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Mattress Firm Creates Top Merchandising Role
Mattress Firm has appointed Lorie Silva to its newly created position of Chief Merchandising Officer. She will be responsible for the retailer’s merchandising strategy and ecosystem for driving sales. Silva…
News May 17
Macy’s Continues Positive Post-Holiday Momentum In Q1, Raises 2018 Outlook
The 2017 holiday season delivered much-improved results for Macy’s and a few of its department store competitors — and Macy’s has taken its first step to answering doubts on whether…
News May 16
dunnhumby Acquires Apartis, Enhancing Promotion Management Platform
dunnhumby has acquired Apartis Software, an enterprise marketing and promotions management company. The deal is the culmination of a strategic partnership between the companies that embedded dunnhumby customer data science into…
News May 16Walmart Abandons Cashierless Mobile Checkout
Just a few months after announcing that it would expand the Scan & Go solution to 100 U.S. stores, Walmart has dropped the program, citing a lack of customer usage.…
News May 16
Avenue Names New CEO, Capping Six-Month Long C-Suite Shakeup
Avenue, which sells women’s plus-size fashion apparel, footwear and accessories,has named Mark Walsh as CEO. Walsh, a board member who began advising the company in 2017, takes the job at…
News May 16BigCommerce Adds Chase Pay, WePay Support
Retailers that use BigCommerce as their e-Commerce platform will be able to accept Chase Pay, speeding up transactions for 61 million Chase Visa cardholders. Shoppers will be able to check…
News May 16
When It Comes To IoT, Everyone Can Learn From Retail
It seems like everyone’s getting into the Internet of Things (IoT) these days. The truth, however, is that we’ve barely cracked the surface of the number and types of companies…
Executive Viewpoints May 16Will The Best Buy Rebrand Be A Better Look?
Last week, Best Buy launched a branding refresh, including an updated Best Buy logo, a new look and feel with updated colors, photography and conversational language and a new tagline: “Let’s talk about what’s…
Executive Viewpoints May 16
Exclusive CMO Q&A: Storytelling Drives Disruptive Apparel Retail Model
Two of the most important areas of responsibility at any retail company are Marketing and Merchandising, but at Matilda Jane Clothing they are handled by one hard-working executive: Chief Marketing…
Features May 16
