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Meet The New Analyst Focusing On Master Data Management, Data Governance and Data Quality: Jayesh Chaurasia

Forrester eCommerce

Who am I? Even though I was born in a small town in the northern part of India, I have spent most of my life in the glorious city of Mumbai where I earned my degree in mechanical engineering. Dancing on the high beats of Bollywood music rejuvenates me! I moved to the United States […].

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Survey: 87% of Consumers Doubt Influencers Use Products They Promote

Retail TouchPoints

The size of the global influencer marketing market has more than doubled since 2019, to $16.4 billion in 2022, according to Statista. Despite this rapid growth rate, there are indications of a major credibility gap when it comes to influencers’ actual effectiveness. A recent consumer survey conducted by Wakefield Research for The Desire Company revealed some startling trends: 87% of consumers say it’s likely influencers don’t even use the products they advertise; 82% of consumers who have purcha

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Three Key Areas For Sales Enablement To Focus On In 2023

Forrester eCommerce

Competencies, culture, and compensation — find out where you should invest your sales enablement budget in the year ahead with our new report, Planning Guide 2023: Sales Enablement.

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Carhartt Launches Grant Program Aimed at Diversifying Skilled Trades Workforce

Retail TouchPoints

Through its new For the Love of Labor program, workwear retailer Carhartt will award $175,000 in grants to four organizations committed to serving women and/or diversifying the skilled trade workforce. The retailer is committing all online sales made on Labor Day, Sept. 5, to programs supporting education, training and placing workers into meaningful skilled trade jobs.

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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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Announcing The Forrester New Wave™: B2B Conversation Automation Solutions, Q3 2022

Forrester eCommerce

Marketers and technology vendors alike are rethinking approaches to engagement and enablement in response to the consumer-like behaviors of B2B buyers, heightened expectations for digital experiences, and the demands of a modernized workforce. The ability to automate conversational interactions using chatbots and virtual assistants (VAs) is one of many business requirements for organizations looking to […].

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Kibo Releases Subscriptions Management Platform for Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

Unified commerce platform Kibo has launched Kibo Subscriptions Management, designed to help retailers drive sales and customer loyalty by enabling revenue streams from products and services offered on a subscription basis. Kibo Subscriptions Management can help offer shoppers convenient, ongoing, recurring subscriptions of frequently used products such as cosmetics, pet food or other household items, as well as recurring services.

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Report: Sam’s Club Raising Membership Fee for First Time in Nearly a Decade

Retail TouchPoints

Sam’s Club is reportedly planning to raise its annual fees on Oct. 17, 2022, increasing the price of a baseline membership from $45 to $50 and a Plus membership from $100 to $110 , according to CNBC. This marks the first price increase for entry-level membership in nine years and the first Plus membership hike since the program debuted in 1999. The announcement followed a strong quarter for Sam’s Club, with comparable sales rising 9.5% and membership income increasing 8.9% and member count at an

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B2B Sales Leaders: Balance Strategic And Tactical Investments In 2023

Forrester eCommerce

Experience from past economic slumps indicates that B2B sales leaders’ budget plans must balance essential strategic investments with “quick win” tactical investments.

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Old is the New New: How to Take Control of Retail Fundamentals Ahead of Peak Season

Retail TouchPoints

Heading into the 2022 peak season, everything old is new again. Nostalgia is en vogue across TV, movies, music and fashion, reviving old trends and creating new ones. At the same time, retailers are harkening back to a time in the not-so-distant past when holding too much inventory was considered an unforgivable sin. In traditional retail, you always want to minimize your inventory holding costs to avoid paying for something you might not be able to sell.

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Planning Guide 2023: Sales Operations

Forrester eCommerce

Sales operations planning in 2023 will have to account for economic turbulence, but will find big opportunities in smart tech deployment.

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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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Amazon Introduces Storage Service for Sellers to Alleviate Supply Chain Impacts

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon has introduced its new Amazon Warehousing & Distribution (AWD) service to support its sellers with purpose-built facilities that offer bulk inventory storage and automated distribution. Starting in 2023, sellers will be able to send inventory to any location, including wholesale customers or brick-and-mortar stores, through AWD services. The new pay-as-you-go offering, which aims to cut costs for sellers as they grow their businesses, has been designed to offer: Easy enrollment; A one

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The Best Cheap POS System for 2022

Ecommerce Platforms

The best cheap POS system can be an important investment for growing companies. After all, as a small business, you already have a number of important purchases eating into your budget. Finding a Point of Sale system that’s both affordable and feature rich is a crucial task. A cheap POS system can be an ideal purchase for a company looking to access a range of features at a lower price.

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PVH Americas Chief Departs as Q2 Revenues Drop 8%

Retail TouchPoints

Trish Donnelly, currently CEO of PVH Americas and Calvin Klein Global, will be leaving PVH Corp. The brand holding company will split her responsibilities into two separate positions: a regional leadership role for PVH Americas and a global role for Calvin Klein. PVH has begun a global search for both positions; until they are filled, PVH CEO Stefan Larsson will manage those responsibilities.

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Best Fulfillment Center in Florida (Tampa)

Ecommerce Platforms

If you intend to ship ecommerce products to Florida, or anywhere in the Southwest region of the United States, it’s best to use a fulfillment center in Florida, or at least within the surrounding area. This way, you’re more likely to provide fast shipments to customers, and you don’t have to worry about expensive shipping rates when compared to shipping from further away.

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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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Ecommerce Video Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices | Salsify

Salsify

If, as people say, a picture is worth a thousand words, smart marketers should realize: A video could be worth millions.

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Everything You Need to Know About Writing Terms & Conditions for Your Shopify Store

Ecommerce Platforms

Shopify is one of the best ecommerce platforms in the world right now. More than 450 million buy from Shopify stores from around the globe, which is a testament to just how popular it is. Companies generally love using Shopify because it’s so easy to use. You can just sign up for Shopify, select any of the ready-made templates, and launch your ecommerce store within a couple of hours.

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Four of the Best Ways to Improve Your Rankings on Google

Digital Doughnut

Everyone knows that the Google ranking system has a number of factors that influence your position on the list. Due to the frequency in which Google changes its requirements, there is always a new way for you to reach the top. .

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The Best Accounting Software for Shopify Users

Ecommerce Platforms

The best accounting software for Shopify allows business owners to simplify the tasks of managing cash flow and finances for their online stores. Today’s entrepreneurs are often reliant on a huge selection of different apps and tools in their day-to-day lives, from collaboration services to website builders and payment systems. The more you can bring your various tools together into the same environment, the more efficient your workflows become.

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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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Retail technology for building recession resilience

iVend

For retailers who weathered the pandemic storm, the lull has been short-lived, and they’re now battening down the hatches again in the face of the next assault – the predicted global recession. Driven by the impact of the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, hikes in energy and food prices, and worldwide inflation, the world ‘ may soon be teetering on the edge of a global recession’ says the International Monetary Fund ( IMF).

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Infographic: The State of UX & Conversion Rate Optimization

ROI Revolution

Conversion rate optimization is a priority for over half of digital marketers. Optimizing your website for conversions and improving your UX can improve your return on any digital marketing initiative, whether you’re driving traffic to your site from Google ads, Instagram Stories, organic search optimization efforts, or anywhere else. This makes it a profitable strategy to add to any marketing mix.

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Well-behaved people never make History. So we’re making History together by leading a Revolution.

Omniconvert

“I have a dream: That eCommerce brands will wake up to the new reality. That they will understand that it’s time to take Customer Lifetime Value very seriously.” Valentin Radu Goodbye, third-party cookies. Goodbye, efficient tracking and advertising. Welcome, expensive acquisition. Welcome, high competition. It’s not 2019 anymore. Technology is changing.

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Athleta launches intimates

RetailDive

Its Rituals collection will be available online starting Sept. 20, as the company tries to provide a “first layer” for its shoppers.

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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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Q&A with the Experts: Digital Marketing Best Practices for the Holidays

ChannelAdvisor

The holidays are fast approaching and brands and retailers of all sizes are busy with last-minute preparations. To help sellers prepare for the season ahead, we decided to highlight some advice from our Managed Services experts in a Q&A blog series. Read the first blog in this series: E-Commerce Marketplace Best Practices for the Holidays. The ChannelAdvisor Managed Services team works with clients every day to provide strategy and execution in their e-commerce efforts — maximizing their pre

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Sears Holdings $175M settlement with Lampert has court approval

RetailDive

The settlement clears the way for a resolution to the company’s grinding, expensive Chapter 11 case.

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17 Legit Ecommerce Examples To Spark Business Inspiration

eCommerce CEO

Thanks to the evolution of the internet, online retailers can easily create and showcase their products and services through eCommerce websites. And while potential customers. Read more.

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Bridal a bright spot in Signet’s Q2 as sales, profit decline

RetailDive

The jewelry conglomerate sees more potential in the bridal market as weddings resume, and unlike other retailers maintained its outlook for the year.

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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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Customer Lifecycle Marketing 101: How to Take Advantage of Your Customer Buying Process

Smile.io

At the heart of any business is its customers. Without them, you have no one to sell your products to and no one to organically market by word of mouth. And yet, poor customer service threatens $4.7 trillion in annual revenue for companies worldwide. Too many brands seem to forget that behind the online shopping basket is a customer that is a thinking, breathing human being.

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Amazon rolls out delivery route algorithm to reduce miles driven

RetailDive

The e-commerce giant has deployed its “Condor” program nationwide after introducing it in January.

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Trends, innovations and changing consumer demands in the retail sector

365 Retail

Digital signage is fast becoming one of the most sought-after visual communications technologies in the market. While not limited to retail, its impact on the sector is significant with more than 40 percent of shoppers revealing that digital displays can change what they buy, according to research from ScreenCloud. While we may no longer face the same challenges as we did during the height of Covid-19, digital signage’s purpose, versatility and sustainable nature has never been more cruci

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Sam’s Club increases membership fee for the first time in almost a decade

RetailDive

Basic membership costs will go from $45 to $50, while the price of a “Plus” membership will rise from $100 to $110.

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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