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Rising Digital Demands Drive New Skill Requirements Across Europe

Forrester eCommerce

European governments, businesses, and societies need to prepare for a fundamental transformation of their skills base to survive and thrive. To drive sustainable growth and innovation and to prepare for the future of work, European businesses depend on a blend of digital and technology-related skills as well as critical thinking, problem solving, resilience, active learning, […].

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Supply Chain Challenges Have Introduced a New Concept into Ecommerce — Inventory Pacing

Retail TouchPoints

Supply chain management is the heart of retail management and has the ability to inform the overall health of a business. As a result, businesses looking to gain a competitive advantage in the global marketplace are investing more heavily in supply chain management. Investment in the proper technologies needed to build a strong supply chain not only enables prompt replenishment of products in inventory, but also optimizes planning capabilities in rapidly evolving business ecosystems while minimi

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Make it Big Podcast: Tapping Into Social Commerce Success with Meta

BigCommerce

Welcome to The Make it Big Podcast, a bi-weekly audio series about all things ecommerce by BigCommerce.

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How to Tailor Return Strategies to New Holiday Shopping Patterns

Retail TouchPoints

It might seem counterintuitive for retailers to focus on returns when they are so focused on trying to convince customers to buy products in the first place (and rightly so). However, return policies actually have a major influence on whether shoppers go through with a transaction — particularly for increasingly popular online purchases. Nowhere is this delicate equation more critical than during the holiday season, when a larger proportion of purchases are gifts, raising the potential for misma

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Get MACH Ready: Preparing Your Business for Digital Transformation

Adopting MACH technology means more than implementing new platforms. This type of digital change affects your organization at every level and requires a thoughtful approach to navigate challenges that crop up. The Get MACH Ready report, co-authored by MACH Alliance member Scott Canney in collaboration with Orium, commercetools, and Contentstack, will provide you with strategies to prepare your organization for a digital transformation.

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Solve Customer Mysteries With Quantitative And Qualitative Investigation

Forrester eCommerce

Most companies fall short of cracking the mystery of their customers because of a siloed approach to customer understanding. Discover how to break through by uniting quantitative and qualitative research methods.

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Rite Aid Rejects Unsolicited $3.6 Billion Takeover Offer

Retail TouchPoints

Rite Aid has rejected a non-binding off-market proposal from Spear Point Capital Management to acquire the company for $3.6 billion. Spear Point highlighted Rite Aid’s data as a major reason for the takeover offer, noting that it has “significant value that could exceed the equity value of the company,” but the retailer and its Board of Directors “concluded that the proposal was not credible and did not warrant further exploration.”.

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Sustainability Update: eBay to Sell ‘Imperfect’ Apparel in UK, Adore Me Launches Sustainable Fashion Marketplace

Retail TouchPoints

Conscious consumption is on the rise and two big names in retail have launched new programs to tap into the consumer appetite to shop sustainably. eBay has launched a program to sell defective merchandise from more than 100 brands in the UK, while lingerie brand Adore Me has debuted a new marketplace that will exclusively feature sustainable fashion brands. eBay UK Features ‘Imperfect’ Products from North Face, Puma and More. eBay UK describes its new “ Imperfects ” program as “the fashion equiv

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Call For Entries: Forrester Awards 2022

Forrester eCommerce

The Forrester Awards 2022 program will recognize leaders and their organizations for excellence in technology strategy and in enterprise architecture that drives an obsession with customer success and business growth.

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5 Ways AI Can Transform the Retail Industry: Examples and Benefits

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The retail industry has been undergoing a digital transformation for years. It has improved in speed, efficiency, and accuracy, thanks, in large part, to improved data and predictive analytics technologies that allow firms to make data-driven business decisions. None of these insights would be possible without the internet of things (IoT) and, more importantly, artificial intelligence (AI).

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As The Dust Settles, What Will Budgets Look Like Post-Pandemic?

Forrester eCommerce

As part of Forrester’s TIER series, we monitor market trends and analyze how these trends may effect IT budget strategy. Over the past few weeks, we looked into capex/opex trends leading up to, through, and out of the pandemic. For technology executives, it is clear what question must remain front-of-mind: how elastic will the shift […].

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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.

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Gelato Review: Is This POD Solution Worth Considering?

Ecommerce Platforms

The print-on-demand business is on the up. So it’s undoubtedly a business area worth digging into a little deeper. In fact, the global print-on-demand market is expected to reach $10,810m by 2027. That's a projected growth of almost 34% per year between now and then. So if you’re reading this because that's something you already know, or you’re considering starting up an online print-on-demand business as a sideline, keep reading.

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Shared Customer Experience: What Happens When Your CX Depends On Partners?

Forrester eCommerce

Organisations are not always fully in control of all of their customer’s experiences. Whether it is logistics partners supporting a retailer’s delivery experience; insurance companies relying on sales via brokers; or consumer facing brands relying on retail partners to sell their products: an organisation’s end-to-end customer experience often relies on external business partners.

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For furniture retail, supply chain chaos has become 'normalized'

RetailDive

As category players extend lead times and amass inventory to manage delays, they're also building sourcing relationships beyond China and Vietnam.

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Bot Management Vendors Show Progress On Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Forrester eCommerce

As previous Forrester research has shown, gender bias remains an urgent concern in cybersecurity, and issues around diversity, equity, and inclusion go far beyond gender. In the bot management world, where end users historically struggled with CAPTCHAs and other challenges that didn’t always support visual and physical impairments, having diverse voices in the room can […].

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Forrester Report: Demystifying The Technical Functions of POS Solutions

Understanding the intricate world of Point-of-Sale (POS) technology is a common challenge for tech buyers. When it comes to defining the functions of Point-of-Sale systems, the communications have yet to be standardized–—until now. Forrester’s new report, Demystifying The Technical Functions of POS Solutions, breaks through the noise and provides business leaders with the information and tools they need to evaluate the features of POS systems.

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Paul Marciano hangs on to Guess director seat as board examines latest sexual harassment allegations

RetailDive

Activist investor Legion Partners noted that a large majority of independent shareholders withheld their support for the brand’s embattled co-founder.

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Twitter: Elon’s Battle Over Free Speech Is A Fight Against Content Moderation

Forrester eCommerce

What will actually happen to Twitter if Musk takes over is mere speculation at best. But we do know that users are polarized.

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How B2B Companies Can Create B2C-like Experiences with a Multichannel Commerce Platform

ChannelAdvisor

B2B buyers today believe that making purchases for work should be as easy as making purchases for themselves. To provide this more B2C-like experience, B2B organizations must ensure products on their sites are easy to find, the purchasing process is seamless, and delivery is fast, flexible and reliable. . In this Q&A with Digital Commerce 360, featured in the 2022 B2B E-Commerce Market Report , Mike Shapaker, chief marketing officer at ChannelAdvisor, discusses how a multichannel commerce pl

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Forrester Decisions For Security And Risk Now Available In Asia Pacific

Forrester eCommerce

Our highly anticipated Forrester Decisions service for Security & Risk is now available in Asia Pacific.

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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.

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Paving the Way for Instant Delivery with Quick Commerce

IntelligenceNode

What is Quick Commerce? Quick commerce is the next stage of eCommerce and is all about speedy delivery ( within less than an hour) of products and services to consumers. The post Paving the Way for Instant Delivery with Quick Commerce appeared first on Blog.

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Joann paid $35.3M more for ocean freight to free up stranded containers

RetailDive

Excess costs are expected to impact the retailer's results for all four quarters of this year before normalizing, according to the CFO.

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How B2B Companies Can Create B2C-like Experiences with a Multichannel Commerce Platform

ChannelAdvisor

B2B buyers today believe that making purchases for work should be as easy as making purchases for themselves. To provide this more B2C-like experience, B2B organizations must ensure products on their sites are easy to find, the purchasing process is seamless, and delivery is fast, flexible and reliable. . In this Q&A with Digital Commerce 360, featured in the 2022 B2B E-Commerce Market Report , Mike Shapaker, chief marketing officer at ChannelAdvisor, discusses how a multichannel commerce pl

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Why the new frontier of e-commerce is the shipping experience

RetailDive

There's an opportunity to infuse personalization in a traditionally underserved area: shipping.

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The B2B Digital Commerce Playbook for Manufacturers

In this comprehensive guide, we delve into four essential ecommerce strategies for manufacturers. Each strategy is backed by a clear vision to ensure your efforts are aligned. Whether you’re a seasoned industry player or a budding digitalization champion, these strategies offer actionable insights to drive success. What will you find in the guide: Overview of how current events and external pressures impact business priorities.

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Westfield London and Stratford City to host TikTok live shopping event

365 Retail

Westfield UK is set to host a live two-hour shopping event – ‘Summer Styled’ on its newly launched UK TikTok account ( @westfield ) on 29 th April, and will be the first physical retail destination to launch a LIVE Shopping event on TikTok Shop in the UK. Filmed live from a Westfield London studio between 4pm and 6pm, the exclusive shopping event leads Westfield’s spring/summer fashion campaign as it looks to introduce an innovative, fun and new way to shop as consumers seek to transition

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ThirdLove snaps up Kit Undergarments in first acquisition

RetailDive

CEO Heidi Zak said the bra company wanted a sub-brand to target a younger demographic and chose to acquire one rather than build it internally.

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Smart Investment Strategies for New Retail Investors

RetailMinded

With over 14.2 million new accounts opened in 2021, the rise of user-friendly trading platforms has certainly made something clear: you don’t have to be a professional to take your chances in the stock market. . But, if the Game Stop case showed the rising power of retailers, you shouldn’t underestimate how much of a high-stake environment the stock market still is.

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From in-car to store: Steering in-the-moment buying decisions

RetailDive

Competition for consumers' eyes and wallets is growing. That means winning retailers must sway in-the-moment buying decisions.

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The Personalization Playbook: 2024 Strategies

Did you know—74% of IT leaders are looking to improve their tech stack to offer better personalization? It’s impossible to ignore the importance of personalization, but it comes with challenges. How do you do it with a tight budget? What about customer privacy and the use of data? The Personalization Playbook is packed with research and insights from Orium, Talon.One, and Bloomreach and gives IT leaders answers to these tough questions, helping them shape 2024 strategies for personalization.

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Amazon union faces tough negotiating ahead

RetailWire

The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) representing workers at a warehouse in Staten Island, NY, now face the tough job of getting the employer to negotiate on issues such as wages, paid time off and longer breaks. Amazon.com is looking to overturn the election results alleging that union officials and the National Labor Relations Board engaged in actions that tainted the voting.

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Bed Bath & Beyond talking with suitors for BuyBuy Baby: WSJ

RetailDive

Just two months after Chewy founder Ryan Cohen took an activist stake in the retailer, it is at least entertaining one of his main objectives.

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List of Useful Tools that PHP Developers Should Have

Digital Doughnut

There are dozens of PHP tools available on the market. It might consume the developer or beginners to select the best ones for PHP development. This guide will help PHP programmers to choose and use the right tools for development.

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5 ways to maximize your revenue this Mother's Day

RetailDive

Gifters are eager to spoil their moms this year. So why not dazzle them during their hunt for the perfect gift?

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Mapping Digital Transformation: Retail’s Strategic Shift

Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney

Digital transformation in retail is so much more than new technology. You need to get your whole organization, from entry-level workers to executives, on board with the new tech, new skills, and culture changes that digital transformation brings. Leading this mindset shift can be a daunting task… but that’s where this webinar comes in! Join our panel of experts as they guide you through the challenges of digital transformation, preparing you to avoid common mistakes and make the most of incredib