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Family Dollar closing in on FTC compliance
Family Dollar Stores on Tuesday announced that it has certified substantial compliance with both the Federal Trade Commission’s second request regarding the acquisition by Dollar Tree, as well as the second request regarding Dollar General's bid for the company.
Commentary: Chip-and-PIN Increases Cybersecurity
By Sandy Kennedy, president of RILA  (Editor’s note: The president of the Retail Industry Leaders Association, Sandy Kennedy, wrote the following op-ed in The Hill, discussing why chip-and-PIN is one important layer of protection retailers, banks and the government can provide consumers.)

Newgistics taps new COO

Newgistics, a leading provider of end-to-end e-commerce solutions for top retailers and brands, today announced it has hired Trenton Brown as chief operating officer for Tacit Knowledge, a Newgistics Company. As COO, Brown will be responsible for leading strategy and execution for the company’s e-commerce offering as well as managing all aspects of the business for the company’s five global offices.
Target’s holiday plans include free online shipping, new apps and pop-up store

Minneapolis -- Target Corp. on Wednesday fired the first retail salvo of the holiday season, announcing that, for the first time ever, it is offering free shipping on all online purchases—no matter the amount—from Oct. 22 through Dec. 20. The free shipping offer comes early in the holiday shopping timeline, reflecting retailers’ concerns about what is expected to be a highly promotional season.
Target unveils holiday initiatives

For the first time, Target will offer free shipping on all Target.com orders for the holidays, through Dec. 20. In addition, more than 65,000 items are now available for store pickup on Target.com and 80% of orders are fulfilled within one hour.
RetailNext releases RetailNext 5.1

San Jose, Calif. -- RetailNext is releasing the latest version of its in-store analytics platform, RetailNext 5.1. New features in RetailNext 5.1 are multiple video stream export, Micros XBR integration, Japanese-language support for user interface and reports, appliance security improvements, and more.
The elves are back at Office Depot

Office Depot, Inc.
QVC names executive VP of commerce platforms

West Chester, Penn. –- QVC Inc. has promoted Mary Campbell to the position of executive VP, US commerce platforms. Sheis responsible for guiding the strategic direction of the company's TV, web, mobile, tablet and social while translating the QVC brand across all platforms to drive customer engagement and e-commerce sales. Since joining QVC in 1991, Campbell has held leadership roles across the business, including merchandising, planning and commerce platforms.
Canadian digital revolution coming to America

Revolutionary has become the most overused term in the retail industry and the latest company to apply that description to its retail offering is ironically called Retailcommon.
U.K. retailer Lakeland selects OrderDynamics for customer service