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To Boost Mobile Apps’ Performance, Instart Logic Acquires Kwicr

With studies indicating that as many as 84% of users will abandon a mobile app if it fails to load more than twice, the wireless “last mile” is increasingly critical…

News February 19

Are Theft, Drugs, Higher Wages Or Weather To Blame For Walmart Losses?

Walmart delivered its fourth quarter earnings report along with a litany of reasons for a 7.9% decline in profits. Shrinkage, pharmaceutical expenses, warmer weather and higher operating costs were identified…

News February 19

Struggling Sports Authority Being Shut Out By Online and Offline Competitors

Reports that Sports Authority is closing a significant portion of its 450 U.S. stores continue to run rampant, further revealing the struggles of the fourth-largest sporting goods retailer in the…

News February 19

Home Depot Mobile App Leverages Augmented Reality For In-Store Product Search

With tablets decreasing in size, smartphones getting larger and consumer comfort levels with both continuing to rise, mobile-enhanced shopping is becoming more of a norm than ever. If retailers haven’t…

News February 19

NRF To Offer 20 Full-Tuition Dream BIG Scholarships For Retail Employees

The National Retail Federation is giving retail employees the opportunity to enhance their careers with higher education. Through a collaboration with the University of Phoenix, the NRF will award 20…

News February 19

ZALORA Brings Personalization Essentials Under One Roof

ZALORA, an e-Commerce fashion retailer serving Southeast Asia, has onboarded personalization platform provider Evergage to streamline personalization initiatives across all its global properties. Within three months of implementing Evergage, ZALORA…

News February 19

How Your Payment Provider May Be Hurting Your Conversion Rate

By Ralph Dangelmaier, BlueSnap Today, cross-border e-Commerce is worth roughly $300 billion and is predicted to triple in the next two years. The 10 fastest growing countries in terms of…

Executive Viewpoints February 19

Q&A With Eric Grosse: Hotwire Co-Founder And CEO Of Chairish

It’s an impressive résumé: Eric Grosse has been Co-Founder of Hotwire, President of Expedia Worldwide, CEO of TaskRabbit and now, CEO and Co-Founder of Chairish, an online, curated marketplace for…

Features February 19

Retail Exec Shakeups Continue: hhgregg Replaces CEO

In the latest in a series of executive suite shakeups in retail, appliance and furniture retailer hhgregg has parted ways with President and CEO Dennis May after 17 years with…

News February 18
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