Author Archives: Margaret Case Little, Senior Director, NRF

There’s no arguing with the stats. Digital retail, and more specifically mobile technologies, have never been more impactful in the retail landscape − a fact very apparent as you review stats from the 2012 holiday season. Ahead of the first session of Shop.org’s First Look track at Retail’s BIG Show today, Executive Director Vicki Cantrell [...]

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Before merchandisers can truly assess the pros and cons of their website landing pages, Tim Ash, CEO of SiteTuners, says there is one key concept they must master: That their baby – their landing page creation – is in all actuality, ugly. It’s a hard thing for a concerned and loving parent to fully comprehend, [...]

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Sunny skies and cool breezes set the stage for Monday night’s Shop.org Online Merchandising Workshopopening reception, where attendees networked over crisp drinks while discussing tomorrow’s full conversion-focused programming.Tuesday’s schedule kicks off bright and early, including keynotes from website optimization experts like One Kings Lane CEO Doug Mack and OnlineShoes.com CMO Kevin Ertell as well as [...]

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NRF is flexing its international chops this week as three of the organization’s top executives lead the charge at the 4th annual Global E-Commerce Summit held in Barcelona. Kicking off the conference, NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay shared a few of statistics to put online growth in the United States and Europe in perspective. [...]

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Last week’s Shop.org presence at Retail’s BIG Show – which featured a full track devoted to trendspotting and predictions in the digital retailing space – found the perfect introduction in retail veteran (and current Shop.org Executive Director) Vicki Cantrell. Cantrell shared inspiring and motivational thoughts for the hundreds of digital retailing professionals in the room,  [...]

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