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Texas Humor Improves Mobile App CX From Lone Star To 5 Stars

Clothing company Texas Humor, a small business that operates an e-Commerce shop selling Texas pride apparel, has selected the Shopgate mobile commerce platform solution to enhance its customer mobile shopping application.…

News August 3

Will Co-Retailing Be The Next Step For Brick-And-Mortar?

By Glenn Taylor, Senior Editor Pretty much everyone agrees that brick-and-mortar shopping must evolve if it is to capture the consumer’s eye — and wallet. There have been plenty of…

Executive Viewpoints August 3

What U.S. Retailers Can Learn From Japan’s Co-Op Deli Home Delivery Service

In this exclusive Q&A with Japan’s Co-Op Deli Home Delivery Director, Junichi Nagashima, Retail TouchPoints uncovers the strategies and technologies driving the success of Co-Op Deli Consumer’s Co-Operative Union. With…

News August 3

Belk Invests $40M To Upgrade Store Footprint

Bucking the trend among department stores to shrink their brick-and-mortar footprints, Belk will open three new stores and remodel 12 more as part of a nearly $40 million capital improvement plan.…

News August 2
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B&M Purchases Heron Food Group To Expand Into Convenience Groceries

Discount retailer B&M has acquired convenience store chain Heron Food Group for £152 million ($201 million). As part of the purchase, B&M acquired Heron’s 251 convenience stores located in the…

News August 2
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Costco Co-Founder Jeff Brotman Dead At 74

Costco Wholesale Corp. Chairman of the Board Jeff Brotman died in his sleep on August 1. Brotman co-founded the chain with former CEO Jim Sinegal in 1983. Costco currently operates 736…

News August 2

Pay-Over-Time Technology Startup Bread Raises $126 Million

Bread, a consumer purchase finance technology company that builds customizable pay-over-time solutions for online merchants, has closed $126 million of equity and debt financing.   The Bread platform is designed…

News August 2

Namogoo Raises $8 Million To Combat E-Commerce ‘Journey Hijacking’

Namogoo has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round. The investment will be used primarily to open the company’s U.S. headquarters in Boston and to accelerate growth in the…

News August 2

HP Releases ElitePOS To Bolster Functionality, Security

HP has unveiled a new POS solution for retail and hospitality customers, HP ElitePOS. The solution is scheduled to be available this month direct from HP and the company’s global…

News August 2
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