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Intel Collaborates With Impinj To Combine Sensor Platform and RFID Technology

Intel and Impinj, a manufacturer of RFID devices and software, are teaming up to integrate the Intel Retail Sensor Platform, an inventory management system, into the Impinj RAIN RFID solution.…

News August 2

Edgecase Launches Product Intelligence Platform To Streamline Search

Edgecase has released the Product Intelligence Platform, designed to create and optimize product data for e-Commerce performance so that retailers across numerous verticals can improve their top-line metrics. The platform…

News August 2

3 Lessons For Retailers From Broadway’s Pricing Competition

Even if you don’t follow the Broadway theater scene, you may have heard about a show called Hamilton. This rap- and hip-hop-infused musical about founding father Alexander Hamilton has been playing…

Editor's Perspective August 2

Storytelling, Relationship Building Top BTS Marketing Tactics

With back-to-school (BTS) spending expected to reach more than $75 billion in 2016, retailers cannot afford to skimp on marketing and advertising campaigns. The BTS shopping season is now longer…

Features August 2

67% Of Consumers Still Label Facial Recognition Technology As ‘Creepy’

As many of 79% of U.S. consumers are fine with the idea of scanning a product on their mobile device to see product reviews and recommendations for other items they…

News August 2
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Former Under Armour Exec Joins Starbucks Creative Team

Starbucks has appointed Leanne Fremar as SVP and Executive Creative Director, beginning in October 2016. Fremar, who joins the company from Under Armour, will be responsible for leading the creative…

News August 1

Four Things That Make Retailers Vulnerable to Identity Theft – and How to Address Them

Donna Marks, CEO, Windfall Inc. Retailers can be easy targets for identity thieves, particularly given consumers’ regular use of credit cards to make purchases.  While we’ve heard less about major…

Executive Viewpoints August 1

Amazon Profits Pass $850 Million In Q2 As Cloud Service Sales Climb 58%

Amazon had yet another profitable quarter — its fifth straight — with net revenues increasing 31% to $30.4 billion. Net income for the e-Commerce giant skyrocketed to $857 million in…

News August 1
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Dollar General Buys 41 Former Walmart Express Locations

One retailer’s trash is another retailer’s treasure, in Dollar General’s case. The discount retailer has purchased 41 former Walmart Express stores for an undisclosed sum.

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