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Quiksilver moves to the cloud and standardizes digital commerce with Demandware
BURLINGTON, Mass. - Demandware, a provider of enterprise cloud commerce solutions, announced that Quiksilver has expanded its relationship with Demandware to roll out the cloud platform on a global scale. The company made the switch from an on-premise solution for improved time to market and to provide a consistent customer experience across multiple brands and geographies, while driving growth.
TechBytes: Two Pros and Three Cons of TGI Friday’s ‘Mobile Mistletoe’ Promotion
TGI Fridays has been getting a lot of attention for its holiday “Mobile Mistletoe” promotion, and not all of it has been for the right reasons. While Mobile Mistletoe is a great concept in omnichannel marketing and customer engagement, some flaws in the actual execution suggest TGI Fridays should have spent more time refining it before launch.

Fujitsu launches tablet POS solutions

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Fujitsu has launched its next-generation tablets - Fujitsu Stylistic Q555 and the Fujitsu Stylistic Q335. The Stylistic Q555 is a two-in-one, 10-inch semi-rugged tablet with enterprise-grade security and network integration, while the Stylistic Q335 is an eight-inch Windows tablet designed for enhanced portability. Features of the Stylistic Q555 include:
Study: U.S. shoppers make the call

London, U.K. – Phone calls may seem obsolete in this text- and online-based age, but U.S. consumers are still making the call when they purchase items. According to a new study from call-based marketing automation company ResponseTap, consumers in the U.S. are more than twice as likely to make a phone call when making a purchase, as opposed to purely transacting online.
Report – Starbucks CEO, top execs sell millions of shares

Seattle – Top executives of Starbucks Corp., including chairman, president and CEO Howard Schultz, reportedly sold a combined total of 448,320 company shares for about $37.54 million, an average of $83.74 each, on Dec. 9 and 10, 2014. According to Barrons.com, Schultz exercised options and sold shares for a total of $28.95 million, and also gifted 175,000 shares, leaving him holding about 16.78 million shares.
Macy’s – Gift cards, clothes top holiday purchases

New York – The top holiday purchase items this year range from the less personal to the very personal. According to a recent online survey conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Macy’s among nearly 1,700 U.S. adults 18 and older who are holiday shoppers, gift cards (61%) and clothing (52%) top the list when it comes to the types of gifts that holiday shoppers plan to buy this season. Other popular holiday items include:
Toys ‘R Us targets late holiday shoppers with extended shopping hours

Wayne, N.J. – Holiday shoppers who are having second thoughts about counting on Santa’s elves to build them toys have a new option. Toys ‘R Us Inc. will offer extended shopping hours in the days leading up to Christmas, while also providing last-minute shoppers with enhanced and expanded "Gifts Made Easy" services.
Target aims at Cartwheel users, delivery seekers

Minneapolis – Target Corp. is aiming last-minute holiday promotions at users of its Cartwheel mobile savings app and customers in need of product delivery or pickup. Cartwheel is offering users 50% off a different toy every day until Dec. 24.
RadioShack names consultant new interim CFO

Fort Worth, Texas – Struggling consumer electronics retailer RadioShack Corp. has named Carlin Adrianopoli, a consultant with strategic advisory and interim management services firm FTI Consulting, as its new interim CFO. Adrianopoli replaces Alix Partners managing director Holly Etlin, who was named interim CFO in September 2014 to replace previous CFO John Feray after he resigned.
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Brown Shoe Co. sells Shoes.com

Brown Shoe Co. has sold its Shoes.com online division to a Seattle company looking to compete in a market dominated by Amazon.com and Foot Locker.

SHOEme, parent of OnlineShoes.com and Shoeme.ca, is purchasing Shoes.com for an undisclosed price, the companies said.
Etsy gets social with new e-commerce platform

Buying and selling on Etsy.com is going to get a lot more social thanks to a new partnership between the Internet retailer and a social commerce platform called Shoppost.

Shoppost, owned by Zantler, is now officially available to Etsy users and gives sellers the ability to sell their products in-stream on such top social networks as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr.