Sales & Marketing

Digital transformation is accelerating the pace of change within the store environment.

Walmart is making good on its promise to open 200 learning centers by year’s end.   The discounter is planning to open another employee training academy. The new location, which will be in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is expected to open by end of 2017, according to the Argus Leader, a division of USA Today.  

The Plaza at Harmon Meadow in Secaucus, New Jersey, has a new managing agent charged with revitalizing the 192,000-sq.-ft. property.   Levin Management Corporation has taken over day-to-day operations at the center, which is located in a busy entertainment, transportation, and business corridor in the New Jersey Meadowlands. It is directly accessible off the New Jersey Turnpike and Route 3 and minutes from routes 17 and 46, I-80, the George Washington Bridge, and the Lincoln Tunnel.  

Amazon is extending its brick-and-mortar brand exposure, once again — albeit in an unconventional way.   Mattress retailer Tuft & Needle will open its newest store in October, in Seattle. And the self-funded specialty retailer is relying on Amazon’s technology and services to drive its success, according to ReCode.  

While the number of cyber-attacks have declined in the last year, a majority of companies still feel susceptible to data threats.   This was according to the “2017 Thales Data Threat Report, Retail Edition,” from Thales e-Security and analyst firm 451 Research. The study is based on responses from more than 1100 senior security executives, including in the retail segment, from across the globe.   

Food Lion is stepping up its digital engagement game.   A banner under Delhaize America, Food Lion launched a mobile app. Available to customers across its 10-state footprint, the app streamlines and personalizes the shopping experience.  

The owner of Ann Taylor, Loft, DressBarn, Lane Bryant and other brands is consolidating its executive leadership structure as part of its efforts to reinvigorate top-line growth.