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The Paper Store, the largest family-owned and -operated chain of specialty gift stores in the Northeast, has selected the Aptos Digital Commerce Suite with integrated Enterprise Order Management and the Aptos Warehouse Management solution, extending its investment in the Aptos Singular Commerce platform.

 

The patented Smart Shelf system created by NeWave Sensor Solutions LLC was selected by the Discovery Channel as a new technology that will impact our future. NeWave’s Smart Shelf is the only RFID “no tags required” real-time on-shelf inventory availability solution available. 

 

Skechers has expanded its roster of sports stars representing the brand by announcing that 10-time All-Star Dominican-American baseball slugger David Ortiz — known by fans around the world as “Big Papi” — will be lacing up in Skechers’ Men’s footwear for a multi-platform global marketing campaign set to launch this fall.

 

Accruent’s lease administration software has been selected by Sephora, allowing the specialty beauty retailer to manage leases for more than 400 locations in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

 

Brooks Running Company is expanding its global footprint in July 2017 with entry into China and Brazil, two of the largest running markets in the world.

 

Coach Inc., a leading New York design house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle brands, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kate Spade & Company.

 

Global home furnishings retailer Crate and Barrel announced the appointment of Neela Montgomery as chief executive officer.

 

Loop Commerce, a leading e-gifting platform, has partnered with Lilly Pulitzer and Vera Bradley. With Loop’s GiftNow solution, Lilly Pulitzer and Vera Bradley customers can easily gift an item up until the very last minute, by providing only the gift receiver’s e-mail address — no need to contact the recipient to check sizing or delivery address.

 

IronPlanet, a leading online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment and other durable assets, announced APSV, the long-established U.K. supplier of ex-MOD and ex-PLC construction equipment, plant and trucks, as its first European customer on the new Marketplace Direct platform. Marketplace Direct features advanced, self-listing functionality for larger-scale equipment sellers.

 

Tough Mudder Inc., the leading active lifestyle brand and media company, will team up with Amazon, the “Official Online Retailer” for Tough Mudder’s 2017 events season, to launch an online health and personal care resource. The agreement will include unique and engaging health, training and wellness content produced by Tough Mudder, an Amazon.com/Tough Mudder storefront and on-site event presence at Tough Mudder’s North American events in 2017.

 

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