Forrester eCommerce
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
I led Forrester’s recent update of the Forrester Wave evaluation of the HCM market after three years in which the market rapidly evolved.
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Last holiday season would have marked a certain “post-pandemic” normalcy, but extreme excess inventory and inflation significantly impeded any anticipated recalibration. This holiday season, though prices are still high and purse strings remain tightened, there’s slightly more stability inherent in the current retail environment that will bring more clarity to the numbers.
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Fastr
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
AI is all the rage and its popularity does not look to be slowing down any time soon. In nearly every industry, AI-based tools are promising massive benefits, especially when it comes to design projects. Solutions like ChatGPT and image generators allow teams to create, essentially, anything they can imagine, simply by entering a prompt. With that power at their fingertips, those who truly understand how to harness AI strategically—not as a curiosity or a top-down replacement—can find new ways t
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Dharmesh Mehta, VP of Worldwide Selling Partner Services at Amazon , is celebrating his 10th anniversary with the company this year, and so he kicked off the fourth annual Amazon Accelerate conference for sellers by comparing the differences between the ecommerce platform today and 10 years ago. It’s true that the character of Amazon has seen some dramatic shifts in the last decade: 10 years ago third-party sellers represented 40% of sales on Amazon; now those scales have tipped in the other dir
Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber
Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.
Fastr
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
AI is all the rage and its popularity does not look to be slowing down any time soon. In nearly every industry, AI-based tools are promising massive benefits, especially when it comes to design projects. Solutions like ChatGPT and image generators allow teams to create, essentially, anything they can imagine, simply by entering a prompt. With that power at their fingertips, those who truly understand how to harness AI strategically—not as a curiosity or a top-down replacement—can find new ways t
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined ByteDance -owned TikTok €345 million (approximately $368 million ) for a series of violations of children’s data privacy. DPC is the lead regulator in the EU for many of the world’s top tech firms, due to the location of many of their regional headquarters in Ireland, Reuters reported. An inquiry by the DPC found that between July 31, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020, TikTok violated a number of GDPR regulations, including: Child user accounts were set
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Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Sephora has named Artemis Patrick, currently its EVP and Global Chief Merchandising Officer, as President of its North America division, effective Oct. 2, 2023. She will succeed current President Jean-André Rougeot, who plans to retire in April 2024, at which time Patrick will become the CEO of Sephora North America — the beauty retailer’s first female CEO.
RIS News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
For retailers, the holiday season is here. Succeeding in the next few months and into 2024 requires analyzing and understanding shoppers. Here to help retailers strategize, RIS presents our fourth annual guide to peak selling season.
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Victoria’s Secret has introduced The Tour Impact Fund, designed to support gender equality and amplify voices in the communities where the VS20 — a group of creatives from the Victoria’s Secret World Tour — live, work and create their art. The Tour is a fashion event, film and celebration providing a peek into the artistic process and personal stories of the VS20 from the cities of Bogota, Colombia; Lagos, Nigeria; London; and Tokyo.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
The grocery tech company now expects its shares to fetch between $28 and $30 each, which would raise between $616 million and $660 million for the firm when it goes public.
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Adopting MACH technology means more than implementing new platforms. This type of digital change affects your organization at every level and requires a thoughtful approach to navigate challenges that crop up. The Get MACH Ready report, co-authored by MACH Alliance member Scott Canney in collaboration with Orium, commercetools, and Contentstack, will provide you with strategies to prepare your organization for a digital transformation.
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Stop & Shop has enhanced its in-store googly-eyed Marty robots to alert store associates when items need restocking, as well as detecting, in real time, when items are misplaced. These new functionalities are in addition to Marty’s tasks of spotting potential floor hazards and spills in the 300 supermarkets where the robots operate. Stop & Shop parent company Ahold Delhaize debuted the robots, which are manufactured by Badger Technologies , in January 2019.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
The food brand known for its “better-for-you” boxed mac and cheese named a new CFO, chief marketing officer and senior vice president of sales.
Digital Doughnut
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Transaction screening: How to protect your business from financial crimes, regulatory violations, and reputational damage.Transaction screening: How to protect your business from financial crimes, regulatory violations, and reputational damage.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
The retailer is positioning the October sale as a way for consumers to get deals earlier than the traditional start of the season on Black Friday.
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RIS News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
The company is undergoing a leadership shuffle, naming Artemis Patrick to the role of CEO of North America beginning in April of next year when Jean-André Rougeot retires.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
The frictionless checkout provider declined to specify the number of impacted team members, though multiple LinkedIn posts indicate cuts hit 40% of the company.
RIS News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Why don’t retailers fire their old site search engines when there is an AI alternative that will understand which products their customers really want?
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Rival Coldwater Creek, which is buying the remaining assets, will sell the women’s apparel brand online and via catalogs.
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Understanding the intricate world of Point-of-Sale (POS) technology is a common challenge for tech buyers. When it comes to defining the functions of Point-of-Sale systems, the communications have yet to be standardized–—until now. Forrester’s new report, Demystifying The Technical Functions of POS Solutions, breaks through the noise and provides business leaders with the information and tools they need to evaluate the features of POS systems.
RIS News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Several major retailers have released investment news this week, focusing on areas such as inventory management to IT infrastructure. Among the companies making significant changes are Pacsun, Loblaw, Heinen, Duluth Trading Company, and Denver’s Choice Market.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Vericast’s 2023 Retail TrendWatch, “A Joyful Return to the Holiday Spirit,” reveals a renewed appetite for traditions of old.
RIS News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
The grocery retailer has extended its 'Flash' service for rapid pick-up and delivery orders across multiple banner stores.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
The footwear brand's updated F-1 filing showed a year-over-year decrease in net profit for the nine months ended June 30.
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365 Retail
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Scurri , the next-generation delivery management platform, today announces a strategic partnership with ArrowXL – the UK’s largest and longest established two-person home delivery specialist – allowing retailers on the Scurri platform to deliver bulky and larger size online orders across the country. With over 40 years of experience in the UK logistics sector ArrowXL make over two million deliveries on average each year.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
The home goods retailer’s CEO said the company doesn’t see any broader supply risks from potential distress among producers in the industry.
TalkingRetail
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
The Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed) and the British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) have written to policing minister Chris Philp calling for a government grant to be created to help them beef up their security systems amid a shoplifting epidemic. The letter comes as latest Office of National Statistics data show that shoplifting increased.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Bernard McCracken is the latest chief accounting officer to be promoted to a public company’s top finance role.
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In this comprehensive guide, we delve into four essential ecommerce strategies for manufacturers. Each strategy is backed by a clear vision to ensure your efforts are aligned. Whether you’re a seasoned industry player or a budding digitalization champion, these strategies offer actionable insights to drive success. What will you find in the guide: Overview of how current events and external pressures impact business priorities.
TalkingRetail
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
The British Independent Retailers Association has announced its full support of the upcoming Safer Business Action Week from 16 to 22 October, coordinated by the National Business Crime Centre. This national initiative is a focused week of activities to tackle business crime through prevention, intelligence sharing, targeted enforcement, and community engagement.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
A retailer’s guide: Navigate 2023 holiday season delivery disruptions with last mile technology.
TalkingRetail
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Savoury Pastry brand, Ginsters, is launching a new ‘Taste The Effort’ brand campaign – investing £4m on TV, OOH, social, PR and shopper marketing. The new campaign represents the brand’s biggest and most ambitious spend to date, reaching 90% of all UK households and 98% of Ginsters’ target audience. ‘Taste the Effort’ tells the story.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
The launch will happen in October as the first phase of an enterprise-wide digital transformation.
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Did you know—74% of IT leaders are looking to improve their tech stack to offer better personalization? It’s impossible to ignore the importance of personalization, but it comes with challenges. How do you do it with a tight budget? What about customer privacy and the use of data? The Personalization Playbook is packed with research and insights from Orium, Talon.One, and Bloomreach and gives IT leaders answers to these tough questions, helping them shape 2024 strategies for personalization.
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