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Is GNC’s Rebrand Enough To ‘Supplement’ Dropping Sales?

By Bill Gullan, Finch Brands Reeling from struggling earnings and loss of market share, GNC recently announced a “One New GNC” rebirth initiative. Closing U.S. stores for one day on…

Executive Viewpoints January 30

Vineyard Vines Cuts In-Store Queues 50% With Cloud Commerce Integration

Seeking to optimize its in-store experience, Vineyard Vines enlisted the aid of one of the industry’s biggest cloud platform providers — and it paid off. During the 2016 holiday season,…

Features January 30

Walking The Line Between Personalization And Privacy

By Yo Delmar, MetricStream 2017 promises significant shifts in retailer tactics as they embrace more intimate conversations, leveraging the power of digital devices, analytics and channels. Walking the fine line…

Executive Viewpoints January 27

Personalized Recommendations Spark 45% Conversion Rate Uptick For Fjallraven

Home page personalization sets the tone for the rest of the e-Commerce experience, and what better way to personalize an online store than through product recommendations? Outdoor wear retailer Fjallraven…

Features January 27

Marketplace Retailers Experience 500% YOY Revenue Growth

Mirakl, a global marketplace solutions provider, announced record customer, revenue and organizational growth in 2016. The company experienced a 77% YOY customer count increase, with 100 customers operating marketplace in…

News January 26

$14.1 Billion Super Bowl Spending Forecast Down From 2016

U.S. consumers will spend an average of $75 on the Super Bowl this year, generating a total of $14.1 billion, as an estimated 188.5 million people watch the Atlanta Falcons…

News January 26

Belk, SKECHERS, Sur La Table Among 13 Retailers Deploying Oracle Platforms

Oracle’s continued cloud push has certainly attracted retailers’ attention. As the technology provider unveiled its newest cloud-based commerce platform, Oracle Retail Release 16, at the NRF Big Show, 13 retailers…

News January 26

Mattress Firm Onboards Big Data Software To Analyze Business Programs

Mattress Firm has licensed the Test & Learn for Sites software from Applied Predictive Technologies (APT). The retailer will leverage APT’s software to design and analyze in-market business experiments across…

News January 26

Innovation Initiatives At Neiman Marcus

This year the Neiman Marcus Innovation Lab is working on several new projects, including the Luxottica Sunglass mirror and an update to the Memory Mirror – a project that was…

News January 26
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