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Walmart, Tesco, Unilever Campaign to Minimize Food Waste

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

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To succeed in the face of this latest set of macroeconomic challenges, leaders in the retail and CPG industries now need to step back and evaluate what’s next for their business operations. Those dollars matter more than ever with cost pressure ongoing and consumer belt-tightening on the way.

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

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“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

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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. Click here to view the webinar on-demand.

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#RSP20 Webinars Offer Guide for Growth in the New Retail Reality

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You can encourage initial purchases and repeat business by fulfilling quickly, responding thoughtfully and promptly to inquiries and reviews and by maintaining a competitive pricing structure.”. Increased digital competition will heighten the need for retailers to satisfy consumers. Step 2: Use empty retail space for distribution.

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Embedded Finance: Making Payments Possible in New Frontiers

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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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China’s Antimonopoly Fine Leads to First Quarterly Loss for Alibaba Since Going Public

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The number of active users on Alibaba Group ’s ecommerce platforms topped 1 billion for the first time in fiscal year 2021, but this milestone was tainted by the company’s first quarterly operating loss since it went public in 2014 — a result of the historic antitrust penalty levied against the company earlier this year. billion yuan ($1.2