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Fraudsters Get More Creative During The Holidays

The holidays bring a greater risk for criminal fraud, leaving retailers exposed if they don’t understand their “weak spots.” During the holidays, fraudsters go to great lengths to blend their…

Features December 14

Cub Foods Deploys Goldstϋr Self-Service Jewelry Appraisal Kiosks

Supermarket chain Cub Foods, a subsidiary of SuperValu, is the first retailer to deploy automated kiosks from Goldstϋr, placing them in stores in the Minnesota cities of Silver Lake, Stillwater,…

News December 11

Indochino Appoints Shop.ca Founder As CEO

Men’s fashion retailer Indochino has appointed Drew Green, the founder of Shop.ca, as its new CEO. Green will replace outgoing CEO Kyle Vucko, who will continue as a strategic advisor.…

News December 11

What Did Cyber Monday Teach Us About Digital Infrastructure? Slow Is The New Down

By Jack Sweeney, SevOne The outages and slowdowns that plagued web sites for retailers like Target, Neiman Marcus, and Victoria’s Secret on and around Cyber Monday were disasters, but customers…

Executive Viewpoints December 11

Whole Foods CIO: Transparency Is Key Goal For New ERP

When Jason Buechel came on as EVP and CIO for Whole Foods less than three years ago, the business was not agile enough, flexible enough or transparent enough to move…

Features December 11

Walmart Taps Former Target CMO To Replace Outgoing Exec

Walmart’s Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Stephen Quinn is retiring from his position in January 2016, according to sources of The Wall Street Journal. Quinn held the position since 2007. Neither…

News December 10

Walmart Makes Grand (And Solo) Entrance Into Mobile Payments

Walmart has officially thrown its hat in the mobile payments spectrum, introducing its own payment service, Walmart Pay. With the launch, Walmart becomes the first retailer to offer its own…

News December 10

Ace Hardware Bolsters Store Planning, Category Management With JDA Solutions

Ace Hardware has selected space and category management solutions from JDA Software, including JDA Floor Planning, JDA Category Knowledge Base, JDA Web Publisher and JDA Assortment Optimization. In selecting the…

News December 10

Longo’s Supermarkets Selects Symphony GOLD To Scale Retail Operations

Canadian grocer Longo’s Supermarkets has licensed the Symphony GOLD unified software platform to enable end-to-end retail operations across vendor management, merchandising, sales, supply chain and customer loyalty. With the Symphony…

News December 10
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