Wed.Nov 23, 2022

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Want To Improve Employees’ Insights-Driven Decision Making? Data Literacy Programs Alone Won’t Help

Forrester eCommerce

Companies want to be insights-driven, customer obsessed, and future fit. This journey includes investing in data literacy or spending on tech. In 2022, 75% of US business decision-makers responded that they are adopting enterprise-wide data literacy, and companies are projected to spend 4.7

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AP: Amazon Ordered to End Retaliation Against Organizing Employees in Mixed Ruling

Retail TouchPoints

A federal judge has reportedly ordered Amazon to stop retaliating against employees engaged in workplace activism, according to the Associated Press.

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Learnings From Our Hybrid Cloud Management Forrester Wave™

Forrester eCommerce

This blog piggybacks off of my last post regarding the management evaluations I’ve been working on in 2022. As previously noted, they take a lot of effort but deliver high value — a lot of which can’t be captured in a single report.

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TalkShopLive to Translate Window Shopping into Streetside Purchasing in NYC

Retail TouchPoints

Window shopping is a time-honored New York tradition, especially around the holidays when retailers pull out all the stops.

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Retail Reimagined: What It Means To Be An Innovative Retailer

Speaker: DeAnna McIntosh, Retail Growth Strategist

Join DeAnna McIntosh, Retail Growth Strategist, for this idea-sparking session on how to multiply and diversify your revenue (and impact) with zero ad spend, how to create disruption in your industry, and how to reimagine and innovate the retail business model.

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11 of the Best Link-Building Strategies to Grow Your SEO

Digital Doughnut

Starting out on your link-building journey can seem daunting at first. In fact, over half (52%) of marketers say link-building is the trickiest SEO tactic, according to data from Ascend2. It’s also one of the most effective SEO strategies behind on-page content and keyword research.

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Video is Not Just for Security Cams Anymore

Retail TouchPoints

Mention the words retail and video in the same sentence to any merchant and right away they think security cams, grainy low-res images and theft prevention. Ensuring safety and security is still one of the main reasons companies deploy cameras.

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Banana Republic Returns to UK and Ireland via Next plc Partnership 

Retail TouchPoints

Gap Inc. has expanded its partnership with Next plc as part of its return of the Banana Republic brand to the UK and Ireland.

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Macy’s establishes mini distribution centers at 35 stores

RetailDive

The conversions give the retailer a closer delivery presence to customers, which will be advantageous during the holiday season

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The Holidays are Big for Cannabis — How Retailers can Succeed in ‘The Season of Green’

Retail TouchPoints

The holiday season is just as important for cannabis as it is for other areas of retail, with Green Wednesday (the day before Thanksgiving), Black Friday and the leadup to Christmas all driving sales spikes in 2021, according to Surfside’s The Season of Green report.

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Dick’s Sporting Goods sales up 50% from 2019

RetailDive

With comps continuing their steady rise, the retailer “remains a very bright spot in a darkening retail sky &rdquo

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The ABM Benchmark Survey

ABM gets better with age — but unfortunately, marketers don't have the luxury of pouring it into an oak barrel for a couple decades to let it mature. It’s clear there’s a maturity gap in ABM strategies, so how can marketers start closing it?

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How To Find The Right Dispensary Location

Korona

In some ways, looking for cannabis shop real estate is much like looking for a location in any retail industry. In other ways, it’s a far different experience. To be sure, selling recreational marijuana comes with many rules and regulations.

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Poshmark creates Secondhand Sunday holiday

RetailDive

The resale site’s research suggests that shoppers are turning to used items to save money amid inflation concerns

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Shopify Success Stories

Prisync

As we all know, Shopify is one of the biggest ecommerce platform that millions of. E-Commerce Strategy Shopify Shopify Stores

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Dollar Tree sales jump 8% as revamped retailer chases price-wary consumers

RetailDive

The company has a new bench of leaders and has turned its attention to improving price gaps and its shabbier stores

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Marketing-Led COVID-19 Growth Strategies: 2022 and Beyond

More than two years in, COVID-19 is far from over. Businesses are tasked with beating pre-COVID numbers, making marketing crucial. This is your time to create brand awareness, bring in the best leads, and play a vital role in new and existing profit.

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Composable Commerce in a Nutshell

GetElastic

The world of online shopping is constantly evolving. In the past few years poor customer experience and sluggish page loads caused by monolithic platforms have accelerated the need for better flexibility and the ability to create a more personalized customer experience.

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Nordstrom keeps focus on Rack as Q3 beats expectations

RetailDive

The department store is opening more off-price locations and improving their inventory, but that invites cannibalization of its full-price stores

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Cyber 5 Trends For 2022: Bring Your A-Game for a Frictionless Shopping Bonanza

Pivotree Blog

Let’s start with the supposed “bad news” first. As many as 46% of shoppers were reported to have started their holiday shopping earlier than usual in 2022, according to the National Retail Foundation.

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How Customer Data Can Take Your Retail Business To The Next Level

RetailMinded

As a retailer, you likely already have a wealth of customer data. This data can include customer contact information, purchase history, and demographic information.

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7 Ways to Supercharge Your ABM Strategy with Real-Time Intent

Streaming real-time intent is a homerun for marketing and sales’ account-based marketing (ABM) strategies. With real-time buyer insights, you can be first-in-line to provide solutions and lead better, hyper-personalized conversations.

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Master the “Get” Experience — Supply Chain Advice for Any Commerce Business

Pivotree Blog

Your hard work paid off. You gained your customer’s trust. Helped them find the right products. And created a buying experience that sealed the deal. . Now it’s time to nail the finish. . This article shares advice on the 4 th phase of the frictionless commerce customer journey.

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How Home Depot uses tech to prepare for a holiday surge

RetailDive

The final stretch of the year, with its back-to-back holidays and spikes in demand, puts supply chains and IT systems to the test

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5 Ways Your Killer Products Make You Recession-proof in 2023

Retalon

5 Ways Your Killer Products Make You Recession-proof in 2023 The pressure is on. Only two minutes left in the last quarter of the championship basketball game, and your team is down by three points to take the win. Decision time. Do you send in your weakest player, the one.

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Tips for Magento Website Speed Optimization

MagentoBrain

In 2021, there were approximately 150 million online shoppers annually, compared to about 135 million online shoppers in 2020 India.

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Learn Today, Sell Tomorrow: Increasing ROI & Conversions Through Search Metrics

Search metrics can drive conversion by helping website owners, and marketers learn from their online visitors. The data provided by an onsite search engine can help personalize the eCommerce experience and turn a visitor into a repeat buyer.

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Five of the Biggest Companies Already Using NFTs

Digital Doughnut

Over recent months, there has been an ongoing plunge in interest in non-fungible tokens or NFTs. It still seems to be quite a knowledge gap regarding what they really are, how useful they are and whether they could become valuable assets for individuals and businesses.

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Americans are willing to spend to keep Thanksgiving traditions

RetailWire

It costs more to travel than last year. It also costs more for a Thanksgiving meal. These inflation-driven realities do not appear to be deterring Americans in any significant way from their annual traditions. in-article

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Retailers go deep, deep, deep with holiday discounts

RetailWire

Chief financial officers in retail are forecasting lower profits as merchants squeeze margins to move excess inventory and entice consumers to increase their discretionary spending in the run-up to Christmas.

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Employee kills six at Walmart in Virginia

RetailWire

A disgruntled Walmart worker opened fire, killing six people at a Virginia store before taking his own life. Most of the victims were found inside the store with one outside. At least four people were taken to local hospitals to treat injuries sustained during the attack. in-article

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Digitizing Logistics: Harness the Power of Data in 4 Steps

Entering a new demand gen position in a volatile market is nerve-wracking. In demand generation, data is essential for knowing who you should target and how. In this eBook, you’ll learn how to identify and target your ideal prospects using different types of data.

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Drought is costing U.S. cotton industry billions of dollars

RetailWire

The combination of too little rain and extreme heat is decimating the cotton crop in Texas, where 40 percent of the nation’s total is grown. “It’s It’s been one of the harshest growing years that we have ever seen historically, all the way back to the 1950s,” said Kody Bessent, CEO of Plains Cotton Growers. The U.S. is one of the world’s largest exporters of cotton. in-article

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Nordstrom says younger customers cut back in September and October

RetailWire

Younger Nordstrom customers cut their shopping back at the retailer in September and November as the company reported a 2.9 percent drop in net sales for the third quarter. in-article

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Union and Starbucks offer different takes on shuttered store

RetailWire

Starbucks says it is closing a store in Seattle due to security and safety concerns. The union, which represents workers at the location, says the store is being shuttered to interfere with workers’ right to organize. in-article

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A rail strike would not cancel Christmas for retailers

RetailWire

Retailers are concerned about what a national rail strike would mean for their supply chains should it take place but are not worried about it having any effect on their Christmas season sales. One-third of all freight in the U.S. moves by rail. Brian Dodge, president of the Retail Industry Leaders Association, believes that Congress should act if unions representing railroad workers and those for freight carriers are not able to reach a deal. in-article

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The Ultimate Small Business E-Commerce Fulfillment Guide & Checklist

From building a carrier strategy to addressing the inevitable returns rush, Shippo’s "How to Prep for Peak Season Shipping" covers everything you need to implement the right fulfillment plan for your e-commerce business this season.