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Amazon Gives CEO Titles To Two Longtime Execs

As Amazon continues to grow beyond online commerce, the titles of two of its longtime execs have been updated. The retail giant named Andy Jassy CEO of Amazon Web Services…

News April 11

RetailMeNot Acquires GiftCard Zen, Enters Secondary E-Gifting Market

Digital online savings destination RetailMeNot has acquired secondary gift card marketplace GiftCard Zen for $22 million in cash considerations, plus up to an additional $11 million based on specific performance…

News April 11

Automation: Simplifying The Complexity Of Omnichannel Fulfillment

By Ken Fleming, Eyefreight In an era where Amazon’s two-day shipping reigns, customer demand has skyrocketed, and expectations for rapid order fulfillment have put retailers on the defense, there’s never…

Executive Viewpoints April 11
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Walmart Marketing Exec Departs Company For Own Startup

Walmart’s VP of Marketing Brian Monahan has abruptly left the retailer. Monahan will be returning to NewCo, a San Francisco-based business-conference firm he founded in 2012.

News April 11

Retail Success In The ‘Era Of I’

Retailers know that they need to be focused on pleasing the individual in order to be successful in what is called the “Era of the Individual – Era Of I,”…

Features April 10

North Carolina Anti-LGBT Law Taking A Toll On Retail

The passage of House Bill 2 (HB2), North Carolina’s new law preventing municipalities from enacting LGBT protection in public services, is having an impact on retail and related industries in…

News April 8

Updated Oracle POS Hardware Supports Endless Aisle Functionality

Oracle has upgraded its line of POS solutions to include the Oracle MICROS Workstation 6 Family and Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service solutions. The updated solutions are designed to deliver digital…

News April 8

Newegg To Deliver Chat Via Facebook Messenger; Will More Retailers Follow?

Newegg, an online computer products and hardware retailer, has partnered with Facebook to offer its Messenger platform as another customer support channel. Messenger supplements channels including email, SMS text message,…

News April 8

The Presidential Vote’s In The Bag, The Shopping Bag

By Peggy Chen, SDL The 2016 presidential race is heating up, but reports show that many voters still aren’t warming up to the candidates. It’s clear that presidential candidates want…

Executive Viewpoints April 8
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