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Artificial Intelligence Powers Product Recommendations For The North Face

Personalization has been a major talking point for retailers over the past few years, and many are experimenting with innovative ways to match the right products to the consumer. For…

Features December 31

Icahn Enterprises Wins Bidding War To Buy Pep Boys As Bridgestone Drops Out

After more than two months of bidding, Pep Boys will finally get a new owner. Pep Boys agreed to be acquired by investor Carl Icahn’s company, Icahn Enterprises, for $1.03…

News December 30

Holiday Prime Membership Uptick Shows Why Amazon Rules E-Commerce

Amazon, known for its dominance of the e-Commerce market, has even more reasons to be thrilled about the holiday season just past. In the third week of December alone, the…

News December 30

E-Commerce, Women’s Apparel Spearhead 7.9% Increase In Retail Holiday Sales

Thanks to strong online sales and a high demand for women’s apparel and furniture, retail sales this holiday season have risen 7.9% from 2014 totals, according to the MasterCard Advisors…

News December 30

Bonobos Taps Employee Strengths To Fuel Growth Strategy

As pure play e-Commerce retailers such as Bonobos grow into newer sales channels and add brick-and-mortar stores to their offering, they often need to hire employees that are based further…

Features December 30

Mobile-Enabled Task Management Gives Retailers A Customer Service Bonus

By Vladik Rikhter, Zenput Retail stores can stock hundreds or even thousands of items in a single location. And the managers of those stores understand how much work it takes…

Executive Viewpoints December 29

Digital Ad Placement Startup Mabaya Gets $2.25 Million In Funding

In physical-world retailing, brands pay retailers to put their products at eye level in high-traffic areas. Mabaya, a Tel Aviv-based startup that aims to place ads in the most optimal…

News December 28

How Better Business Integration Can Add Efficiency For Retailer Operations

Every dollar counts when you are running a business. This shouldn’t come as a new or surprising concept, but given the myriad solutions retailers have at their disposal today, it…

Executive Viewpoints December 28

Speech Recognition Security Tool Redacts Payment Card Numbers In Real Time

When we think about data breaches, the mental image is of a literally silent crime: hackers surreptitiously extracting payment card or personal data from online purchases, or someone sneaking away…

Features December 28
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