Target Corporation is deepening its partnership with Google to make online shopping even easier. The partnership includes Target’s nationwide expansion on Google Express, including voice- activated shopping, as well as the addition of Target REDcard as a payment option in 2018. Target and Google will also partner to explore and develop future digital experiences focused on Target’s signature style categories.

 

SMITH, a global commerce agency, announced a strategic partnership with global marketplace platform provider Mirakl. The partnership combines SMITH’s decades of commerce expertise with Mirakl’s marketplace platform, which helps retailers and brands rapidly extend their range to reach more customers with more products.

 

Urban footwear and apparel retailer City Gear has selected Shopgate Inc.’s mobile commerce platform solution to develop an enhanced mobile shopping application for customers.

 

IBM is teaming up with fintech company Dream Payments to bring new revenue-generating mobile payment offerings to financial institutions and merchants in the United States via the IBM Cloud.

 

Canada’s Marie Claire Boutiques selected the BlueCherry Enterprise Suite to manage its design and sourcing processes, including the selection of BlueCherry Product Lifecycle Management and Sourcing Suite to develop its private labels more efficiently and quickly.

 

Everything But Water, the largest specialty swimwear and resortwear retailer in the U.S., selected Manhattan Associates to deliver a first-of-its-kind software solution that creates a captivating and seamless omnichannel shopping experience. Orlando-based Everything But Water is deploying Manhattan Active Omni to manage transactions and facilitate store fulfillment operations across its full network of over 100 retail locations across the country.

 

Paytronix Systems Inc. has become the loyalty and guest engagement platform for TravelCenters of America LLC’s Minit Mart stores and an array of branded restaurants. Paytronix expects that the platform will strengthen customer relationships by delivering highly targeted, relevant and timely offers, earned rewards and messages.