Business Intelligence

2 Things Will Separate Retail Media Winners from the Losers — Data and Scale

Media networks are retailers’ hottest new accessory; in fact, the sheer number of retailers that have developed retail media networks (RMNs) in…

Serta Simmons Seeks to Improve Inventory and Supply Chain Planning with New Tech

Mattress retail conglomerate Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB) — the owner of brands including Serta, Simmons, Beautyrest and Tuft & Needle — is…

For Forever 21, Omnichannel Experiences are Key to Staying a Gen Z Favorite

Jacob Hawkins knows a lot about Gen Z, not just because he’s spent almost a year as the Chief Marketing, Digital and…

CFO Survey: 51% of Retailers Plan to Raise Prices (Slightly) in 2023

Faced with inflation that remains uncomfortably high despite a series of interest rate hikes, just over half (51%) of retailers are planning…

Google, Accenture Deepen Relationship to Help Retailers Harness and Optimize Their Data

Google Cloud and Accenture are expanding their strategic partnership with a series of new initiatives to help retailers modernize their businesses and…

Batteries Plus: Customer Data and Store Expertise Power Sweeping Digital Transformation

When the first Batteries Plus opened in 1988 in Green Bay, Wis. it was a groundbreaking retail concept, in many ways heralding…

Save A Lot Implements Supply Chain Solution to Minimize Stockouts

Discount supermarket chain Save A Lot is rolling out a new data-driven supply chain solution from SymphonyAI in an effort to better…

JCPenney Names New Transformation and Strategy Officer

JCPenney has appointed Keith Melker as its new Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer. Key areas of focus will include driving profitable consumer…

Giant Eagle to Enhance Category Management at Nearly 500 Stores

Giant Eagle will upgrade its category management capabilities across its 216 supermarkets and 274 GetGo convenience stores, allowing the retailer to make…

Levi’s Taps Nordstrom Exec as its First Chief Digital Officer

Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co) has named Jason Gowans to the new post of SVP and Chief Digital Officer, effective Feb. 6,…

As Headwinds Mount, Lifetime Value will Become Ecommerce’s ‘North Star’

The ecommerce pandemic party is officially over. Following two lockdown-induced boom years, online retailers that were once investor and media darlings –…