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Give The Kids What They Want: Digitize The Store And Secure The Loyalty Of Future Shoppers

By Paul Milner, Displaydata If you are a retailer and are not already thinking about the effect that younger Millennials and the up and coming Generation Z (or iGen) will…

Executive Viewpoints June 24

Dormify Cracks Millennial Code, Gaining 92% Revenue Boost From Targeted Email Marketing

With a consumer base largely consisting of young adults moving into a college dorm or first apartment, online home décor retailer Dormify needs to ensure that its marketing messages are…

Features June 24

Tractor Supply Doubles Down On Pricing Optimization

Tractor Supply Company, a rural lifestyle retailer with more than 1,500 stores in 49 states, has extended its partnership with Revionics to use additional pricing solutions including the Revionics Markdown…

News June 23

Beauty Retailer Boots UK Deploys IBM Analytics-Powered Mobile Sales App

Boots UK, a pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer that is part of the Walgreens-Boots Alliance, has partnered with IBM to deploy a new app for sales associates. The company is…

News June 23

Retail Recap Of The Week

Circuit City Gets Closer To Relaunch: In January, Circuit City’s new ownership announced it was opening the brand’s first store in Dallas by June. While a store has not opened…

Executive Viewpoints June 23

Macy’s CEO Resignation: Planned Succession Or Response To Recent Results?

After 13 years at the helm of Macy’s Inc., CEO Terry Lundgren will hand the reins over to Jeff Gennette in the first quarter of 2017. Lundgren will continue as…

News June 23

Who Will Buy Neiman Marcus?

Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from one of RetailWire’s recent online discussions. Each business morning on RetailWire, retail industry executives get plugged in to the latest news and issues with…

Features June 22

EBay Taps Crowdsourcing To Inspire Purchases Via Mobile App

As presidential election season heats up, eBay is giving consumers a chance to vote for one of two mobile offers on apparel, technology and home products. Starting June 24, shoppers…

News June 22

Have Returns Policies Become Too Customer-Friendly?

Omnichannel retailers in heated competition with Amazon have loosened many of the traditional restrictions on product returns, from time limits to requiring reasons (e.g. damaged or defective items) for the…

Executive Viewpoints June 22
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