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The GDPR Fine Against Meta Is Significant But Not For The Reasons You Think

Forrester eCommerce

Read why the €1.2 billion GDPR fine levied against Meta for violation of international data transfer requirements should be a wake-up call for many privacy and business leaders.

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Amazon Prime Day 2023: How To Get Your Product Content Ready | Salsify

Salsify

If you’re marketing on Amazon, you know — or, at least, should know — that Prime Day is something like the mega-retailer’s Super Bowl, Black Friday, and birthday all rolled together.

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Forrester Partners With The Open Group On 2023 EA Awards

Forrester eCommerce

It’s time again for Forrester’s annual awards: the Technology Strategy Impact Awards and the Enterprise Architecture Awards. As the research director for Forrester’s enterprise architecture (EA) coverage, I am now leading the EA Awards.

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The Power of eCommerce Marketing: Drive Sales Like Never Before

MakeWebBetter

Hey there! So, you're curious about eCommerce marketing services, huh? Well, picture this - You're an ambitious online entrepreneur, ready to take the digital world by storm. But wait, how do you reach your target audience? That's where eCommerce for services swoop in like a superhero, armed with the perfect blend [.] The post The Power of eCommerce Marketing: Drive Sales Like Never Before appeared first on MakeWebBetter.

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Personalize & Empower: Crafting a Digital-First Retail Experience

Speaker: Nicole Ramirez, M.A. - Marketing Director, Growth, Emerging Products - Forbes | Advisory Panel - University of Houston | Named Top 5 Digital Marketing TEDx Talks

Data-driven client engagement is revolutionizing the way businesses interact with their customers. Using data to understand customer behavior and preferences can improve personalization and customer pleasure. But while most businesses understand the value of data-driven client engagement and delivering tailored experiences, many are having difficulty implementing them.

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Announcing The Vulnerability Risk Management Landscape, Q2 2023

Forrester eCommerce

The Vulnerability Risk Management Landscape, Q2 2023 is now available. Forrester clients can view the report for a deep dive into the benefits of vulnerability risk management (VRM) solutions and the key functionalities to look for when selecting a VRM vendor.

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Retail TouchPoints Reveals Latest 40 Under 40 Award Winners

Retail TouchPoints

Retail TouchPoints  and Design:Retail have unveiled the 2023 winners of the annual 40 Under 40 Awards , representing a dynamic and diverse class of executives who have contributed to industry progress. The 40 Under 40 Awards have evolved to spotlight the personal and professional accomplishments of executives across the retail industry — from store design to CX strategy, ecommerce and retail operations.

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Google Debuts New Tools to Help Brands Harness the Power of Generative AI

Retail TouchPoints

Google unveiled a series of new tools for merchants and advertisers at its annual Google Marketing Live event on May 23, 2023. Among the updates that will soon be available are a new generative AI tool to help brands create more sophisticated product imagery , and the ability for brands to have their Google product feed automatically populated from the content on their website.

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How CPG Brands Thrive Online

Forrester eCommerce

We advise on how to rethink your CPG sales strategy, protect your brand and customers, and establish a strong online presence.

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Publix ending its GreenWise store experiment

RetailWire

Publix has confirmed that it will rebrand its eight GreenWise Market stores under its namesake banner. “Our customers’ shopping habits have reinforced that they enjoy the attributes of a Publix GreenWise Market location, but within their traditional Publix shopping setting,” said company spokesperson Hannah Herring.

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5 Digital Marketing Trends Brands You Should Pay Attention To

Retail TouchPoints

U.S. consumers keep spending despite historically high inflation, and with so many brands vying for attention in the digital space, it’s important to stay up to date with the latest trends to remain competitive. Digital marketing is a constantly evolving field — and new trends often emerge due to changes in consumer behavior and technology. Brands that adapt quickly to these changes are more likely to be effective in their marketing efforts.

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Inriver Webinar Featuring Forrester: Are You Ready for the Future of PIM?

Speaker: Brooke Cunningham, CMO at inriver

As demands for product information grow and the product journey goes circular, ensuring you have the right PIM software in place today is essential. Join our guest speaker, Chuck Gahun, Principal Analyst, Forrester in conversation with Brooke Cunningham, Chief Marketing Officer, inriver and Johan Boström, inriver Co-Founder & Chief Customer Ambassador, to learn about the expanding role of PIM and how to prepare for new product journey demands.

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6 best Brevo alternatives for 2023 (free and paid)

Omnisend

Reading Time: 12 minutes What’s the best way to go about email marketing? If you think that it involves using an automation tool, you’re on the right track. With close to 500,000 active users, Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) is considered the best tool for the purpose. But is that really so? The fact is, there are many Brevo alternatives that are cheaper and better, and marketers are beginning to realize that.

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R.e.m. Beauty receives investment from Sandbridge Capital

RetailDive

The celebrity-founded makeup brand hopes to optimize its “global potential.” Ariana Grande bought back the brand's assets in February.

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6 best Brevo alternatives for 2023 (free and paid)

Omnisend

Reading Time: 12 minutes What’s the best way to go about email marketing? If you think that it involves using an automation tool, you’re on the right track. With close to 500,000 active users, Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) is considered the best tool for the purpose. But is that really so? The fact is, there are many Brevo alternatives that are cheaper and better, and marketers are beginning to realize that.

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Textile recycling, reuse missing from FTC’s Green Guides, group says

RetailDive

Companies and advocates in the textile and fashion industries are urging the Federal Trade Commission to add the issue to its ongoing workshops.

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Retail Tech: Empower Associates, Optimize CX, and Boost Productivity

Speaker: Andrew Regan, Managing Partner at BlueSeed Retail Ltd.

Did you know that 70% of new retail technology fails to deliver expected benefits and can often decrease customer value, service, and experience? With that in mind, how can we empower our store associates to leverage new technology to optimize the customer experience and boost productivity? This exclusive webinar with Andrew Regan will dive into strategies to empower retail associates for success with new technology.

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How Brands can Ease Ongoing Brexit Headaches 

ESW

With the ink more than dry on the TCA (Trade and Cooperation Agreement), UK-based retailers and brands with DTC channels still find themselves struggling to justify the expense and difficulty of selling into the Eurozone. Brexit upended nearly everything for merchants in the UK. In fact, surveys indicate that merchant sentiment is trending negative with businesses reporting increasing frustration with regulations, supply chain costs, red tape and increased costs.

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Connect With FastSpring at SaaStock USA!

FastSpring

Are you headed to SaaStock USA on May 31 through June 2 in Austin, Texas? If so, we’d love to see you! SaaStock is the world’s most impactful conference for SaaS founders on the journey to $10M+ ARR and beyond , and they’re bringing that energy from Europe to the U.S. with SaaStock USA. Attendees can make connections with decision makers and get actionable content for growing a SaaS company.

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How Hard Seltzer Continues to Expand After Several Years of Growth

Wiser

Editor’s Note: A version of this blog is also published in National Liquor News. When looking at alcoholic beverages, hard seltzer remains one of the essential drinks to watch out for. The Australian hard seltzer market grew 282 percent in 2021 to become a $210 million category, and now accounts for 16 percent of the RTD category. We have been tracking this category for a few years now, as part of our RTD data series tracking, and have sent our network of mystery shoppers in-store numerous times

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Graf Lantz Seeks Growth Without Sacrificing Product Quality or Sustainability

Retail TouchPoints

For most of its 15 years in operation, Graf Lantz had a cult-like following based on its timeless product designs and emphasis on high-quality, sustainable materials — conditions that led to a steady 25% year-over-year growth rate since 2016. Then the brand went viral during the pandemic thanks to its eco-friendly handcrafted face masks, which helped Graf Lantz expand its customer base 14X over the past three years.

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The B2B Sales Leader's Guide for Any Economic Environment

When economic headwinds pick up, sales leaders are the first to sound the alarm — and chart a new course. Longer sales cycles, larger buying committees, increased price pressure, and smaller teams can quickly combine to reduce your margin for error and increase the urgency to find a solution. To thrive in a challenging environment, sales teams need a rock-solid grasp of the fundamentals and the biggest force-multipliers they can get their hands on.

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Lowe’s lowers full-year guidance as DIY spending softens in Q1

RetailDive

Despite near-term economic pressures, the home improvement chain said it has a generally positive long-term outlook.

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How A Very Good Job is Creating Immersive Brand Moments

Retail TouchPoints

A very good job has worked closely with some of the world’s top shows, such as “And Just Like That” and “Yellowjackets” on curating activations and experiential moments. During #RICE23, the company’s Co-founder and Head of Creative, shares her journey from Tough Mudder to The Museum of Ice Cream, and the lessons she’s learned building brand experiences across all channels.

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Walmart opens store-based fulfillment center in Arkansas

RetailDive

The facility will help the retailer boost order throughput via a proprietary storage and retrieval system.

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5 easy steps to migrate from Klaviyo to Omnisend

Omnisend

Reading Time: 5 minutes Choosing an email marketing platform for the first time is a relatively straightforward process. But migrating away from one when you’re already set up on another can be a daunting task. You’ll probably be wary about how much time it will take to move, and the hassle of recreating all of your emails, templates, and workflows.

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Retail Reimagined: What It Means To Be An Innovative Retailer

Speaker: DeAnna McIntosh, Retail Growth Strategist

The past three years have forever changed the retail landscape. Companies of all sizes were forced to welcome change with open arms and surrender to total flexibility in order to be agile in the ever-evolving economic environment. In 2023, we are navigating inflation and its impact on consumer spending, various lasting side effects from the pandemic, and a looming recession in the back half of the year.

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Sam’s Club expands self-service recycling units

RetailDive

The rollout to stores in Northwest Arkansas follows a successful pilot of the units in El Paso, Texas, where the retailer diverted an estimated 200,000 pieces of loose packaging.

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Viking Waffles Sets Sail to Reinvent Healthy Eating

Smile.io

This is part of our #SmileABCs series, highlighting and going in-depth with small businesses and ecommerce brands. Check out the full series here. When you think of high-protein, low-carb, healthy meals, waffles probably aren’t the first thing that comes to mind. Well, Viking Waffles is here to change that. Inspired by her family’s traditional authentic Norwegian waffle recipe, Benedicte Engen decided to make the move from Norway to New York to share this delicious treat with the w

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Lululemon inks multiyear partnership to recycle nylon, polyester

RetailDive

The deal with Samsara Eco marks the activewear maker’s first minority investment in a recycling company.

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Retailers try to curtail returns

RetailWire

Return rates in 2022 were about 14 percent higher than the year and some retailers are taking a carrot-or-stick approach to reduce the amount of unwanted merchandise they have to process. Amazon.com is warning consumers about products with high return rates and offers free returns on items dropped at preferred locations.

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The ABM Benchmark Survey

ABM gets better with age — but unfortunately, marketers don't have the luxury of pouring it into an oak barrel for a couple decades to let it mature. In a recent survey with Demand Gen Report, we found 59% of experienced practitioners (those with ABM programs more than a year old) indicated their ABM programs are meeting or greatly exceeding their expectations, while only 45% of novices (those with ABM programs less than one year old) could say the same.

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Simon expands in-stock product search tool to more malls

RetailDive

Since launching Simon Search last June, the mall company has added it to 187 properties.

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How Online Retailers Can Eliminate Excess Inventory?

ChannelSale

For all the online retailers, excess inventory can be a massive issue. It’s mainly because when this inventory is left unsold, it will keep accruing the carrying cost. This can be a costly proposition because experts say that the carrying cost is around 20% to 30% of the entire inventory cost of a business. Having excess inventory is also bad for the cash flow.

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BJ’s CIO to depart after 6 years

RetailDive

The club retailer is losing longtime EVP and CIO Scott Kessler, effective Friday.

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Outsourcing Tech Support: A Guide For Retail And E-Commerce Businesses

RetailMinded

In the fast-paced world of e-commerce, it’s essential for businesses to leverage technology to remain relevant and meet the changing needs of their customers. However, managing and maintaining these systems can be challenging, especially for independent retailers with limited resources. This is where outsourcing tech support comes in. Outsourcing tech support to a managed IT service provider can be a game-changer for businesses looking to streamline operations, enhance customer satisfacti

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The Ultimate E-commerce Shipping Report For Small Businesses In 2023

Inflation, cost of shipping, and changes in consumer spending are some of the biggest challenges online merchants face today. Get a thorough analysis of these trends, current customer behavior, and more in Shippo’s latest “2023 State of Shipping Report.