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Pier 1 Imports Adopts Certona For Omnichannel Personalization
Pier 1 Imports, a furniture and décor retailer, has partnered with predictive personalization platform provider Certona to deliver a tailored omnichannel experience to its customers. The partnership will support the retailer’s…
News November 11MasterCard Survey Projects 4% Growth In Holiday Sales
The combination of low gas prices and high consumer optimism levels have the MasterCard SpendingPulse survey projecting a healthy 4% increase in holiday sales this year, compared to the 2014…
News November 11Shelfbucks Closes $6.5 Million Series A Funding Round
Shelfbucks has secured $6.5 million in Series A funding to facilitate large-scale rollouts of its SmartDisplay and SmartShelf platforms. The platform provider for digital in-store offers has not disclosed the…
News November 11What Are The True Impacts Of Today’s Retail Merger Mania?
Merger and acquisition activity in retail is heating up again, most notably with the recently announced Walgreens/Rite Aid deal. According to a June 2015 Forbes article, “More than half (53%)…
Executive Viewpoints November 11Tourneau Revamps Web Site As Part Of Omnichannel Growth Strategy
As retail businesses look to build an omnichannel presence that fits the demands of the modern consumer, they need to start at the core of the e-Commerce experience. Retailers that…
Features November 11TOMS, Raven + Lily Showcase Products In ShopWithMe ‘Store Of The Future’
Fashion and apparel retailers TOMS Shoes and Raven + Lily are showcasing their product collections in a Chicago mobile concept store, as part of the ShopWithMe 2015 holiday tour. ShopWithMe,…
News November 10City Sports To Close All 26 Stores And Liquidate Assets
Athletic gear retailer City Sports is set to close all 26 of its stores and liquidate the assets, after failing to find a buyer willing to keep the stores open.…
News November 10Jet.com To Raise As Much As $550 Million In Funding
Jet.com is close to raising between $500 million and $550 million in a round of venture capital funding led by Fidelity Investments. Fidelity is set to invest $90 million in…
News November 10Janam XM2-RFID UHF Device Scans RFID With Read Range And Accuracy
The requirements of today’s retail supply chain call for devices with long read ranges and high accuracy levels that are capable of monitoring products in the most challenging environments. Janam…
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