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Bridgestone aims to drive great futures
While many retailers are promoting back-to-school sales, Bridgestone has come up with an alternative way to ring in the beginning of the school year.

The company announced it is joining with Boys & Girls Clubs of America on an initiative to provide safe and productive after-school and summer space for kids and teens at Clubs in communities nationwide, with the programming and resources they need to achieve a great future.
Ex-Target tech exec to become CIO at Foot Locker Inc.
Foot Locker Inc. has chosen a new IT chief to drive the company's next generation of technological advances.

The retailer has appointed Pawan Verma as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, effective Aug. 10. Verma succeeds Peter Brown, who retired in April after 38 years with the company.
Verma will oversee the company's global information technology functions and infrastructure, and provide leadership and vision to align technology with strategic business initiatives.

New online store ‘springs’ to life

Proving that no niche is too small when it comes to e-commerce, a new web store has been created to serve the narrowest of consumer needs.

DIYGarageDoorParts.com, a company that is devoted to helping people fix their own garage doors, has just expanded their selection of garage door parts. Thanks to newly-added parts, which are available through the website, people who want to repair their garage door now have even more options.
Consumer shifting from pools to school

Bentonville, Ark. -- It’s the dog days of summer and that can only mean one thing: consumers are thinking back to school.
What it means to be 'mobile-first'

The concept of mobile first has been around for a while – most notably when Eric Schmidt announced Google would focus on ‘mobile first’ back in 2010. However, the concept still means different things to many different people.

It’s not far-fetched to say that mobile technologies have permeated our lives. You no longer go online, you are online and you carry it around in your pocket. Just like Dr. Michio Kaku says, “Today, your cell phone has more computer power than all of NASA back in 1969, when it placed two astronauts on the moon."
Whole Foods Market puts CIO on exec team

Austin, Texas -- The importance of technology is highlighted in a promotion at Whole Foods Market.

Whole Foods has promoted Jason Buechel from global VP to executive VP and CIO. As an executive VP, he is now a member of the executive management team at the company.
Walmart.com goes from pool to school

On the heels of Amazon's Prime Day promotion, Walmart.com is kicking off hundreds of special buys timed to a historical spike in traffic when customers start the bulk of their back-to-school shopping.

According to Walmart, traffic to Walmart.com doubles in the four days from July 31 to Aug. 3 as customers turn their attention from the pool back to school. So Walmart is kicking off Back to Class Cyber Days online and on its mobile app, featuring 30% more Rollbacks and hundreds of exclusive discounts.
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ChannelIQ eyes CPG growth opportunity

Retail intelligence provider ChannelIQ helps brands cope with e-commerce complexity and it just bolstered its ability to do so with a key hire from the consumer packaged goods world.
Dick's Sporting Goods steps up to the plate for kids

Dick's Sporting Goods is stepping up to support a cause that will likely appeal to many of the retailer's core customers: funding for public school athletic programs.