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How Enterprise Modernization and Artificial Intelligence are Charting a New Course for the Consumer Industry

Retail TouchPoints

This moderating trend in inflation is an encouraging development, but it is not without its caveats, particularly within the dynamic and complex terrain of the retail and consumer goods industries. As we look ahead, AI and hybrid cloud technologies offer robust solutions to the challenges within the retail and consumer goods landscape.

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Walmart, Tesco, Unilever Campaign to Minimize Food Waste

Retail TouchPoints

The Consumer Goods Forum Food Waste Coalition of Action (FWCOA) has launched its #TooGoodToWaste initiative, a food loss and waste education project designed to spur faster progress in minimizing waste among CGF members and their millions of customers.

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Salesforce Predicts Just 1% YoY Online Sales Growth for U.S. Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

“For the back-to-school season, 42% of consumers say they are spending more, but 57% are trading down for lower prices,” said Caila Schwartz, Director of Consumer Insights and Strategy for Retail and Consumer Goods at Salesforce during an Aug. 22, 2023 briefing.

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Webinar Recap: Taking The Pulse Of Marketers And Consumers To Navigate The Shift To Digital

Retail TouchPoints

Retailer priorities have shifted slightly since the last State of Marketing report, according to panelist Megan Hostetler, a Salesforce Product Marketing Manager focused on Retail and Consumer Goods. Last year the top priority was engaging customers in real time.

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It’s Time for Retailers and CPG Companies to do a Post-Pandemic Process Checkup

Retail TouchPoints

This moment presents an opportunity for retailers to consider whether they need to shift their store layout or customer experience strategy to ensure employees are able to support the most value added activities, like spending time with customers in-store. Lindsey Peters is Retail and Consumer Goods Industry Lead at Celonis.

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Embedded Finance: Making Payments Possible in New Frontiers

Retail TouchPoints

In doing so, businesses as diverse as consumer goods suppliers, transport operators, healthcare providers and entertainment companies can layer payment services into their processes, attract new customers with seamless payment journeys and generate additional revenues.

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Fraught Freight – The Importance of Resilient Inventory Strategies for Retail in the Age of Supply Chain Uncertainty

Pivotree Blog

The possibility of the first nationwide railroad strike in three decades had set the cat among the pigeons, and for a good reason. The strike would inflate prices of everything from food, gas, and transportation to consumer goods and manufacturing. Customers don’t see disrupted supply chains; they see broken promises.