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Gartner 2023 Predicts: Brands Must Focus On Composability, AI, and Building Consumer Trust

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Here’s what Gartner predicts: “By 2026, the speed of digital innovation will improve by 60%, relative to 2022, for organizations that have established mechanisms to reuse composable digital commerce modules.” “By A poor experience with one seller can create a domino effect and damage consumer confidence in other sellers.

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5 Tips to Improve Retail Pay-Per-Click Results

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To continue on a positive trajectory, the retail sector must focus on the growth being driven by consumers’ continued adoption of online shopping. In grocery ecommerce alone, online revenues are expected to account for more than 13% of total category sales by 2026. The numbers can be even higher in some cases.

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Walmart Names Two-Decade Veteran to Top Merchandising Role

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Consumables Division. There, she helped accelerate topline sales through supplier partnerships, increased innovation and improved customer experiences. This could help unit cost averages improve by approximately 20% , further increasing resilience during a potential economic downturn.

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DSW Plans to Double Sales of Private Label Brands Over Next 5 Years

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The company — which operates 650 locations under the DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse and The Shoe Company banners —announced plans to nearly double sales of its owned brands, from 19% of the business to one-third by fiscal 2026 (the fiscal year ending January 30, 2027).

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How Data and Tech Power Jewelry Brand Pandora’s Mission to ‘Give a Voice to People’s Loves’

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Central to this effort will be transitioning to SAP’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, an endeavor that won’t be completed until 2026. The key, according to Van Dijk, is having “a lean operation behind the scenes that will allow us to provide the right information to our consumers,” in particular when it comes to inventory.

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U.S. Apparel Resale to Double in Next Five Years, Fueled by Retailers and Brands

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There was a time, not too long ago, when it took a lot of convincing to get consumers to consider secondhand. Now, both consumers and the retailers that serve them are quite willingly jumping on the resale bandwagon, driving an already hot sector toward even further growth. Retailers and Brands Take the Baton.

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Closing the Billion-Dollar Gap in Returns Waste

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Recommerce, the sale of secondhand merchandise, is a hot topic as consumers become more enthused about recycling goods rather than contributing to enormous mountains of landfill waste. While secondhand marketplaces are steadily growing, they barely make a dent in the billions of items today’s consumers generate. Take the U.S.