Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Generative AI isn't crypto, or blockchain, or the metaverse. Unlike other new technologies for which we typically advise a cautious approach, we believe you must act on genAI now.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Last holiday season would have marked a certain “post-pandemic” normalcy, but extreme excess inventory and inflation significantly impeded any anticipated recalibration. This holiday season, though prices are still high and purse strings remain tightened, there’s slightly more stability inherent in the current retail environment that will bring more clarity to the numbers.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

*This blog post is co-authored by Sohm Gough Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) have been battered over the past three years by the continuing to face headwinds of inflation, supply chain interruptions, macroeconomic uncertainty, and disruptive technologies that threaten market upheaval.

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RIS News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

For retailers, the holiday season is here. Succeeding in the next few months and into 2024 requires analyzing and understanding shoppers. Here to help retailers strategize, RIS presents our fourth annual guide to peak selling season.

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TalkingRetail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A recent survey of retailers across the UK delivers a clear message – cash remains a crucial payment method that keeps tills ringing for independent shops. The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA), which works with over 6,000 independent businesses of all sizes across the UK, ran the survey which demonstrates cash is far from obsolete.

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RetailDive

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The craft retailer, which is still operating without a permanent CEO, said it’s “exploring every opportunity” to drive growth and operate more efficiently.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

There will be no religious talk in this article, but I will pose a challenging question. Is the shiny new toy of retail media everything the market has made it out to be, or is there a second wave of transformation needed for marketers to make the most of their investments? From a simple point of view, retail media has exactly what advertisers want: a direct connection to the consumers who are on a site to, hopefully, shop for a product or category of products.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

On Sept 21, Cisco announced its intention to buy Splunk for $28B in cash, it’s largest acquisition ever and fourth this year. This is a massive investment and win for Cisco from two perspectives: observability and security. Cisco’s full-stack observability platform could catapult into relevance against established competitors overnight.

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RetailMinded

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Nashville, TN – September 26, 2023 – STIMULATE: A B2B Sexual Wellness Trade Show has announced a two-city roadshow experience for the 2024 calendar year. In addition to their annual Nashville based event that will be held August 5+6, 2024, STIMULATE+Roadshow will debut in Austin and Chicago in the year ahead. February 4 – 6, 2024 | Austin, TX October 13 – 15, 2024 | Chicago, IL STIMULATE+Roadshow’s core focus is to enhance retailer success through trusted education, resources and ex

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TalkingRetail

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The food shortages earlier this year were more noticeable in the large retailers, with their inflexible pricing, than in the more agile independent sector. However, Brexit, the weather, the economy and the war in Ukraine have all made it difficult for anyone trying to maintain food supplies to their customers. What is the current situation.

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RetailDive

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The agreement strikes a deal that eluded the private equity firm four years ago, despite repeated attempts then to acquire the women’s apparel retailer.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Scurri Track Plus , the latest post-purchase experience solution from next-generation delivery management platform, Scurri , is revolutionising post-sale communications for retailers and brands – creating marketing opportunities to boost loyalty during the highly engaged post-purchase period – with highly-customisable, own-branded tracking emails, reducing ‘where is my order’ (WISMO) queries and protecting customer acquisition and retention.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In the iconic 1999 cyberpunk movie The Matrix , the human rebel protagonists ascribe meaning to the (virtual) world around them by reading and understanding real-time streams of data. The downward-flowing green characters are one of the most recognizable visual hooks of the film. As far as we know, we’re not living in The Matrix (or are we?!). Yet modern data engineers and data practitioners now can decipher data streamed from SaaS APIs and modern cloud data services, interpreting the informatio

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

A recent report regarding developer productivity has set the dev world abuzz. Without going into too many details, the notion that one can effectively measure individual developer productivity has been a controversial topic since the dawn of the mainframe.

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Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Brian Walker

The era of all-in-one platforms is over. Now, retail success depends on integrating a blend of diverse technologies to thrive. As customers and stakeholders expect agility and innovation, how can you meet these expectations efficiently without stumbling into complexity? Explore a customer-centric approach to navigating digital transformation in retail.

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RIS News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

These two retailers are the latest to transform their tech stacks with artificial intelligence-powered capabilities.

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iVend

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

A retail point of sale system is an essential in retail. Every retailer needs one, and pretty much all retailers have one. A retail point of sale system is about enabling and recording sales transactions – but it’s also so much more than that. Chosen well, a retail point of sale system can be the enabler that drives business growth and retail success.

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RetailDive

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Parent company WHP Global announced a partnership with Go Retail Group for the rollout, which also includes experiences in airports and cruise ships.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Bed and furniture retailer Bed Kingdom has officially opened the doors to its new 70,414 sq ft distribution centre in Liversedge, West Yorkshire, which will create 12 new jobs in the local area. The facility has a large warehouse space that will house furniture stock and become the main distribution site for the children’s bed specialist. In addition, office space spread across three stories and a canteen area will become the new workplace for Bed Kingdom’s buying, marketing, and sales employees

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Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Meta debuted a series of new AI-powered tools for its social platforms, including Facebook , Instagram , Messenger and WhatsApp , at its annual developers conference Meta Connect on Sept. 27. And while Meta hasn’t completely abandoned its namesake, the metaverse — reveals at the event also included the new Quest 3 VR headset and upgrades to its line of smart glasses with Ray-Ban — the company has clearly shifted its focus to this year’s hottest technology, AI.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

One of Forrester’s best practices for managing insider risk is to turn your employees into advocates for the program. Get five tips for how to do that in this preview of our upcoming Security & Risk event in November.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In a 2016 New York Times Magazine profile of Ben Rhodes, President Obama’s then deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, Ben was quoted as calling the American foreign-policy establishment “the Blob.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

There is much hype around generative AI as it continues being applied across the entire enterprise, from marketing and design to sales. How can product management get in on the action, and what can it even do to help offerings grow?

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Generative AI’s meteoric rise can be compared to the launch of social media, the smartphone, and the internet. The technology’s wide applicability across industries and occupations will drive massive growth: According to Forrester’s new forecast, generative AI will have an average annual growth rate of 36% up to 2030, capturing 55% of the AI software market.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Low-code application development is revolutionizing how enterprises develop technology. Any tech ecosystem in which multiple applications, data sources, and processes intersect is ripe for low-code innovation. Martech is notoriously complex and dynamic, so it’s no surprise that low-code is finding its way into the marketing department.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A full-stack developer must program in HTML/CSS and JavaScript as well as be responsible for back-end development of sever-side processes for data storage and retrieval, business logic tasks, authentication, and integration with third-party APIs in programming languages such as Go,NET, Java, Rust, and Node.js.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I’m thrilled to announce our latest research into a problem as old as time (or, at least, my time — 25 years! — in security): the silos between technology and security teams. How big is the problem? Officially, it’s not — according to numerous global technology decision-makers who we survey, cybersecurity is a top priority.

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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.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

A few weeks ago, I spoke on a podcast with some of my former colleagues about my experiences in the security industry as a young woman. TL;DR: It’s not always great, and that’s true for many women in the industry.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Since 2018, Forrester has been tracking how Singaporean customers rate their experience with some of the biggest brands in banking and auto and home insurance. This year’s Singapore Customer Experience Index (CX Index™) study reveals several important findings: CX quality among Singapore’s banks slightly dipped.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

During my freshman year of college, I took a required seminar on Western civilization. Having only attended public school with traditional instruction formats, I was confused and then deeply concerned by sitting around a table with 12 classmates and the professor, discussing the classic books assigned.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Retail sales growth in the US has been gradually decelerating and retailers are feeling the squeeze. In our newly published 2023 US Online Retail Competition Tracker we examine offline and online sales growth at 65 leading US retailers and take a close look at tactics to improve profitability.

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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.

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