricha Ellis, Stericycle Environmental Solutions The devastating destruction from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in 2017 wreaked havoc on retailers — and everything else — in their path. But…

Executive Viewpoints July 12

NRF CEO: $200 Billion Import Tariffs Will Not Work

U.S. tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods took effect on July 6 and another $16 billion are proposed, but this could only be the beginning. The Office of…

News July 12

Abercrombie & Fitch Partners With sbe Hotels For Events, Pop-Up Shops

Abercrombie & Fitch has partnered with sbe, a lifestyle hospitality company, for a series of co-branded events and pop-up shops at select sbe properties. Additionally, members of Abercrombie’s loyalty program,…

News July 12

Google Launches Machine Learning-Powered Retail Ad Platform With Shopify

Four months after first integrating its e-Commerce stores onto the Google Cloud service, Shopify is extending its partnership with the search giant to help businesses optimize their purchase of Google…

News July 12

The Fresh Market Will Close 15 Stores Nationally

The Fresh Market is shuttering 15 stores across the U.S., as it faces intense competition from grocers and traditional retailers that have expanded similar offerings at discounted prices. This represents…

News July 12

Targeted Radio Ads Can Generate 30% Retail Traffic Lifts

Radio is still a strong advertising format for retailers. Dial Report, a radio measurement platform, found that retailers advertising on the radio see an average 30% lift in foot traffic…

News July 12

New Investment Round Raises Pointy Funding To $19 Million

Pointy has raised $12 million in a Series B funding round led by Polaris Partners and Vulcan Capital, bringing the company’s total funding to $19 million after a Series A…

News July 12
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