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Flow Raises $16 Million To Expand Cross-Border Platform

UPDATE: Flow has completed a $16 million Series A funding round. While Bain Capital led the initial financing in March, investment firms Fung Capital and Forerunner Ventures have contributed a…

News March 16

How Facebook And Amazon Play Into Mobile-First At eBags

There are a number of reasons why eBags is succeeding in the competitive travel goods space. But a focus on mobile-first is a primary driver of success: in 2016, year-over-year…

Features March 16
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Banana Republic Lands New President & CEO

After a rough holiday season and early 2017, Gap Inc. announced the appointment of Mark Breitbard as President and CEO of Banana Republic, effective in May 2017. Breitbrand replaces Andi…

News March 15

Theatro To Unveil Virtual Voice Assistant At Shoptalk

Theatro will host a live demo of its new virtual voice-assisted selling app at Shoptalk 2017, March 19-22 in Las Vegas. The voice-assisted selling capabilities are designed to enable every…

News March 15

REVTECH Announces 2017 Graduate Accelerator Program Participants

REVTECH (Retail Technology Ventures), a retail technology accelerator focused on early-stage innovation, has announced the seven companies that will be participating in its 2017 REVTECH Graduate Program. The theme for…

News March 15

CCS17 Webinars: Editors Pick Their Hot Topics

The Retail TouchPoints Connected Consumer Series webinars, which will be broadcast from March 27-31, will delve into some of today’s hottest retail topics —  from leveraging Artificial Intelligence and deepening…

Executive Viewpoints March 15

Neiman Marcus To Explore Alternatives: Sale On The Horizon?

After yet another dismal quarter that saw revenue drop 6.1%, comparable store sales dip 6.8% and $117 million in net losses, Neiman Marcus revealed that it has hired advisers to…

News March 15

Lagging In-Store Personalization Cost Retailers $150 Billion In 2016

The lack of in-store personalization remains a major pain point for retailers: 49% of U.S. consumers still say they “never” or only “sometimes” receive personalized service while they’re in a…

News March 15

ALDO VP Says ‘Omnichannel’ Thinking Must Go Away

As a Millennial, I certainly get very curious whenever I hear about retailers’ latest initiatives to market to my demographic and the younger Gen Z shoppers. Since these generations are…

Editor's Perspective March 14
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