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  • How big was Amazon’s sales increase on Prime Day?

    New York -- So, how did Amazon make out with its 20th anniversary super-sale event on Wednesday?

    Not surprisingly, the online giant wasn’t giving out many details, beyond saying that members shopped at record rates during its first ever “Prime Day.” A different story played out on social media, with consumers expressing frustration and disappointments about the quality of the offered deals.

  • Report: Walmart's Chinese e-commerce firm loses execs

    Walmart's Asian business is regrouping after the founders of the retailer's e-commerce arm in China, Yihaodian, have left the company, according to Bloomberg.

    The news service reported the company confirmed Wednesday that Yu Gang, Yihaodian’s chairman, and Liu Junling, the CEO, left to start a new venture.

  • MasterCard takes on world with MasterPass

    Munich, Germany – There is more news in the fast-growing digital wallet sector.

    MasterCard and payment gateway solution provider Pay.On are partnering to make the MasterPass digital wallet application available to more than 110 payment service providers (PSPs) via Pay.On’s white label global payment gateway. MasterPass is now available to more than 56,000 Web shops worldwide that route payments through Pay.On’s partners.

  • Back-to-school at Macy's is all about boho

    Macy’s is ready to help students put their best (fashion) foot forward this autumn with an omnichannel approach to back-to-school.

  • Tech company names former Staples, Walmart exec as CIO

    New York -- A former chief information officer at Walmart is joining retail technology firm Newgistics.

    Gene Wojciechowski has been named CIO of Newgistics, where he will be tasked with providing executive leadership and strategic direction for all of Newgistics’ core technology operations.

  • Survey reveals millennials’ fave stores

    New York -- A new survey reveals the favorite shopping destinations of millenial shoppers and what factors drive their purchases.

    Zara, H&M and Urban Outfitters ranked as the favorite stores among millennials, according to a survey conducted by LIM College professors Robert Conrad, MBA and Kenneth M. Kambara, Ph.D. (LIM, based in Manhattan, is focused exclusively on the study of business and fashion.)

  • Mission accomplished? Amazon touts Prime Day triumph

    Amazon.com didn’t give much in the way of details about its sales on Wednesday, but the retailer said members shopped at record rates during its first ever Prime Day.

  • Kid City stores become more convenient

    Montreal – Mall-based discount children’s apparel retailer Youngland Kiddie Shops has implemented cloud-based retail technology solutions from Aptos Inc. (formerly Epicor Retail) to improve the customer experience.

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