Fri.Sep 17, 2021

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How to Automate Your Instagram Marketing and Get 132% More Engagement

Kissmetrics

If you know me, you know I love Instagram. Why? Because it is one of the only social networks left that is truly “personable” and the engagement is still decent because of it. But just like any social network, it requires a lot of time and work. Here’s the thing though, by automating your Instagram, you can deliver great content, and also spend less time doing it.

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Understanding and Fighting AI Bias

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers are adopting artificial intelligence almost twice as much as other industries. Once out of reach for everyone but the largest retailers, AI is now readily available for ecommerce merchants and powering everything from attracting customers to understanding their needs and delivering frictionless experiences. . As organizations gobble up data and AI becomes more mainstream, the retail industry is asking new questions about bias in AI results.

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Common Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) ROI Modeling Questions Answered

Forrester eCommerce

Answers to a few common questions that we hear from clients around constructing financial models and common ways in how Forrester approaches modeling them.

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Honest Co Hires Former Amazon Exec to Boosts its Ecommerce Bona Fides

Retail TouchPoints

The Honest Company has named former Amazon executive Pete Gerstberger as Chief Digital and Strategy Officer, effective Oct. 4, 2021. Gerstberger will drive the company’s omnichannel strategy through the use of the Honest Omni-Analytics insight platform, helping the brand improve its digital capabilities. In his new role, Gerstberger will draw on his the experience with digital strategy and product development, earned during the more than 18 years he spent at both Amazon and Ring.

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Innovation Fest: Summer of AI

Join Bloomreach at Innovation Fest: Summer 2024, a virtual event, to explore the future of personalized marketing and merchandising! Along with the company’s top product experts, CEO Raj De Datta will provide an exclusive look at the company’s latest AI innovations reshaping the omnichannel experience. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to connect with fellow industry leaders and explore the latest trends in retail technology.

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Navigate The Storm Of ESG Data

Forrester eCommerce

Business leaders will soon need to get on top of ESG data. Regulatory changes and stakeholder expectations are driving the change.

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Adobe: Consumers Will Spend More Online in First 10 Months of 2021 than All of 2019

Retail TouchPoints

New data from the Adobe Digital Economy Index highlights the staying power of online shopping habits formed during the pandemic, seemingly answering one of the biggest questions of the year: will ecommerce continue to grow, or settle down to pre-pandemic levels? The answer appears to be the former. The Adobe Index — which analyzes consumer transactions across more than 100 million SKUs in 18 categories — found that consumers have spent more than $541 billion online in the first eight months of t

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ASOS Links Executive Pay to Sustainability Goals

Retail TouchPoints

British online fashion and beauty retailer ASOS has laid out a comprehensive plan to achieve a detailed set of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals by 2030, including becoming net zero across its full value chain. The company said its new plan is based on competitive benchmarking and anticipated regulatory changes as well as “extensive consumer insight” showing increasing demand for more choice in sustainable shopping.

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5 Reasons We’re Going to SaaStr (And Why We’d Love to See You There)

FastSpring

Heading to SaaStr Annual this month? We’ll be there too, and we’d love to see you at the show! FastSpring is a Super Gold sponsor of this year’s SaaStr event. We’ll be located at booth #320 with a variety of new products to show you — plus you’ll have a chance to unlock several excellent prizes we’ll have on hand. Here’s why we’re attending SaaStr — and what you can expect from us at the event.

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Baby boomers driving this year's apparel rebound: NPD

RetailDive

Older folks are refreshing their wardrobes, buying more online and outspending millennials and Gen Z, according to the firm's Consumer Tracking Service.

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The Best Travel E-Commerce Websites

Fabric Blog

E-commerce changed the way travel providers and online travel agencies (OTAs) served consumers. The 1960s launch of SABRE, the world’s first computerized airline reservation system , led to the 1996 release of travel e-commerce website Travelocity.

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From Concept to Deployment: Building Commerce Storefronts with Composable UI

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Sears to close the last department store in its home state

RetailDive

The retailer's perpetual diminishment continues, with only a few dozen large-format stores left under its namesake and Kmart brands.

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The strange connection between Captain Planet, CLV and how mature your company is

Omniconvert

Hey, folks! It’s me. Valentin Radu, straight in your inbox, from Bucharest, Romania. My latest crazy idea? To run the company AND write a blogpost and send a newsletter to all you 23.421 subscribers every month. My head-scratcher this week is about… How companies are getting mature. Of course, most of them are destined to […]. The post The strange connection between Captain Planet, CLV and how mature your company is appeared first on Omniconvert Ecommerce Growth Blog.

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5 Key Holiday Ecommerce Tips for Brands

ROI Revolution

Published September 17, 2021. For some, September marks the beginning of pumpkin spice and decorating for autumn or Halloween. For brands and advertisers, it’s the commencement of Cyber Week and holiday preparation. While Cyber Week and the gift-giving season are still over two months away, there’s no time like the present to construct and optimize your digital marketing strategies.

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DTC brand Knix plans first US stores

RetailDive

Brick-and-mortar expansion plans were delayed last year during the height of the pandemic, but now the DTC brand is back with three California stores.

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How To Craft Your Perfect Retail Tech Stack

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Brian Walker

The era of all-in-one platforms is over. Now, retail success depends on integrating a blend of diverse technologies to thrive. As customers and stakeholders expect agility and innovation, how can you meet these expectations efficiently without stumbling into complexity? Explore a customer-centric approach to navigating digital transformation in retail.

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6 Ways To Expand Your Growing Business In 2021

Retail Technology Review

By Dan Coleman, freelance writer. When it comes to expanding your business, there are different ways in which you can do this effectively. You should make sure that you time your expansion right, as there will be dips and growth within the market and your industry at certain times. Here’s how you can do it.

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The Weekly Closeout: Drunk Elephant inks deal with Ulta and Indochino gets comfy

RetailDive

The beauty brand, once exclusively sold at Sephora, expands its physical presence, while the DTC brand known for suits moves into knitwear.

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Asos pledges to cut total emissions in new net zero plan

365 Retail

The boss of Asos has said that his company will produce fewer tonnes of greenhouse gases nine years from now than it does today, as it laid out a plan to cut its environmental impact. Asos said on Thursday it plans to cut so-called scope one and two emissions per order by 87% by 2030, when compared with the financial year ending 2019. Asos promised to reach net zero by 2030 (Tim Goode/PA).

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Lowe's places larger orders with suppliers to avoid holiday stockouts

RetailDive

The hardware retailer says inventory levels are "actually getting better, not worse," as other companies struggle to navigate supply chain disruptions.

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Get MACH Ready with Orium, Commercetools, and Contentstack

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UK retail sales drop for fourth month in a row

365 Retail

UK retail sales dropped in August for the fourth consecutive month as grocery sales were impacted by more people returning to restaurants and pubs, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said retail sales volumes dropped by 0.9% last month, following a 2.8% fall in July. Retail sales volumes dropped in August for the fourth consecutive month (Dominic Lipinski/PA).

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Chewy unveils marketplace service for veterinarians

RetailDive

The DTC company launched Practice Hub, which allows vets to set prices, create pre-approved prescriptions and earn revenue.

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Homebase opens new store in Abingdon

365 Retail

Located on Marcham Road, the new 23,830 sq. ft store is the one-stop-shop for the products, expertise and inspiration customers need to fix, improve or transform their homes and gardens. Following the successful roll out of new stores in Walton-on-Thames and Cheltenham, this store will inspire customers to give home and garden projects a go. The new store has created 29 jobs in the local area and these team members have been provided with externally accredited training, including City & Guil

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7 Best Shipping Software Solutions To Scale Your Ecommerce Business

eCommerce CEO

The shipping process is one of the most important aspects of running an ecommerce business. After all, you want to make sure your orders reach. Read more.

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Secrets of a Successful Sale: Optimizing Your Checkout Process

Speaker: David Nisbet, 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.

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Moonpig announces ‘shop in a shop’ partnership with Virgin Wines

365 Retail

Moonpig , the online greeting card and gifting platform has announced the launch of its biggest ever wine collection in partnership with Virgin Wines, as part of their ever-expanding gifting proposition The range consists of 32 products initially, with individual bottles, wine selections (6 bottles in a box), stunning gift boxes as well as eight exclusives.

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Pandemic brought grocers higher sales and net profits

RetailWire

FMI’s “The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2021” report found that the average grocery retailer posted a 15.8 percent increase in same-store sales in 2020 but also found cost increases tied to the pandemic. Net profit grew to an average of three percent, up from one percent in 2019.

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Thérapie Clinic announces further store openings

365 Retail

Thérapie Clinic have announced their latest store expansion, opening clinics in Liverpool, Essex’s Lakeside Shopping Centre, Esher, Canary Wharf and Ealing Broadway. Thérapie Clinic’s latest stores now bring its total number to 57 clinics across the UK and Ireland. Phillip McGlade, CEO of Thérapie Clinic , said: “We’re delighted to welcome Lakeside, Liverpool, Esher, Canary Wharf and Ealing Broadway as our new store locations.

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Big box retailers are stockpiling inventory ahead of the holidays

RetailWire

Best Buy, Target, Walmart and other retailers are front loading inventory to make sure they have enough product on-hand to meet consumer demand this holiday season. This restocking is taking place after inventory housed in stores and warehouses fell to its lowest level since 1992, according to statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential With AI

Discover how retailers are transforming data into actionable insights for growth. By leveraging data and analytics to their potential, retailers can enhance decision-making, improve customer experiences, and streamline operations to stay ahead of the competition. From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential With AI, authored by Orium, commercetools, and Google Cloud, demonstrates how businesses can unify and activate data across the tech stack to achieve retail excellence and create growt

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Wickes beats profit targets as DIY demand stays strong

365 Retail

Wickes said first-half profits surpassed its targets on the back of strong digital volumes, as the company announced its first dividend payment. Shares in the home improvement retailer, which only floated on the stock market earlier this year after splitting from Travis Perkins, rose after the positive trading update. Wickes has upgraded its profit guidance (Wickes/PA).

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Brits prefer shopping online since the pandemic hit

RetailWire

About 70 percent of British consumers now prefer to do their shopping online with their mobile phones than going into stores, according to a Credit Karma study. Less than half said they preferred shopping online prior to the pandemic hitting the country.

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How to Generate Leads for Apartments

PERQ

There are lots of ways to generate apartment rental leads. The most important way is having an engaging website that is set up to collect insightful data on the prospect as they click through your website. Recent trends have resulted in more casual, online shoppers on property websites. This has led to a dramatic increase in leads, but many of these “leads” aren’t serious prospects or are going to move 3+ months out.

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Retailers are considering retaking Manhattan

RetailWire

Empty storefronts have become a common sight in midtown Manhattan since the beginning of the pandemic. Now, some retailers and restaurants are considering whether to move into empty spaces as the spread of COVID-19 eases in the city and surrounding area. Leases remain low due to an abundance of vacant locations.

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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.