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Fashion apparel retailer Express, Inc. (EXPR) has appointed former Tyson Foods exec Stewart Glendinning as its new CEO following Tim Baxter’s resignation.

Express Taps Consumer Products Veteran for CEO

Fashion apparel retailer Express, Inc. (EXPR) has appointed former Tyson Foods exec Stewart Glendinning as its new CEO following Tim Baxter’s resignation. In a statement, the company reported that Baxter…

News September 8

Let’s Move from Fast Promising to Smart Promising

The rise of search-based and social selling has heightened retailers’ desire to offer aggressive estimated delivery dates (EDD). In addition to a host of other factors, the ability to offer…

Executive Viewpoints September 8

Forrester Report: 6 Steps for B2C Marketers Seeking Wins in 2023

Two types of technological change are causing the proverbial sleepless nights for business-to-consumer (B2C) marketers: updating data strategies to adapt to data deprecation, and introducing or enhancing their organization’s AI…

Features September 8
AI

4 Ways AI Can Support Business Growth

Retailers are tackling pressing issues, from wavering customer loyalty to finding the next channel or platform they need to sell on. But leadership teams still need to keep an eye…

Features September 7
Aesop beauty brand

L’Oréal Buys Australian Beauty Brand Aēsop

L’Oréal Group will purchase the Aēsop beauty brand from Natura &Co, parent company of Avon and The Body Shop, in a transaction that values Aēsop at $2.52 billion. Aēsop operates…

News September 7

Books-A-Million Adds Same-Day Delivery via Walmart GoLocal

Books-A-Million will leverage its 231 stores to offer same- and next-day delivery using the white label Walmart GoLocal service, which Walmart introduced in August 2021. In the coming weeks, Books-A-Million…

News September 7
In-Store mode on Instacart's updated Storefront app for grocers.

Instacart Enhances Grocery Solutions with New AI Features, More In-Store Engagement Opportunities

Instacart has made a number of updates to its tools for grocers, further expanding its reach beyond its own app. The updates include new features for retailers that use the…

News September 7
Walmart's Manish Joneja, SVP for Walmart Marketplace and Walmart Fulfillment Services, kicks off the company's first-ever seller summit.

Walmart is Following Amazon’s Marketplace Playbook, but it has an Ace in the Hole — its 4,600 Stores

Exhibit A — how Amazon built its hugely successful digital commerce business: 1. Create an effective ecommerce platform 2. Open that platform to third-party sellers 3. Sell those sellers access…

Features September 7

How MACH Technologies Help Retailers Foster a Dynamic Customer Experience

The pace of technological change — as well as consumers’ increasing demand for always-on-shopping, anytime, anywhere — has left some retailers struggling to innovate digitally to meet customers’ evolving wants…

Executive Viewpoints September 7
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