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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Valentine’s Day isn’t just about hearts and flowers; it’s also about capitalizing on the season of love to boost your retail revenue. As a retailer, you have a golden opportunity to cater to the romantic whims of your customers and maximize your sales potential. With the right strategies in place, you can make this Valentine’s Day your most profitable yet. 10 Valentine’s Day Best Practices to Boost Your Retail Sales Here are some Valentine’s Day retail best pr

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

For much of last year, AI seemed immune to the normal laws that govern the marketing hype cycle: expectations just kept on inflating. Of course, to any ecommerce veteran the inevitable deflation was visible from a mile away. But the form that deflation has taken is still fairly surprising. The technology, it turns out, largely functions as promised: AI is in fact quite good at making personalized recommendations.

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Salsify

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Salsify publishes its 2024 consumer research report — a survey of 2,700 U.S. and U.K. respondents — highlighting the latest consumer trends and the intricacies of the modern buying journey.

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Groove

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In an increasingly remote world, eCommerce is a booming business , but one that is hard to master. Understanding user behavior by leveraging data-driven insights is your best way to gain a competitive edge over other players worldwide. Shopify Google Analytics integrations are fantastic tools for mid-market and enterprise retailers. This step-by-step guide will walk you through setting up and using the power of a Shopify GA4 integration to its full abilities.

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In the B2B space, digital expectations are higher than ever. Consumer platforms have made online experiences incredibly user-friendly and efficient, adding pressure for businesses to follow suit to meet the expectations of the modern B2B buyer. Take inspiration from B2C commerce strategies and adapt them for B2B digital interactions. Learn to create engaging and well-crafted consumer shopping experiences with insights and tools from Orium’s report, A Blueprint to B2B Commerce.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The success of an e-commerce business depends on a lot of factors — venturing into new markets, net profits made during a quarter, rapport shared with customers and the general public, offering quality products and services, etc. As a merchant, you initiate and perform a list of activities that contribute to said success — be it by improving the shopping experience, coming up with offers, or leveraging tools.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Content created with Meta ’s generative AI tools already automatically receives an “Imagined with AI” label, but the company has shared how it is working to create technical standards and signals to notify users on its platforms when any of the content they see has been created using AI. “As the difference between human and synthetic content gets blurred, people want to know where the boundary lies,” said Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at Meta in a blo g post.

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Profitero

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Over 100 million Americans tune in to the Super Bowl, and they spend a lot – $16.5 billion in 2023 alone. And with the addition of Taylor Swift already driving huge increases in viewership , it’s safe to say spending will rise this year. No other tentpole event is so heavily focused on brand identity, making this a unique opportunity for brands to shape their perception among consumers.

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eCommerce CEO

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

If you’ve ever planned to set up an online store or currently run an Amazon FBA business, then you know that deciding on what product to sell.

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RetailDive

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

2024 will be a year of innovation in retail and AI is at the forefront.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In 2023 global cloud vendors all came up with their own digital sovereignty solution to address rising concerns from their customers. However, when I ask customers and vendors to define what digital sovereignty means for them, silence is the most common response.

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Speaker: Shaunna Bruton and Kailey Holmes

Unlock the potential of customer data to create personalized retail experiences that resonate with your audience. This webinar will explore the critical role of customer data in modern retail, providing you with strategies to collect, analyze, and apply data to enhance personalization. Learn from leading retailers, like Harry Rosen, and experts on how to turn data into actionable insights that drive customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The growth of retail media networks (RMNs) in recent years has been impressive. As the world moves away from third-party identifiers, retailers are using their own channels to unlock the potential of their valuable shopper audiences — so much so that retail media is now the fourth-largest advertising medium, according to data from WARC. Media owners also have found their position in the advertising ecosystem changing as third-party tracking cookies deprecate.

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My Wife Quit Her Job

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Today I’m thrilled to have my good friend and mastermind buddy, Rob Berger on the show. Rob is the founder of Dough Roller, which is a top financial blog that he grew to 2 million visitors per year before he sold it for a large sum of money. After the sale of his blog, he decided to start a YouTube channel, which he’s managed to grow to 180k subs by defying every best practice.

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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

fs Builds features developer-built projects showing step-by-step examples, code snippets, and advice on how to approach building with FastSpring. The goal of this series is to not only help you build with FastSpring, but also to inspire you with new and unique ways to leverage FastSpring’s systems to best serve your company. As always, our support and sales engineering specialists are available to help if you need assistance along the way.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

We’re now accepting nominations for our Technology Strategy Impact and Enterprise Architecture Awards across the NA, EMEA, and APAC regions. Learn more about the awards and how to apply in this post.

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Join Bloomreach at Innovation Fest: Summer 2024, a virtual event, to explore the future of personalized marketing and merchandising! Along with the company’s top product experts, CEO Raj De Datta will provide an exclusive look at the company’s latest AI innovations reshaping the omnichannel experience. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to connect with fellow industry leaders and explore the latest trends in retail technology.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Saks , the ecommerce counterpart of Saks Fifth Avenue , has launched a new partnership with luxury electric vehicle company Lucid across its website and stores. Saks will offer exclusive demo drive experiences of the Lucid Air at select Saks Fifth Avenue locations. (Image courtesy Lucid) Lucid now has a dedicated landing page and a homepage feature on Saks.com.

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Fabric

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

“Inventory is fundamentally evil. You kind of want to manage it like you’re in the dairy business. If it gets past its freshness date, you have a problem.” Tim Cook, CEO at Apple For retailers, improving inventory health sounds simple enough. The balancing act involves optimizing stock levels to meet customer demand while efficiently managing costs.

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Algopix

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Amazon return pallets can be a great opportunity for FBA businesses looking to acquire inventory at discounted prices. But buying and reselling Amazon return pallets requires some work and risk. This guide will walk you through the process to help you decide if Amazon return pallets are right for your FBA business. What are Amazon Return Pallets? Amazon return pallets represent a treasure trove of opportunities for savvy entrepreneurs.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Thanks to the widely publicized cybersecurity talent shortage, degree requirements are fading from job postings – even for US Federal contractors – and being replaced by demonstrable skills challenges, making expensive four-year programs less appealing to high school grads and those in the workforce looking for a career change. To keep up, colleges and universities are doing some rethinking of their own as many attempt to carve out a slice of the cybersecurity skills and training pie.

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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The digitization of brick-and-mortar stores is nothing new, but up until recently it has primarily been focused on surfaces in the store that are already digital: point-of-sale systems or back-of-house tasks like inventory management. As a result, as the science of commerce has evolved rapidly online, driving deeper personalization and more efficient deployment of marketing and logistics resources, the physical store environment has remained stubbornly analog.

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RetailWire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

According to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, the time is nearing when interest rates will decrease. However, Americans need to wait just a little bit longer as the central bank wrestles with inflation.

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Practical eCommerce

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Digital transformation has spawned many new businesses and remade others. Identifying and monitoring competitors has never been more critical. ChatGPT can help identify and analyze direct and indirect competitors, including those. The post ChatGPT Prompts for Competitor Analysis appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

AI couldn’t stay out of the headlines in 2023. While there was the ongoing string of generative AI announcements, AI also experienced legislative and litigious scrutiny. Both AI technology companies and enterprises that use these technologies experienced investigations related to their AI use.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

When creating an advertisement or a campaign, there is a clear number-one priority a brand needs to focus on: not just getting a consumer’s attention, but holding it. That can be difficult when the average consumer is bombarded with ads, but that is why brands are turning to interactivity to stand out amongst the clutter. In fact, 88% of marketers say interactive content helps brands differentiate themselves, while interactive content generates 52.6% more involvement than static content.

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RetailWire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Uber, the ride-hailing company, made headlines this week, announcing its first annual operating profit. This significant achievement marks an important turn in the firm's approximately 15-year journey, shedding light on its resilience and capacity for growth.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Nespresso Professional has appointed Nick Stevens as B2B Commercial Director for the UK and Republic of Ireland (ROI). Nick joined the company in May 2017, and will continue to steer the Nespresso Professional teams by growing the B2B division across various commercial areas including HORECA and Office commerce. Nick moved to Nespresso Professional from Nestle Waters, where he held responsibility for the HORECA channel.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

It is an iconic scene – the Ring of Power flying through the air in slow motion as Frodo tumbles to the floor of the Prancing Pony. As drunken revelers look on and the ring slips onto his finger, the small, frightened hobbit vanishes into thin air. Frodo Baggins is invisible.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent parent company Kering is pulling its brands off the Farfetch luxury marketplace, and Neiman Marcus Group is pulling out of a 2022 deal with the company that would have seen Farfetch manage the website and app of Bergdorf Goodman while also selling the department store chain’s wares on the Farfetch marketplace, multiple sources report.

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RetailWire

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Hawaiian Airlines is setting a precedent by providing free Wi-Fi facilitated by SpaceX's Starlink on its commercial flights. It is the first significant U.S. airline to provide this satellite-based service.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

EE has announced a significant £6 million investment in the UK’s high streets, demonstrating its commitment to the brick-and-mortar retail sector. This investment underpins the launch of more than ten new EE Experience and Experience Local stores across the UK over the next 12 months, beginning with a high-profile opening in the Metrocentre, Gateshead.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Organizations have various tools for mapping processes, systems, and experiences. However, many of these tools focus on the internal business, neglecting the customer perspective. Customer experience (CX) mapping tools are valuable resources for organizations striving for customer centricity (or in Forrester terms, customer obsession) and aligning business outcomes with customer outcomes.

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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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