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WHP Acquires Controlling Stake in Toys ‘R’ Us Parent Company
Toys ‘R’ Us has a new owner, WHP Global, which has acquired a controlling interest in parent company Tru Kids. WHP, which also owns the Anne Klein and Joseph Abboud…
News March 15
3 Payments Lessons Small Businesses can Learn from 2020 Lockdowns
The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly tough on small businesses. From March to August 2020 alone, about 91,000 permanent business closures were reported on Yelp. Now a wide-scale reopening is…
Executive Viewpoints March 15
3 Reasons Why E-Retailers Need to Address Digital Accessibility Now
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a surge in ecommerce growth across the U.S. retail industry, as many consumers now solely rely on online shopping. Ecommerce sales increased by almost 20% in…
Executive Viewpoints March 15
Building Loyalty via Meaningful Online CX: Advice from Clarks, Frederic Fekkai and Hanna Andersson
Every retailer knows the value of a great shopping experience, but actually delivering on this promise can be a tricky challenge — particularly online. Several retail leaders recently discussed key…
Features March 15
What You’re Getting Wrong About Retail’s Reinvention
Featuring: Andrew Smith, ThinkUncommon This week’s episode is brought to you by Podium. The pandemic has accelerated retail’s latest reinvention. While the news cycle is churning out new ideas, predictions and perspectives about this reinvention,…
Podcasts March 15
Klarna Acquires Shoppable Content Provider to Expand its Capabilities
Klarna has acquired Toplooks and integrated the solution provider’s AI-powered shoppable content engine into its platform. The acquisition was made to enable a wide variety of shoppable content in native…
News March 12
Lightspeed POS Continues Global Expansion with Acquisition of Vend
Lightspeed POS, a provider of cloud-based, omnichannel commerce platforms, will acquire cloud-based retail management software company Vend for approximately $350 million. Lightspeed will leverage Vend’s complementary technology stack and user…
News March 12
Wayfair Promotes Marketing Insider to CMO
Wayfair has announced that Chief Product and Marketing Officer Ed Macri will retire from the company this year. Bob Sherwin, who has worked alongside Macri for the last eight years…
News March 12
Nike Ties Executive Compensation to Reaching 29% Minority Representation in Leadership by 2025
Nike has created a diversity roadmap that aims to reach 49.5% female employees across the enterprise, and to make the U.S. VP leadership consist of at least 29% racial and…
News March 12
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