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How Coronavirus Changes Mobile Commerce for Retail Brands This Holiday

As we approach the traditional sales window ahead of the holidays, retailers and brands have to move quickly to adjust their digital strategies due to the coronavirus pandemic. It’s not…

Executive Viewpoints November 13

Rethinking Retail Customer Service for COVID-19 and its Aftermath

America’s retailers are racing to overhaul customer-service operations. And for good reason. Digital retail is seeing massive growth. In March 2020, retail transaction size was 74% higher than the prior…

Executive Viewpoints November 13

Backcountry Bolsters Digital CX to Manage Outdoor Recreation Shopping Surge

Fueled by consumers’ desire for safer, socially-distant-friendly entertainment during the pandemic, the increased interest in outdoor recreation has driven growth for outdoor gear and apparel retailer Backcountry.com. To support its…

Features November 13

Retail Ecommerce Ventures Seeks to Add Stein Mart to its Growing Portfolio

Retail Ecommerce Ventures placed a $4 million stalking horse bid for the intellectual property of Stein Mart through a majority-owned subsidiary called Stein Mart Online. The assets available for sale…

News November 12

What is the Sound of Your Brand In-Store? Tips for Striking the Right Tone This Holiday Season

Q4 2020 will be the most consequential retail quarter of the past 25 years. To make the most of this holiday shopping season, retailers must understand changes in consumer behavior…

Executive Viewpoints November 12

Rillavoice Uses Speech Analytics to Offer Retailers Insight into Conversations with Customers

Rillavoice speech analytics software is designed to enhance conversations between store associates and shoppers in physical retail settings. The tool seeks to help retailers capture much more customer data, and…

News November 12

Aetrex Worldwide Releases Voice-Enabled Foot Measuring Technology

Aetrex Worldwide has launched Albert 2, the next generation of the company’s 3D foot scanning technology. The omnichannel device is designed to be a fully integrated foot scanning system that…

News November 12

1-800-FLOWERS.COM Launches Multi-Brand Corporate Gifting Site

1-800-FLOWERS.COM has launched a site for corporate gifting that enables business customers to access offerings from across its brands, including Harry & David, Cheryl’s Cookies, The Popcorn Factory and Wolferman’s…

News November 11

Bluestar Alliance to Acquire Justice Brand for $90 Million

Bluestar Alliance has signed a definitive agreement to acquire tween fashion brand Justice. Bluestar’s winning bid was valued at approximately $90 million, and includes the intellectual property, certain related assets and…

News November 11
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