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Future Smart LEDs to Transform Shopping Experiences

Nov 12, 2015

Shopping in a big department store can quickly devolve from a simple errand to an odyssey filled with frustration. What section do they put the bath towels in again? Is there a route to take that avoids the chemical attack of the perfume ...

Tags: Smart LEDs, GE LED light bulbs, smartphones

Alibaba Has Invested in Flash Sales Platform for Luxury and Fashion Products

Jul 10, 2015

Alibaba Group Holding Limited has announced that it has invested in Mei.com, China’s leading flash sales platform for luxury and fashion products. This cooperation will enhance Mei.com’s supply chain services of the sales of ...

Tags: Alibaba Group, luxury products, fashionable products

Apparel Marketer Gap Will Close Its Piperlime Brand, Including The Online Platform

Feb 2, 2015

US based apparel marketer Gap Inc said it will close its Piperlime brand, including the online platform and the only store in New York, by the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2015. The Piperlime brand is by far the smallest of the ...

Tags: shopping experiences, top line sales, Apparel

Empire Today Will Open Its First Retail Stores in Fairfax, Va., on Jan. 29

Jan 29, 2015

Empire Today, the nation’s largest shop-at-home flooring company, will open its first retail stores in Fairfax, Va., on Jan. 29, and then on Feb. 5 in Commack and Westbury, N.Y., both of which are located on Long Island. Through ...

Tags: Retail Stores, flooring technologies, Construction

Gap Inc.Decided to Close Piperlime Brand to Focus on Its Portfolio of Five Brands

Jan 27, 2015

Gap Inc. has decided to close its Piperlime brand, including the online platform and single store in New York, by the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2015. The company is committed to executing against its long-term strategy of ...

Tags: online platform, single store, Sporting Goods

Deckers Brands Ppointed David E. Lafitte Chief Operating Officer

Jan 22, 2015

Deckers Brands, which owns the Ugg, Teva, Sanuk, Ahnu and Hoka One One brands, has appointed David E. Lafitte chief operating officer (COO), effective Feb. 2. Lafitte previously served as the company's general counsel and replaces Zohar ...

Tags: manufacturing, IT, inventory management, Sporting Goods

Journelle Deployed Netsuite to Run Core Retail Business Processes From Order Managemt

Jan 20, 2015

Journelle, a seller of high-end innerwear and loungewear, and Alton Lane, a maker of men’s custom-tailored clothing, have deployed NetSuite to run their core retail business processes from order management, inventory management, ...

Tags: software applications, shopping experiences, Textile

The Average Customer Satisfaction Score for Amazon Slipped Five Points to 83

Dec 30, 2014

The average customer satisfaction score for Amazon slipped five points to 83 to tie with QVC for the highest score among the top 100 e-commerce sites measured over the holidays, likely because of increased price competition, according to ...

Tags: Customer Satisfaction, mobile sites, Sporting Goods

Kohl's Department Stores Has Been Recognized in Green Power Award

Nov 25, 2014

Kohl’s department stores has been recognized with 2014 Sustained Excellence in Green Power Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The annual awards honour leading green power users for their commitment and ...

Tags: Green Power, Renewable Energy Markets, Apparel

Dunnhumby Selected by Future Group as Its Customer Science Partner.

Nov 18, 2014

Future Group, a leading Indian multi-format retailer, has chosen dunnhumby, one of the leading global providers of social marketing and advocacy experts, merchandising analytics software, and advertising technology, as its customer science ...

Tags: social marketing, dunnhumby, Apparel

Capillary Closed a $14 Million Series B Round of Venture Financing

Aug 13, 2014

Capillary Technologies, the market leader in cloud-based retail customer engagement management, announced that it has closed a $14 million Series B round of venture financing. This new investment adds to the $17 million of Series A funding ...

Tags: Capillary, Venture Funding, Textile

Ed Krell Is Stepping Down as Destination Maternity's Chief Executive Officer

Aug 13, 2014

Destination Maternity Corporation, the world's leading maternity apparel retailer, announced that Ed Krell is stepping down as the Company's chief executive officer and a member of its board of directors. Anthony M. Romano will become the ...

Tags: Anthony Romano, CEO, Apparel

Local Retailers Can Help People Understand The Benefits of Local Shopping

Jul 15, 2014

"Retailers should collaborate to figure out ways to bring the excitement and enticement back to the High Street." As Independent Retailer Month enters its third week, the campaign is urging retailers to recognise the benefits of ...

Tags: Toys

From 0 to 5 Billion Scans a Day

Jun 30, 2014

The barcode was invented at Westinghouse in 1930 by John Kermode, Douglas Young and Harry Sparkes. The first patent for a barcode, US Patent #2,612,994, was issued to inventors Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver on 7 October, 1952. The ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing, Barcode