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Wayfair to Add 1,000 New Hires to Engineering Team

Online home décor and furniture retailer Wayfair plans to open three new engineering sites, in the San Francisco Bay Area, Austin, Texas and Toronto, hiring approximately 1,000 technologists globally over…

News April 23

Panasonic Acquires Autonomous Supply Chain Solution Provider to Fuel Digital Transformation

Panasonic will acquire Blue Yonder for a total of $7.1 billion, including purchasing the remaining 80% of shares it doesn’t yet own for $5.6 billion and handling the repayment of…

News April 23
North Shore Shops

New Virtual Shopping District Aims to Give Chicago North Shore SMBs a Leg Up

Chicago-based marketing agency Tacklebox Brand Partners has worked with a collection of small businesses in the city’s North Shore area to launch a “virtual shopping district” that allows consumers to…

News April 23

Why Now is the Time to Invest in Retail Automation for the Future

The retail business is dwindling world over. Even before the pandemic, retailers were dealing with strong competition and declining profit margins. Now over a year into lockdown, retailers are striving…

Executive Viewpoints April 23
Affirm Returnly

Affirm Expands into Post-Purchase with $300M Acquisition of Returnly

Flexible payment provider Affirm is expanding its range of services to include the post-purchase experience with the acquisition of online returns solution Returnly for approximately $300 million. Retailers such as…

News April 23

Congress Hears a Whois

In 2018, the European Union enacted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on data protection and privacy.; however, after over two years following the global redaction of most public Whois…

Executive Viewpoints April 23

Retail TouchPoints and design:retail Reveal the 40 Under 40 Class of 2021

Retail TouchPoints and design:retail have selected the next class of the 40 Under 40 — the top 40 professionals in the retail industry under the age of 40 who are paving the way…

News April 23

Dollar General Chooses New Solution to Enhance Training During Hiring Surge

Dollar General is planning to hire 20,000 new employees in spring 2021 as it begins the process of opening 1,050 new stores, remodeling 1,750 existing locations and relocating 100 stores…

News April 22

SHEIN to Donate $300,000 to Three Charities Chosen by its Community

Global fast-fashion e-retailer SHEIN will be hosting its second-annual virtual music festival, “SHEIN Together Fest” on May 2, 2021, celebrating its Light-a-Wish campaign with a $300,000 donation to three charities…

News April 22
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