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Experiential Retail Enters Westfield Mall Via Video Gaming Theater

Virtually every industry expert is urging retailers to bring experiences to shopping environments in order to attract more consumers to their physical spaces. Westfield Malls has taken this advice to…

Features January 3

Office Depot Completes Sale Of $2.8 Billion European Business

Office Depot has completed the sale of its European office supply business to The Aurelius Group. The Boca Raton, Fla.-based retailer is divesting international holdings to focus on its North…

News January 3

Rue21 Fills Newly Created CMO And COO Slots

Recognizing the confluence of digital and marketing in today’s retail environment, rue21 has promoted Brett Trent to the newly created position of Chief Marketing Officer. Trent has been the teen…

News January 3

Sears Borrowing $200 Million More From Its CEO

Sears CEO Eddie Lampert is again opening his wallet to keep the struggling retailer afloat. The retailer obtained a  secured standby letter of credit loan for an initial $200 million,…

News January 3

11 Retailers Win 2017 Customer Engagement Awards

Retail in 2017 promises to be filled with digital innovation and technology disruption. The companies that will survive in the long term will know when to pull the trigger on…

News January 3

VTEX Facilitates Global Retail Expansion With Adyen

Cloud commerce platform VTEX has partnered with payments technology provider Adyen to support the global expansion of its e-Commerce businesses. This strategic partnership will enable an array of digital commerce…

News January 3

Fathom Launches Management Platform For Beacon Ecosystems

Hardware and cloud-based software system Fathom has launched a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) proximity gateway solution designed to bring control, intelligence and context integrity to large networks of proximity beacon…

News January 3

Optimove Unveils Optibot CRM Machine Learning Platform

Optimove has launched Optibot, a CRM optimization bot that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate the analysis and interpretation of customer marketing campaigns behind the scenes, and recommend…

News January 3

ThreeSixty Group Buys Sharper Image Brand For $100 Million

Following its purchase of the FAO Schwarz brand from Toys “R” Us in October 2016, ThreeSixty Group has snapped up another historic brand, The Sharper Image, for $100 million. ThreeSixty…

News January 3
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