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An Actual Complete List Of SOC Metrics (And Your Path To DIY) 

Forrester eCommerce

I take a lot of inquiry questions from Forrester’s security and risk clients about security operations (SecOps). A common question I get is, “What core metrics does SecOps need to track?

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Staples Simplifies Battery Recycling with New At-Home Program

Retail TouchPoints

To mark Earth Month in April, Staples is launching a battery recycling program that has already seen recycling rates soar from less than 50 batteries per week to thousands per location in test stores. Beginning in April, the retailer will offer a free battery recycling box (while supplies last), in which consumers can collect batteries at home and return them to Staples for free recycling.

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What Is Amazon Mechanical Turk And How It Works

My Wife Quit Her Job

Amazon Mechanical Turk is a crowdsourcing platform that offers a way to earn money by completing small tasks. But is Mechanical Turk worth it? And how much money can you make on the platform? In this article, I’ll explain everything you need to know about Amazon Mechanical Turk, including the advantages it holds for both businesses and remote workers.

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20 Best Shopify Apps For Your eCommerce Store: Marketing, Customer Service, Shipping, Fraud, & More

Groove

Best Shopify Apps for Your Shopify Store: Dive into our eBook for top marketing, customer service, shipping, and fraud solutions in 2024.

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The Future of Multi-Vendor Commerce

In this on-demand webinar, discover how Logicbroker’s cutting-edge technology enhances the overall experience for both current and future customers and gain insights into how leveraging our seamless integration process unlocks new dimensions of efficiency and functionality. Plus, learn how our advanced marketplace features are set to revolutionize the way businesses operate, offering opportunities for growth and success within your multi-vendor commerce program.

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Welcome To The Future Of Marketing Technology

Forrester eCommerce

To meet customers in their moments, marketers must design, execute, and optimize interactions across the full range of devices, channels, and touchpoints where consumers engage with a brand. Meanwhile, the marketing landscape continues to evolve with new technologies, data deprecation, and sophisticated consumers.

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Miniso Continues U.S. Expansion with Plans for 12 New Stores

Retail TouchPoints

China-based lifestyle retailer Miniso is continuing its rapid expansion across the U.S., with plans for stores in a dozen new markets through a partnership with mall operator CBL Properties. The first wave of store openings started in November 2023 at malls in Roanoke, Va. and Winston-Salem, N.C., followed by a January 2024 opening in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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Unpacking Shoptalk 2024: Key Topics and Themes

Zmags

Anyone that has attended an event as large-scale as last week’s Shoptalk: Spring in Las Vegas knows that there is so much to retain, digest, and ultimately apply to your team, brand, and strategy moving forward. So, if you can’t decide which to unpack first – your suitcase or the most notable Shoptalk content – rest assured that this blog will take care of the latter.

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Forrester’s Not-So-TayTay Southeast Asia Cybersecurity Trends Roundtable Tour

Forrester eCommerce

In this blog, Forrester's VP, Principal Analyst, Jinan Budge, shares her learnings of the cybersecurity trends, key challenges and opportunities for CISOs in Southeast Asia.

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2024 Brick-and-Mortar Openings will Bring Untuckit Close to 100-Store Mark

Retail TouchPoints

Untuckit will open at least 14 new brick-and-mortar locations this year, with the first seven set to open by May in California, New York, New Jersey, Florida and Georgia, according to multiple media reports. The apparel retailer currently operates 84 stores across the country. “Untuckit stores continue to be the backbone of our company,” said Founder Chris Riccobono in an interview with Yahoo!

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527: Insider Perspectives And Ecommerce Trends From 7, 8 & 9 Figure Sellers At ECF Live With Toni Herrbach

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Last week, Toni and I attended the Ecommerce Fuel Live event in New Orleans, LA. In this episode, we breakdown the latest trends and perspectives that we learned from the casual conversations we had at the conference. What You’ll Learn What are sellers most complaining about? What’s working right now in ecommerce The biggest problems sellers are facing Sponsors SellersSummit.com – The Sellers Summit is the ecommerce conference that I’ve run for the past 8 years.

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and guest speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.

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The Power of Amazon Enhanced Brand Content: Elevating Your Brand Presence in the Digital Marketplace

Algopix

In the bustling world of e-commerce, where countless brands compete for consumer attention, establishing a distinctive identity is paramount. Amidst this digital cacophony, Amazon stands tall as a titan of online retail, connecting millions of sellers with eager shoppers worldwide. However, with great opportunity comes fierce competition, and merely listing products on Amazon’s platform is often insufficient to stand out in the crowd.

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The State Of Consumer Usage Of Generative AI, 2024

Forrester eCommerce

As is often the case with poorly understood tech that promises to change the world, consumers worry about its ethics and human impact. Yet a vast majority of these skeptics will use (and love) genAI during 2024, whether they know it or not.

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M&S to Host Reality Competition Series to Find its Next Fashion Designer

Retail TouchPoints

British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is on the hunt for a new fashion designer, and the search will play out on screens across the UK in a new reality TV series set to arrive on ITV1 and ITVX this fall. M&S: Dress the Nation (working title) will see 10 candidates compete in a series of design competitions over the course of six weeks, with the winner securing an in-house junior design role at M&S.

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BrewDog unveils new low ABV beer Cold Beer

TalkingRetail

BrewDog presents new low alcohol Cold Beer (3.4% ABV). A 3.4% ABV lager, Cold Beer uses historic brewing techniques from the Kolsch style, fermenting the beer with an ale yeast but at a lower lager temperature, hence the term ‘Cold Beer’.

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The B2B Digital Commerce Playbook for Manufacturers

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.

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Best 5 UPC Scanners for Amazon Sellers

Algopix

If you’re an Amazon seller, you know that efficiency and accuracy are key to success in the competitive e-commerce landscape. One tool that can significantly streamline your operations and enhance your selling experience on Amazon is a UPC scanner. UPC scanners, also known as barcode scanners, offer a convenient way to manage inventory, list products, and fulfill orders with precision.

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Cisco Live EMEA 2024: Yes, AI Was Everywhere, And So Was A Surprising Amount of Innovation

Forrester eCommerce

If you want to attend Cisco Live, you have three options: 1) Amsterdam in February; 2) Las Vegas in June; or 3) Melbourne in December.

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NY Times, WeightWatchers, GE Among First to Embed Instacart Fulfillment Tech via New API

Retail TouchPoints

Instacart has launched the Instacart Developer Platform (IDP) , a publicly available API program that will enable third-party companies to integrate Instacart’s fulfillment and delivery functionality into their websites and apps. The new program allows developers and companies with app- and web-based experiences to integrate with Instacart’s marketplace, allowing users to order the products mentioned or needed (e.g. for meal planning or cooking content, for example). “With the launch of th

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Next Generation of Product Experience Management (PXM) | Salsify

Salsify

Product experience management (PXM) has evolved dramatically over the past decade to meet the demands of the growing, ever-changing digital shelf, and the consumers found here. To no surprise, the next generation of PXM will evolve further still to better meet these demands.

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The Personalization Playbook: 2024 Strategies

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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Macy’s closures a win for off price

RetailDive

The biggest beneficiary of the department store’s plan to shrink its footprint is TJX, which runs T.J. Maxx and other retailers, analysts say.

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Wasm Today, AI Tomorrow: KubeCon Expands Its Reach 

Forrester eCommerce

Kubecon is the place where big tech and large enterprise cloud users converge with open-source communities and startups to collaborate on the latest trends in cloud-native. Generally, Kubernetes (K8s) has become the epicenter of platform engineering innovation with that trend continues this year.

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Exclusive Q&A: Queer Executive Seeks Genuine Corporate Support, not ‘Rainbow-Washing’

Retail TouchPoints

You may recall that last year, Target caught a lot of flak from LGBTQ+ groups for moving (and in some cases removing altogether) Pride-themed merchandise from prominent locations in its stores. The retailer cited threats to the safety and well-being of its employees after “customers knocked down Pride displays in some stores, angrily approached workers and posted threatening videos on social media from inside the stores,” as reported by the AP.

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Fisker Shares Suspended as EV Company Navigates Turbulent Future

RetailWire

Fisker, an electric vehicle start-up based in California, halted shares just after the company alerted investors in its earnings report in March that it might not have money to make it through the year.

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The Circular Product Journey: Powering a Sustainable, Data-Driven Future With PIM

The linear flow of make > use > dispose is unsustainable. Not only is it at odds with the realities of modern society, but it also fails to meet evolving demands from consumers and regulators. Linear is out. Circular is in. Going circular is not an overnight switch. It requires forward planning and data-driven decision-making. In this ebook, you’ll see how the right technology can help brands and manufacturers secure the product data governance they need to power this circular transition.

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Canada Goose cuts corporate workforce by 17%, shakes up executive roles

RetailDive

As part of a DTC focus, the brand said about a year ago that it would double its footprint within five years, but some analysts anticipate that slowing.

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Your Employees Aren’t Ready For AI — Prepare Them With AIQ

Forrester eCommerce

Employees improving their AIQ through intentional training efforts. Source. Employee readiness – or lack thereof – will make or break your generative AI strategy. Most leaders focus more on deploying genAI tools than on upskilling employees to be successful using them. That’s a potentially costly mistake.

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Canada Goose Cuts 17% of Corporate Workforce in Search of Long-Term Growth

Retail TouchPoints

As part of its ongoing transformation program, Canada Goose has cut approximately 17% of its corporate jobs, a move that the retailer anticipates will yield immediate cost savings, a simpler organizational structure and accelerated decision-making. “Today, we are realigning our teams to ensure that corporate resources are fit for purpose to fuel our next phase of growth across geographies, categories and channels,” said Dani Reiss, Chairman and CEO of Canada Goose in a statement.

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New Ecommerce Tools: March 25, 2024

Practical eCommerce

This week's rundown includes new tools for livestream commerce, cross-border transactions, logistics, omnichannel sales, customer experience, fraud prevention, and more. The post New Ecommerce Tools: March 25, 2024 appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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Mapping Digital Transformation: Retail’s Strategic Shift

Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney

Digital transformation in retail is so much more than new technology. You need to get your whole organization, from entry-level workers to executives, on board with the new tech, new skills, and culture changes that digital transformation brings. Leading this mindset shift can be a daunting task… but that’s where this webinar comes in! Join our panel of experts as they guide you through the challenges of digital transformation, preparing you to avoid common mistakes and make the most of incredib

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Fashion Enthusiasts Seek Algorithm-Free Shopping Inspiration on Substack

RetailWire

Substack, an online platform that provides publishing, payment, analytics, and design infrastructure to support subscription newsletters, has become the go-to destination for young fashion enthusiasts wanting to escape algorithms.

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Three Takeaways From Forrester’s 2024 Evaluation Of AI Infrastructure Solutions

Forrester eCommerce

As AI gets bigger and better, it requires much more than mundane commodity compute, network, and storage infrastructure. GPUs are only one part of this — AI workloads demand a finessed optimization of raw compute, data throughput, and power consumption.

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Home Depot Boosts Pro Offering with $18.25B Acquisition of SRS Distribution

Retail TouchPoints

The Home Depot is acquiring building products distributor SRS Distribution for $18.25 billion in a bid to accelerate the growth of its pro offerings. The deal, which is expected to close by the end of the retailer’s fiscal 2024 in late January 2025, is subject to customer closing conditions and will be funded through a combination of cash and debt. SRS serves several verticals of residential and commercial professionals, including roofers, landscapers and pool contractors.

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Why the latest TikTok ban attempt is different — and what it means for marketers

RetailDive

A ban could benefit Meta, weakening competition and options for advertisers, while a potential suitor will need to be well-versed in data management.

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Predictions You Can Rely On: How Data Drives Successful Financial Forecasting

Speaker: Robbie Bhathal, Founder & CEO, and Matthew Acalin, Head of Credit Intelligence

In today's volatile financial environment, how confident are you in your company’s financial forecasting? To get the most accurate cash predictions that will lead to long-term financial survival, real-time data is critical. Innovative cash management strategies can lead to better credit opportunities, more sustainable growth, and long-term financial prosperity.