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RadioShack Reels In Nick Cannon: Will It Pay Off?

RadioShack has certainly been down a rough road in recent years. Upon years of declining sales and relevance, the retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February before selling the…

Executive Viewpoints December 9

Home Depot Hopes ‘Interconnecting Retail’ Pushes Sales Over $100 Billion By 2018

At an investor and analyst conference Dec. 8, The Home Depot announced ambitious long-term fiscal targets that include total sales of approximately $101 billion for fiscal 2018. To reach these…

News December 9

Video Beacons Help Analyze Product Sales, Consumer Habits For Altromercato

To better understand shopper behavior, retailers are tapping new technologies that can deliver real-time information. Italy-based Altromercato is testing new sensor technology that combines facial recognition, Wi-Fi and beacon capabilities. Partnering…

Features December 9

DSW Launches In-Store Pickup And Ship-To-Store Programs With eBay Enterprise

Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW) has implemented In-Store Pickup and Ship-to-Store fulfillment capabilities from eBay Enterprise in 467 stores. The new fulfillment capabilities augment the retailer’s Ship-from-Store and Dropship programs, which…

News December 8

Target Expands IoT Tracking Device Pilot To 100 Stores

Target is the latest retailer taking major steps to deploy IoT technologies in its stores. Lux reported that Target has deployed LED ceiling lights that are designed to track in-store…

News December 8

Revionics Acquires Marketyze, Expands Online Intelligence Capabilities

Pricing and merchandising optimization solutions provider Revionics has acquired Marketyze, a leader in online competitive pricing intelligence, inventory optimization and merchandising solutions. Revionics selected Marketyze for its advanced Big Data…

News December 8

Shop.co Offers Buy Button, 100% Cyber Fraud Protection To Holiday Shoppers

Shop.co, a developer of e-Commerce technologies, has designed a one-click buy button for online retailers, and is offering a 100% cyber fraud protection guarantee for consumers purchasing via the button.…

News December 8

Literary Irony: Non-Book Merchandise Could Rescue Bookstore Chain

By Adam Blair, Executive Editor As a long-time lover of bookstores large and small, I’m always alarmed at news stories predicting the seemingly imminent demise of national bookstore chains like…

Executive Viewpoints December 8

Shoes Of Prey Secures $15.5 Million In Funding, Expands To Nordstrom.com

Shoes of Prey, an on-demand fashion footwear retailer, has raised $15.5 million in Series B capital funding led by BlueSky Venture Capital. Nordstrom and venture capital firm Greycroft are new…

News December 8
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