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Pieroguys Pierogies Leverages Analytics To Personalize Offers

To harness the power of personalization and retain a loyal customer base, Pieroguys Pierogies has partnered with Affinity Solutions, a card-linked offer…

Threadless Gains 360-Degree View Of Shoppers With Data Collection And Analysis

The ubiquitous and always-on nature of the Internet, social media and mobile tools has made it easier for smaller retailers to grow…

Facebook Buys Instagram To Solidify Position In Mobile and Social Media Space

Social networking powerhouse Facebook announced that it acquired photo sharing app Instagram for $1 billion on April 9, 2012. The news was…

Redbox Acquires Entertainment Assets From NCR

Redbox Automated Retail has agreed to purchase NCR Corporation’s DVD kiosks, selected retailer contracts, and DVD inventory from the company’s entertainment line…

Can Mobile Answer The Loyalty Question?

How do merchants sustain mutually beneficial relationships with their customers? That’s the fundamental question at the heart of modern retailing, and one…

Oracle Makes First SaaS Provider Purchase, Announces RightNow Partnership

On October 24, 2011, Oracle announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire RightNow Technologies, a cloud-based customer service provider, for…

Keynote To Partner With DeviceAnywhere, Expand Market Into Enterprise Mobile Testing and Quality Assurance

Keynote Systems of San Mateo, Calif., is acquiring DeviceAnywhere, a mobile testing and quality assurance provider. The purchase includes approximately $60 million…

eBay To Acquire Magento To Accelerate X.Commerce Platform Development

eBay Inc. is acquiring open source e-Commerce platform Magento, following an initial investment in the company in 2010. The June 6, 2011…

Speculation Surrounds eBay-GSI Commerce Acquisition

With the $2.4 billion eBay acquisition of GSI Commerce just announced, it’s impossible to know how the melding of the two companies…

RedPrairie Expands Grocery Reach With Acquisition of SofTechnics

With customers including 24 of the top 75 U.S. supermarket chains, SofTechnics will help to expand RedPrairie’s reach into the competitive grocery…

Duane Reade Acquisition Could Signal More Aggressive Strategy For Walgreen

Last week’s announcement that Walgreen Co. has agreed to acquire New York-based drugstore Duane Reade, marked a major change in strategy for…

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