Retail Executive People News

01/31/2013 - 5:59pm
Men’s Wearhouse simplifies wedding planning with mobile app

Men’s Wearhouse announced today the launch of a free mobile app called Wedding Tuxedo Group Manager, which provides couples with information about the rental of their wedding party’s tuxedos, simplifying the wedding planning process and providing peace of mind.

01/31/2013 - 12:17pm
Barneys launching a permanent off-price website

Barneys New York said it will launch its off-price website Barneyswarehouse.com on Monday, following a two-week pilot in August.

01/30/2013 - 11:22am
The Children’s Place and 1-800-Flowers tap Sprinklr for social media management

The Children’s Place and 1-800-Flowers.com have selected a social media management system from Sprinklr, an enabler of scalable social media management for companies.

01/28/2013 - 6:22pm
Walmart launches online destination profiling green innovations, pioneers

Mother Nature Network and Walmart are teaming up to launch an online destination (mnn.com/leaderboard) that profiles the biggest innovations in sustainability – and the pioneers who are creating them.

01/25/2013 - 5:54pm
Privalia boosts flash sales business with IBM Smarter Commerce

Online fashion retailer Privalia said it is working with IBM to boost its expanding online sales business through mobile and social channels.

01/24/2013 - 12:05pm
Alex and Ani's holiday sales see significant boost with help of mobile checkouts

Popular jewelry retailer Alex and Ani implemented a mobile point-of-sale application that all but eliminated customer lines and helped increase sales by 318% over the previous holiday season, Mobiquity announced.

01/24/2013 - 11:07am
Juniper: Retailers to spend $55 billion on mobile marketing by 2015

Retailers are predicted to spend $55 billion on mobile marketing by 2015, which is almost double the $28 billion expected this year, according to a new study by Juniper Research.

01/23/2013 - 6:14pm
PwC: Pervasive computing tops list of top 10 technology trends

Pervasive computing, the ability to digitally engage and interact (via your mobile devices) with enabled objects around you, ranks among the top technology trend that will impact businesses this year, according to PwC’s just released “2013 Top 10 Technology Trends for Business” report.

01/21/2013 - 2:13pm
Study: Marketers to increase spend, hiring in 2013

Survey results released by Infogroup Targeting Solutions and Yesmail Interactive found that almost 70% of companies plan to spend more on data-related marketing initiatives in 2013, with a heavy emphasis on hiring.

01/18/2013 - 1:59pm
Study: Brands and retailers have most followed pages on social media

Brands and retailers have the most followed or “Liked” pages on social media, according to WSL/Strategic Retail.

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