Retail TouchPoints

John Lewis, Under Armour, Westfield Execs Advise Retailers To Go Digital

The retail store, as it presently is constructed, is no longer just a store: it can also serve as a showroom and even a warehouse. In an era when many…

Infor Invests $25 Million For Stake In Predictix

Infor, an enterprise software vendor, has invested $25 million in cloud-based retail analyst Predictix. This partnership will give Infor a small stake in Predictix with the opportunity to purchase the…

True Religion Partners With Aptos On Apple Watch App

Premium denim brand True Religion has teamed up with Aptos and Formula 3 Group to develop an Apple Watch app to track inventory and multi-point sales attribution, among other features.…

Is The Convenience Economy Convenient For Retailers?

Just when retailers are finally getting up to speed on omnichannel, they face a new challenge: The Convenience Economy.  It’s hard to argue with convenience, right? But for retailers that…

The Joy Of ‘Joy’: What A Hollywood Movie Can Teach Retailers

By Adam Blair, Executive Editor Besides the fact that it’s an entertaining movie and stars the always remarkable Jennifer Lawrence, the new movie Joy holds special interest for pretty much…

6 Ways To Ride The Wave Of Shopper Marketing Renaissance

Over the past decade, the retail channel has been gaining importance in most brands’ go-to-market strategy. This is primarily due to three major factors: 1) fragmentation of media and brands’…

Spendsetter Manages Customer Advocate Databases

Building a trusting relationship with the consumer is a chief imperative for retailers to gain loyalty. Spendsetter has released an advocacy marketing platform designed so retailers can build a database…

When Even A Gift Card Doesn’t Fit, Take It To A Gift Card Exchange

Even though gift cards are a favorite solution for holiday gift-giving, it appears more than half (51%) of consumers don’t even use the gift cards they receive, according to Blackhawk…

#NRF16 Day Two Video Wrap-Up