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BJ’s Wholesale Club Names Interim Leader President and CEO

BJ’s Wholesale Club has appointed Bob Eddy as the company’s new President and CEO. Eddy stepped in as Interim CEO on April 9 when then-President and CEO Lee Delaney passed…

News April 20

Personalization in the Age of GDPR

The more technology advances, the more we expect it to become human. We want our apps and online experiences to know us as well as our friends do. That’s why…

Executive Viewpoints April 20
Numerator

Kantar Extends Global Reach with Acquisition of U.S. Market Intelligence Firm Numerator

Data analytics and brand consulting group Kantar has reached an agreement to acquire the consumer and market intelligence company Numerator from Vista Equity Partners. The deal is worth approximately $1.5…

News April 19
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Macy’s Backstage, Lids, Carhartt Expand Shop-in-Shop Partnerships

Macy’s Backstage, Lids and Carhartt all have announced expansions of shop-in-shop formats with parent and partner retailers. Macy’s plans to eventually add Backstage-branded spaces at 270 locations across the U.S.;…

News April 19

Lord & Taylor Finds New Life as a Digital ‘Collective Store’

The Saadia Group has officially relaunched the iconic department store brand Lord & Taylor as a digital “Collective Store.” The new incarnation will include exclusive collaborations and merchandise, as well…

News April 19
Jeff Bezos

Final Bezos Shareholder Letter: 200M Amazon Prime Members, Failed Unionization Vote

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos tackled a wide range of topics in his final letter to shareholders before he passes the CEO baton to Andy Jassy, current head of the Amazon…

News April 19
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Rethinking Retail Fulfillment – the key to Navigating a Post-Brexit Supply Chain

December 31, 2020 marked the end of the Brexit transition period, and whilst many took a sigh of relief, in reality the Brexit effect had only just begun. The shockwaves…

Executive Viewpoints April 19

Why Retailers Should be Going Cloud-Native

Retailers, like everyone else at this point, have heard of the cloud; computing that is typically owned and operated by someone else, like Amazon Web Services, Azure and Google Cloud…

Executive Viewpoints April 19

The ‘Social Proof’ is in the Pudding: Gartner Analyst Explains the Lure of Livestream Shopping

Social commerce and livestream shopping in particular continues to pick up steam in the U.S., with brands across various retail segments testing out this latest addition to their marketing playbooks.…

Features April 19
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