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Walmart Promotes EVP And COO

Wal-Mart Stores has promoted Judith McKenna to COO of Walmart U.S. McKenna succeeds Gisel Ruiz, who has been promoted to EVP of Walmart’s International People Division. Both position changes are…

News December 11

Creating The Omnichannel Advantage

Retailers understand that the key to higher sales is insight. They need to know what their customers, both current and potential, like, want and expect. This is now possible due…

Executive Viewpoints December 11

IBM And Apple Introduce Store Associate Suite

As part of their enterprise partnership, IBM and Apple unveiled the IBM MobileFirst suite of apps for iOS. The apps bring IBM Big Data and analytics capabilities to iPhone and…

News December 10

Women Rely On Product Reviews To Make Buying Decisions

Up to 88% of women indicate that online reviews are very influential when they purchase a new product from an unfamiliar brand, according to research from Influence Central. Even when…

News December 10

MasterCraft Boosts Shopper And Partner Engagement With Video

Consumers spend an average of 79 days gathering information before making a major purchase, according to GE Capital Retail Bank’s Major Purchase Shopper Study. To ensure shoppers are making the right…

Features December 10

Have You Ever Switched After A Bad Retail Experience? The RTP Editors Spill

Recently on the RTP blog, we outlined the bottom-line impact of poor customer service. An increasing number of consumers are more willing to switch brands if they have a poor experience. And…

Executive Viewpoints December 10

Blackhawk Gift Cards Now Available At Select USPS Locations

The United States Postal Service (USPS) and gift card and payments provider Blackhawk Network have entered a distribution deal that allows USPS to offer closed loop gift cards from Blackhawk…

News December 9

Joinem Redefines Social Commerce

By Alicia Fiorletta, Senior Editor  Over the past three or so years, the term “social commerce” has acquired a myriad of different definitions. Initially, many industry players considered putting a…

Executive Viewpoints December 9

Holiday Results Q&A With Scot Wingo, CEO, ChannelAdvisor

TouchPoints TV with: Scot Wingo, CEO, ChannelAdvisor Following the “Cyber 5” holiday shopping days – Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday -Wingo shared retail results, insights and expectations, based on his firm’s…

News December 9
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