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A Vote For Apple Pay: How It Will Impact Retail Loyalty Marketing

Apple made a big splash on September 9 announcing Apple Pay — finally enabling consumers to make purchases with their iPhones at participating retailers. With such a dramatic entry and…

Executive Viewpoints September 12

Schwan’s Becomes Go-To Source For Tailgating Needs With HelloWorld

With the college football season underway, many consumers like to spend their weekends watching games and eating their favorite foods. During this time, food brands and consumer packaged goods companies…

Features September 12

PunchTab Appoints Citrix Alum As New CEO

Omnichannel engagement and insights platform PunchTab has named Mike Mansbach CEO of the company. Mansbach previously served as head of the Global Sales and Client Services team for the SaaS…

News September 12

How To Use Technology To Provide A Better Customer Experience

By Scott Kreisberg, One Step Retail Solutions I’ve been in the retail industry for more than 20 years and I can tell you that today’s modern shopper is tech-savvy and…

Executive Viewpoints September 12

GameStop Launches Credit Card With Alliance Data

GameStop and Alliance Data Systems are introducing a GameStop-branded private label credit card program. Alliance Data’s Retail Services business will equip GameStop with a customized, loyalty-driven private label credit program…

News September 11

Oracle Completes MICROS Acquisition

Oracle has completed its acquisition of MICROS Systems for $68 per share in cash, or $5.3 billion. Following the merger, MICROS will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oracle, and MICROS…

News September 11

Dollar General Ups Bid For Family Dollar

UPDATE: Dollar General has launched a tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Family Dollar for $80.00 per share in cash, or $9.1 billion. The offer is increased from the…

News September 11

Stein Mart To Open Six New Stores In 2014

Stein Mart, a discount retailer of fashion apparel, accessories, home décor and shoes, will open six new stores this fall as part of an extensive store expansion plan. In total,…

News September 11

Fashion E-Commerce Is In Vogue!

Since we’re in the heart of Fashion Week, we thought it would be fun to outline the current state of the fashion industry, and specifically, e-Commerce.  Luckily, Nextopia did a lot…

Executive Viewpoints September 11
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