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Put Your Computer Vision Models In “The Matrix” With Synthetic Data

Forrester eCommerce

As artificial intelligence charges forward on many fronts, computer vision continues to be one of, if not the most, critical method of connecting the real and digital worlds. Computer vision is now well out of niche implementations and use-cases and has mass-market appeal across industries and applications. Despite its usefulness, computer vision is hamstrung by […].

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Bed Bath & Beyond Promotes Two Executives to Top Finance Positions

Retail TouchPoints

One day after announcing the departure of CEO Mark Tritton , Bed Bath & Beyond has named Laura Crossen as its new SVP of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer, and Susie Kim as SVP of Treasury and Investor Relations. Both appointments are effective immediately. Crossen, who has been with the retailer since 2001, will lead the team responsible for executing global accounting operations, financial reporting and tax functions, and will continue to report to EVP and CFO Gustavo Arnal.

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Banks Must Stop Acting Ad-Hoc If They Want To Earn And Keep Customers’ Trust

Forrester eCommerce

As custodians and lenders of money, banks cannot exist without their customers' trust. But why do so few banks around the world actually track and measure it? We've examined how banks themselves look at trust, and even more importantly - what they actually do about it.

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H&M, Google Cloud Partner to Draw on Store, Online, Brand and Supplier Data to Boost CX

Retail TouchPoints

H&M will work with Google Cloud ’s computing services to improve its customer experience and supply chain capabilities, by leveraging data analytics and the technology provider’s secure, sustainable global infrastructure. The partnership’s goal is to develop an enterprise data backbone that includes a core data platform, data product and advanced AI and machine learning to optimize performance.

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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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Personalized Products: 3 Brands That Do It Best | Salsify

Salsify

Personalized products include anything that can be tailored to a specific customer’s needs and expectations — from office accessories and furniture, to clothing and shoes, to makeup, vitamins, and more.

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H-E-B Edges Out Amazon, Walmart as Americans’ Favorite Online Grocer

Retail TouchPoints

H-E-B narrowly defeated second-place Amazon and third-place Amazon Fresh as the top-ranked ecommerce grocer in the U.S., according to dunnhumby’s inaugural Ecommerce Retailer Preference Index (RPI). Walmart made it to fourth place and Sam’s Club rounded out the top five. The study uncovered a number of interesting insights into the mindset of online grocery shoppers.

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Rakuten Advertising Enhances Influencer Management With Mavrck Partnership

Retail TouchPoints

Rakuten Advertising has entered into a partnership with influencer marketing platform Mavrck that will expand Rakuten’s influencer offerings and provide program oversight, optimization and measurement for affiliate advertisers. Through the partnership, Rakuten Advertising will incorporate influencer marketing into its managed affiliate campaign strategies and offer a fully integrated self-service influencer solution. “Influencers have become more essential than ever, as brands seek to driv

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Ace Hardware shuts down The Grommet, lays off 44

RetailDive

The hardware retailer’s co-op structure made it difficult to expand the platform, according to founder Jules Pieri, who announced the closure on LinkedIn.

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Opterus Updates its Platform for Greater Control Over Task Management

Retail TouchPoints

Cloud communications and task management solution provider Opterus has launched OPSCENTER 22.1, an updated version of its task management solution aimed at solving retail-specific-execution challenges. OPSCENTER 22.1 is designed to help retailers achieve effective operations and enhance employee productivity. New modules and features include: The Apps Links module, which provides access to both internal and external links directly from OPSCENTER to ensure employers have all needed tools and reso

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When is a Customer Not a Customer?

Digital Doughnut

Customers who don’t repeat purchase are not really customers. They are still prospects. This blog explores the critical issue of getting a customer to that all important second purchase.

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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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Amazon to Share Shopper Insights from its Grocery Stores with Brands

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon has rolled out a new store-based analytics service that will give brands insights into how their products are discovered, considered and purchased at Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh stores in the U.S. The new analytics offering uses technology from Amazon’s Just Walk Out cashierless payment system and its Dash Cart smart shopping carts, so the service is only available at stores with one or both of those capabilities.

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Improved Event Handling for Elastic Path Commerce Cloud Integrations

GetElastic

As demand increases for brands to deliver seemingly effortless digital experiences, business and technology requirements get ever more complex. In an effort to keep up with these requirements, many brands look to leverage a best-of-breed approach where they compose, or integrate, multiple vendors into one cohesive solution. This is why Elastic Path leverages a Headless Commerce architecture and a Composable Commerce approach to power products that are specifically designed to work in parallel wi

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Enjoy Technology files for bankruptcy with plans to sell itself

RetailDive

Centered around mobile stores that bring retail service inside homes, the company has been burning cash and suffering supply shortages.

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10 Best POS Systems For Retail Compared

eCommerce CEO

Want to make sure your company maximizes sales while saving time on bookkeeping? In today’s competitive marketplace, you can’t manage retail sales with a cash. Read more.

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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 Backroom: Enjoy Technology set out to disrupt retail. But it got disrupted instead.

RetailDive

Led by former J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson, the now-bankrupt “commerce-at-home” company has suffered from constrained supply and high costs.

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LiveIntenters showcase their interests and passions

Liveintent

At LiveIntent, our employees have a wide range of interests and passions. One of the ways we highlight our talented employees is through LiveInterests. In this cross-office initiative, LiveIntenters have the opportunity to host a company-wide session to share more information about their hobby or passion. Each session showcases the host, how they got into their particular hobby or passion, and a Q&A portion.

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Walmart to acquire AR optical tech firm Memomi

RetailDive

The tech company has provided its digital measurement tools to Walmart and Sam’s Club optical customers since 2019.

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Tranquility Cove Adventure

Canadian Special Events

If you’re not leveraging the unique local experiences of the destination you’ve chosen to host your event, you’re letting your guests down. . Tranquillity Cove Adventures Perry Gotell in Georgetown, PEI, offers a variety of experiences that let you get your hands dirty, immersing your guests in the local culture of eastern Prince Edward Island. .

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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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Amazon launches in-store measurement service for CPG brands

RetailWire

Amazon.com has launched Store Analytics, a new in-store measurement service to provide consumer packaged goods companies with insights about the performance of their products, sales promotions and ad campaigns in the retailer’s convenience stores and supermarkets.

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The Night Oven Bakery, Saskatoon

Canadian Special Events

Over the next series of posts, we’ll be sharing a little about a signature dish, ingredient, or culinary philosophy that proudly represents the culture, heritage, location, and creativity of our Cities in Sync Partners. Located in the middle of some of the best farmland in the world, Saskatoon offers a rich authentic honest food scene focused on quality local ingredients.

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States may try to restrict company-paid travel for abortions

RetailWire

It’s been less than a week since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Some states looking to allow abortions may seek to prevent companies from offering employees the financial means to travel out-of-state to obtain the medical help they need.

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Why are Almost 50% of Digital Audiences Being Missed

Digital Doughnut

Blis, the audience-first platform that doesn't rely on personal data, launched their new e-guide, titled ‘Missing something? Finding the audiences no one is talking about…yet’. The new interactive e-guide was launched to help marketers understand the real impact of ID-reliant solutions on addressable audiences and the virtues of privacy-first solutions that don’t rely on IDs to achieve accuracy at scale.

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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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Kraft Heinz's Retail Execution Excellence: Best-in-Class Strategies to Attacking Promotion Season

RepslyBlog

If you missed our webinar on “FMCG Retail Execution Excellence - Best-in-Class Strategies to Attacking Summer Promotions Season with Confidence” with POI, you’re in luck!

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FCC commissioner wants TikTok off Apple and Google app stores

RetailWire

Brendan Carr, a member of the Federal Communications Commission, has asked Apple and Google to remove the TikTok app from their stores because its “pattern of conduct and misrepresentations regarding the unfettered access that persons in Beijing have to sensitive U.S. user data” violates the company’s standards for third-party sellers.

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DevOps, Present And Future

Forrester eCommerce

DevOps 2030: People, Practices, And Platforms The verdict is in: DevOps isn’t just a trendy term or shiny new thing. It’s real, and it delivers real results. As a result, the loose set of operating principles that emerged circa 2009 has become the default approach for most software-intensive organizations and is having an increasing effect […].

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Opioid settlement weigh on Walgreens’ profits

RetailWire

Walgreens reported fiscal third-quarter profits of 33 cents a share, down from $1.38 last year. The pharmacy giant said its “operating loss in the quarter reflects a $683 million charge related to the opioid settlement with the State of Florida and higher costs related to the Transformational Cost Management Program.”.

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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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Ready to Elevate Your CX? Consider a Contact Center Upgrade to CCaaS

Retail TouchPoints

Just how much do people value a high-quality customer experience (CX) nowadays? According to research by PWC , consumers are willing to pay up to a 16% price premium for a product or service that comes with a superior customer experience. They’re also likelier to try additional services or solutions from brands that provide a better CX. What’s more, according to the 2021 Achieving Customer Amazement Survey Report from Shep Hyken, 75% of Americans are more likely to be loyal to a company that del

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Target moves closer to latest small store opening

RetailWire

Target will open a new 22,000 square-foot store in downtown Pittsburgh on a site that formally housed a Kaufmann’s department store. The new store is scheduled for a July 17 grand opening.

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How DTC Brands Can Enjoy Post-purchase Success

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What is DTC? Why Do You Need to Look into it? DTC has been making ripples in the ecommerce world owing to the fact that it has enabled brands to have direct access to their customers and cater to their specific needs head-on, rather than dealing through monopolized third parties. Traditionally successful brands who have tried their hands at DTC have now found themselves their most profitable revenue churning method in DTC.

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Consumer spending slowed in May

RetailWire

Consumer spending rose 0.2 percent in May, down from 0.9 percent growth in April, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Inflation remained steady with prices up 6.3 percent in 2021. “The good news is that we still have savings, but the bad news is that inflation is burning a hole in consumers’ pockets,” said Diane Swonk, chief economist at Grant Thornton.

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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