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  • X/SPECS puts spotlight on transformation of physical stores

    Photo: From left: Sarah Amundsen, Target Corp.; Lee Peterson, WD Partners; and Erin Tyler, Target Corp.

  • Webinar: The Internet of Things: What Retailers Can Do to Stay Ahead

    Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST

  • Nielsen executive hired to oversee strategy at Signet

    Signet Jewelers has hired its first ever chief strategy officer to lead the jewelry company's transformation and future growth.

    The world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry announced that Uta Werner has joined the company as Signet chief strategy officer. Werner will be responsible for strategy development and execution and will be focused on the identification of growth opportunities, strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions.

  • Shopping button competition heats up for Amazon

    Amazon.com just picked up an improved rival in the burgeoning home shopping button market, which it provided mainstream attention with the launch of its Dash remote ordering device earlier this year.

    San Jose-based technology vendor Hiku just launched version 2 of its eponymous shopping button tool. Ironically, Hiku actually released version 1 of the button shortly before Amazon launched its Dash button, but was overshadowed.

  • Delivery.com steps up app experience

    Delivery.com is focused on providing on-demand delivery from small, local retailers, but that doesn’t stop the company from thinking big.

    Delivery.com is unveiling a new iOS app with an optimized user experience within each of Delivery.com's core categories of food, alcohol, groceries and laundry. Enhancements in the new app include visual design, customized recommendations for users, and a complementary app for Apple Watch.

  • AT&T: Breaking IoT barriers produces retail benefits

    Establishing an Internet of Things (IoT) technology strategy may not be easy, but can offer substantial rewards to retailers who overcome the inevitable challenges.

    “There is a vast opportunity to use IoT technology to connect retailers with their assets and consumers,” said Michael Colaneri, VP of sales for restaurant, retail and CPG, AT&T, during an interview with Chain Store Age. “But it requires business process re-engineering to connect multiple edgepoints.”

  • Tech Guest Viewpoint: ‘Tis the Season to Get Interactive

    In preparation for the holiday rush, retailers have begun the timely process of interviewing, hiring and training seasonal employees.

  • Infographic: Mobile payment goes native

    Apps currently dominate the mobile payment space, but that may not be a permanent situation.

    According to a new infographic from mobile engagement provider Mobiquity Inc., the industry is on its way to a ‘no-app’ payment landscape. Mobiquity predicts that operating systems, rather than applications, will define the future of mobile payments.

    The infographic lists several data points suggesting consumers and retailers do not find mobile payment convenient. These include:

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