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Walmart Rebrands Personal Shopping Service Pilot As ‘Jetblack’
Walmart has rebranded Code Eight, a subsidiary of the retail giant’s tech incubator Store No. 8, to Jetblack. In 2017, Code Eight started testing a personal shopping service for “busy…
News May 21The Path To Purchase Is About Location As Much As Journey
By Gil Larsen, Blis More than 5,000 stores closed their doors in 2017, and this year looks set to surpass it with 1,500 more closures already. And while the mom-and-pop…
Executive Viewpoints May 21Fresh Produce Modernizes POS And Analytics With Mi9 Retail
Fresh Produce, a designer, manufacturer and retailer of women’s lifestyle products, has chosen Mi9 Retail as its POS software provider. Fresh Produce will implement the Mi9 Mosaic platform at its 16…
News May 21
How To Elevate The In-Store Customer Experience In The Me-Commerce Era
In the age of e-Commerce, most consumers are used to the notion of instant gratification. With the growing acceptance of ‘on-demand’ options, they’ve become accustomed to quick and easy access…
Executive Viewpoints May 21
More Than One-Third Of Shoppers Would Pay For Enhanced Loyalty Programs
Consumers spend 37% more with brands when they are loyalty program members; 70% of members say they are more likely to recommend brands with good loyalty programs, and 77% say…
News May 21
Nordstrom, JCPenney Disappoint In Q2, But For Different Reasons
Although Macy’s successfully maintained its holiday season momentum in Q1, fellow department stores JCPenney and Nordstrom weren’t as fortunate in their earnings results. Same-store sales at Nordstrom rose 0.6% in…
News May 18
PayPal Adds In-Store Solutions With iZettle Acquisition
PayPal will acquire iZettle, a small business commerce platform operating in Europe and Latin America, for $2.2 billion. The deal will combine iZettle’s in-store solutions with PayPal’s global scale and…
News May 18
Lulus Raises $120 Million On The Back Of Strong Millennial Following
Lulus, an e-Commerce fashion retailer, has closed a $120 million investment from IVP, a venture capital and growth equity firm, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), a global investment management firm.…
News May 18Buoyed By Digital Transformation, BJ’s Launches IPO
BJ’s Wholesale Club has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BJ.” The number of shares to be offered and…
News May 18
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