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Nordstrom Rejects Family Offer To Acquire The Company

A special committee of the Nordstrom Board of Directors rejected an acquisition proposal from members of the Nordstrom family, determining that the bid, worth approximately $8.4 billion, was inadequate. The…

News March 6

Cashierless Retail: Great In Theory, But Still Shaky In Practice

By Glenn Taylor, Senior Editor The Amazon Go convenience store opening in January 2018 shed light on the next new shiny concept in retail — cashierless, checkout-free stores. While Amazon…

Executive Viewpoints March 6

Exclusive CDO Q&A: BJ’s Goes All-In On Digital Transformation

In the midst of a multi-faceted digital transformation, BJ’s Wholesale Club is focused on offering convenience and value for its members. Recently appointed as the company’s first Chief Digital Officer,…

Features March 6
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How Data Virtualization Is Helping Retailers Revitalize The Customer Experience

For the last two decades, retailers have been challenged to meet the needs of increasingly fickle consumers. Thanks to mobile devices, today’s shoppers are always on, which empowers them to…

Executive Viewpoints March 6

Burberry Hires New Chief Creative Officer

Nearly one month before Christopher Bailey officially steps down from his roles as President and Chief Creative Officer of Burberry, the British luxury retailer has hired his replacement. Riccardo Tisci,…

News March 6

Customer Queries And Reviews Illuminate Sales For Lamps Plus

By increasing the variety and depth of UGC (User Generated Content) on its e-Commerce web site, Lamps Plus improved the customer shopping journey and armed consumers with significantly more information to…

Features March 6

Target Invests $250 Million To Revamp 28 HQ Area Stores In 2018

Target has been on a major remodeling kick lately, with plans to update and rework as many as 1,000 stores across the U.S. by the end of 2020, which includes…

News March 5

Walmart Expands Meal Kits From 250 To 2,000 Stores

Walmart is adding fuel to its investment in the $5 billion meal kit market, announcing the roll out its meal kit service to more than 2,000 stores in 2018. The…

News March 5

Retail’s Big Opportunity: 87% Of U.S. Consumers Grasp The Power Of Conversational Commerce

Natural language-powered chatbots and voice assistants such as Alexa and Siri are gaining traction for many retail-related tasks: 66% of U.S. consumers use voice or text agents in their daily…

News March 5
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