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Fiesta Mart Buys Minyard Supermarkets

A brand name that has been part of the Texas supermarket scene since 1932 will be taking its final bow. Houston-based Fiesta Mart is buying up the nine remaining Minyard…

News July 8

Heinen’s Grocery Shores Up Food Safety With Compliance Management Solutions

Heinen’s Grocery Stores has selected ReposiTrak to manage regulatory and business documentation compliance within its supply chain. The family-owned supermarket will use the Compliance Management and Track & Trace solutions…

News July 8

Retailers Innovate In-Store Experiences With The Hybrid Cloud

By Karl Cama, IBM Shopping online has dramatically changed consumers’ in store shopping experiences and their expectations. Tweets are used complain about bad customer service and price checking on smartphones…

Executive Viewpoints July 8

Amazon Prime Day: Try To Beat ‘Em Or Join ‘Em But Don’t Ignore ‘Em

Ready or not: Amazon Prime Day is making its second annual appearance this month on July 12. Should you be worried? Not exactly. Should you be paying attention to it?…

News July 8
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Former Hudson’s Bay CEO Bonnie Brooks Announces Retirement

Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) Vice Chair Bonnie Brooks has announced that she will be retiring on Dec. 31, 2016 after a 40-year career in the fashion retail and marketing industry.…

News July 7

Point Grey Strengthens Retail Analytics With Nomi Acquisitions

Digital camera manufacturer Point Grey has acquired assets from Nomi related to its people counting sensor business, including Brickstream 2D and 3D sensor hardware and firmware, Device Manager software, WiFi…

News July 7

34% Rise In Ad Blocking Forces Retailers To Seek Marketing Alternatives

Retail brands need to step up their search for additional ways to reach consumers online, as there is strong evidence that more shoppers have grown tired of seeing advertisements. Ad…

News July 7

Abercrombie & Fitch Lawsuit Alleges Gap Poached CMO

Earlier this year, Gap filled its year-long CMO vacancy with the appointment of former Abercrombie & Fitch Senior VP of Marketing Craig Brommers. Brommers is set to begin his new…

News July 6

Oracle Appoints Ray Carlin To Lead Retail Business Unit

The Oracle Retail Global Business Unit will now be led by Ray Carlin, who has been appointed SVP and General Manager of Oracle Retail. Carlin will be responsible for the…

News July 6
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