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Sun & Ski Sports Shares Region- and Season-Specific Video Content to Stores via Cloud Solution

Sun & Ski Sports Shares Region- and Season-Specific Video Content to Stores via Cloud Solution

In its 32 locations across 12 states, outdoor specialty retailer Sun & Ski Sports can easily share customer-facing content that’s specific to the season and its stores’ individual regions, via…

News August 23
eBay to Fortify its Collectibles Business With $295M TCGplayer Acquisition

eBay to Fortify its Collectibles Business With $295M TCGplayer Acquisition

eBay will pay $295 million to acquire TCGplayer, an online collectibles technology platform and marketplace for trading card games. TCGplayer, which employs more than 600 people, will operate its TCGplayer…

News August 23

Gap Introduces Retail Fulfillment Service Utilizing its 13 Distribution Centers

Gap has launched a fulfillment service for retailers called GPS Platform Service, offering omnichannel fulfillment using Gap’s nationwide distribution network and handling tasks including delivery to customers or stores, returns…

News August 23

It’s Time for an Hourly Hiring Upgrade

The past few years have shown us the value of hourly hiring for driving company successes and growth. But finding that talent isn’t easy in a tight market, especially for…

Executive Viewpoints August 23
CNBC: Walmart Expands Employee Abortion Coverage, Increases Family Planning Services

CNBC: Walmart Expands Employee Abortion Coverage, Increases Family Planning Services

Walmart will expand employee abortion coverage and related travel expenses with its healthcare plans “when there is a health risk to the mother, rape or incest, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage or…

News August 22

Foot Locker Names Ulta Chief as New CEO

Mary Dillon, former Executive Chair and CEO of Ulta Beauty, has been named President and CEO of Foot Locker. Effective Sept. 1, 2022, Dillon will replace the retiring Richard Johnson,…

News August 22

Wayfair Cuts 870 Corporate Jobs as it Right-Sizes Team Amid Ecommerce Slowdown

Wayfair will lay offapproximately 10% of its corporate employees — 870 corporate workers or about 5% of its global workforce, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.…

News August 22
Simon and Rue Gilt Group's Shop Premium Outlets marketplace is positioned as an online mall.

Inside the ‘Online Mall’ Simon has Created for its Outlet Brands

A lot of new marketplaces have sprung up in the last few years, but even among that now dense crowd, Shop Premium Outlets (SPO) stands out. The first hint as…

Features August 22

A Three-Step Defense Against Website Vandalism: Plan. Respond. Recover.

A famous dating website was vandalized, and its 32 million members leaked. The website of the UK’s National Health Service was defaced; so was the website of a U.S. presidential…

Executive Viewpoints August 22
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