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Alliance Retail Group Launches Retail Media Network to Help Independent Grocers Compete

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Alliance Retail Group (ARG) — a nonprofit self-negotiating ad group that helps independent grocers band together to remain competitive — has launched a retail media network (RMN) that will be powered by Swiftly.

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Omnichannel Retail Index Spotlights 4 Investment Areas

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OSF Digital’s Digital Strategy team (formerly known as FitForCommerce) developed the 2022 Omnichannel Retail Index (ORI) to establish a benchmark for current practices and, most importantly, provide a set of actions and recommendations for the future. Loyalty programs. These key investments and opportunities include: Mobile experience.

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Fossil Group Boosts Omnichannel Capabilities With Mobile POS Investment

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Fossil Group is implementing new mobile point-of-sale technology across its Fossil, Fossil Outlet, and Watch Station stores. Once complete, the technology will be live in hundreds of Fossil locations across 19 countries.

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Neiman Marcus Promotes New Supply Chain, Technology Leaders

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Amanda Martin has been named SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer and Vijay Karthik has been named SVP, Chief Technology Officer. Karthik will lead a number of tech-focused functions, including omnichannel engineering, cloud platforms, operations and reliability, with the goal of driving end-to-end customer-facing IT development and architecture.

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For Forever 21, Omnichannel Experiences are Key to Staying a Gen Z Favorite

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My daughter lives in technology. Now owned by the SPARC Group (a joint venture between brand management firm Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and mall operator Simon Properties ), Forever 21 has spent the last few years refining its image and business model to avoid a repetition of its 2019 bankruptcy. “We

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Ikea Plans $2.2 Billion Investment to Advance Omnichannel Presence

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omnichannel growth strategy over the next three years — the largest investment the retailer has made in nearly four decades of operating in the country. Ikea will invest more than $2.2 billion in its U.S. More than ever before, we want to increase the density of our presence in the U.S., The new facilities build on the other U.S.

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Why DTC Brands are Evolving from Disruptors into Omnichannel Players

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Three companies in the space — intimates brand ThirdLove , Shopify aggregator Win Brands Group and apparel brand U.S. There’s operations, technology and merchandising, and in each of these groups there’s a lot of opportunity to overspend and underdeliver.” I look at DTC ecommerce in three pillars,” added Nino.