Data & Analytics

DSW veteran takes marketing helm at HSN
HSN Inc. has appointed a new chief marketing officer to drive growth for the $3.6 billion multichannel retailer.

The company named John Aylward as executive VP and chief marketing officer for HSN.
Ikea changes the rules on high-tech furnishings
For those shoppers who are sick of lugging phone chargers from room to room, Ikea has a solution: The Swedish retailer is launching a new line of home furnishings with wireless chargers.

As smartphones have become an essential part of consumers’ lives, Ikea decided to make the charging function a natural part of the home.

IRI Summit 2015 shakes up Austin

The IRI Summit 2015 conference this week in Austin is helping senior manufacturers and retailers find growth in CPG manufacturing, retail and health care.

The program highlights strategies for finding growth opportunities with shoppers via cutting-edge content and analytics, technologies and retail best practices.
EBay plans to spin off Paypal in third quarter

EBay painted a mixed financial picture for the first quarter, with lower revenue from its marketplaces division and higher revenue from its Paypal division, which the company said it plans to spin off later this year.
Stepping into the Retail Store of Tomorrow

By Mark Kirstein, Zebra Technologies
NPD: Online, smaller metro markets driving apparel sales

New York -- New York and Los Angeles may be the largest U.S. markets in terms of apparel sales, but online and smaller markets such as Orlando, Florida, and Washington, D.C., are the top markets driving both growth rate and dollar volume increases for the industry, according to global information company The NPD Group.

Both Orlando and Washington had strong performance across in-store and online channels.
Target responds to Lilly Pulitzer frenzy and angry customers

New York -- Target Corp. is responding to customers frustrated by their inability to buy items from the chain’s Lilly Pulitzer collection. The limited-edition line went live in the stores and online Sunday morning, with most of the items selling out within minutes.
Tech Bytes: Three Steps to Omnichannel Retailer from eBay Seller

Hard to believe, eBay has now been in existence as an e-commerce platform for 20 years. Since its launch in September 1995, countless individuals and companies have sold and purchased goods via eBay. In addition, many full-fledged omnichannel retailers have evolved from small-scale efforts to sell merchandise on eBay.
Roche Bros. deploying NCR solution to strengthen payment security

Duluth, Ga. -- NCR Corp. announced supermarket chain Roche Bros. has implemented NCR’s Connected Payments to help with its payments security. Massachusetts-based Roche Bros. is using the cloud-based payment solution to manage all of its daily operations related to payments across its network of stores.
Apparel retailer XCVI taps Springboard Retail for POS and inventory management

Boston -- Springboard Retail, a cloud POS and retail management platform, announced that casual chic lifestyle brand XCVI chose Springboard Retail to accelerate sales, profits and customer engagement as they continue to expand stores throughout the Western U.S.
Tile Shop posts 4.3% same store sales growth

The Tile Shop had good results for its first fiscal quarter of 2015, with double-digit sales growth and steady progress in other key areas. But with the housing market rebounding, one may wonder why sales weren't even stronger.
4 trends that are disrupting consumer behavior

Every brand wants to meet the needs, desires and expectations of today’s consumers. With the explosion of new technologies in the retail space, shoppers have instant access to vast amounts of information dictating every purchasing decision. For retailers to adapt, it’s important for them to first identify the behavioral trends that are gaining momentum in the industry.

Consumer expectations are never-ending