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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…
News July 31Shoppers 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…
News July 31National Retail Federation Launches Small Business Retail Council
The National Retail Federation (NRF) has launched the Small Business Retail Council to represent and respond to the interests of small regional and local independent retailers. The committee will identify…
News July 30Market6 Appoints CPG Exec As VP Of Kroger Business
Market6, a SaaS-based retail analytics applications provider, has named CPG exec Jerry Stephens as Vice President of Kroger Business. Stephens joins Market6 with 15 years of experience in the consumer…
News July 30MarketLive Integrates Login And Pay With Amazon
E-Commerce platform MarketLive has integrated Login and Pay with Amazon to facilitate the login and checkout process. The integration will be available for all MarketLive merchants in Q3 2014. The…
News July 30Reduce Retail Theft By Hiring Smarter
In the 25th annual Retail Theft Survey by Jack L. Hayes International, data revealed that in 2012 1,145,688 shoplifters and dishonest employees were apprehended, up 7.3% from 2011. In fact,…
Executive Viewpoints July 30CVS/pharmacy Revs Up Omnichannel Strategies For Holiday Season
During the 2013 holiday season, retail sales increased 3.8% to $601.8 billion, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). To mirror that success this holiday season, retailers are focusing on…
Features July 30Is Facebook’s “Buy” Button The New Era Of Social Commerce?
Facebook recently announced that it was testing a new way for consumers to purchase products through their news feeds. A select number of small- and medium-sized businesses in the U.S.…
Executive Viewpoints July 30In Their Own Words: Leading Retailers Define Innovation
There are very good reasons why the 17 Retail TouchPoints Innovator Award winners were selected: They define “innovation” in very specific ways to help move their businesses forward. In this…
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