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Price Chopper Adopts Fresh DSD Solution

Price Chopper and Market 32 supermarkets, banners of The Golub Corp., are taking a fresh approach to direct store deliveries. For the 130-plus stores located throughout the Northeast, Park City…

News March 2

NetSuite Expands Cloud And Commerce Capabilities With IQity Acquisition

With the purchase of IQity’s cloud business, NetSuite has added next-gen manufacturing capabilities to its cloud-based financials, ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites. The deal creates a single cloud software…

News March 2

Lands’ End Backs Itself Into A Corner With Steinem Snub

Controversy hit Lands’ End last week after the retailer decided to pull a featured interview with women’s rights activist Gloria Steinem from its web site. Although Lands’ End initially published the…

Executive Viewpoints March 2

Sears, Walmart Cut Corporate Staff Following Poor Results

Mediocre fourth quarter and year-end profit results are continuing to shake up employment at major department stores. First, Kohl’s opted to end ties with three members of its executive staff;…

News March 1

Amazon Gains Greater Footprint In UK With Morrisons Delivery Partnership

Amazon has partnered with UK-based supermarket chain Morrisons to deliver fresh and frozen groceries to consumers via its Amazon Prime Now and Amazon Prime Pantry services. The online retail giant…

News March 1

Jet.com Acquires Home Goods eTailer Hayneedle

Amazon challenger Jet.com has acquired home goods retailer Hayneedle, Inc., one of the 100 largest web merchants in North America by sales, as the online marketplace startup looks to expand…

News March 1

NanoLumens Appoints Rao Director Of Software Services And Platforms

LED display providers NanoLumens has appointed product development specialist Vishnu Rao to the position of Director of Software Services and Platforms. The move highlights the increasingly important role that beacons…

News March 1

Successful CEOs Remove Organizational Silos To Meet Omnichannel Challenges

The rise of omnichannel retailing and the age of ‘me commerce,’ in which the consumer is the new boss (complete with higher expectations), has led retailers to transform their business…

News March 1

Tyco Retail Solutions Opens Tokyo Office As IoT Accelerates In Asia

Tyco Retail Solutions has opened an office in Tokyo to support the accelerating demand for RFID and store performance solutions in Japan. More Japan-based multinational retailers are expanding in other…

News March 1
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