Commerce
January 5, 2011
By Peter Finocchiaro
Department store giant Macy’s Inc. is bolstering Bloomingdale’s ecommerce presence and plans to add hundreds of new employees as part of an ongoing strategic initiative to connect shoppers more seamlessly across all sales channels.
{"ct":"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","iv":"ca828bf5b6764a1d99f974c18297b2a2","s":"31093235867c47b6"}
Share your thoughts. Click here