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Helzberg Diamonds Upgrades Infrastructure, Provides Associates With New Sales Tools

Helzberg Diamonds has completed an upgrade to its Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Sale solution while implementing Oracle Retail Order Broker and Oracle Retail Customer Engagement. The updated infrastructure will allow associates…

News May 9

Volusion Migrates E-Commerce Sites To Google Cloud

Volusion has migrated 30,000 of its e-Commerce stores to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The e-Commerce provider will utilize GCP to help its retail customers improve page speed, network reliability…

News May 9

#RIC18 Store Tours: From Luggage, Books And Running Gear To Kitchenware And Candy

Every year, Retail TouchPoints kicks off its annual Retail Innovation Conference by hosting a Store Tours event that gives attendees a first-hand look behind the scenes at leading retail brands. This year, attendees spent Monday, April…

Editor's Perspective May 9

Editors Share Top Takeaways From #RIC18

The 2018 Retail Innovation Conference has come and gone, but not without showcasing its fair share of content and insights from some of today’s greatest industry minds. C-level execs from…

Executive Viewpoints May 9
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Getting Beyond Holiday Gift Guides: Ensuring Year-Round ROI From Commerce Content

In an effort to keep content strategies targeted and timely, many merchants focus their efforts this time of year on earning inclusions in holiday gift guides. Almost all major publishers…

Executive Viewpoints May 9

Walmart Beats Amazon To $16 Billion Flipkart Deal, Brings E-Commerce Battle To India

UPDATE:  Walmart officially announced it has acquired an initial stake of roughly 77% in Flipkart for approximately $16 billion. The remainder of the business will be held by existing investors, including Flipkart’s…

News May 9

Food Lion Will Renovate 105 Stores, Expand Assortments In 2018

Food Lion will invest $168 million to remodel 105 stores in the greater Norfolk, Va., market in 2018. The initiative includes lowering prices, expanding the product assortment, hiring and promoting…

News May 8

Oracle Partners With WorkForce For Scheduling Solutions

WorkForce Software scheduling solutions will now be available to Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud customers, allowing these users to schedule employees in alignment with complex rules, employee availability and…

News May 8

Fred’s Sells Specialty Pharmacy Business To CVS After CEO Departs

Fred’s is selling assets of EntrustRx, its specialty pharmacy unit, to a subsidiary of CVS Health for $40 million plus inventory value costs. The move comes more than two weeks after…

News May 8
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