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Under Armour Appoints Hospitality Veteran as President and CEO

Retail TouchPoints

Linnartz was appointed President of Marriott in 2021 and currently is leading the hospitality brand’s multi-billion dollar technology transformation, designed to improve customer experience, drive topline revenue and increase operational efficiency. Early in her career, Linnartz worked with Hilton Worldwide.

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The Metaverse Is Born — Now It Needs To Grow Up

Forrester eCommerce

Since 2013, AWE has […]. The metaverse has arrived — or that was the vibe last week, anyway, at the 2021 installment of the Augmented World Expo (AWE) conference. Many speakers also acknowledged that the metaverse is still in its early days, but the consensus was that after decades of gestation, the metaverse is now born.

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It’s Time Retailers Give Customers What They Want: Online Shopping Without Passwords

Retail TouchPoints

To remain competitive — and capture as many online dollars as possible — retailers are prioritizing the customer experience and refining the purchasing journey, improving mobile and app capabilities, adding BOPIS (buy online, pick up in-store) and curbside delivery options, enhancing product page listings and more.

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Stylitics Buys Fashion-Oriented Visual AI Solution Wide Eyes

Retail TouchPoints

Founded in 2013, Wide Eyes is integrated with retailers in more than 100 countries and serves millions of unique users each day. The deal further expands Stylitics’ growing presence in Spain, which will allow it to expand service offerings with retail industry clients across the EU.

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Reports: Amazon Delays or Cancels 16 Warehouse Openings as Ecommerce Spending Slows

Retail TouchPoints

In March, year-over-year ecommerce sales actually declined for the first time since 2013. We have worked to protect and enhance the customer experience despite a sharp increase in costs, particularly over the past three quarters,” said Olsavsky. “We’ve Mastercard’s May 2022 SpendingPulse report found that ecommerce grew 2.2%

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Preparing for the Rise in Online Retail Returns

Retail TouchPoints

Using AI for search, merchandising and personalization is necessary to deliver a great customer experience and provide consumers with what they want. Optimizing inventory based on trends and historical data means the customer will get the exact item they are looking for. Use Tech to Augment the Customer Experience.

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Sensory Enabling Technologies are Radically Reshaping the Future of Digital Retail

Retail TouchPoints

We’ll take a deep dive into emerging tech such as haptic imagery, conversational artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR), and see how innovative brands like Apple, Disney and Journey are applying SETs to create full or partial sensory experiences that increase brand recognition and build customer loyalty online.