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Columbus Consulting Merges With Retail CX Consultancy

Columbus Consulting International, a retail consultancy, has merged with C3 Management Consulting, a retail management firm focused on the consumer experience. Through this merger, Columbus Consulting adds C3’s expertise around…

News January 4

Report: Neiman Marcus CEO Steps Down

Neiman Marcus, the luxury department store burdened with nearly $5 billion in debt, may be preparing to appoint a new CEO to engineer a turnaround. Karen Katz, a Neiman lifer…

News January 4

5 Learnings From The Holiday Season And What It Means For 2018

Holidays 2017 marked the beginning of something new — a collective effort by retail and retail technology to improve the gift shopping experience for the customer.  Remember those days when…

Executive Viewpoints January 4

Can Department Stores Save Themselves In 2018?

With the 2017 holiday shopping season now in the rear-view mirror, 2018 represents a major “prove it” period for department stores. The sector has taken quarterly sales hits for several…

Features January 4

Amazon-Target Prediction Attracts Media Attention And Industry Skepticism

Like almost any other Amazon-related sound bite, Loup Ventures’ prediction that Amazon might acquire Target this year garnered a lot of attention in the media. Some retail experts, however, expressed…

Features January 3
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Rubikloud Raises $37 Million To Expand AI Platform To Europe And Asia

Rubikloud Technologies, a retail AI solutions provider, has raised $37 million in Series B financing led by Intel Capital. The company will use the funding to expand its offices into…

News January 3

What Was The Biggest Retail Story Of 2017?

This week, Retail TouchPoints released its Top 10 Stories of 2017. These articles chart the state of the industry, in particular the recurring “retail apocalypse” chatter, as well as noteworthy…

Executive Viewpoints January 3

Retail Gives Back: How Best Buy, Target, Walmart Helped Those In Need In 2017

2017 may have given the retail industry its fair share of bruises, but that didn’t deter retailers from giving back to those in need. While Walmart and Rite Aid focused…

News January 3

Rent-A-Center CEO Steps Down As Retailer Mulls Options

Rent-A-Center has named former President and COO Mitchell Fadel as CEO following the resignation of company founder Mark Speese. The executive changes occur as the rent-to-own retailer continues a “process…

News January 2
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