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Order Management & Retail: A Love Story (Or: Key Findings from the 2021 OMS Wave)

Forrester eCommerce

2020 was the year that every digital business fell in love with their OMS. With the pandemic exacerbating the need for diverse and effective fulfillment options, retailers and vendors were forced to innovate – and innovate quickly. As a sign of the times: A year ago, there were a handful of little-known “curbside pickup providers.” […].

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Ecommerce Fraud: Securing the Entire Customer Journey

BigCommerce

Ecommerce is a rapidly growing industry with many exciting innovations happening all the time.

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XDR Defined: Giving Meaning To Extended Detection And Response

Forrester eCommerce

Conflicting definitions of extended detection and response (XDR) have plagued cybersecurity tech buyers. Read Forrester's unbiased explanation of what XDR is, its relationship to SIEM, and other common questions.

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Sundance Opens First Michigan Location in the Greater Detroit Area

Retail TouchPoints

Robert Redford’s retail brand Sundance will open its newest store in greater Detroit’s The Village of Rochester Hills outdoor lifestyle center. The 4,120-square-foot store will be the first location in Michigan for the retailer, which sells women’s and men’s apparel, jewelry, footwear, accessories, home furnishings and art. One-of-a-kind pieces and items exclusive to Sundance will be the cornerstone of the product offering.

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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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Kubernetes (K8s): From Orchestration War To Platform Showdown To OS Standard?

Forrester eCommerce

When the once-hot Mesos open-source project had a recent brush with oblivion, veterans of the container orchestration wars may have paused at the news only to marvel that Mesos is still around at all. The triumph of Kubernetes (K8s) as the dominant container orchestration has long seemed inevitable, given its long gestation inside Google as […].

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Website Support: How Can Groove Commerce Help You?

Groove

If you're ready to partner with a digital eCommerce agency or are simply looking to learn more about website support, then you're in the right place! Groove Commerce is a Diamond HubSpot Partner Agency and an Elite BigCommerce Partner Agency that is ready to help your mid-market or Enterprise business grow. From website design and development to eCommerce SEO, email marketing, paid media and more, our team of developers, designers and marketers work with you to constantly improve key metrics and

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Say Goodbye To The Pander-demic

Forrester eCommerce

Here's how to create empathetic content that’s actually useful 1) Target an audience 2) Select a goal 3) Forget about your product.

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A Brand Embassy for Coffee Lovers: Nespresso’s New Flagship Concept Debuts in Vienna

Retail TouchPoints

© Philipp Lipiarski. For coffee devotees, there’s something captivating about the aroma of a freshly brewed cup and that first sip in the morning. Luxury coffee and espresso brand Nespresso is tapping into the power of those emotive experiences with the launch of its new immersive flagship boutique concept in Vienna, Austria. With a global retail network of 809 boutiques in 532 cities, Nespresso views these physical locations as an integral part of its omnichannel approach.

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The Ultimate Guide to Google’s 2021 Core Web Vitals

BigCommerce

Google’s latest algorithm updates for page experience — primarily the much-talked about Core Web Vitals — will go into effect…

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The Future Of Apple’s (And Others’) App Store

Forrester eCommerce

Epic’s battle with Apple is coming to the courts in Oakland, California on May 3. The history of the battle (aka “Project Liberty”) is well documented in the news. You may be more familiar with Epic’s popular multiplayer game Fortnite than the privately held parent company that today is worth an estimated $28 billion. What’s […].

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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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How to Become a Shopify Partner

Kissmetrics

As one of the largest e-commerce platforms on the internet, Shopify offers budding (and established) entrepreneurs a platform to sell their wares and increase their reach. In fact, Shopify dominates nearly 20 percent of the e-commerce market share. That’s not all. With millions of active buyers on the platform, there is plenty of opportunity for brands to grow their revenue.

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Kasten by Veeam Announces Kubernetes Native Ransomware Protection

Forrester eCommerce

Disaster Recovery and Data Resilience support for Kubernetes workloads has been a hot topic lately with all the major backup and data resilience vendors scrambling to build more features into their Kubernetes focused products. My colleague Lee Sustar has been tracking the maturing of Kubernetes and is currently developing advice for enterprises for building a […].

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What we can Expect this Mother’s Day (Hint: It’s Going to be a BIG One)

Retail TouchPoints

The past year has been difficult. Many dealt with feelings of loss, defeat, and general unsettlement. It was not all bad, though. Through this crisis also came a renewed sense of compassion. We saw a surge in value placed on relationships with loved ones, and greater significance placed on feelings of thankfulness and appreciation for all the love and support that did surround us.

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How to Humanize PPC Ads

Kissmetrics

As marketers and brands, many of you use PPC ads to drive traffic to your brand or a client’s website. There’s nothing wrong with that approach. After all, PPC ads have obvious advantages. You can reach new customers, track your results, and manage your budget. However, for all their benefits, these ads can sometimes lack something. Has anyone guessed what I’m talking about?

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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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The husk of Sears Holdings is still in bankruptcy — and $81M in the hole

RetailDive

After a massively expensive Ch. 11, what's left of the company doesn't have enough cash to pay its professionals and outstanding vendor claims.

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How Health and Wellness brands can achieve advertising personalization after the third-party cookie

Liveintent

The health and wellness market is a $1.5 trillion industry with a projected annual growth of 5 to 10 percent. Growing consumer interest in the market presents a tremendous opportunity for health and wellness brands and signals an increasingly crowded and competitive market. To stake their claim, health and wellness brands must be strategic in their advertising and marketing approach, which will only become increasingly challenging with the deprecation of the third-party cookie – unless, of cours

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New ‘bank hubs’ among schemes being trialled to boost access to cash

365 Retail

New schemes testing out ways to boost access to cash within communities, which could eventually be rolled out more widely across the UK, have gone live. A “new model for high street banking” is among the initiatives being trialled, involving a collaboration between the Post Office and high street banks to help bring back local banking services. ATM and bank branch closures, as well as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, have sparked concerns about the future of cash, although the UK Governme

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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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Luxury accessories club Vivrelle raises $26M

RetailDive

The platform, which gives members access to a shared closet, plans to scale its operations as interest in circular fashion grows.

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Dixons Carphone to shut all airport shops after tax-free shopping scrapped

365 Retail

Electricals retailer Dixons Carphone is to close airport store business Dixons Travel after it was hammered by the pandemic and the end of tax-free tourist shopping. Shares in the PC World owner slid after it revealed plans to shut the 35-shop business. A Dixons Travel shop (Dixons/PA). It told investors that it does not expect passenger numbers to “sufficiently compensate for the removal of airside tax-free shopping”, which was introduced by the Government at the start of the year.

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The E-Commerce Impact of Apple and Google’s Privacy Updates

ChannelAdvisor

The privacy wars are heating up. And some advertisers are panicking about the future of tracking, personalization and digital marketing. Apple’s recent iOS 14.5 release includes, among other upgrades, App Tracking Transparency (ATT), a long-awaited privacy feature that will require apps to ask users for permission to track them across other apps and websites. .

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David's Bridal launches Quinceañera label

RetailDive

The bridal retailer is tapping into a new market with Fifteen Roses as it tries to build lifetime shoppers for special events.

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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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April 2021 SEO News Recap

ROI Revolution

Published April 29, 2021. Core Web Vitals Update Delayed Until June. SEO professionals across the industry – and certainly within ROI Revolution – have been focusing on the upcoming “page experience update,” which Google had planned to release in May 2021. A key part of this update is the three Core Web Vitals – Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), First Input Delay (FID), and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) – part of Google’s page experience signals.

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Omnisend vs Remarkety

Omnisend

Reading Time: 6 minutes. Technology changes every industry every year, but digital marketing often finds itself on the cutting edge of the latest trends. With organizations leveraging the most advanced tools, it’s crucial to find the right digital marketing software for your needs. In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the pros and cons of Omnisend and Remarkety, two of the most popular ecommerce marketing automation platforms in 2021.

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2021 Deep Dive: Online Auto Parts + Accessories Data, Trends, + Stats

ROI Revolution

Published April 30, 2021. The auto parts and accessories sector is one of the many industries that witnessed significant growth online in 2020, with ecommerce up across the board due to COVID-19. Online auto care, parts, sales, and accessories sales reached new heights last year and are expected to break more records in the years to come. US online sales of new auto parts and accessories surged 29.9% to exceed $16 billion in 2020.

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Livestreaming popularity expected to grow in 2021: Coresight Research

RetailDive

Already a billion-dollar industry in China, the firm identifies live e-commerce as a trend to watch in the U.S. this year.

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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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The E-Commerce Impact of Apple and Google’s Privacy Updates

ChannelAdvisor

The privacy wars are heating up. And some advertisers are panicking about the future of tracking, personalization and digital marketing. Apple’s recent iOS 14.5 release includes, among other upgrades, App Tracking Transparency (ATT), a long-awaited privacy feature that will require apps to ask users for permission to track them across other apps and websites. .

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One Stop appoints franchisee recruitment team

TalkingRetail

One Stop has created a new recruitment team to help deliver its growth plans. Matt Elliott has been promoted into the new role of national recruitment manager and will lead the new team of five who have a wealth of experience within the retail sector. Elliott has worked for One Stop for six years, previously. This story continues at One Stop appoints franchisee recruitment team.

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8 out of 10 College Students Believe Pandemic Will Impact Fall Term

SheerID

New research reveals the impact COVID-19 has had on college students’ lives and buying behaviors—and how brands can best respond to win students' business.

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VF Corp strikes deal to sell 9 workwear labels

RetailDive

The apparel conglomerate put a "for sale" sign on its workwear segment last year, part of a years-long effort to forge a more retail-centric portfolio.

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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