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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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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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7 Home Decor Dropshipping Suppliers Every Retailer Should Know

Fabric

According to the new CNBC Supply Chain Survey : Only about one-third of supply chain managers think warehouse inventories will return to normal before 2024. McKinsey, E-commerce: At the center of profitable growth in consumer goods However, that’s why dropshipping has emerged as an attractive solution.

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8 Ways to Grow Your eCommerce Store in 2020

Omnisend

Financial technology (also known as FinTech) is creating new solutions for merchants to transact and manage money. It’s inherently easy for the fulfillment process to go wrong as it can take multiple hands and software systems to ship an order. You can leverage FinTech like online banking to save money and maximize ROIs.

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Best 3PL Companies in Canada for Fast Ecommerce Fulfillment

Ecommerce Platforms

The world of ecommerce relies on fulfillment services and methods like self-fulfillment, dropshipping , and 3PL, so at some point, you must choose one to get products to customers. So, during our research, we made sure we only chose 3PL companies with Canadian warehouses and fulfillment centers. Shopify Fulfillment.

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The Catalyst 2017 Roundup

ChannelAdvisor

Cookbooks, consumer goods, television shows, social media… Martha is more than a savvy entrepreneur: She’s her own brand. Martha and David chatted about how she built her empire and how she manages to keep her brand relevant in an increasingly fragmented media landscape. The short version: authenticity and consistency.

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The Catalyst 2017 Roundup

ChannelAdvisor

Cookbooks, consumer goods, television shows, social media… Martha is more than a savvy entrepreneur: She’s her own brand. Martha and David chatted about how she built her empire and how she manages to keep her brand relevant in an increasingly fragmented media landscape. The short version: authenticity and consistency.