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Turkey’s Mudo stays informed with SAP
Istanbul, Turkey – Mudo, a Turkish retailer for clothing, accessories, furniture and home decorations, operates more than 120 stores across the country and has a strong online presence. To obtain better insight into enterprise-wide transactional data, Mudo uses the SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW) application, based on the SAP HANA business intelligence platform.
NRF: Back-to-school spending to decrease
After spending more on school supplies and electronics in 2014, parents this year will head into the back-to-school season evaluating what their children really need before spending on new items.

Guess names fast fashion veteran as chief executive

Guess, operator of more than 800 stores worldwide, has appointed a fast fashion veteran as executive chairman.
Back-to-school shoppers plan to boost spending

There was good news for retailers in the International Council of Shopping Centers’ annual BTS (Back-to-School) Consumer Spending Survey.
Study: Shoppers using reviews, social posts and video more than ever

Product reviews, social media posts and videos are having more of an impact on shoppers than ever before, according to a new survey from Bazaarvoice.

The Bazaarvoice Conversation Index Volume 9 examines how consumers' online and offline shopping behavior is influenced by consumer-generated content (CGC) such as ratings and reviews, questions and answers, photos, videos, and social posts.
Retailers gain new tool in fight against crime

Checkpoint Systems Inc. has created a new tool for retailers looking to decrease shrink and increase conversion rates.
Back-to-school at Macy's is all about boho

Macy’s is ready to help students put their best (fashion) foot forward this autumn with an omnichannel approach to back-to-school.
Retail tech veteran joins omnichannel firm

A former chief information officer at Walmart is joining retail technology firm Newgistics.

The company has hired Gene Wojciechowski as its chief information officer (CIO). Wojciechowski brings nearly 30 years of experience leading IT organizations at companies including Walmart.com, UPS Freight Services and Staples to his new role, where he’ll be tasked with providing executive leadership and strategic direction for all of Newgistics’ core technology operations.
CROSSMARK to leverage Gigwalk technology

Leading sales and marketing services provider CROSSMARK has taken a digital turn with a new technology deal that involves one of the leaders in the crowd-sourced economy.
Here's how Google wants people to buy stuff on mobile

The "buy" buttons that Google first announced earlier this year are officially coming to search pages very soon.

Google officials made the announcement at an event in New York City on Wednesday and also online.

The buttons will allow shoppers to purchase items directly from ads in Google search results using the payment information linked to their Google account.
Report: Walmart's Chinese e-commerce firm loses execs

Walmart's Asian business is regrouping after the founders of the retailer's e-commerce arm in China, Yihaodian, have left the company, according to Bloomberg.

The news service reported the company confirmed Wednesday that Yu Gang, Yihaodian’s chairman, and Liu Junling, the CEO, left to start a new venture.
Mission accomplished? Amazon touts Prime Day triumph

Amazon.com didn’t give much in the way of details about its sales on Wednesday, but the retailer said members shopped at record rates during its first ever Prime Day.