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Amazon Prime Membership Is 100 Million Strong, Beating Analyst Estimates

For the first time, Amazon has revealed the number of subscribers in its Prime membership program — 100 million in the U.S. In a stunning deviation from typical protocol for…

News April 19

Wayfair Joins Amazon And Alibaba, Creating Its Own ‘Way Day’ Holiday

Wayfair will launch a retail holiday called Way Day, offering deals comparable to Black Friday and free shipping for all orders made on April 25, 2018. The promotion covers more…

News April 19
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Aptos Names Wall Street Veteran As Finance Leader

Aptos has hired Jeff Laborde as Finance Leader. He will report to CEO and Culture Leader Noel Goggin and serve on the company’s executive leadership team. Laborde previously held CFO…

News April 19
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MYPINPAD Releases PIN Entry Solution For Mobile Authentication

MYPINPAD, a payments software authentication solutions provider, has launched a ‘PIN on Mobile’ product called MPES MYPINPAD’s PIN Entry Solution. MPES is part of MYPINPAD’s Merchant Trust Solutions (MTS), a…

News April 19

Commerce Signals Unveils Tracking Service For First-Party Data

Commerce Signals has released a new tracking service designed to ensure the consistent management of consumer privacy and data across the marketing data supply chain. The tracking service provides first-party…

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How Technology Debt Prevents Retailers From Delivering The Experience Customers Want

Every week, it seems, another prominent retailer announces store closings. Nearly 7,000 stores shut their doors in 2017, according to FGRT, including Sears, Payless ShoeSource, JCPenney and Macy’s. That was…

Executive Viewpoints April 19

Influencer Marketing Playbook: Micro Influencers, Multi-Tier Campaigns & New Instagram Features

In September 2017, super influencer Arielle Charnas of Something Navy was said to rack up more than $1 million in sales for Nordstrom in less than 24 hours with her…

Features April 19

Tailored Brands Links Online Shoppers With Live Store Associates And Rich Content

Tailored Brands and its subsidiaries Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank launched a phased rollout of the Men’s Wearhouse LIVE! and Jos. A. Bank LIVE! customer service platforms. The retailer…

News April 18

Whole Foods Halts Rewards Program; Will Amazon Prime Replace It?

There’s been another step in the “Amazon-ification” of Whole Foods Markets. The retailer will end its 365 Rewards program and digital coupons by May 1. An email to members of the…

News April 18
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