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Chico’s Budget Cuts Spotlight Changing Roles For Retail Marketing

Chico’s FAS expects to reduce its 2016 marketing expenses by $11 million and generate annualized savings of approximately $14 million with changes in the structure of its brands’ marketing departments,…

News April 29

European On-Demand Grocery Platform Expands to U.S.

Finland-based Digital Foodie, an on-demand grocery platform encompassing the user experience as well as digital commerce, order management and fulfillment, has received a strategic investment from Enterworks that will fuel…

News April 29
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Publix CEO Crenshaw Retires After Four Decades With Company

Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw will be retiring on April 30, 2016, after 42 years with the company. Upon his retirement, President Todd Jones will take on the titles of both…

News April 28
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Dunnhumby Acquires Stake In Aptaris To Optimize Promotion Analytics

Customer science company dunnhumby has invested in Aptaris, an enterprise marketing and promotions management technology provider, just a few months after the two companies announced a strategic partnership agreement. With…

News April 28

Mother’s Day Retail: Candy, Flowers And Much More

Mother’s Day is a day for celebrating everything that makes mom great. Americans will spend billions this year on jewelry, cards, candy and flowers, but if they listened to their…

Features April 28

Barneys Brings iBeacons And ‘Endless Aisles’ To New York Flagship

Barneys New York is enhancing the in-store experience at its flagship Manhattan location with iBeacon technology and an updated personalization platform. The luxury retailer has enlisted the RichRelevance Relevance Cloud…

News April 28

Retail Recap Of The Week

It’s Thursday, and you know what that means. It’s time for another quick recap of what’s happening in retail! Retail Layoffs In 2016 Set To Be Highest Since 2010: More…

Executive Viewpoints April 28

Target, Walmart And Whole Foods Honored For Energy Efficiency Efforts

Retailers including Target, Walmart, Giant Tiger Stores and Whole Foods Market were presented with the Advanced Roof Top Unit (RTU) Awards during the PRSM2016 National Conference in Long Beach, Calif.…

News April 28

As Sports Authority Liquidates, What’s Next For Its Stores?

After a tumultuous few months that involved a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, preparations to close approximately 140 stores, then a push-back of the auction to May, Sports Authority has opted…

News April 27
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