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  • Product of the Year winners revealed and celebrated

    Twenty-nine new products were recognized as “Product of the Year,” at a gala event in New York recently, but earning that distinction comes at a hefty price and leveraging it as part of a marketing effort costs even more.

  • PayPal makes digital purchases even easier

    PayPal is entering the buy button arena in a big way.

    The new PayPal Commerce service, currently running in closed beta, allows retailers to embed buy buttons into any digital format they choose. This includes blogs, emails, online ads, apps, and social shares. PayPal Commerce is based on a set of open application program interfaces (APIs) and also offers a software developer kit (SDK), making it platform-agnostic and fully embeddable.

  • IHL: Do retailers have their heads in the clouds?

    When it comes to systems infrastructure, retailers are moving in a particular direction.

    According to a new study from IHL Group, “Total Retail SaaS Market,” 26% of all retail spending on software in 2016 in North America will be cloud-based. This includes 60% of retailers’ e-commerce spend and 53% of their BI/analytics and sales/marketing software spend will be on cloud-based systems.

  • Hannaford accelerating store pick-up

    The Hannaford grocery chain is expanding its online shopping service at a rapid pace and recently hit a significant milestone.

    The Maine-based retailer recently opened its 25th location with Hannaford To Go. The service is the first of its kind in many regions. After piloting the program successfully in several stores, Hannaford opened 11 additional locations in the past year. The company plans to pursue an aggressive rollout schedule in 2016 as well, based on the success of the program and its popularity with customers.

  • Visa makes play in mobile payment space

    Visa Inc. has disclosed an investment stake that indicates it has a strong interest in helping retailers process mobile transactions.

    In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Visa said it holds 3.5 million shares in payment processing provider Square, equal to a 10% stake. The investment was worth about $30 million as of Thursday, Feb. 11.

  • Report: Whole Foods mulls adding tattoo parlors

    Whole Foods shoppers looking for organic kale smoothies and non-GMO dog food could soon also get a tattoo while in-store.

    According to a report from Bloomberg, Whole Foods CEO Walter Robb  says his company’s new 365 chain is going to try some tactics outside of the conventional grocery-store playbook, including setting up tattoo parlors in the stores.

    Read more about the company's plans by clicking here.

  • First Look: Victoria’s Secret, Las Vegas

    Victoria’s Secret has gone big with a remodel in Las Vegas.

    Located at Miracle Mile Shops in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, the expanded and remodeled store is almost triple its original size, and now totals over 20,000 sq. ft. It’s the chain’s largest space to date in Las Vegas.

    In addition to Victoria’s Secret’s complete collections, the flagship features a dedicated space for the company’s Pink brand.

  • Kohl’s eliminates three senior exec positions

    Several published reports are indicating that Kohl’s has eliminated three senior level leadership positions.

    Kohl’s has reportedly eliminated the positions of chief digital officer, senior vice president of store environment and development, and senior vice president of communications and public relations. Retailing Today was unable to independently confirm the jobs cuts or the identify of executives involved. Kohl’s representatives were unavailable for comment.

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