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Nordstrom Will Reportedly Pay $350 Million For Trunk Club

Nordstrom is expanding its focus on menswear with the purchase of the Trunk Club Brand, reportedly for $350 million, according to recode.net. The e-Commerce site was founded in 2006 and currently…

Your Checklist For Back To School Readiness

The Back to School (BTS) season, which spans July through September, is the second-most important season for retailers after the Christmas holiday season, driving $72.5 billion in revenue in 2013.…

1-800-FLOWERS Streamlines Delivery With Deliv And IBM

Only 9% of U.S. consumers see same-day delivery as a top factor to improve their online shopping experience, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) survey. However, for businesses that sell…

EGain To Acquire Exony For $16.1M

EGain, a customer engagement solution provider, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire contact center software provider Exony for approximately $16.1 million. The transaction is expected to close within one…

Building Loyalty Among Millennials: The Need For Mobile Incentive Programs

By Jeff Vogel, FreedomPay When you think of Millennials, what comes to mind first? If it’s a young person with their eyes glued to their smartphone, tapping out a tweet,…

Target Names PepsiCo Alum As Chairman And CEO

Target Corporation has appointed former PepsiCo executive Brian Cornell as Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO, effective August 12. In his role, Cornell will lead the company’s mission…

Fashion fanatics and start-up geeks finally have something in common! That “something” is Looklist, a fashion-image search engine tool that is equal parts tech and style. Looklist allows users to…

NRF Honors Retail Execs For Public Policy Efforts

The National Retail Federation (NRF) has named Art Potash, owner of Potash Markets in Chicago, America’s Retail Champion of the Year during the organization’s Retail Advocates Summit. NRF launched the…

Shoppers Kick Off Back-To-School Research Early In 2014

Back-to-school shoppers in the U.S. started their research earlier than expected in 2014, according to a report from Bazaarvoice. Although consumers indicated in an earlier Google/Ipsos study that they would…