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Charts: U.S. Digital Media Trends 2025

Practical eCommerce

Deloitte's 19th annual survey of U.S. consumers focuses on the rise of social platforms in media and entertainment. The post Charts: U.S. Digital Media Trends 2025 appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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Canada Post Shipment Tracking Made Easy

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Running an e-commerce business means you’re always juggling logistics. Orders need to be shipped on time, customers expect updates, and if a package is delivered late or goes missing? It could mean dissatisfied customers and added costs. If you run an e-commerce business that relies on Canada Post, you know how critical shipment tracking is. In fact, a recent McKinsey report reveals that approximately 50% of consumers track their orders to ensure timely progress.

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For Earth Day 2025 Focus On The Threefer Of Sustainability Efforts: Meet Sustainability Goals, Achieve Better Financial Results, And Reach Business Strategy Goals

Forrester eCommerce

This past year I was describing what a “twofer” was to my colleague Jinan Budge in Australia. I casually dropped this term for getting two things for the price of one during a conversation.

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Beyond Best-of-Breed: Understanding Composable Commerce and Its Flexible Power

Kibo

In the ever-evolving world of ecommerce, businesses are constantly seeking the perfect recipe for online success. Traditional, all-in-one platforms once seemed like the complete package, but the limitations of these monolithic structures quickly became apparent. Headless and composable technologies unlock significant flexibility, but the benefit of choosing “best-of-breed” for each function can be offset by the complexity of managing integrations and updates across numerous independe

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A Roadmap For Modernization: How To Break Free From Your Monolith Before July 31, 2026

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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The Digital Frontier: Acing B2B E-Commerce

Forrester eCommerce

Pausing is not an option, particularly for the dynamic world of B2B e-commerce. With the industry on the brink of significant shifts, businesses must adapt, evolve, and leap ahead.

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How Generative AI in Ecommerce Is Shaping Product Search | Salsify

Salsify

Search for generative AI in ecommerce, and the volume of articles, research, and predictions makes it clear: Brands cant afford to ignore the impact of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI).

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Home Depot Opening 11 Stores Across the United States — See If There’s a Location Near You

RetailWire

Home Depot is opening 11 locations.

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The Container Store lays off 2% of corporate workforce, pauses capital projects

RetailDive

The retailer, which exited bankruptcy in the new year, is working on a turnaround with less debt and a more streamlined operation.

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Macy’s Announced the Closure of 66 Stores in 2025. These Locations Are Still Open — But Not for Long

RetailWire

Macy's has two popular locations still open that were slated for closure earlier this year.

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Capezio sold after more than a century of family ownership

RetailDive

Argand Partners said it plans to “modernize” the dancewear brand through licensing agreements and product innovation.

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Humans + Agents = Rethinking Enterprise Commerce with AI

AI agents already analyze trends, draft content, and trigger actions across leading commerce platforms. Yet most organizations still rely on workflows built for human‑only teams, losing speed, margin, and customer loyalty. Humans + Agents: Rethinking Enterprise Commerce in the Age of AI Collaboration shows how to close that gap. In one concise read you’ll see where agent gains surface first, how early adopters prove ROI, and which lean controls keep innovation moving without risking data or bran

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New SNAP Restrictions Could Ban Soda, Junk Food in Some States

RetailWire

Several Republican-led states are seeking to restrict some SNAP purchases.

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Supergoop founder steps away from company

RetailDive

After two decades, Holly Thaggard has stepped back from the day-to-day operations of the sunscreen brand.

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OpenAI Could See ChatGPT Partnering With Shopify Following Microsoft’s Copilot Merchant Program Launch

RetailWire

OpenAI appears poised to incorporate Shopify into its ChatGPT tool.

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With B2B Sales Disruption On The Doorstep, What’s Next?

Forrester eCommerce

A handful of forces are shaping the next decade of selling, which will be a B2B sales supercycle an extended period of growth and transformation. Discover how AI affects B2B sales, as well as the characteristics and implications of this upcoming future.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Krispy Kreme’s New Doughnuts Are a Cheesecake Lover’s Dream

RetailWire

Krispy Kreme has introduced a trio of cheesecake doughnuts.

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Don’t Call It A Comeback: Stay Ready For Ransomware

Forrester eCommerce

So far, 2025 is filled with distractions for security leaders.

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RFK Jr. and FDA Tell Food Companies To Phase Out Artificial Dyes

RetailWire

Food companies have until the end of 2026 to replace artificial dyes with natural alternatives.

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Schneider Electric Data Center Summit 2025: AI, Power, Cooling, Services, and More

Forrester eCommerce

Schneider Electric’s Data Center 2025 Industry Summit focused on data centers and exhibited presentations covering a variety of data center topics, as well as a tour of their manufacturing facilities showcasing their production and testing expertise as well as the following in-depth topics and session: The Data Center Landscape How the rapid growth of generative […]

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Cut Costs & Complexity: Smarter Fulfillment for Home, Furniture & DIY Brands

Late deliveries. Split shipments. Spiraling freight costs. For home, furniture, and DIY brands, fulfillment has never been more complex—or more critical. This report outlines how a smarter, AI-ready order management system (OMS) helps you reduce shipping costs, streamline project-based fulfillment, and ensure accurate inventory across every channel.

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White Castle’s Chicken Rings Deal Makes a Delicious Return, ‘Dirty Drinks’ Debut

RetailWire

White Castle has brought back its wildly popular Chicken Rings deal for a limited time and introduced new "dirty drinks.

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Beyond The Architecture Cage Match: The Microservices Vs. Monoliths Battle Is Hurting Your Business

Forrester eCommerce

In the red corner, weighing in with independent scalability and distributed complexity: microservices! In the blue corner, the reigning legacy champion, with its infamous deployment challenges: the monolith! For years, architects and technology executives have watched this architectural cage match with bated breath. Technology forums buzzed with trash talk from both sides.

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FTC Sues Uber for Making Uber One Subscriptions ‘Unreasonably Difficult’ To Cancel

RetailWire

The FTC claims Uber customers were unable to cancel Uber One subscriptions.

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Government Organizations: Link Your Digital Metrics To Customer-Led Mission Outcomes

Forrester eCommerce

Digital leaders in government share a common task: transforming the way the government serves the public using technology. Despite how simple that sounds, the task is quite complex and requires keen understanding of many elements that influence how governments make decisions and operate.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Chobani To Build $1.2 Billion Yogurt Plant in Upstate New York, 1,000 New Jobs Projected

RetailWire

Chobani is set to open a sprawling yogurt factory in upstate New York.

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How AI is Helping a Brooklyn Thrift Store Amp Up Both Sales and its Environmental Impact

Retail TouchPoints

Nestled in a back parking lot of the industrial waterfront that lines Brooklyns Gowanus Canal is an absolutely fantastic thrift store of the old school a sprawling warehouse filled to the brim with used goods organized in a somewhat jumbled manner by general category. Big Reuse s unassuming exterior blends in perfectly with the loading docks, storage facilities and various trade businesses in the area, but that bare-bones faade belies a veritable treasure trove within.

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Rita’s Italian Ice Capitalizes on Popular TikTok Trend With Twisted Cola Blender Lineup

RetailWire

Rita's Italian Ice is getting in on a viral social media craze.

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Retail Media 2.0: How RMNs Can Compete Like Media Giants

Retail TouchPoints

Its 2025, and retail media isnt just growing it’s exploding. With double-digit growth projected this year , brands are doubling down on retail media investments, and retailers are scrambling to claim their piece of the pie. More than 200 retail media networks (RMNs) exist today, and 80% of the top 100 U.S. retailers have built their own. The result?

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AI for Commerce: Foundations, Aspirations, and Hype

AI is rapidly transforming digital commerce, but how do you separate real opportunities from hype? Moderated by Orium, AI for Commerce: Foundations, Aspirations, and Hype , experts from Bloomreach , commercetools , Contentstack , and Fluent Commerce explores where AI is already delivering results and where its potential is still unfolding. This masterclass dives into proven AI applications, emerging innovations , and the gaps between promise and reality in commerce.

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What Chronic Pain Taught One Doctor About Healing: A Conversation with Dr. Mark Malone

Bryan Eisenberg

Most doctors learn about pain from textbooks. Dr. Mark Malone learned from the floor of his home, stuck there after a devastating back injury. He couldnt walk. Couldnt work. Could barely reach the refrigerator. And this was after years of already running a pain clinic. That kind of firsthand experience? It changes you. When I sat down with Dr. Malone on the Rock Solid podcast, we werent just talking about business.

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Zales Tests Store of the Future as it Seeks to Make Fine Jewelry an Everyday Accessory

Retail TouchPoints

Zales has taken a playful approach in its latest campaign, Own It, as it seeks to take fine jewelry out of the rarefied air of special occasion wear and into womens everyday lives. New products, including lab-grown diamond fashion designs, and more accessible price points will be complemented with tests of a store of the future concept that blends digital integration with curated displays for a more self-serve, personalized shopping experience.

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Canada Post Shipment Tracking Made Easy

lateshipment

Running an e-commerce business means you’re always juggling logistics. Orders need to be shipped on time, customers expect updates, and if a package is delivered late or goes missing? It could mean dissatisfied customers and added costs. If you run an e-commerce business that relies on Canada Post, you know how critical shipment tracking is. In fact, a recent McKinsey report reveals that approximately 50% of consumers track their orders to ensure timely progress.

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URW Aims to Turn its Malls into ‘Dynamic Platforms for Brand Storytelling’ with Launch of U.S. Media Network

Retail TouchPoints

Shopping center operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) is expanding its in-house media and experiential division, Westfield Rise , to the U.S. First established in 2022 in Europe, Westfield Rise helps brands forge connections with the millions of high-intent consumers that visit its shopping centers every year, using dynamic media, immersive experiential activations, Westfield signature events and strategic integrations. “With Westfield Rise, we’re giving brands a global stage acr

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!