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The Physical Web – Digital Touch Points For Brick-And-Mortar

By Richard Graves, BKON Connect, Inc. The good news is that 92% of purchases are still made at brick-and-mortar retailers. The bad is that the trend is negative and the…

Executive Viewpoints February 17

Chinese Laundry, NetRush Simplify Sales Tax Management

With tax rules changing every year and varying across state lines, retailers face tremendous headaches trying to keep up. The entire process takes a lot of time and manpower, but…

Features February 17

Lidl To Open 20 U.S. Stores In Summer 2017

One week after its CEO resigned due to strategic differences, Lidl announced it will be opening its first 20 U.S. supermarkets in Summer 2017 — putting American grocers on notice.…

News February 16

Kibo Appoints Event Management Veteran As COO

Unified omnichannel commerce platform Kibo has appointed Dirk Wakeham as its new COO. In the role, Wakeham will lead the services, success and support teams at Kibo and will be responsible for…

News February 16

Walmart Bags Moosejaw For $51 Million

Walmart continues to beef up its e-Commerce offerings as it seeks to challenge online leader Amazon. The latest acquisition is outdoors retailer Moosejaw. In a deal that closed Feb. 13,…

News February 15

Estée Lauder Furthers Nigerian Footprint With Jumia Partnership

The Estée Lauder Companies has partnered with online retail ecosystem Jumia to give Nigerian consumers first-time access to three of its brands – Clinique, Estée Lauder and Aramis. With the…

News February 15

Love’s Travel Stops Selects WFM And Store Auditing Solutions

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, a retailer with more than 400 locations in 40 states and 17,000 employees, has selected the Reflexis workforce management suite of solutions.  Love’s, whose…

News February 15

Whole Foods Leverages Customer Data To Improve Merchandising

Whole Foods Market has partnered with dunnhumby to help evolve its category management and merchandising through customer data and insights. By leveraging data-driven, customer-led insights, Whole Foods will be positioned…

News February 15

Yay Or Nay: Should Brands Publicly Display Political Beliefs?

Nordstrom’s abandonment of the Ivanka Trump brand earlier this month turned many heads, with brands such as Neiman Marcus, TJ Maxx and Sears following suit. Nordstrom claims its decision to…

Executive Viewpoints February 15
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