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Walmart Centralizes Data For Millions Of SKUs Into Online Catalog

Recognizing the importance of having complete, accurate, up-to-date digital content for all the products it sells, Walmart is seeking to “build a global product catalog of all the products that…

Features November 7
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Walmart Shakes Up E-Commerce Team Following Jet.com Acquisition

It has been less than three months since Walmart acquired Jet.com for $3.3 billion and the deal is already causing a ruckus across its e-Commerce executive team. Both Fernando Madeira,…

News November 4

CVS To Cut 600 Corporate Jobs

CVS Health is eliminating 600 jobs from its corporate offices in Rhode Island, Arizona and Illinois over the next two months as the company feels the effects of an “increasingly…

News November 4

Win On Amazon This Holiday Season: Facts And Tips For Retailers

By Alasdair McLean, Teikametrics The e-Commerce landscape is constantly evolving — and Amazon is leading the charge. Approximately 44% of all consumers now begin their buying journeys on Amazon, and…

Executive Viewpoints November 4
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DVF Founder: Fashion Suffers From ‘Product Pollution’

  The fashion industry has evolved in recent years, but its metamorphosis into a “big business” vertical has made it ripe for a mass-scale pruning, according to one of retail’s…

Features November 4

Target Grocery Chief Resigns As Foot Traffic Decreases

Only 18 months after taking the helm of Target’s food business, the retailer’s SVP of Grocery Anne Dament will be leaving her position on Nov. 18. Upon initially hiring Dament…

News November 3

Whole Foods Abandons Co-CEO Structure

Whole Foods Market will no longer operate under a co-CEO structure, with Co-Founder John Mackey exclusively taking the reins on Jan. 1, 2017. Walter Robb, presently co-CEO with Mackey, will…

News November 3

Divisive Election Dampens Holiday Spending Plans

Uncertainty continues to reign supreme as Americans prepare to cast their ballots on Nov. 8, and while the victor in the upcoming presidential election may not necessarily affect the retail…

Features November 3
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Accenture To Acquire Kurt Salmon

Update: Accenture has completed its acquisition of Kurt Salmon’s retail strategy consulting business in the U.S., UK, Germany, Japan and China as of Sept. 22, 2016.    Accenture has agreed to acquire global…

News November 2
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