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0aaMichael Dart A.T.Kearney

2018 Will Be A Retail Tipping Point

2018 is going to be a tipping point in the retail world, one that will see winners exploit new omnichannel strategies, where marketing will be reinvented (again) to exploit the…

Executive Viewpoints March 8

Zara To Deploy Click-And-Collect Robots In Stores

Zara has long been known as a fast fashion leader, but the retailer has been slow in one area: fulfilling buy online/pick up in-store (BOPIS) orders. The bottlenecks are a…

News March 7

Amazon Cuts Prime Prices For Medicaid Recipients To $5.99/Month

Amazon will offer a low-cost version of its Prime membership program to qualifying recipients of Medicaid. The program will trim the cost of Prime down from $10.99 per month to…

News March 7
0aaDan Mitchell SAS

Creating An Omnichannel Experience For Customers By Employing IoT And AI Analytics

You’re sold on the value of giving your customers a seamless omnichannel experience. Now how do you make your vision a reality? Delivering the omnichannel experience customers crave isn’t easy.…

Executive Viewpoints March 7

Astound Commerce Merges With Fluid To Create Digital Experience Agency

Astound Commerce has merged with Fluid, a digital CX and software solutions company, to create a commerce-led digital experience agency. The combined organization will provide digital design, consulting and engagement…

News March 7

Do Retail Gun Restrictions Pose Significant Brand Risks?

In the wake of the Parkland, Fla. school shooting that claimed 17 lives, retailers such as DICK’S Sporting Goods, Walmart, Fred Meyer, L.L.Bean, REI and Mountain Equipment Co-Op have all…

Executive Viewpoints March 7

Walking Company Steps Into Bankruptcy, Blames Loss Of UGGs

The Walking Company is seeking bankruptcy protection for the second time in a decade, and this time the blame goes to UGGs shoes. Following a 2009 bankruptcy declaration and reorganization,…

News March 6

Target To Raise Wages To $12/Hour; CEO Cornell Calls Team ‘Our Biggest Investment’

In the wake of its Q4 earnings report, Target revealed that it is making yet another major investment into its workforce. The company plans to raise starting hourly wages for…

News March 6

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
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