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Lane Bryant CEO Heasley Departs

For the third time in as many weeks, a female retail CEO is stepping down. Linda Heasley, CEO of women’s clothing retailers Lane Bryant and Catherine’s, has left the company…

News January 24

Insights From #NRF17: 74% Of Retailers Expect Sales To Increase In 2017

NRF 2017 brought together thousands of retail executives into one (very big) room. With so many industry insiders under one roof, TD Bank polled a select group of industry executives…

News January 24

How To Get Innovative About Innovation

By Adam Blair, Executive Editor For me, the days following the NRF Big Show are always a jumble of impressions: cool technologies, interesting new people I’ve met, old friends I’ve…

Executive Viewpoints January 24

The Changing Role of the Marketer

Retail marketers’ roles and responsibilities have changed forever. They’re no longer just tasked with sending blast emails and one-size-fits-all ads to customer segments. Instead, marketers need to understand consumers’ unique…

News January 24

Maya, What’s The Future Of Business Analytics?

C-level executives are extremely busy. They must always be in tune with overall business trends, performance across channels and ensure team members are making smart decisions that will drive their…

News January 24

Trax Combines Robotics And Image Recognition To Improve In-Store Efficiency

If you see a six-foot-tall robot roaming your neighborhood supermarket in the next few months, it’s not an escaped Roomba run amok. It will be a pilot test of Trax…

News January 24

Elastic Path Releases Commerce Cloud For AWS

Elastic Path has released its own Commerce Cloud for Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help retailers centralize infrastructure for their commerce platforms and deliver exceptional customer experiences. Built natively for…

News January 24

How To Take Advantage Of The Super Bowl TV Rush: Three Tips For Brands And Retailers

As February approaches, Super Bowl season is in full effect as teams, fans and brands prepare for the big day. While the Patriots and the Falcons prepare for the game…

Executive Viewpoints January 24

SocialVend Launches Socially-Activated Vending Machines

SocialVend has launched its first social media-activated vending machine, vendmini. Retailers can use the small-footprint machines for marketing campaigns, in-store sampling and promotional giveaways. The machines integrate social media platforms such…

News January 24
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