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Camping World Gets Bigger E-Commerce Tent With TheHouse.com Acquisition
Camping World Holdings, a network of RV-centric retailers, has purchased TheHouse.com, an e-Commerce platform specializing in bikes, sailboards, snowboards and other outdoor gear. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
News July 28ABC Fine Wine & Spirits Upgrades Store Solution
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits has upgraded to a more recent release of the Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service with help from SkillNet Solutions. In addition to bringing the retailer in line…
News July 28
Starbucks Doubles Down On China Expansion, Buys Out 1,300 Stores For $1.3B
Starbucks is buying out the remaining 50% share of its East China business from its joint venture partners for approximately $1.3 billion, marking the company’s biggest-ever acquisition and giving it…
News July 28
Can Discounted Cosmetics Drive Department Store Traffic?
The cosmetics counter has been a rare bright spot in these dark days for department stores — for example, the JCPenney–Sephora partnership has been a win-win for both parties. So…
Features July 28As Amazon Hires 50,000 More Employees, Retail Competitors Rethink Job Priorities
Amazon is hosting a national job fair on Aug. 2 to fill more than 50,000 employees across its U.S. fulfillment network. The hiring splash is part of Amazon’s push to…
News July 27
Exclusive Q&A: How To Add 15,000+ New Customers Each Month
You will never hear Brian Berger, CEO of men’s underwear retailer Mack Weldon, apologize for the limitations of selling intimate apparel online. Quite the opposite, in fact: “Our whole business…
Features July 26
Alibaba Supermarkets Blend Online And Offline Via Mobile-First Strategy
Chinese retail giant Alibaba is known largely for its e-Commerce marketplaces and its payments platform Alipay. But the nearly $400 billion company also is quietly building out a brick-and-mortar presence,…
News July 26
Shopgate Appoints Customer Success VP
SaaS shopping app platform Shopgate has named Ken Aponte its VP of customer success. In his new role, Aponte will be responsible for increasing customer retention and revenue growth, and will…
News July 26Ahold USA Brands On Board With Price Optimization
Ahold USA will deploy the Revionics Price Suite to enable price optimization within its retail brands, including Stop & Shop, Giant Landover and Giant/Martin’s. The company will focus first on…
News July 26
