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PALO ALTO, Calif. — Children’s clothing brand retailer Gymboree has launched a new iPad app, powered by Revel Touch Merchandising Suite, to create a touch-optimized shopping experience that introduces consumers to new ways to explore and purchase the...

When specialty retailer Cache hired Kevin Metz as its first vice president of e-commerce last year, his mandate was clear: connect the store and online experiences. Metz, who previously worked for Yankee Candle, Limited Too and Bass Pro Shops, got to work on the Cache website to make it easy for its customers, who mostly research online and come in-store to purchase, to check to see if a product is available at the Cache store closest to them. 

Bloomingdale’s has begun celebrating the Chinese New Year with an array of pop-up shops and a lineup of special events and prizes through Feb. 18. This year, the Chinese celebrate...

Atlanta -- Wireless accessory retailer Cellairis said Tuesday it has opened its first in-line store at North Point Mall in Alpharetta, Ga. Operating over 700 kiosks in malls across the country, the company is launching this new model in order to provide...

Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon makes the case that retail industry leadership is more vital than ever on issues around economic growth and job creation.

Philadelphia -- Destination Maternity Corp. reported Tuesday that revenue for the first quarter edged down to $135.3 million, from $136.4 million in the year-ago period. The results fell within internal expectations of $132.5 million to $136.5 million....

For Totsy, the business of selling apparel and accessories to expecting parents and their growing families via flash sales was good in 2012; apparently so good that it's acquiring the assets of Mamasource, a deals site for moms. The terms of the acquisition, announced this morning, weren't disclosed. But in an interview with Upstart Business Journal, Totsy Co-Founder and CEO Guillaume Gauthereau said the three-year-old startup has been looking for a company to acquire for some time and that its goal was pure and simple: growth, as in 2 million additional members and all the revenue that comes with it.

Minneapolis -- Target Corp. said Tuesday it plans to price-match top online retailers year-round, including Amazon.com, Walmart.com, BestBuy.com and Toysrus.com (including Babiesrus.com). Target stores will also price-match items found on Target.com,...

Washington, D.C. -- Online marketplace LivingSocial said Tuesday that former Best Buy EVP and CMO Barry Judge has been appointed its new chief marketing officer. Judge is charged with extending LivingSocial’s leadership in the local commerce space by...

San Francisco -- Gymboree Corp. announced Tuesday that it has appointed Mark Breitbard as CEO, effective Jan. 14. Breitbard joins Gymboree from Gap Inc., where he was president of Gap North America. He also has served as EVP of GapKids and babyGap....