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Steel This Starbucks Card, Part Two

Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from one of RetailWire’s recent online discussions. Each business morning on RetailWire, retail industry executives get plugged in to the latest news and issues with…

Features December 6

Conversation And Community: The Pillars Of Social Commerce

How do savvy retailers get their e-Commerce engines to scale? By tapping their social customers. Infusing the e-Commerce experience with greater social interaction (eg: a way to share product knowledge,…

Executive Viewpoints December 6

Investigating The Holiday Email Inbox

By Alicia Fiorletta, Senior Editor As we make our way through the holiday season, it’s evident that retailers are doing all they can to stand out during this highly competitive…

Executive Viewpoints December 5

RetailNext Acquires Nearbuy Systems To Add Location Analytics Capabilities

RetailNext, a provider of brick-and-mortar retail analytics, has acquired Nearbuy Systems, a location-based Wi-Fi analytics company. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Per the agreement, Nearbuy technology will…

News December 5

What Shoppers Want

By Garrett Eastham, Co-Founder and CEO, Compare Metrics More than ever, online shopping expectations have risen and customers expect, no, demand to have similar experiences online that they have grown…

Executive Viewpoints December 5

ShopRoxx Ramps Up Email Efforts To Engage Fashion-Savvy Shoppers

Email has remained a linchpin in retailers’ marketing efforts, even as omnichannel trends and strategies continue to take shape. Because consumers have access to such a variety of content and…

News December 5

Amazon Still Amazes, Even Before The Drones Swooped In

By Kim Zimmermann, Managing Editor  Social media exploded after CBS’s 60 Minutes aired a story about Amazon developing an army of drones to deliver items in 30 minutes. Amazon CEO…

Executive Viewpoints December 4

TOMS, Warby Parker Discuss Charitable Strategies On #GivingTuesday

Executives from TOMS and Warby Parker, two retailers that focus on charitable giving, converged with a variety of global charities, businesses and non-profit organizations to discuss the importance of social…

Features December 4

Saks Improves Display Compliance With RFID

Although the brick-and-mortar shopping experience has its benefits, inventory can be disorganized and difficult to browse. When a customer finds the product she wants, an associate may not be able…

News December 4
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