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After Mass Layoffs At HQ, What’s Next For The Limited?

A few weeks after hiring a financial advisor to help explore a potential sale, Limited Stores LLC — also known as The Limited — has begun to lay off as…

News December 5

Walmart Improves Brand Content Offerings With ItemMaster Partnership

Walmart.com shoppers will soon have access to more engaging brand content across all channels. The retail giant announced a new content partnership with ItemMaster to make available manufacturer’s Complete &…

News December 5

77% Of Brands Want To Get More Insights From Retail POS Data

While brand manufacturers continue to invest in POS analytics and gather relevant customer data from retailer partners, 77% still believe they can be doing more with the data to improve…

News December 5

Amazon Unveils Totally Checkout-Free Grocery Market

The king of the retail jungle roars again. Amazon has unveiled a grocery store with no lines, no registers, no cashiers and no self-checkouts. Amazon Go, an 1,800-square-foot retail space…

News December 5

Why I’m In Love With The Lady In The Self-Checkout Machine (And Why You Should Be Concerned)

By Dr. Dennis Rosen I have a confession. I’m in love with another woman. It’s not a secret. We get together in public — at least a couple times a…

Executive Viewpoints December 5

How (And Why) 5 Retailers Paid It Forward This Holiday Season

The holiday season — especially the shopping — is in full swing, and with the craziness that Q4 always brings, it’s easy to lose sight of things that matter. The…

Features December 5

Gifteehub Contest Lets Holiday Shoppers Identify The ‘World’s Best Gift Idea’

Gifteehub, a social marketplace that recommends gift ideas using machine learning capabilities, has launched a global competition to answer the question all holiday shoppers want to know: “What’s the world’s…

News December 2

Dollar General Sales Take Hit From Competition, Food Stamp Cuts

A week after Dollar Tree released an upbeat earnings report fueled by a 1.7% same store sales jump and a nearly $90 million net income increase, rival Dollar General illustrated…

News December 2

Pesco Promoted To CEO Of Save Mart

The apple doesn’t fall far from the grocer’s tree. Nicole Piccinini Pesco, daughter of the late Robert “Bob” Piccinini, longtime owner and chairman of the 206-store Save Mart chain, has…

News December 2
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