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Walmart Buys Shoes.com Intellectual Property For $9 Million

Walmart is continuing its e-Commerce spending spree, with the retail giant acquiring the domain name and intellectual priority of defunct online retailer Shoes.com for $9 million. The Shoes.com web address…

News April 20

Peapod Partners With Personalized Meal Planner

Peapod, a grocery delivery service operated by Ahold USA, has partnered with DinnerTime.com, a personalized meal recommendation service. DinnerTime.com customizes recommendations based on member households’ tastes, budgets, time constraints, health…

News April 20

Lord & Taylor Launches Bobbi Brown Stores-Within-The-Store

Five Lord & Taylor stores, including its New York City flagship, will house “justBOBBI” stores-within-the-store, featuring merchandise reflecting the aesthetic of cosmetics and lifestyle expert Bobbi Brown. The justBOBBI shops…

News April 19
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Market Track Enhances Pricing Insights With 360pi Acquisition

Market Track, an e-Commerce market research provider, has acquired price monitoring company 360pi. The acquisition will help Market Track increase its own price monitoring and e-Commerce offerings to its 450…

News April 19

PetSmart To Acquire Chewy For Record $3.35 Billion

PetSmart is acquiring online pet supplies retailer Chewy for a reported $3.35 billion. While neither company confirmed the acquisition price, the sum (as reported by Recode) makes this the biggest…

News April 19

How To Make Amazon’s Playbook Your Own

Following is an exclusive article that shares highlights from a keynote presentation Eisenberg will deliver during the Retail Innovation Conference, May 8-10, 2017 in New York City. What if you…

Features April 19

Touch Of Modern Names First President/COO

Touch of Modern has named Egon Smola to the newly created position of President and Chief Operating Officer. Smola will report to CEO and Co-Founder Jerry Hum and will be…

News April 19

Will In-Store Pickup Discounts Pay Off For Walmart?

Walmart recently announced it would introduce an in-store pickup discount for select merchandise purchased online, starting April 19. The discounts will initially appear on approximately 10,000 items and then roll…

Executive Viewpoints April 19

Macy’s RFID Rollout Improves Inventory Accuracy, Display Compliance

Although RFID tagging isn’t exactly a new concept, Macy’s was one of the first retailers to make a significant commitment to the technology when it decided to tag 100% of…

Features April 19
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