Target CEO resigns after data breach
Following the disastrous data breach in which hackers stole information from millions of Target customers, the retail chain announced on Monday that its CEO is stepping down. Gregg Steinhafel, a...
View ArticleGlitch backs up checkout lines at Target stores
A technical glitch at Target stores caused delays at the checkout lines Sunday, and frustrated customers took to Twitter to report long lines and payment problems. Molly Snyder, a spokeswoman for the...
View ArticleUsher’s partnership with Honey Nut Cheerios is kind of nutty
U2 and Apple earned some flack for automatically dropping “Songs of Innocence,” the Irish rock band’s latest album, into the music library of iTunes users, whether they wanted it or not. Usher’s latest...
View ArticleBest Buy website crash is the best thing for retail
Normally, when your website crashes on Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, that’s not a good thing. But I’ll make an exception for Best Buy. The world’s largest consumer...
View ArticleGoogle and Target to showcase new tech from Project Tango
Some of Google’s best minds have been working on Project Tango, an effort to infuse mobile devices with advanced mapping technology, 3D imaging, and robotics. Today, we get to see some results from...
View ArticleWal-Mart’s wage increase is nice but retailers need to redefine what workers do
Retail grunts might want to hold off on those early retirements plans for now. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s decision to raise store employees’ minimum wages to $10 an hour by February 2016 is admirable, if...
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