Amazon is expanding its Chicago Tech Hub and plans to create 400 new tech jobs in fields including cloud computing, advertising and business development.
Walmart has appointed Nuala O’Connor to a new senior vice president and chief counsel of digital citizenship role reporting directly to Rachel Brand, evp/global governance, chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
Amazon is kicking off its Amazon Career Day on Tuesday, September 17, a series of events across the U.S. where anyone can learn more about the 30,000 full and part-time jobs available at Amazon in locations across the country, from the company’s headquarters and tech hubs to data centers and fulfillment centers.
Overstock said it is enhancing its customer focus by launching a completely dynamic and real-time e-mail experience. The personalized customer experience leverages Overstock’s proprietary technology built to create a real-time streaming platform.
Amazon is expanding its Portland Tech Hub and plans to create 400 new high-tech jobs in fields including software development, operations, information technology, support engineering, solutions architects and product management.
As Walmart brings grocery pickup and delivery services to its store network, the retailer is also testing new capabilities such as self-driving cars. A new pilot program is now kicking off with autonomous vehicle company, Gatik.
eBay has appointed Pete Thompson svp/chief product officer and Mazen Rawashdeh as svp/chief technology officer.
Wayfair’s James Savarese, chief operating officer, and John Mulliken, chief technology officer, are retiring from the company. In addition, Thomas Netzer and Allan Lyall, both currently executives in its European business, have received promotions.
Regional supermarket operator Giant Eagle has teamed with Grabango, a checkout-free technology provider, to create a no-wait exit option for customers.
Kroger and Ocado plan to build a new high-tech customer fulfillment center (CFC) in Forest Park, Georgia, a $55 million investment that will create more than 400 new jobs.
Amazon said it plans to spend $700 million to train 100,000 of its employees to fill in-demand jobs such as data mapping specialist, data scientist, solutions architect and business analyst, as well as logistics coordinator, process improvement manager and transportation specialist.
Consumers are embracing the use of retail technology to improve their shopping experience, according to the latest consumer view survey released by the National Retail Federation.
Walmart decided to bring technological experimentation down to the store level as it tests tech in application but also in terms of how consumers respond to an enhanced retail environment.
Lowe’s has selected Charlotte, NC, as the future home of its new global technology center that will ultimately be home to up to 2,000 technology professionals.
H-E-B has opened its Eastside Tech Hub— the retailer’s state-of-the-art, East Austin office for its growing team of digital employees, as well as the new headquarters for Favor, the Austin-based on-demand delivery company that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of H-E-B.
Corie Barry has officially taken the helm of Best Buy, becoming the fifth CEO in the company’s 53-year history. She replaces Hubert Joly, who led the company through a successful turnaround over the past seven years and will now become executive chairman as part of a planned leadership transition.
Target said its registers are fully back online and consumers are able to purchase their merchandise again in all stores after an outage on June 15.
Rite Aid has entered into a strategic partnership with Adobe to deliver seamless, personalized and connected health and wellness experiences for Rite Aid customers via Adobe Experience Cloud, an end-to-end solution for experience creation, marketing, advertising, analytics and commerce.
Walmart has appointed Suresh Kumar to a new elevated chief technology officer and chief development officer role reporting directly to president and CEO Doug McMillon.
Overstock.com has launched what it said is the world’s largest omnichannel 3D and augmented reality experience in e-commerce.