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Why ‘Sleeping With The Enemy’ Might Be A Good Strategic Move

By Adam Blair, Executive Editor  If you’ve attended a retail industry conference during the past several years, I’d be willing to bet something like this has happened to you. You’re…

Executive Viewpoints February 28

4 Ways You Can Ship Smarter

E-Commerce merchants are all trying to compete for consumers’ attention with a variety of promotions such as free shipping, in-store pickups or same day deliveries. But how well are these…

Executive Viewpoints February 28

Putting Customers At The Center Of The Manufacturer-Retailer Relationship

Retailers and manufacturers are inextricably dependent on each other for success. Ultimately, they share the common challenge of adapting to changing shopper habits and expectations, which is putting stress on…

Executive Viewpoints February 28

4 Reasons Why 2017 Promises To Be A Very Interesting Year For Retail

Retail has undergone some of the fastest and most profound changes of any business sector this past year. 2017 has already brought plenty of new milestones and developments driven by…

Executive Viewpoints February 28

Heymarket Releases Text Messaging App For CRM

Heymarket has released a text messaging app designed for retailers to use as a CRM tool. Retail employees using Heymarket can: Reach multiple customers at once; Schedule messages; Set up…

News February 28

E-Commerce Fashion Brands Team Up To Leverage 3D Photography

Sammydress has teamed up with fellow e-Commerce fashion retailers Zaful and Rosegal to integrate 3D photography into their online offerings. The objective of the joint photography team is to depict…

News February 28

Web And Mobile Sites Top Retail Study Areas For UX Research

As retailers aim to provide the best user experience (UX) for consumers, they are looking to their competition for inspiration, according to the 2017 UserTesting UX Industry Survey Report. Half…

News February 28

Mastercard Expands Mobile Order-Ahead Platform, Integrates With Oracle POS

Mastercard has expanded its mobile order-ahead and payment platform, Qkr with Masterpass, to six new markets — Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Singapore, South Africa and the U.S. The payments processing network…

News February 27

Machine Learning Messaging Platform Secures $6 Million Investment

Cordial, a machine learning-powered adaptive messaging platform that understands and adapts messaging based on in-the-moment consumer actions, has received $6 million in Series A funding from Upfront Ventures. The SaaS…

News February 27
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