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HighJump Supports Amazon Seller Self-Fulfillment

Supply chain solutions provider HighJump now supports the Amazon Seller Fulfilled Prime program, which allows retailers and manufacturers — especially SMBs — to deliver products to customers from their own fulfillment…

News January 15

Walmart CEO McMillon Champions Employee Training And Business Transparency

The headlines last week focused on Walmart raising its starting minimum wage to $11 per hour, adding benefits and offering a one-time bonus to employees. But the most important long-term…

Features January 15

Listen Up! 3 Retail Podcasts With Something To Say

One of my New Year’s resolutions for 2018 — albeit easy to accomplish — is to listen to more podcasts. Whether they’re simply just for fun or for editorial purposes,…

Editor's Perspective January 12

1:1 With CIO McNamara: How Target Achieved 25% Digital Growth In 2017

With mobile devices in the hands of employees across all 1,800 stores, Target was able to boost its digital business by more than 25% during 2017, said Mike McNamara, Chief…

Features January 12

NCR To Debut Vision-Based Scanners, Biometric Tech Within Self-Checkout Platform

NCR is launching new features for its self-checkout solution: vision-based scanners and biometric age verification for age-restricted products. The products are designed to simplify the self-checkout process, while simultaneously helping to…

News January 12

GrocerKey Unveils Mobile Self-Checkout Capability

GrocerKey, an omni-commerce software provider, has expanded its platform to include mobile self-checkout.

News January 12

Will Sears Live To See Holiday 2018?

While department stores such as Macy’s, Kohl’s, JCPenney and Nordstrom all generated promising holiday sales numbers, Sears had an abysmal November and December: same store sales dropped 16% to 17%.…

Features January 12

Groupe Dynamite Implements Oracle Retail Merchandise Planning Platform

Groupe Dynamite has deployed Oracle Retail Merchandise Financial Planning Cloud Service to drive inventory efficiency and productivity. The fast fashion retailer selected Oracle because it needed one unified global planning…

News January 11

How Amazon Flexes Its Private Label Muscle

Amazon has a number of powerful assets, from logistics expertise and one-click payments to its quasi-captive audience of Prime members. But one of its strongest weapons flies almost under the…

Features January 11
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