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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

Struggling J.Crew Hires Ann Inc. Exec For CIO Slot

In the latest turn of a revolving door of executives, J.Crew has hired Michelle Garvey from Ann Inc. as its new CIO. The struggling fashion retailer is seeking to boost…

News April 8

Big Apple Buddy Concierge Connects U.S. Tech Retailers With Global Shoppers

International shoppers often have to wait weeks or even months to purchase the hottest technology products recently released in the U.S. Personal shipping concierge service Big Apple Buddy is carving…

Features April 8
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Advance Auto Parts Names Ex-PepsiCo Exec CEO

Advance Auto Parts has named Thomas Greco as its new CEO. Greco will succeed interim CEO George Sherman, who will continue to serve as President of the company.

News April 7
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