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McLendon Hardware Reduces Warehouse Staff 30%, Consolidates Store Deliveries

In order to compete with big box retailers such as Lowe’s and Home Depot, McLendon Hardware needed to streamline its warehouse operations to better serve customers. The company sought to…

Features April 14

The Return Process: The Bane Of Many Retailers And Most Consumers

By Kristin Secreto, InComm Product Control Time-consuming processes and the need for specially trained and/or dedicated returns counter staff can make returns a costly operational expense. Instead of what could…

Executive Viewpoints April 14
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IHL Boosts E-Commerce And CPG Coverage With Sayre Appointment

IHL Group is broadening its coverage of retail, e-Commerce and the CPG IT market with the appointment of Kelly Sayre as Retail/CPG Analyst. Sayre will expand the company’s media marketing…

News April 13

J.McLaughlin To Deploy Suite Of Cloud Solutions

Clothing and accessories retailer J.McLaughlin has partnered with Aptos to leverage the company’s Singular Commerce platform in the cloud.

News April 13

Exclusive Survey Preview: Impact Of New Retail Roles

More than 66% of retailers recently surveyed have added significant new executive roles in the last three years, and another 9% are planning to, according to the Impact Of New…

Features April 13

7-Eleven Mexico, Miroglio And Konzum Deploy Oracle Solutions

Three major international retailers, 7-Eleven Mexico, Miroglio Fashion and Croatian grocery retailer Konzum, recently selected solutions from Oracle Retail to help them better manage their brick-and-mortar stores and improve omnichannel…

News April 12

Supervalu Acquires Unified Grocers For $375 Million

Supervalu has acquired wholesale grocery and specialty distributor Unified Grocers in a transaction valued at approximately $375 million, consisting of approximately $114 million in cash for 100% of outstanding Unified stock. As part of the deal,…

News April 12

Kohl’s Names First CMO Since 2012

Kohl’s has named former Best Buy exec Greg Revelle as its CMO, filling this position for the first time in five years. The CMO spot has been vacant since Julie…

News April 12
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Darkstore Raises $1.4 Million For Expansion To 3 New Markets

Darkstore, an on-demand delivery fulfillment startup, has raised $1.4 million in seed financing from PivotNorth Capital. The company plans to use the funding to launch in new markets and expand…

News April 12
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