Thu.Jul 15, 2021

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Post-Pandemic In-Store Shopping: Consumers Reconsider The Value Of The Store

Forrester eCommerce

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced stores to close, online commerce pulled ahead at the fastest rate since 2002. By May 2020, more than six in 10 US online adults reported making an online transaction, such as purchasing groceries or ordering restaurant delivery, for the first time. As retailers reopen their brick-and-mortar spaces, consumers have even […].

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How to Create a Facebook Contest that Grows Engagement and Audience

Kissmetrics

With close to 3 billion active monthly users , Facebook is the biggest social media platform on the planet. That makes it a valuable channel for driving your business goals. After all, the key to successful marketing is to define your target audience and meet them on their favorite platforms. While not everyone is on Facebook, one thing is certain, it still is the world’s most popular platform.

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Eddie Bauer Aims to ‘Eliminate Barriers to the Outdoors’ with New Rental Program

Retail TouchPoints

Eddie Bauer is following the lead of other top retailers and getting into the rental business with the launch of a new program that will allow customers to rent its technical apparel and gear at “a fraction of the full retail price.”. In the outdoor category, Eddie Bauer is a bit late to the game — REI Co-op has rented its gear for decades and expanded its offerings in 2019; that same year, DTC Coozie Outdoors (which has since been renamed as Arrive Outdoors )launched its own gear rental program

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Changes made during Covid outbreak help forecourt store boost takings by 75%

TalkingRetail

A Nisa Local forecourt retailer in Yorkshire has made changes during the Covid lockdown that have led to a 75% increase in sales. The store at Pocklington Services found that during the Covid outbreak commuter footfall fell dramatically, but this was replaced by a new sort of customer, those using the store for their main. This story continues at Changes made during Covid outbreak help forecourt store boost takings by 75%.

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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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Walmart Automates More Than Half of its Regional Distribution Centers, Enhancing Associate Efficiency

Retail TouchPoints

Walmart is bringing its robotics efforts to the next level by automating 25 of its 47 regional distribution centers through a partnership with Symbotic. The new capabilities will help the retail giant speed up intake, boost accuracy and change how it handles freight at the upgraded facilities. Currently, Walmart stores its inventory until needed, at which point the items are manually packed onto a 53-foot trailer and shipped to the store that needs them.

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The Best Wix Dropshipping Companies (July 2021)

Ecommerce Platforms

Running your own store is easier than ever when you’re using a service like Wix. The Wix store building solution makes it quick and simple to set up the kind of store you want, with a range of excellent features like AI, professional templates, and more. However, once you’ve built an amazing website with Wix, you still need to find the products you’re going to sell, store them somewhere, and make sure you can ship them quickly to your target audience.

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The new toy store experience

RetailDive

Toys R Us went bankrupt years ago and hasn't really been replaced. Here's how others are designing experiences for a digitally enabled generation.

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Antuit.ai Supports Better Size Demand Planning at the SKU and Store Level

Retail TouchPoints

Antuit.ai offers a Size Optimization solution that taps artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques to deliver size optimization precision through a Cloud-Native AI Demand Intelligence Platform. Its capabilities include forecast and optimization technologies that are compatible with allocation, fulfillment, assortment and pricing solutions.

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Dollar General plans to hire 50K new employees amid blazing store growth

RetailDive

The retailer aims to add more than 1,000 stores this year as it looks to nearly double its already vast store footprint in the coming years.

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StormGeo Helps Retailers Get Ahead of Wildfire Risk

Retail TouchPoints

StormGeo , a provider of weather intelligence and decision support solutions, has launched the Wildfire Risk Assessment to help U.S. businesses protect against the threat of wildfires. The product uses StormGeo’s weather data to report on a fire’s size, smoke and air quality, and ultimately forecast the risk of a fire developing or spreading. Wildfire Risk Assessment looks at the three main risks wildfires pose businesses: current active fires, smoke and air quality, and forecast fire danger, w

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with 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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Nestlé expands KitKat Chunky range with caramel popcorn bar

TalkingRetail

Nestlé Confectionery is set to launch a limited edition popcorn bar for its KitKat Chunky brand. KitKat Chunky Salted Caramel Popcorn will be available from 2 August in a 42g bar, featuring wafer alongside a layer of salted caramel popcorn filling, covered in milk chocolate (70p). The launch will be supported with social media and. This story continues at Nestlé expands KitKat Chunky range with caramel popcorn bar.

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Corporate Leaders: Do your Words fit your Culture and Values?

Retail TouchPoints

Work culture matters. Now more than ever. The past year has been a lesson in patience and fortitude as we’ve braved a global pandemic, bracing revelations about systemic injustice and some of the most divisive politics in our country’s history. It’s also made clear just how much of an opportunity — and obligation — we in the workplace have to step up and lead by example with inclusion and kindness.

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Casper to open first branded shop-in-shop with Bed Bath & Beyond

RetailDive

The store concept, which will open July 22 in Bed Bath & Beyond's New York City flagship, helps bolster the DTC mattress brand's physical presence.

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Employers face flashpoints when workplace social distancing rules are eased

365 Retail

The Government has announced that from Monday 19 July employers will no longer need to follow social distancing guidelines, including the wearing of facemasks in the workplace and the requirement to work from home. Employers will need to adopt a common sense and flexible approach if they are to avoid unnecessary conflict in the workplace and potential discrimination claims, say employment lawyers Collyer Bristow.

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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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Walmart partners with Justice amid back-to-school frenzy

RetailDive

An assortment of over 140 items from the tween brand is now available on the big-box retailer's website and in 2,400 stores nationwide.

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50 Creative Display And Promotion Ideas to Outsell Your Competitors at Retail This Summer

RepslyBlog

For the most part in the United States life is beginning to feel a bit more normal as the Covid pandemic eases. It’ll also come as no surprise that consumers are excited to get back to their regular in-store shopping motions and are eager to discover new products and innovations they may have missed in the past year and a half. While creative promotion has always been in the DNA of brands, now the market is ripe for it.

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S&P: Badly located malls remain vulnerable

RetailDive

Shopping centers in sparsely populated areas are likely to continue to lose tenants and sales, according to an S&P Global Market Intelligence report.

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PSA: Shopify, we need you in EMEA too

Omniconvert

Dear Shopify, We have chosen to partner with you thanks to our common philosophy: to empower merchants all over the world. On the 24th of June last year, we launched our app REVEAL after two years of hard work. We helped hundreds of Shopify merchants understand and retain their customers better. However, despite our efforts, […]. The post PSA: Shopify, we need you in EMEA too appeared first on Omniconvert Ecommerce Growth Blog.

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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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Livestreaming shopping startup Popshop Live raises $100M

RetailDive

With celebrity backers, the platform aims to grow its platform as other livestream shopping apps raise venture capital.

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A simple guide to RFM Segmentation

Omniconvert

Discover RFM segments and change the way you analyze, approach, and value your customers. Align your company’s priorities with your most valuable customers. The post A simple guide to RFM Segmentation appeared first on Omniconvert Ecommerce Growth Blog.

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A Quick Checklist to Launch a New Product Into the Market

Wiser

Today, launching a new product on the market is much more difficult than in the past. Having a good product at a good price no longer works alone, and product development teams have to coordinate with many other departments before even getting started on the rough outline of a new product. Competition, the changing market, and customer-centric strategies have turned product launches into almost megalithic works.

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7-Eleven brings mobile checkout to 2.5K more stores

RetailDive

The convenience store chain now offers the frictionless shopping service in over 3,000 locations in 32 states.

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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

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New service aims to ditch wholesalers and let stores buy from manufacturers

TalkingRetail

An e-commerce platform that plans to help convenience stores by-pass wholesalers and buy direct from manufacturers is to launch by the end of this year. Subscribbe, which is intended to help convenience stores compete on price with the big supermarkets, is aiming to create a “corner shop conglomerate”. Co-founder Erica Donna said that one of. This story continues at New service aims to ditch wholesalers and let stores buy from manufacturers.

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Cheaper leases have restaurants and retailers taking new spaces in Manhattan

RetailWire

Restaurant chains signed 23 new lease deals in Manhattan during the second quarter and retailers agreed on 10 others as lower rents are being offered by landlords trying to attract commercial tenants following the damage done to their businesses last year by the novel coronavirus pandemic. “Restaurants are busy right now. Super busy. And so a lot of that deal-making is a bit opportunistic because … people are thinking more about the long-term comeback,” said David LaPierre, vice chairman o

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Stores can help with electric vehicle charging, says ACS

TalkingRetail

Independent retailers have an important role to play in boosting the UK’s network of electric vehicle charging points, said the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). ACS chief executive James Lowman, responding to the latest update on government plans to de-carbonise the economy, welcomed the efforts but highlighted difficulties for stores. He said: “Convenience stores, especially.

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Landlord warns no more rent holidays for shopping centre businesses

365 Retail

Commercial property owner Hammerson has warned its tenants that it will no longer offer rent concessions to hard-hit retailers and businesses. The owner of the Birmingham Bullring and London’s Brent Cross said “all avenues to collect rents due are being pursued”. Hammerson has warned tenants there will be no more Covid concessions (Jacob King/PA). During the pandemic, Hammerson said £26 million in rents were waived, written off or still not yet due for 2020, with £15 million in the same situatio

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Planning the Architecture of Your Modular DXP

Are you considering moving away from a monolith platform and over to composable architecture? Join experts from Google Cloud, GroupBy, and Orium as they discuss the benefits of moving to a modular digital experience platform. In this masterclass, uncover key indicators that show your brand is ready for a modular DXP, and learn how to lay the foundation for composable commerce.

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Forget the pub, we want a corner shop say 70% of British people

TalkingRetail

More than 70% of Britons would prefer to be close to a convenience store than a pub, park or station, according to a new survey. The research found that a nearby corner shop tops the wish list of 72% of people, well ahead of a pub (48%), park (63%) or a supermarket (57%). The study, This story continues at Forget the pub, we want a corner shop say 70% of British people.

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Same mission, but with an explosive new brand

Funnel.io

Fredrik, our fearless CEO, walks into the Marketing area to find Juuso, VP of Growth, stuck staring at his whiteboard. “Juuso, you’ve been staring at this equation for days! Give it a rest!”.

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English Covid rules for shops continue to attract criticism, while Scots and Welsh caution garners praise

TalkingRetail

Retail trade union Usdaw (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers) has continued to criticise government advice for English shop-workers in advance of the next loosening of lockdown, branding the latest guidance “vague and not enough to keep workers safe”. The government said it is leaving mask wearing a matter of choice for the customers. This story continues at English Covid rules for shops continue to attract criticism, while Scots and Welsh caution garners praise.

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DSS Europe 2021 announces full, in-person event at end of September

365 Retail

Plans for this year’s Digital Signage Summit (DSS) Europe (29-30 September, Hilton Munich Airport) have been revealed and an exciting roster of speakers and new industry innovations awaits delegates attending the event. There is also a range of networking and social events to attend, making this an important event for the digital signage and connected industries.

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How Personalized Customer Experiences Drive Retail Growth and Revenue

Speaker: Shaunna Bruton - Associate Director of Product Strategy at Orium | Sam Panzer - Director of Industry Strategy at Talon.One | Frank Passantino - Director of Product Management at Bloomreach

More and more, customers are expecting a better personalized CX. But can retailers actually deliver? Data from McKinsey shows that companies that excel in personalization increase their revenue by 40%, but despite these numbers, retailers struggle to implement customer personalization strategies. So what are the potential solutions? Join us to gain a better understanding of the current retail landscape and learn what you can do to translate personalization strategies into practical implementatio