Fri.Jul 23, 2021

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How to Create Search Engine Friendly Title Tags

Kissmetrics

One of the most frustrating things about SEO is getting everything to work together as it should. If you’ve done SEO, you know exactly what I’m talking about. There are so many little elements in SEO that sometimes it seems impossible for everything to work out perfectly. Even today! I know I talk a lot about how “smart” the search algorithms are and how it’s virtually impossible to game the system.

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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Application Modernization And Migration Services, Q3 2021

Forrester eCommerce

Yesterday, we released The Forrester Wave™: Application Modernization And Migration Services, Q3 2021. We looked at the 14 most significant vendors — Accenture, Atos, Capgemini, Cognizant, Deloitte, EPAM, EY, HCL Technologies, IBM, Infosys, Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI), NTT DATA, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and Wipro — in the market and evaluated them across 26 […].

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8 Powerful Negotiation Tactics

Kissmetrics

What comes to mind when you think of negotiation tactics? People in suits closing business deals? Bargaining with a seller in a market? Convincing your landlord to lower the rent? How about all of these? Negotiation Tactics Play a Key Role in Life. It’s tempting to think of negotiation only in terms of price, but the term represents many possibilities beyond money.

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Tokyo Olympics: Will Changes and Challenges Put Retail Off its Game?

Retail TouchPoints

Before they’ve even started, the 2020 2021 Olympic Games have already made history. Cardboard beds and logo dilemmas aside, this will be the first Olympics in the event’s 125-year history to be staged without any spectators. The impact that will have on athlete performance, global viewership and the overall ambience surrounding the games (both on-site in Tokyo and abroad) remains to be seen.

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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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Continuous Automation And Testing Services Wave Q3 2021: A Comparison Of 15 Top Global Players.

Forrester eCommerce

Future fit organizations are quickly adopting hybrid and native clouds, automating wherever possible, and bringing their agile and DevOps practices to a more mature and broader level. At the same time, testing tools, testing practices, and testing software IP developed by vendors have all increased the infusion of AI. The consequence is that ruthless or […].

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Uber Delivery Buildup Continues Expansion with Costco and Mercari Partnerships

Retail TouchPoints

Uber Technologies is continuing to scale its massive logistics buildup with two new retail partnerships. The ridesharing service will now provide same-day grocery delivery for Costco in Texas, and will help Mercari take its “no-meetup garage sale” marketplace nationwide. The Costco pilot will begin at 25 warehouse stores in Dallas, Austin, and Houston, with seven more Texas locations to be added over the coming weeks.

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Amplify Your Online Presence in Three Steps

Retail TouchPoints

Last year, multiple lockdowns and store closures forced fashion retailers to go online. This digital transformation is the key to navigating today’s rocky runway. We have seen new shops, small shops and global fashion brands create or add a stronger online presence to adapt to the changes the pandemic created. . Another residual challenge that arose due to circumstances, was a new consumer mindset.

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The Complete Sellvia Review for Dropshippers

Ecommerce Platforms

In today's article, we're going to be covering an in-depth Sellvia review – a leading ecommerce supplier based in the United States. Every ecommerce drop-shipper knows that getting the best supplier for an online store is quite difficult. But when you do, it helps in automating and running your business seamlessly. You don't have to bother about products getting missing, delivering inferior products, horrible customer care, or delayed shipping.

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10 Holiday SEO Tips to Prep Your Site for this Shopping Season

Inflow Insights

To help your eCommerce business prep for the 2021 holiday season, we’re publishing a multi-part blog series with digital marketing tips you need to implement today. With the 2021 holiday season less than six months away, now is the time to start prepping your site’s SEO strategy — so you can give it time to work. Based on our work with dozens of eCommerce businesses, we’ve gathered 10 tips you should get started with today.

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Consumer Behavior: The Data to Better Understand Your Shoppers

Wiser

Can you create effective pricing strategies if you don’t know who your consumer is and how they behave? Not really. The first step toward better understanding your consumer is to identify your buyer personas. Consumers evolve and, if you know them well, it is easier to follow the evolution of their behavior to build your pricing strategies in real-time (or almost).

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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 prepare for the Jobs To Be Done Interviews

Omniconvert

Learn how to prepare the Jobs To Be Done Interviews based on the framework designed by Bob Moesta, pioneer and Co-architect of the JTBD methodology. The post How to prepare for the Jobs To Be Done Interviews appeared first on Omniconvert Ecommerce Growth Blog.

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Food stores prop up retail sales figures for June, says ONS

TalkingRetail

Food stores led the way in the increase in retail sales in June, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Food stores reported a sales increase of 4.2% in June compared with the previous month, with anecdotal evidence suggesting the increase was due to the Euro 2020 football championship. Overall. This story continues at Food stores prop up retail sales figures for June, says ONS.

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How Shein makes 'fast fashion' look slow

RetailDive

The Chinese DTC company is winning over Gen Z by being speedier, fresher and more inclusive, according to a report from Edited.

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7 Ways To Incorporate Brand Identity Into Your Retail Store

RetailMinded

Brand identity is an essential part of any business and plays a crucial role in its success. It includes what people see and feel, and it sets your store apart from your competitors and any other business for that matter. Your brand will either make customers want to come into your establishment or walk past it and shop at the next store instead. In any brand, customers look for relatability, quality, value, and consistency.

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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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Retailers leverage open calls to add diversity, sustainability to supply chains

RetailDive

Faced with empty shelves over the past year, companies like Walmart, Lowe's and QVC are looking for new or more local suppliers that meet their needs.

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Ted Baker announces it’s moving to Fitzrovia

365 Retail

Ted Baker, the global lifestyle brand, announces it has secured its new global HQ, at 101 on Cleveland in the heart of Fitzrovia, London. The new HQ, which will be called the Gorgeous Brown Building (GBB), is a fitting home for the brand with its distinctive flatiron shape and epic ceiling heights. This will inspire Ted’s creativity in a flexible workspace configured for collaboration in a beautiful new working environment for the team.

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GNC names new COO

RetailDive

The retailer hired internally for the chief operating officer position and brought on a new chief merchandising officer from Zappos.

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Northern Irish retailers frustrated at slow progress on ‘pingdemic’

TalkingRetail

Northern Ireland’s biggest retailers group has expressed frustration that while other parts of the UK are taking steps to alleviate the effects of key staff being pinged by the NHS app, the Northern Ireland Executive has not yet announced any rule changes. Northern Ireland is not currently planning to come into line with the English. This story continues at Northern Irish retailers frustrated at slow progress on ‘pingdemic’ Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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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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Mercari, Uber expand local delivery program

RetailDive

Through the ride-hailing app's network of delivery people, sellers and buyers exchange products on-demand without leaving their homes.

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The Genesis of Connecting Commerce Intelligence

Dynamic Action

DynamicAction has joined EDITED, and our collective solutions create an inflection point for retail. We started DynamicAction with a mission to enable brands and retailers to operate in real-time, utilizing rich, insight-driven applications to run their businesses with a keen eye for delivering profit.

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The Weekly Closeout: Bezos thanks Amazon customers for space flight and the latest news from Dick's

RetailDive

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos came under fire for telling customers and employees they paid for his suborbital jaunt, and Dick's debuted two new marketing campaigns.

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DynamicRecipes [Customer] - Automate and Expand Control in Customer Messaging and Retention

Dynamic Action

Introducing DynamicRecipes [Customer]. Equipping retailers with AI driven automation to cultivate and retain their most profitable customers across their Email, CDP, and Display Targeting systems and partners. The new DynamicRecipes [Customer] solution automates the identification of precise customer audiences to target and nurture utilizing predictive purchase and action behavior grounded in profit and long term value generation.

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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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Snappy Shopper’s partners cash in on home delivery

TalkingRetail

Snappy Shopper says that more than 20 of its independent retail partners are averaging more than £500,000 in annual sales. Mike Callachan, chief executive officer of The Snappy Group, said: “The pandemic did accelerate the use of digital services and when we were all encouraged to stay-at-home it propelled demand for the Snappy Shopper app. This story continues at Snappy Shopper’s partners cash in on home delivery.

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Ulta Beauty is livestreaming to drive customer engagement

RetailWire

Ulta Beauty has hosted 27 livestreaming events since launching an app last week. The retailer is running a 14-week test with Supergreat, a livestreaming platform that specializes in the beauty sector.

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Wrongly convicted sub-postmasters guaranteed compensation by government

TalkingRetail

Veteran Tory MP David Davis is among those to welcome the news that the Government has guaranteed compensation of up to £100,00 for sub-postmasters wrongly convicted in the Post Office IT scandal. Davis described the news as “long overdue” and added: “More is to be done. Those at the Post Office who were responsible for. This story continues at Wrongly convicted sub-postmasters guaranteed compensation by government.

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Is Dropshipping Profitable In India?

Ecommerce Guru

The e-commerce sector has grown considerably as more individuals switch to online shopping for most of their purchases. Dropshipping business in India has proven to be a game-changer for many new e-commerce firms. It is gaining popularity as a result of the seller-friendly business style. The majority of products handled through the dropshipping channel are always in demand, according to consumer trends.

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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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Changes in self-isolation rules do not go far enough, say independent retailers

TalkingRetail

Changes to the self-isolation rules outlined by the government this morning do not go far enough, say independent retailers. It has been announced that supermarket depot workers and food manufacturers will be exempt from quarantine rules as the government tries to keep food supplies flowing. Designated workers will be able to do daily Covid testing.

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Home Depot has a plan to thwart power tool thieves

RetailWire

Home Depot is rolling out a new line of power tools that will not work unless they’ve been scanned at the register and activated using Bluetooth technology.

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Buying the Original Lava Lamp Brand (via a Back-of-the-Napkin Deal)

eCommerceFuel

Cressida Granger is the owner of Mathmos.com , a name you might actually remember as being the original creator and inventor of the famed lava lamp. She is a more recent member of the ECF community, and I wanted to get her on to talk about her story and her business because it is so incredibly interesting. . Listen in as Cressida shares how she manufactured a back-of-the-napkin deal for the iconic lava lamp brand, what happened when people found out that her patent on the lava lamp had expired,

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FDA recall issued for store-bought muffins

RetailWire

Give and Go Prepared Foods is voluntarily recalling muffins sold under variety of brand names at 7-Eleven, Stop & Shop, Walmart and other retailers after the baked goods were tied to possible listeria contamination.

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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