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4 Ways To Leverage Your App To Get More Sales Than Returns In January

By Lynn Wang, Apptimize It’s January. The holidays are over. Take a minute to breathe and congratulate yourself for surviving yet another insane rush. Now, the returns and exchanges start…

Executive Viewpoints January 9

Retail Innovation Conference Hits New York In June

Retail TouchPoints, the industry’s go-to source for customer-facing retail strategies and trends, is hosting the Retail Innovation Conference, June 16-17, 2015 at Apella in New York City. Titled, Rethinking Retail. Reimagining The Customer Experience,…

Features January 9

The Holidays Are Fun. The Post-Holiday Hangover Is Not.

By Holly Pavlika, Collective Bias   After two months of gorging ourselves on rich food and drink, January means getting back to reality. The same harsh fact is true for…

Executive Viewpoints January 9

J. Crew CFO Jumps To Lululemon

J. Crew CFO Stuart C. Haselden is leaving his post to join the executive team at lululemon athletica. Haselden will start his position as CFO for the workout apparel retailer…

News January 8

How Zappos Kept Shoppers Engaged During The Holiday Season

Zappos invests significant time and money in developing new tools and tactics that will surprise and delight customers. Within its internal innovation lab — aptly named Zappos Labs — the…

Features January 8

Amazon Third-Party Vendors Sell More Than 2 Billion Items In 2014

Amazon reported that members of its third-party marketplace sold more than two billion items worldwide in 2014, a new record for the business division. Overall adoption of the company’s Fulfillment…

News January 8

Predictions For 2015: Mobile And Payment Dominate (Again)

By Alicia Fiorletta, Senior Editor  This time of year, we receive a plethora of emails citing top trends that will dominate industry conversations over the next 12 months.  While some…

Executive Viewpoints January 8

Coach To Acquire Stuart Weitzman For $574 Million

Coach has signed an agreement with private equity firm Sycamore Partners to acquire luxury designer footwear brand Stuart Weitzman. The transaction is reported to be worth up to $574 million.…

News January 8

Does Apple Pay Have A Trust Problem?

This holiday, more than half of shoppers said they would be interested in paying for a gift via their mobile device, according to research from Retale. That seems in line…

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