Newsletter: TechTalk Tuesday

04/02/2013 - 5:05pm
SEC: Companies can use social media to put out information

The Securities and Exchange Commission said that companies can social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to make significant announcements as long as they alert investors about which sites they plan to use for the disclosures.

04/02/2013 - 10:42am
Destination XL Group taps CQuotient to launch personalized email programs

Destination XL Group, the largest multichannel specialty retailer of big and tall men’s apparel, will leverage CQuotient’s advanced machine learning and predictive algorithms to create email campaigns tailored to individual shoppers at its Destination XL (“DXL”) stores and e-commerce sites.

04/02/2013 - 10:39am
Costco selects Digimarc to provide interactive print-to-mobile experience

Digimarc Corp. announced that Costco Wholesale Corp. is using the Digimarc Discover Intuitive Computing Platform (ICP) to embed transparent digital watermarks in editorial and advertising content connected with The Costco Connection starting with the April issue.

04/01/2013 - 5:49pm
Survey: Target, Best Buy, Walmart excel in mobile experience

Three high-profile big-box retailers received high marks for their mobile experiences, according to a survey by Prosper Insights & Analytics.

04/01/2013 - 5:31pm
Container Store selects Talend Data to automate processes

Talend said Monday that The Container Store is deploying Talend Enterprise Data Integration to simplify, standardize and move data across multiple platforms.

04/01/2013 - 11:06am
Google launches Shopping Express pilot

Google made a quiet announcement that it is officially launching the pilot of its Google Shopping Express program, which features online delivery initially in the San Francisco Bay area.

03/29/2013 - 5:02pm
Ahold names new CIO

Ahold USA announced it has appointed Paul Scorza as chief information officer for the company, effective April 1.

03/29/2013 - 4:54pm
Study: 45% of retailers have no online fraud prevention

Forty percent of retailers have no online fraud prevention in place, despite the fact that 85% consider online fraud prevention a high priority, according to a survey by ThreatMetrix, a provider of integrated cybercrime prevention solutions.

03/29/2013 - 4:50pm
Family Dollar taps RetailSense for marketing software

RetailSense, a marketing software company that accelerates retail and agile marketing processes, announced that Family Dollar Store has signed a multi-year contract with Retail Sense.

03/29/2013 - 10:46am
Amazon acquiring Goodreads

Amazon.com announced that it has agreed to acquire social site Goodreads, an online book recommendation community that has more than 16 millions around the globe.

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