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Asian E-Tailer GRANA Takes Pop-Ups On U.S. Tour

GRANA, a popular e-Commerce apparel company based in Asia, is hosting a series of pop-up showrooms across the U.S.

News August 17
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Pier 1 Imports Loses CFO, Gains New CIO

EVP and CFO Jeffrey N. Boyer will leave Pier 1 Imports effective Oct. 2, 2017. Boyer will transition to a new CFO role at Fossil Group, where he has been…

News August 17
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Express Executive Joins Hibbett Sports Board

James A. Hilt, EVP and CMO of Express, has joined the Hibbett Sports Board of Directors and will serve on the company’s Audit Committee.

News August 17

Alipay Brings U.S. Yelp Reviews To Alibaba Customers

Alibaba is continuing its push to help Chinese travelers connect with businesses overseas, including the U.S. The e-Commerce giant’s digital payments platform, Alipay, is integrating local content from Yelp into…

News August 17

Walmart Continues E-Commerce Upsurge In Q2, But The Store Is The True Winner

For the second straight quarter, Walmart’s continued investments in e-Commerce are proving to be a rousing success, with Q2 U.S. online sales jumping 60% and gross merchandise value (GMV) increasing…

News August 17

SoftBank Makes $3.5 Billion Bet On Fanatics, Flipkart

SoftBank Group is investing a combined $3.5 billion in Indian e-Commerce company Flipkart and sports apparel and merchandise retailer Fanatics. Nearly $2.5 billion of that investment will go to Flipkart,…

News August 17

Cost Plus World Market Shares Personal Customer Info In Billboard Ads

Home goods retailer Cost Plus World Market is taking a new approach to crowd sourcing for its latest campaign. The company partnered with its agency barrettSF to ask customers personal…

News August 17

GameStop Merch VP: New Store Concept Highlights Gaming Collectibles

GameStop is testing out a new store concept with sister collectibles retailer ThinkGeek, converting approximately 200 GameStop stores into ‘50/50’ store concepts as part of its ongoing transformation efforts to expand beyond…

News August 17

Target Boosts E-Commerce Sales 32%, Expands Restock To Two More Markets

It didn’t take long after acquiring a logistics provider for Target to reveal it has expanded its next-day essentials delivery service, Target Restock. On August 15, Target expanded the pilot…

News August 16
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