January 02, 2014
20140102-The Top 5 Holiday Retailers Revealed
A new report finds that two-thirds of retailers did not do enough to encourage their customers to spend this holiday season. However, despite this finding, there were some retailers who...
December 29, 2013
The Top 5 Holiday Retailers Revealed
The saying all publicity is good publicity certainly has its limitations. Just ask the execs at Kohl’s: The company is now dealing with significant social media backlash due to reports...
December 27, 2013
Macy’s Announces New Omnichannel Fulfillment Center
Macy’s has revealed plans to build a new eCommerce fulfillment center in Oklahoma as part of a move to support its omnichannel growth, a December 17 press release indicated. The...
December 09, 2013
12 Retailers Innovating With Mobile
“Mobile blurs the on and offline worlds, making it possible for everything with a physical component to have an online component … Having the ability to communicate with consumers in...
November 27, 2013
How Top Retailers Are Courting Holiday Spend
By Pete Rizzo (@pete_rizzo_) (https://twitter.com/pete_rizzo_) If you’re a retailer, recent holiday headlines, might not fill you with optimism – the 2013 season is likely to be the weakest since 2009,...
November 26, 2013
comScore Reveals Top 4 Holiday Shopping Trends
By Pete Rizzo (@pete_rizzo_) “We’re tempering our expectations a bit thanks to discretionary spending being squeezed and six fewer shopping days this season.” This statement, issued by comScore on...
November 21, 2013
Macy’s First To Leverage New ShopBeacon Technology
Macy’s has been revealed as the first retailer to leverage Shopkick’s new ShopBeacon customer engagement feature, Online Media Daily reported on November 21. ShopBeacon, based on Apple’s iBeacon technology, allows...
November 14, 2013
Macy’s Testing Web Order Store Pickup Program
Macy’s is experimenting with a new store pickup program for Web orders, Internet Retailer reported on November 13. Chief financial officer Karen Hoguet said during an analyst conference call that...
September 03, 2013
Behind The Buzzword: How Merchants Should Approach Omnicommerce
There are plenty of ways merchants can justify taking a wait-and-see omnicommerce strategy. They can cite the high cost of investment, the lack of demand from customers or concerns consumers...