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  • NRF takes ‘patent troll’ fight to Congress

    They are not mythological monsters, but a real phenomenon retailers say is limiting their ability to take advantage of emerging technologies.

    The National Retail Federation (NRF) is officially calling on Congress to pass patent reform legislation that would put an end to “shakedown settlements” forced on retailers by “patent trolls.” Patent trolls are companies that purchase often-obscure patents for technology they did not invent, then demand licensing fees from retailers and other businesses that may not realize the technology is patented.

  • Build-A-Bear adds toy, social media expertise to board

    Build-A-Bear is adding two new board members whose backgrounds should serve the company well as it moves forward with its transformation plan.

    Build-A-Bear announced that Tim Kilpin and Sarah Personette have been appointed to the company’s board of directors.

    Kilpin, 55, will serve as a member of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Compensation and Development Committee. Personette, 36, will serve as a member of the Compensation and Development Committee and as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

  • Whole Foods to take Instacart partnership to new level

    Whole Foods Market has been offering deliveries via Instacart in select markets for about a year, but reportedly is significantly extending the scope of the deal.

    According to Re/code, Whole Foods has at least in principle made an unspecified investment in Instacart. Whole Foods has also reportedly signed a five-year deal making Instacart its exclusive perishables delivery provider.

  • Target is winning back shoppers, especially online

    Brian Cornell says Target's fifth consecutive quarter of traffic growth is evidence that the retailer is making good progress on itsomnichannel capacity improvements.

    For the fourth quarter ended Jan. 30, same-store sales at Target increased 1.9%, driven by traffic growth of 1.3%. This is Target's sixth consecutive quarter of rising same store sales.

  • Sara Spicklemire joins CBRE as senior VP

    Chicago -- CBRE announced that Sara Spicklemire has joined the firm as a SVP of its agency leasing team.

  • Lowe's goes high with growth in 2015

    Lowe's rode the same wave of recovery in the housing market as its rival Home Depot in the fourth quarter, topping its own expectations with substantial gains.

  • Digital sales soar at HSN, but profit dips

    The CEO of HSN says that for the first time ever, more than half of sales at HSN came from digital channels.

    But onine sales did not make up for heavy discounting, and the companyposted profit and revenue declines.The company reported that for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, net sales decreased 2% and adjusted EBITDA decreased 3%.Adjusted EPS was $1.15 compared to $1.22 in the prior year.

  • SAP names new retail chief

    SAP has named Achim Schneider as global head of its Retail Industry Business Unit.

    Schneider will be responsible for the retail industry footprint at SAP and will report directly to Lori Mitchell-Keller, global general manager of consumer industries.

    In his new role, Schneider leads retail industry activities at SAP and will oversee cloud and on-premise technology solutions designed for use by retailers.

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