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A baker’s dozen of provocative retail predictions for 2018

Steve Dennis

2018 is likely to be just as wild and woolly, albeit in somewhat different ways. Many stores will close in 2018. Well positioned monobrand retailers like Uniqlo, H&M, Primark and Warby Parker also will continue to steal share from less compelling multi-brand stores. Physical retail isn’t dead. Boring retail is.

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ShopTalk 2018: Retail’s Renaissance

OrderDynamics

ShopTalk 2018: Retail’s Renaissance. Shoptalk 2018 included six different tracks this year. Startup Thinking at ShopTalk 2018 Big Retail. Don’t hyper-customized solutions for a particular retail situation – otherwise it loses is value to the greater company. Customer Experience is Key.

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Top Omnichannel Survey Takeaways: RTP Editors Weigh In

RTP blog

However, the word still conveys an important truth: retailers must take every action possible to maximize customer engagement opportunities across both traditional and emerging channels. The survey showed a 32 percentage point rise in 2018, reaching 84% of total respondents. Is that the secret to its success?

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13 Automotive Ecommerce Sites Revving Up Online Sales

BigCommerce

billion in 2018 , representing a 121% increase compared to 2012 revenue. And others still are updating their online storefront channels and launching multi-channel initiatives to increase market share. with 2018 revenue expected to top $51 billion and 2019’s haul projected to surpass $57 billion. Executive Summary.

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Top 10 B2B eCommerce Website Examples

GetElastic

While the B2C market is changing at a fast pace to keep up with customer demand, the B2B market, is also shifting in needs and feature desires. “If As our founder Harry Chemko stated back in 2018 – B2B will look more like B2C. Multi sellers offer bargains for shoppers. Multi language. Customer chat. Learn more.

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How Direct-To-Consumer Is Driving The Need For Real-Time In Retail

RTP blog

Argos uses real-time data within its connected supply chain and were identified as delivering the highest multi-channel performance in our survey. This is an example of the enhanced customer experience a retailer can offer by using real-time data, and one which customers enjoy.

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Whisbi secures €5M investment round led by Columbia Lake Partners to accelerate high-growth plan and continue to drive innovation in conversational sales

Whisbi

Barcelona, 12 December 2018 –- Whisbi, the conversational sales & marketing platform for enterprises, announces today that it has raised €5M. We are completing a great 2018 and 2019 looks even more promising,” says Whisbi CEO Alex Bisbe. In fact, it is the fastest-growing software market and is expected to double in size by 2025.