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Holiday Shopping Trends and Payments Innovations: Experience as Competitive Advantage

Retail TouchPoints

As the holiday shopping season approaches, retailers face increased pressure to facilitate a seamless and secure shopping experience. This is an opportunity to not only capture share of wallet but also build lasting customer loyalty and trust. Payments technology is central to the shopping experience. Innovations like biometrics and tap-to-pay have transformed how, when and where consumers shop.

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Porch Pirates Ramping Up Activity in 2024 as Holiday Season Hits, Package Theft Becoming More Common

RetailWire

Porch piracy has many Americans worried as the holiday season ramps up.

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Winners Announced for MAPIC Awards 2024

365 Retail

The prestigious MAPIC Awards 2024 has unveiled its winners, recognising exceptional achievements across retail, leisure, food and beverage (F&B), sustainability, and urban development. With the theme The New Retail Equation , this year’s awards spotlighted brands, projects, and initiatives that successfully navigated an evolving global economic landscape.

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Jimmy John’s Donates a Portion of New Cookie’s Proceeds to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America

RetailWire

Jimmy John's is giving back this holiday season.

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The Trends You Need to Succeed This Holiday Season

October Prime Day is usually an early sign of how consumer spending trends ahead of the holidays. This one was no exception. Our October Prime Day Report breaks down what’s working: the products flying off the shelves, the categories winning big, big brands, and the search terms defining demand. All brought to you via Similarweb’s Shopper Intelligence platform.

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Influencer Overload? How to Navigate the World of Influencers in a £21 Billion Industry

365 Retail

The influencer marketing industry was priced at 21 billion in 2024 and is projected to rise to 25 billion pounds by the close of 2024. Consumers commonly invest in the product recommendations of their chosen influencer; others are turned away by what they deem inauthentic content. In the run-up to Christmas and in the digital age of the investigative consumer, Somebody Digital reveals how brands and consumers alike can cut through the noise to uncover genuine, impactful influence.

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Pizza Hut Announces the Debut of the Deep Fried Frog Pizza. Here’s Where You Can Get It.

RetailWire

Pizza Hut is putting a fried frog on a pizza.

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Walmart Ordered to Pay Former Truck Driver $35M in Damages

RetailWire

A jury found that Walmart defamed the truck driver.

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Footasylum Launches Expanded 10,000 sq ft Store at Merry Hill

365 Retail

Merry Hill has announced the launch of an expanded Footasylum store, tripling its footprint within the centre to 10,000 sq ft. By combining its previous unit with adjacent space, the popular streetwear retailer has created a modernised shopping experience that offers a wider product selection and enhanced in-store features. The upsized store introduces several new elements to enhance the customer experience, including a mobile payment system designed to speed up the checkout process, dynamic dig

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Walmart Is America’s Primary Grocer, But Ranks Last on Trust and Customer Satisfaction

RetailWire

Walmart may claim the top spot as America's preferred grocer, but not without issue.

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The Backroom: Amazon Haul and the state of retail

RetailDive

Join Retail Dive Senior Report Daphne Howland and Rick Watson, founder and CEO of RMW Commerce, as they unpack recent retail stories including Amazon’s answer to Temu, Walmart’s progress and Target’s struggles.

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Is Your Business AI-Ready? Find Out with Orium’s Maturity Model

Generative AI is poised to redefine B2B, but scaling AI success in this space isn’t without obstacles. From fragmented data sources and complex buyer journeys to operational inefficiencies, the road to AI-powered growth can be challenging. To achieve a competitive edge, understanding your organization’s AI-readiness is essential. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model provides a quick, actionable way to assess your starting point.

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Nespresso to Launch New Boutique in Covent Garden

365 Retail

Shaftesbury Capital has revealed that globally renowned coffee brand Nespresso will open a new boutique in Covent Garden next spring. Located at 34 Henrietta Street, the 1,345 sq ft space will offer a unique discovery experience for coffee enthusiasts while preserving and celebrating the historic building’s distinctive features. The new boutique will replace Nespresso’s Regent Street store, which closed at the end of 2024.

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Trade association welcomes House of Lords high street regeneration report

TalkingRetail

Bira has welcomed a major new report from the House of Lords that calls for empowered local leadership and simplified funding to help revive Britain's high streets. The Built Environment Committee's report, ‘High Streets: Life beyond retail?

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Delta Air Lines Recently Got Reported to the CDC. Here’s Why.

RetailWire

Delta Air Lines has been staving off a bit of bad press lately.

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Snappy Shopper and Stuart partnership brings retailer up to speed

TalkingRetail

Quick-commerce platform Snappy Shopper has announced a strategic partnership with last-mile tech logistics specialist Stuart. Together, Snappy Shopper and Stuart aim to revolutionise last-mile delivery for convenience store retailers, by enhancing customer service, streamlining logistics, and boosting profitability.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Fast Food Holiday Merch From Chick-Fil-A, White Castle, and Shake Shack Takes Aim at Brand Superfans

RetailWire

Fast food holiday merchandise appears to be a hot new trend.

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Communication is key for proposed disposable cup charges scheme, says Fed

TalkingRetail

The Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed) has called for an effective communication campaign and a robust enforcement process as part of proposals to introduce charges for single-use disposable beverage cups in Scotland.

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Dollar General Announces 24 Days of Savings Ahead of Christmas Holiday

RetailWire

Dollar General is helping its customers save money for the holidays.

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SBF GB&I relaunches retailer charity donation drive with Orangina

TalkingRetail

Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I has launched its latest winter charity drive, partnering with independent convenience retailers to support with stock donations to local communities and charities.

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Is Your Brand AI-Ready? Find Out with Orium’s Maturity Model

Generative AI is reshaping retail, but achieving true AI success isn’t simple. Many brands face hurdles—underdeveloped data strategies, limited AI-ready infrastructure, or lack of seamless integration across systems. As you explore how AI can boost efficiency and transform customer experiences, understanding your business’s readiness is key. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model offers a clear starting point.

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Chipotle Celebrates 1,000th Chipotlane Milestone

RetailWire

Chipotle continues its growth and expansion.

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Vaping retailer warns flavour ban could drive smokers back to cigarettes

TalkingRetail

The new Tobacco and Vapes bill passed its first Commons hurdle comfortably by 415 votes to 47 on 26 November.

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Gen Z Is Swimming in Debt, But Not Pressing Pause on BNPL Holiday Shopping

RetailWire

Gen Z isn't slowing down on their BNPL holiday shopping.

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VIDEO: Employment Rights Bill must support workers, businesses and investment, says ACS

TalkingRetail

The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has given evidence to the bill committee for the Employment Rights Bill, urging the government to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy for retailers that are already providing genuine flexibility, security and local employment in their businesses.

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5 Steps to Omnichannel E-Commerce Success

Today’s e-commerce landscape is vast and it’s moving fast and is fiercely competitive. To thrive you need to offer the right products to the right customers on the best channels. Learn how to successfully harness the power of omnichannel selling to reach more online buyers, diversify and grow revenue, and reduce cost – while delivering a seamless "shop to ship" customer experience across all channels.

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Missoma Opens Largest Store to Date on Carnaby Street

365 Retail

Shaftesbury Capital has announced the opening of Missoma ’s largest store on Carnaby Street. The 1,000 sq ft, split-level boutique at 56B Carnaby Street offers customers a unique shopping experience, including piercing and welding studios alongside its signature demi-fine jewellery collections. The store highlights Missoma’s commitment to sustainability, showcasing 100% certified recycled gold and silver products.

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Cadbury launches retailer competition

TalkingRetail

Cadbury is launching a Creme Egg competition in the run-up to Easter 2025, asking retailers across the country ‘How Do You Display Yours?’ The ‘How Do You Display Yours?

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565: Why Your Social Media Strategy Isn’t Working—and How to Fix It

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Today, we’re continuing on with our multi part series on how to create content to promote your business. In this episode, you’ll learn how to use social media to grow your brand. What You’ll Learn The right and wrong way to use social media The best social media platform for promotion What it takes to be successful Sponsors SellersSummit.com – The Sellers Summit is the ecommerce conference that I’ve run for the past 8 years.

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Coca-Cola brings back ‘The World Needs More Santas Christmas’ ads

TalkingRetail

Coca-Cola has announced the return of its ‘World Needs More Santas’ on the runup to Christmas. The advert aims to remind everyone that one act of Christmas kindness can bring out the ‘inner Santa’ in each of us, supported by video-on-demand, cinema, and out-of-home advertising.

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Mastering E-commerce Strategies to Drive Growth in B2B Distribution

B2B distributors and wholesalers: this webinar is for you! Discover the game-changing potential of composable commerce—a flexible, modern approach to e-commerce—and explore the strategies and technologies transforming the B2B landscape. Learn how to create custom digital experiences for your business from the leaders at Orium , commercetools , and Contentful as they walk through real-world examples, providing actionable insights on how to future-proof your business, integrate new opportunities s

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The Future of Workwear: Trends Shaping the Industry

365 Retail

When you think of workwear, you might picture sturdy uniforms or professional attire that’s both functional and reliable. But in today’s rapidly evolving world, work clothing is becoming so much more than that. Besides making you look professional, designers and manufacturers infuse sustainability, technology, and personalisation into every piece.