Omnichannel

Rue La La hires publishing exec as CMO
Boston – Rue La La has appointed Robin Domeniconi as chief marketing officer overseeing the company's marketing and creative departments. Domeniconi will report to Steve Davis, CEO of Rue La La.

Domeniconi previously served as chief brand officer for Elle Group, In addition, she has held the position of VP of advertising sales, marketing, and publishing at Microsoft as well as seven-year tenure at Time Inc. where she launched and published Real Simple magazine.
Dick’s Sporting Goods plans to add over 300 stores by 2018
Pittsburgh -- Dick’s Sporting Goods on Wednesday detailed its long-term plan to deliver sales and operating profit growth and drive shareholder value over the next five years, with the company’s namesake stores, new Field & Stream retail format and omnichannel platform driving its growth.

Cognizant: Stores remain important in omnichannel

Teaneck, N.J. – Physical stores remain critically important to omnichannel commerce. Results of the fourth annual Cognizant Customer Experience Study show that for consumable products, 75% of shoppers still prefer to make an in-store purchase.
New York & Company selects PeopleAnswers’ human resources solution

Dallas -- PeopleAnswers and New York & Company announced a software licensing agreement for the specialty apparel chain with more than 500 stores nationwide to use the PeopleAnswers HR-focused business solution to recommend employee candidates who can guide their customers to make smart fashion purchase decisions.
Five Big Data Trends Revolutionizing Retail

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Foot Locker launches e-commerce site for its women’s fitness retail brand, Six.02

New York -- Foot Locker, Inc. is introducing Six02.com, the e-retail extension of its Six:02 stores aimed at women. In addition to offering a full assortment of women’s athletic apparel and products, the site features the Get Fit Guide, a custom online tool to lead customers through the product offerings to find the perfect fit, style, and product based on preferred workout activity and body shape.
Deloitte Consumer Spending Index dips in August

New York – The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index, which tracks consumer cash flow as an indicator of future consumer spending, slightly dipped in August.
Changing of the guard at Saks

NEW YORK — Saks has announced that upon completion of its acquisition by Hudson’s Bay Company Stephen I. Sadove, chairman and CEO of Saks, and Ronald L. Frasch, president and chief merchant of Saks, will be leaving the company.
Gap extends ads to digital, social, mobile space

New York – Gap Inc. is launching a fall global marketing campaign called “Back to Blue” that features two videos with musicians Dhani Harrison and Alexa Ray Joel, which consumers can watch on TV, desktops and smartphones/tablets.
Menemsha Solutions completes design-build for JustFab

Los Angeles – Menemsha Solutions, a provider of retail development services, completed the design-build for online retailer JustFab.

JustFab’s first brick-and-mortar flagship is a 3,000-sq.-ft. space at Glendale Galleria, in Glendale, Calif. Menemsha Solutions’ design team created a retail space cohesive with the brand’s online shopping experience. Custom lighting, video screens and niche displays were designed and applied to creatively showcase the product.

Rue La La hires publishing exec as CMO

Dick’s Sporting Goods plans to add over 300 stores by 2018

Cognizant: Stores remain important in omnichannel

New York & Company selects PeopleAnswers’ human resources solution

Five Big Data Trends Revolutionizing Retail

Foot Locker launches e-commerce site for its women’s fitness retail brand, Six.02

Deloitte Consumer Spending Index dips in August

Changing of the guard at Saks

Gap extends ads to digital, social, mobile space

Menemsha Solutions completes design-build for JustFab