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How AI’s Retail Reinvention Is Transforming The Shopping Experience

Shopping is no longer simply about the utility of exchanging money for a product. Consumers are wielding their purchasing power to demand retail experiences that are both meaningful and personalized,…

Executive Viewpoints September 5
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Synchrony Financial Offers SyPi Mobile Plug-In For Retail Apps

Synchrony Financial has created a fully-integrated plug-in credit feature (SyPi) for the mobile apps of its retail partners. The SyPi technology is a patent-pending plug-in designed to integrate credit, loyalty,…

News September 5
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Hubba Launches Groups Feature To Connect Businesses Through Discussion

Hubba has launched Hubba Groups, a new feature enabling business owners to connect and access real-time answers and insights, in order to solve challenges and partnership opportunities and grow their…

News September 5

It’s A Holiday Jungle – A Retailer’s Guide To Amazon Marketing Services

Understanding and utilizing opportunities in the marketing space is essential for managing a successful e-Commerce program and, with the holidays fast approaching, many companies are already looking for high-impact strategies…

Executive Viewpoints September 5

Macy’s, Best Buy, PetSmart Expand Same-Day Delivery Via Deliv Partnership

Today’s customer-driven convenience economy requires retailers to ensure they can deliver on the promise of on-demand services, whether it be same-day delivery or in-store pickup. As Amazon and Walmart continue…

News September 1
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Blackhawk Network Acquires CashStar For $175M

Blackhawk Network, Inc., a global financial tech company, has acquired gift card commerce solutions provider CashStar, Inc. for $175 million in cash. The company said the acquisition will strengthen its…

News September 1

Defeating ‘The 4 Horsemen Of The Retail Apocalypse’

By Pete Killian and Linda Deeken, The Cambridge Group, and Steffen Meyer, Custom Lighting The 1st Horsemen: “Traffic” → Defeat with: Customer Experiences Traffic has been declining for decades, and…

Executive Viewpoints September 1

Barnie’s Coffee Adapts To Changing Employee Roles With HR Automation

Barnie’s Coffee has undergone significant transformations during its 35-year-history, evolving from a traditional coffee chain with more than 200 locations to a wholesale and e-Commerce channel with multiple business units but…

News September 1

Apocalypse? Not Now: Retailers Will Open 1,300 Net Stores In 2017

The phrase “retail apocalypse” caught a lot of traction throughout 2017 due to the heavily publicized pileup of bankruptcies and store closures. But according to industry analysts and recent data,…

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