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Struggles At Sears And Kmart Signal Need For Department Stores To Downsize

Sears Holdings is closing up shop on 68 Kmart and 10 Sears stores this summer, further revealing the company’s struggles to keep its physical stores profitable. While these expected closures…

News April 25

Amazon Kicks MyHabit, Shuttering The Flash Sale Site

Another flash sale site has gotten the boot. Amazon’s MyHabit will close at the end of May 2016 after a five year run. The flash site’s demise will allow the…

News April 25

The Lost Art of Connecting: What Can Retail Learn From The Relational Economy?

By Jerry Nettuno, Schedulicity These days we really do live in a world of contradictions. On one hand we have lightning fast technology that connects us to everything all the…

Executive Viewpoints April 25

Juniqe Boosts Revenue 20% With Real-Time Personalization

Running an e-Commerce platform that engages customers individually is crucial to Juniqe, an artist-powered online marketplace for art and design products operating in 13 European countries. The retailer was looking for…

Features April 25

Walmart Revamps Board Of Directors

Walmart Stores Inc. is cutting its board of directors from 15 to 12 with a focus on responding quicker to today’s fast-changing market. Also joining the board is a member…

News April 22

Customer Experience Doesn’t Stop At The Storefront

By Steve Dille, SparkPost Step into my time machine, won’t you? I’m setting the dial for November 5, 1955…October 26, 1985…Ah, here we go: April 3, 1995: Amazon.com sold its…

Executive Viewpoints April 22

PetFlow Online Redesign Focuses On Relationship-Building With ‘Pet Parents’

PetFlow, a retailer of specialty pet food and supplies, has revamped its e-Commerce store as part of an overall push to build a loyal consumer base. The retailer’s tough challenge…

Features April 22

As Aéropostale Nears Bankruptcy, Can It Learn From Competitors?

The tumultuous financial journey of Aéropostale has almost hit its breaking point, with the retailer set to file for bankruptcy as soon as this month, according to a report from…

News April 21

Shindigz Upgrades E-Commerce Platform For Mobile Optimization

Party supply retailer Shindigz has chosen cloud commerce platform Mozu to streamline operations and optimize content across mobile and desktop sites and a native mobile shopping app for Android and…

News April 21
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