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The Bay Continues ‘Digital-First Transformation’ with New Merchandising Solution

The Bay, the ecommerce business of Canadian retailer Hudson’s Bay, has partnered with NuORDER by Lightspeed to optimize its in-house buying and merchandising processes. In August 2021, HBC separated Hudson’s Bay into distinct…

News December 9

PerimeterX Helps Retailers Fight Fraud With Database of Compromised Credentials

Identity and account fraud solution provider PerimeterX has launched early access availability of PerimeterX Credential Intelligence. The cloud-native web app security solution is designed to quickly flag and stop the…

News December 9

How These Three Pillars Can Soften the Bullwhip Effect in Your Supply Chain

Supply chain challenges are nothing new, but they are newly in the spotlight as massive consumer delays and shortages affect the shopping public. Impacted by everything from container shortages to…

Executive Viewpoints December 9

Party City Uses AI-Enhanced Emails to Drive 4% In-Store Sales Increase

AI and brand language optimization are playing increasingly important roles in ecommerce, but Party City has leveraged these tools to boost its brick-and-mortar foot traffic and sales. Party City began…

Features December 8

How Your Brand Can Reward Holiday Shopping Procrastinators

It’s become known as Panic Saturday. You know the one, that final Saturday before Christmas when all the last-minute shoppers descend on the nearest mall to snap up remaining gift…

Executive Viewpoints December 8
Alibaba New CFO Ecommerce Reorg

Alibaba Separates International and Domestic Commerce Operations, Names New CFO

Alibaba Group has reorganized its consumer and wholesale commerce divisions and named current Deputy CFO Toby Xu to succeed Maggie Wu as CFO in April 2022. The announcements mark the…

News December 7

Giant Food Launches Ecommerce Marketplace Featuring Non-Grocery Products

Giant Food has launched the Ship2Me marketplace on its website, which will add tens of thousands of new items that expand Giant’s online selection beyond traditional grocery. The categories, chosen…

News December 7
NRF Holiday Sales 2021 Forecast

NRF: Holiday Season on Track to Beat Original Forecast; Growth Could Reach 11.5% over 2020

Despite supply chain disruptions, inflation and the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, the National Retail Federation is now saying that 2021 holiday sales increases could actually beat original forecasts. The NRF…

News December 7
Marketplacer Funding

Online Marketplace Solution Marketplacer to Fuel U.S. Expansion with $38M in New Funding

Australia-based tech platform Marketplacer, which helps brands, retailers and other businesses create their own online marketplaces, has received $38 million in fresh funding to build out its product suite, grow…

News December 7
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