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Stepping Into Success: Viscata’s Data-Fueled Journey To Elevated Customer Experiences
In this conversation with RIS News, Viscata’s operations director, Guillaume Benoit outlines how taking a data-driven approach has allowed the company to improve its handmade products and services, improve return rates, and get closer to the needs of its loyal customer base.
Organic Valley Goes DTC With New Merch Store
Organic Valley is going direct-to-consumer in a new way through the launch of a branded merchandise store intended to support small family farms.

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Rent the Runway: CTO Josh Builder On How Homegrown Retail Tech Drives its Data-Driven Success
In this exclusive interview, Rent the Runway CTO Josh Builder explains how the retailer leverages an in-house tech suite to give the company control of the customer experience and how it plans to continue its meteoric success.
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Learn About L.L.Bean’s Business Transformation Effort From Kirsten Piacentini
RIS News recently had the pleasure of recognizing Kirsten Piacentini, VP, Inventory Management, L.L.BEAN for her contribution to retail by naming her a 2018 Top Women in Retail Tech.
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RIS Talks: Learn About Next-Gen Personalization From Neiman Marcus's VP of Customer Insight and Analytics
RIS TALKS is a regular feature from RIS News profiling retail technology leaders, offering readers insights into what top retail executives are working on today and how they are driving innovation in their field.
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RIS TALKS: How David’s Bridal VP, Digital Commerce, Sam Norpel Is Transforming Digital Marketing
RIS News recently had the pleasure of recognizing Sam Norpel, VP, Digital Commerce, David’s Bridal, for her contribution to retail by naming her to our "Top 10 Movers and Shakers in Retail." The following is the exclusive Q&A obtained for the article.
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Learn About the Future of Omnichannel Retail From Crate and Barrel's COO
RIS News recently had the pleasure of recognizing Michael Relich, COO of Crate and Barrel , for his contribution to retail by naming him to our "Top 10 Movers and Shakers in Retail." The following is the exclusive Q&A obtained for the article.
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Learn About the Tech Driving Customer Innovations From One of the Architects of Dick's Digital Strategy
RIS News recently had the pleasure of recognizing Rafeh Masood, Dick’s Sporting Goods' VP, Customer Innovation Technology, for his contribution to unified retail by naming him to our "Top 10 Movers and Shakers in Retail." The following is the exclusive Q&A obtained for the article.
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Mindy Grossman Leaves HSN for Weight Watchers, Learn the Secret to Her Success
Mindy Grossman is leaving her current position of CEO of HSN, Inc. to join Weight Watchers International, Inc. as President and CEO. Recently, RIS News named Grossman to our "Top 10 Movers and Shakers in Retail" list. Read on for her full Q&A obtained for the article.

A collection of RIS Talks Q&As with top retail industry leaders.