Tech Spotlight: eBay opens virtual reality department store
EBay is betting big on virtual reality, and on Wednesday opened what it is calling the world's first virtual reality department store.
Massage Envy builds expansion on new tech foundation
Massage Envy is expanding and has announced its first international location in Sydney, Australia – the first of many as the brand readies for aggressive expansion on several fronts.
"The key to our growth means investing in technology and creating a much better customer experience," said CEO Joe Magnacca. "That really starts and ends for me with technology." StoryFeature | Store fulfillment is creating associate tension
Using the store as a fulfillment center – both for buy online/ship from store and buy online/pick up in-store – is creating service challenges and associate pushback, according to Andrea Weiss, co-founder of O Alliance, the retail consultancy. Story
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Hey, retailers: Time to focus on new issues
To solve the problem of why America has stopped shopping and get them back ringing registers, it might be time for retailers to rethink lobbying efforts and focus on new issues.
Uniqlo focused on US stores
Fast Retailing Co. is looking to revamp U.S. operations for its Uniqlo stores as the retailer struggles to gain traction with American shoppers.
Twitter backs away from commerce
Twitter is backing away from social commerce development and has dissolved its commerce group and ceased development of a buy button.
Fovo has a new way for women to shop: by shape, not size
There's a revolution afoot in women's apparel, one that embraces women of all sizes. More than a few retailers are catering to this trend and one startup, Fovo, is letting women shop by shape rather than size.
Saks to close Short Hills store
Saks Fifth Avenue is closing its lone remaining store in New Jersey at The Mall at Short Hills. The Hudson's Bay Co. owned banner announced plans to open a new flagship in the state at the now under-construction shopping and entertainment complex in the Meadowlands.
Tesla drives mall sales
Malls where automaker Tesla has showrooms generate more sales than those without, creating a halo effect for other tenants.
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Account-based marketing has dominated B2B marketing headlines in 2016, with technology developers big and small launching solutions to help marketers target and engage with the right buyers within a customer's organization. Startup SpearMaven launched its new ABM solution earlier this month, with a focus on helping B2B marketers gain command over the entire account-based revenue cycle from the start.
Despite more emails being sent out now than a year ago, engagement rates for email messages remain high and text message campaigns are performing well, according to a report from Experian Marketing Services.
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