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  • New retail concept, Star World, combines bricks and clicks

    Photo: Jerry Azarkman, president of Star World

  • The Road Ahead

    Chain Store Age spoke to industry experts to get a sense of where four strong trends in retail technology — mobile payment, same-day delivery, Internet of Things and social commerce — are heading in 2016. We also offer a sneak peek at the burgeoning trend of visual search.

  • Former Walmart exec named head merchant at The Fresh Market

    The Fresh Market is turning to a veteran of Walmart, Stop & Shop and Food Lion to help the struggling food retailer boost sales.

  • C-Suite Execs to Watch in 2016

    For the retailing industry, 2015 was another year of seismic shifts as merchants continued to keep pace with the evolving digital landscape. It was also a busy year of executive comings and goings. Here is my pick of industry executives — all new to their positions — to keep an eye on in 2016.

  • MasterCard embeds payment in devices

    Having just inked a deal to serve as a mobile and online payment platform for Walmart, MasterCard is looking to devices to widen its range in the digital payment space and has even launched a new grocery initiative.

  • What will happen in e-commerce during 2016?

    Although it still only represents a small percentage of total retail sales, e-commerce is one of the biggest subjects in retail for 2016.

    Shipping software provider TrueShip offers the following list of 10 predictions for the direction of e-commerce in the new year.

  • Marsh Supermarkets makes it personal

    Marsh Supermarkets, a regional grocer with 73 stores in Indiana and Ohio, needs to know its customers especially well to compete with larger supermarket chains.

    To that end, Indianapolis-based Marsh is partnering with targeted marketing software vendor inStream to provide personalized, targeted offers on the front of consumer receipts. InStream drives customer engagement and sales via personalized targeting based on customer-specific purchase data.

  • Walmart keeps online payment options open

    Walmart may be planning to release its proprietary Walmart Pay mobile wallet application this year, but at least online is preparing for a varied digital payment landscape.

    Walmart will accept the MasterPass by MasterCard digital payments platform in 2016 for online purchases, including mobile commerce. The platform securely stores payment and shipping information, which is accessible when a consumer checks out using the “Buy with MasterPass” button and logs into their account from any connected device.

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