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#RIC18: 17 Quick Quotes Provide Taste From Smorgasbord Of Retail Topics
The 2018 Retail Innovation Conference featured more than 50 retail industry executives and experts speaking on a wide range of the hot topics — from the sometimes-difficult move from online…
Features May 4Helping Retail Employees Get Beyond Living Paycheck to Paycheck
By Chris Whitlow, Edukate Nearly a third of all American workers bring their personal financial stresses to the workplace. For retail sales workers in particular, many are living paycheck to…
Executive Viewpoints May 4Midmarket Retailers Seek To Grow Through AI, Channel Integration: SuiteWorld18 Recap
Although large retailers tend to have the bigger budgets necessary to address challenges such as leveraging AI, personalization and channel integration, midmarket retailers and small businesses alike are finding their…
News May 4Kohl’s Appoints New Merchandising Chief
Doug Howe has been named Chief Merchandising Officer for Kohl’s, where he will oversee strategy and merchandising functions while driving the retailer’s initiatives of cultivating a strong portfolio of national…
News May 3Mercatus Updates Integrated Commerce Platform To Support Digital Coupons
Mercatus, a digital solutions provider for grocers, has enhanced its Integrated Commerce Platform to support digital coupons. The new offering integrates with the leading coupon platforms, including Inmar and Quotient,…
News May 3#RIC18: Unlocking The Secrets Of Gen Z Shoppers
Retailers are engaged in a “race for relevance” as they try to meet the needs not only of Millennials but the generations following them, Gen Z and Gen Alpha. According…
Features May 3Checkpoint Systems Debuts InterACT Suite
Checkpoint Systems, a supplier of electronic article surveillance (EAS) and RFID platforms, has released InterACT, a range of interactive solutions that utilize data collected from RFID-tagged merchandise. While RFID has…
News May 3#RIC18: Walmart CIO Embraces People-Led, Tech-Powered Strategy
The 2018 Retail Innovation Conference, April 30 to May 2, began with Store Tours on Monday, and then the content section kicked off Tuesday morning with an informative “fireside chat” with…
Features May 3Birchbox Sells Majority Stake After QVC Deal Falls Through
Nine months after reportedly putting itself up for sale, Birchbox appears to have found a buyer for a majority stake in its business. Viking Global Investors, a hedge fund and…
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