7 Underhyped Trends to Level Up Your Ecommerce Business
BigCommerce
JUNE 16, 2022
Needless to say, ecommerce is an industry of endless change.
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8fig Review: Ecommerce Funding for the Modern Business
Ecommerce Platforms
JUNE 29, 2022
Ecommerce funding often starts by reaching into your finances, then maybe contacting friends and family, maybe crowdfunding, regular banks, or venture capitalists. It’s a seemingly endless process of pleading for support, when all you want to do is run your business. Luckily, we’ve discovered a way to obtain continuous cashflow for your online store, without all the hassles.
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Influencers: A Secret Weapon for Tackling Supply Chain Challenges
Retail TouchPoints
JUNE 9, 2022
With supply chain challenges rampant worldwide, many brands and retailers are focusing on consistent, even proactive, communication to address the demand side of the equation. But Lindsay Jerutis, GM for ShopStyle Collective , believes that marketing and social teams are overlooking a significant opportunity: using influencers to sway product demand and respond to product availability challenges.
The Loss of Third-Party Data and How Marketers Can Respond
SheerID
JUNE 6, 2022
Learn about the challenges of data deprecation and how you can overcome them by finding privacy-friendly ways of collecting and using data.
Get MACH Ready: Preparing Your Business for Digital Transformation
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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.
Prada plans monthly product, NFT drops
RetailDive
JUNE 1, 2022
The brand will host 24-hour online events, starting June 2, where shoppers in select areas can buy limited-edition items and receive accompanying NFTs.
9 Digital Marketing Trends to Watch Closely This Year
Digital Doughnut
JUNE 14, 2022
The doors of opportunity for anyone who is eager to improve business performance with digital marketing have been flung wide open. This is a great time because even if you’ve always wanted your foot in those lush baby steps but might not have had a chance before now - there's an entire industry eager and waiting just on tiptoes behind their shiny new frontiers!
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How to Start a Subscription Business that Works
Ecommerce Platforms
JUNE 20, 2022
From Birchbox to Dollar Shave Club, and Kiwi Crate to Netflix, we seem to live in a world of subscriptions, whether it be for software, movies, clothing, food, or whatever else you don't mind paying for with a monthly subscription. There's a reason so many subscription-based business models seem to be popping up. It's tough to break through with a successful product, but the rewards are enormous, with cash flow benefits, brand loyalty, and clear revenue projections on a regular basis.
WWD: Sephora CEO Leaving After Less Than Two Years
Retail TouchPoints
JUNE 7, 2022
Martin Brok, CEO and President of Sephora , is reportedly leaving the company at the end of June after a tenure of less than two years. He will be replaced by his predecessor, Chris de Lapuente, Chairman and CEO of the Selective Retailing division of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton , Sephora’s parent company. According to an internal release obtained by WWD , Brok’s departure is “due to a divergence of views.”.
Creating a Military Discount Program (and Our Favorite Examples)
SheerID
JUNE 8, 2022
Check out some of our favorite ways companies use military discount programs to quickly get discounts and benefits to our troops.
How retailers' attitudes toward unionization clash with their ESG policies
RetailDive
JUNE 21, 2022
Consumers and investors are concerned that the industry’s stance on issues like collective bargaining at overseas suppliers isn't being applied to U.S. operations.
The Future of Multi-Vendor Commerce
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Outsourcing Fulfilment to Save Time? Here’s Three Things Retailers Should Look For
365 Retail
JUNE 27, 2022
For fast-scaling e-commerce retailers, saving time often ranks as a top reason for outsourcing the picking, packing and delivery of their shoppers’ orders. ‘Time-saving’ was also a key consideration for fulfilmentcrowd when it refreshed its customer app. . Uniquely, the international fulfilment provider wanted to improve its app so that e-commerce retailers actually used it less.
How to Advertise Your Product for the Best Results
Digital Doughnut
JUNE 17, 2022
With these digital marketing and social media techniques, you may learn more about how to advertise your product or if you are an advertising company then it might encourage you to leverage the modern trends.
Data To Help You Choose The Right ERP Implementation For Your Online SME Business?
RetailMinded
JUNE 7, 2022
When an SME merchant experiences rapid growth its profit margins might go up – but its back office operations often go into meltdown. Spreadsheets get used to plug gaps between systems; mistakes and delays become commonplace, resulting in poor customer feedback; tedious manual workflows take up the time and energy of team members; and a lack of visibility hampers decision making.
Moving into the Metaverse: Growing Swath of Brands Test Out Virtual Experiences
Retail TouchPoints
JUNE 13, 2022
Editor’s Note: Be sure to check out Part 1 of this series focusing on evolving consumer perceptions of the metaverse. If the first quarter of this year was consumed with existential questioning — What exactly is the metaverse? Do we need to be a part of it? — Q2 appears to be the moment of action, when companies that answered “yes” to the second question have started to make their moves.
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.
Announcing The 2022 Canadian Event Award Finalists
Canadian Special Events
JUNE 3, 2022
Congratulations to the nominees for the 25th Annual Canadian Event Awards. Thank you to our esteemed panel of judges for their time and efforts in scoring hundreds of submissions. Over the coming months, we’ll be featuring every one of our nominees, shining a light on their creativity and celebrating their success, so stay tuned to our feeds. .
Amazon launches virtual try-on for shoes
RetailDive
JUNE 9, 2022
The new mobile feature, currently only available on iOS, allows customers to try on thousands of shoe styles from brands like Puma and Reebok.
Save money and the planet: O2 launches ‘Feel good shopping’
365 Retail
JUNE 16, 2022
Virgin Media O2 has partnered with Kindred to launch ‘Feel good shopping’ a unique sustainable shopping service. The new retail shopping feature will help customers save money and support eco projects while shopping online. The exclusive ‘Feel Good Shopping’ feature is now live in the My O2 app giving customers discounts and deals at over 70% of the top UK online retailers and more than 20,000 retailers in total.
5 Customer Experience Trends to Watch For in 2022
Digital Doughnut
JUNE 13, 2022
Customer experience has become a decisive factor in choosing between available products and their alternatives and companies are well aware of that. Therefore, marketers have to find new and unconventional ways to improve their customer experience. Below, we will have a look at the biggest customer experience trends for 2022 that can bring a competitive edge to your business and get customers talking about your brand.
The B2B Digital Commerce Playbook for Manufacturers
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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.
Shopify vs Wix vs WordPress (June 2022)
Ecommerce Platforms
JUNE 6, 2022
Suppose you’re looking for the best website and ecommerce solution for your online business this year. In that case, you're practically spoiled for choice. Dozens of contestants are vying to be dubbed the best of the best, yet the ideal solution for one might not be the same for the next. So, in this article, we're looking at three of the most popular website builders and ecommerce platforms on the market: Shopify , Wix , and WordPress.
How the Fashion Industry Can Pave the Way for a Sustainable Future
Retail TouchPoints
JUNE 24, 2022
For decades, there have been continued debates surrounding sustainability and the fashion industry’s position in implementing and maintaining a sustainable value chain, where renewable resources from the environment can be continually used and human rights are protected. Focus and blame generally turn to the manufacturing, production and distribution parts of the chain, but other aspects are not usually at the forefront of the mind, especially when it comes to the consumer standpoint.
Supermercados ECONO Implements Software to Power Ecommerce Platform in Two Languages
Retail TouchPoints
JUNE 16, 2022
Supermercados ECONO , a retailer with 64 grocery stores in Puerto Rico, is upgrading its current ecommerce platform, ECONO ToGo, with technology from Local Express. ECONO will utilize the tech upgrade to provide its shoppers with exceptional service. The Local Express platform includes a “drop and play” marketing content management module that can facilitate retailers’ ability to quickly incorporate retail media marketing into ecommerce platforms.
Apple to Expand Further into Payment Services with Built-in BNPL Option
Retail TouchPoints
JUNE 7, 2022
At Apple ’s 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the tech giant unveiled a slew of updates for its impending iOS 16 release, including a new buy now, pay later (BNPL) option that will be incorporated into Apple Wallet. The service, called Apple Pay Later , will let users split any Apple Pay purchase into four equal payments, spread over six weeks, with zero interest and no fees.
The Circular Product Journey: Powering a Sustainable, Data-Driven Future With PIM
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The linear flow of make > use > dispose is unsustainable. Not only is it at odds with the realities of modern society, but it also fails to meet evolving demands from consumers and regulators. Linear is out. Circular is in. Going circular is not an overnight switch. It requires forward planning and data-driven decision-making. In this ebook, you’ll see how the right technology can help brands and manufacturers secure the product data governance they need to power this circular transition.
Hudson Expands Global Loyalty Program to North America
Retail TouchPoints
JUNE 9, 2022
Travel retailer Hudson , a Dufry company, has rolled out its loyalty program to its more than 1,000 stores across North America. The Red By Dufry program is already live in the 50+ countries where Dufry operates. Benefits include members-only discounts, a birthday reward, perks from car rental and hotel booking brand partners and pre-ordering through the retailer’s Reserve & Collect program, where available — all accessible via a mobile app.
Circle K Parent to Roll Out Self-Checkout Tech to 7,000 Stores
Retail TouchPoints
JUNE 2, 2022
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. , parent company of the Circle K convenience store chain, will purchase more than 10,000 touchless self-checkout systems, with plans to deploy them in more than 7,000 Circle K and Couche-Tard stores in the U.S., Canada and Europe over the next three years. The Mashgin system, branded as “Smart Checkout,” relies on AI-powered technology that can improve customer checkout time up to 400%.
How Cashierless Stores Can Solve Labor Challenges and Create New Levels of Customer Convenience
Retail TouchPoints
JUNE 2, 2022
Cashierless stores, also known as autonomous stores, are sprouting up in a range of venues, from airports to college campuses to sports stadiums. But the technology is still far from the mainstream — meaning there’s still plenty of “runway” for interested retailers. However, cashierless store success depends on having (or attracting) a customer base that values the convenience they offer and isn’t intimidated by the technology.
Walmart and Roku Team Up to Take on TV Commerce
Retail TouchPoints
JUNE 17, 2022
Walmart and Roku have announced a new partnership “to make TV streaming the next ecommerce shopping destination.” The new deal will push the boundaries of the burgeoning realm of “TV commerce” by allowing customers to shop and buy products from ads on the Roku streaming service, with Walmart serving as the exclusive retailer for the transactions. Viewers will be able to press “OK” on their remote when they see a product they like in a shoppable ad and proceed to checkout on their TV.
Predictions You Can Rely On: How Data Drives Successful Financial Forecasting
Speaker: Robbie Bhathal, Founder & CEO, and Matthew Acalin, Head of Credit Intelligence
In today's volatile financial environment, how confident are you in your company’s financial forecasting? To get the most accurate cash predictions that will lead to long-term financial survival, real-time data is critical. Innovative cash management strategies can lead to better credit opportunities, more sustainable growth, and long-term financial prosperity.
How China’s Missfresh Makes Rapid Grocery Delivery Pay
Retail TouchPoints
JUNE 6, 2022
The profit margin at grocery has always been razor-thin, and now, with online grocery growing in popularity, retailers must add the costs of picking individual orders and doorstep delivery to their already tight balance sheets. A Missfresh mini-warehouse, which operates as a dark store. As grocers around the world work furiously to meet consumers’ demand for delivery without breaking the bank, Chinese online grocer Missfresh looks to have a winning model.
Simon Debuts Multi-Retailer Product Search Engine Offering Mall Shoppers In-Stock Data
Retail TouchPoints
JUNE 22, 2022
Mall operator Simon has launched a new search engine that will let shoppers research in-stock products at participating retailers in Simon properties. Simon Search, as the platform is called, is currently being tested at 29 Simon retail centers across the U.S., with a broader rollout planned for later this year. The hope is that giving shoppers visibility into in-stock inventory will boost both store traffic and conversion rates.
Bed Bath & Beyond Promotes Two Executives to Top Finance Positions
Retail TouchPoints
JUNE 30, 2022
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.
DoorDash Acquires Wolt, Expanding Operations to 27 Countries
Retail TouchPoints
JUNE 1, 2022
DoorDash has acquired Wolt Enterprises , a Helsinki-based last mile delivery company. The deal will bring DoorDash to a total of 27 countries, 23 through the Wolt product and brand. The transaction is part of DoorDash’s effort to accelerate its international growth through faster product development and improved investment efficiency. Wolt CEO Miki Kuusi will oversee the combined company’s team and operations outside of the U.S., reporting directly to DoorDash CEO Tony Xu.
Forrester Report: Demystifying The Technical Functions of POS Solutions
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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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