Human Resources

Amazon.com plans to open its first robotics fulfillment center in Louisiana, creating over 1,000 new, full-time jobs.

Home décor retailer At Home Group will be acquired by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman in a $2.8 billion deal.

As more and more retailers implement mobile checkout and contactless payment, a new ruling may have lasting implications for retail tech.

Michelle Borninkhof has been named senior VP and chief information officer of AutoZone, the auto replacement parts retailer and distributor with more than 6,500 stores in North America.

Wayfair is looking to hire approximately 1,000 technologists to its engineering organization globally over the next year, including an initial 200 positions at each of three new Wayfair engineering sites. Learn what jobs are open to fill from software engineers to analysts and data scientists.

Danielle Crop has joined Albertsons Companies as senior VP, chief data officer, a new role for the company.  

When undergoing a massive digital transformation initiative, retailers expect employee churn and other unexpected obstacles. They do not, however, plan for a pandemic.

Tech can’t solve all problems, but it can certainly power the gateway to progress. For Elliott Rodgers, Ulta Beauty chief information officer and an RIS News CIO of the Year, technology has indeed been enabler for everything he’s accomplished during his career.

BJ’s Wholesale Club announced that president and CEO Lee Delaney died unexpectedly yesterday “due to presumed natural causes.”

After a year of transformative disruption, RIS was presented with one of the most impressive lists of nominees to date. Learn the winners of our 10th annual CIO of the Year awards, each exemplifying how technology can overcome hardship.

Following the consolidation of its Dollar Tree and Family Dollar Store support centers, the discount retailer merged merchandising and store operations functions. This new role will support that move.

Grocer Hy-Vee has named a chief data officer to oversee the development and governance of data strategy for the $11 billion retailer. Learn who landed the role helping to innovate enterprise-wide data science, analysis and visualization.