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What Is the Importance of Curating Your Own Brand Story? | Salsify

Salsify

Nobody knows your brand better than you. You’re the expert on your products, history, and who you serve — so why would you get a third party to write your brand story? In reality, this is something many brands do. They bypass in-house product data and instead work with an outside company to create a narrative around their brand.

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TIER: Tech Leaders Must Adapt To The Evolving US Developer Labor Market

Forrester eCommerce

Despite the uncertain economic climate and continued layoffs, competition for skilled developers will remain high. Forrester’s Priorities Survey, 2024, reveals that 73% of respondents stated that their organization plans on significantly increasing their budget for software development in the coming year – suggesting continued demand for developers.

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Walgreens to Offer Free HIV and STD Testing at 550 Stores

Retail TouchPoints

For its National HIV Testing Day event on June 27, Walgreens will provide free testing for HIV and other STDs at a record 550 stores. No appointment is needed to get the tests, which typically provide results in 20 minutes or less, at any of these participating Walgreens stores. The retailer, which has been working with Greater Than HIV , a public information initiative of KFF , since 2011, has provided more than 82,000 free HIV tests through the in-store program, including more than 15,000 self

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AI And Open Banking Payments Dominate Money20/20 Europe 2024

Forrester eCommerce

While Money20/20 Europe had a number themes this year – including "A Customer Universe Of One" and "The Business Of Money" – AI and open banking payments did really steal the show. However, while the AI discussion remained mostly high-level, a confluence of factors have made open banking payments closer to mainstream adoption and therefore red hot.

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Modernizing the Frontend Experience on Salesforce Commerce Cloud

Unlock agility, boost performance, and gain control over your Salesforce frontend with the latest masterclass from Composable.com : Modernizing the Frontend Experience on Salesforce Commerce Cloud Featuring experts from Algolia, Ember, Netlify, and Stripe, this masterclass focuses on practical strategies for optimizing your Salesforce Commerce Cloud storefronts using modern composable commerce integrations.

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Ikea Is Opening a Roblox Store — and Looking for Real-World Employees to Staff It

Retail TouchPoints

Ikea is opening a new store in Roblox and plans to hire 10 new employees to work in it. “The Co-Worker Game,” a virtual universe where players can experience the retailer’s unique approach to career progression by working in different departments and functions, will launch on June 24. All fans are welcome to take part in the gaming experience where they can serve Ikea’s famous Swedish meatballs to players, stop at the various showrooms or use famous Ikea products to organize spaces in exchange f

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Make People The Key To Your Success In An AI World

Forrester eCommerce

Success with AI will depend on how effectively you lead your people who leverage powerful AI tools. Learn how to effectively find and train talent for AI in this preview of our upcoming Technology & Innovation Summits.

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Apple’s New Intelligence Is Here

Forrester eCommerce

The tech community, Wall Street, the media, and a smorgasbord of analysts had been holding their collective breath until June 10th. Apple, famously reticent about AI, was about to break its silence at its 2024 WorldWide Developers Conference (WWDC).

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Alibaba Debuts Global B2B Sourcing Service Designed for SMBs

Retail TouchPoints

Alibaba.com , the global B2B ecommerce platform of Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group , has launched Alibaba Guaranteed, a program designed to help simplify global sourcing for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Alibaba Guaranteed will offer products at fixed prices, with shipping fees included, as well as promised dispatch of goods within 72 hours and guaranteed delivery by expected dates.

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Learning From Limes And Forrester’s Creative AdTech Landscape

Forrester eCommerce

Last year, the world’s most-awarded creative was Skittles’ “Apologize the Rainbow” produced in collaboration with DDB Chicago. It profusely apologized for Skittles changing its green candy’s flavor from lime to apple and, to citrus lovers’ delight, announced lime’s return in a pantomime press conference live streamed on Twitch and X.

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#RICE24: Where Authenticity and Vulnerability Took Center Stage

Retail TouchPoints

Retail industry events are typically designed to showcase the brands and executives that have it all figured out: they’ve conquered business challenges, embraced industry disruptions and charted their own unique path to growth. But the reality is that the retail industry is always changing — and so are consumers. That means even if leadership teams have tools and systems for tracking and responding to these changes, they may not always have concrete answers and playbooks for success.

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The Trends You Need to Succeed This Holiday Season

October Prime Day is usually an early sign of how consumer spending trends ahead of the holidays. This one was no exception. Our October Prime Day Report breaks down what’s working: the products flying off the shelves, the categories winning big, big brands, and the search terms defining demand. All brought to you via Similarweb’s Shopper Intelligence platform.

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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Cybersecurity Incident Response Services, Q2 2024

Forrester eCommerce

Electricity, water, internet … and now incident response are must-have utilities. In a threat-glutted 2024, incident response (IR) services are practically a utility, but unlike the providers of the former, these services don’t come from some form of a monopoly.

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How to Create an Ambassador Program for Your DTC Brand

Retail TouchPoints

In the dynamic landscape of DTC brands, harnessing the power of influencer marketing can be a game changer. An effective ambassador program will elevate brand awareness and drive conversions when executed strategically and thoughtfully. Here are five pivotal points to craft a successful ambassador program customized to your brand’s and target audience’s needs that will resonate with nano, micro and macro influencers. 1.

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It’s Not A Mirage: We Need A Way Out Of The Medical Desert

Forrester eCommerce

All healthcare ecosystem players must act swiftly and boldly to curb the rise of medical deserts before the healthcare system reaches a point where more preventable tragedies sweep the US.

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How big retailers are battling the last-mile delivery squeeze

RetailDive

Walmart, Target and Kroger executives pointed to price and technology improvements that they are using to offset cost pressures.

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Is Your Business AI-Ready? Find Out with Orium’s Maturity Model

Generative AI is poised to redefine B2B, but scaling AI success in this space isn’t without obstacles. From fragmented data sources and complex buyer journeys to operational inefficiencies, the road to AI-powered growth can be challenging. To achieve a competitive edge, understanding your organization’s AI-readiness is essential. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model provides a quick, actionable way to assess your starting point.

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Five Standout Features Of Real-Time Revenue Execution Providers

Forrester eCommerce

Real-time revenue execution platform vendors have built important features that enable companies to improve revenue outcomes. After evaluating the top vendors in this category, five features stood out.

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Qurate faces Nasdaq delisting

RetailDive

The struggling company, which runs home shopping networks QVC and HSN and a small brand portfolio, has until Dec. 9 to regain share price compliance.

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The Forrester Wave™: Customer Journey Orchestration Platforms, Q2 2024 is LIVE!

Forrester eCommerce

In our 30-criterion evaluation of customer journey orchestration (CJO) providers, we identified the most significant ones and researched, analyzed, and scored them. The Forrester Wave™ evaluation highlights Leaders, Strong Performers, Contenders, and Challengers. In alphabetical order these are the vendors we included: Alterian, CSG, Engage Hub, Genesys, inQuba, Medallia, Qualtrics, Quantum Metric, and Roojoom.

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19 Free Web Design Tools, Spring 2024

Practical eCommerce

This installment of our quarterly rundown includes tools for AI images, audio and video editors, color palettes, multisite management, visual testing, website builders, free fonts, and more. The post 19 Free Web Design Tools, Spring 2024 appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Adoption Of Cisco’s Hypershield Will Depend On AI And Security Tooling Coexistence

Forrester eCommerce

Cisco has announced a new network and cloud security platform, called Hypershield. Hypershield offers autonomous and automatic network segmentation based on understanding network traffic patterns with AI.

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542: The UGLY Truth About Print On Demand That No Guru Will Tell You

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In this solo episode, I’ll answer all of the most commonly asked questions about print on demand dropshipping including the questions that most people won’t give you a straight answer on. What You’ll Learn The big negatives of Print On Demand How to run a POD business profitably Why POD isn’t as great as you think Sublistar Star IV DTF Printer – Click Here To Check It Out Sponsors SellersSummit.com – The Sellers Summit is the ecommerce conference that I’

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The Container Store to open 2 stores in Virginia

RetailDive

The small-format locations both feature design centers and Custom Spaces Studios as the company doubles down on its custom design business.

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Advanced Affiliate Marketing for Saas, Software, and Digital Products

FastSpring

Affiliate marketing can be a great growth lever to scale your digital product business, but how can you drive meaningful growth with the right affiliates without losing out to fraud or shady attribution schemes? In this episode of Growth Stage, we interview affiliate marketing veteran and attribution animal Adam Riemer of Adam Riemer Marketing about his thoughts on: What proper affiliate marketing looks like.

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Is Your Brand AI-Ready? Find Out with Orium’s Maturity Model

Generative AI is reshaping retail, but achieving true AI success isn’t simple. Many brands face hurdles—underdeveloped data strategies, limited AI-ready infrastructure, or lack of seamless integration across systems. As you explore how AI can boost efficiency and transform customer experiences, understanding your business’s readiness is key. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model offers a clear starting point.

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Beauty brand Pretty Smart launches exclusively at Walmart

RetailDive

Developed in partnership with Walmart’s merchandising team, the brand aims to offer luxury beauty products at an affordable price point.

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Pandora Opens Refurbished Evoke 2.0 Concept Store at Liverpool ONE

365 Retail

Grosvenor has announced that Pandora , the world’s largest jewellery brand, has opened a 2,000 sq ft Evoke 2.0 concept store at Liverpool ONE. This refurbishment of its existing unit on South John Street is part of the ongoing investment by several brands in the destination since the beginning of 2024. Pandora’s refurbishment introduces the Evoke 2.0 store concept, featuring a modern aesthetic designed to immerse visitors in the Pandora brand.

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Five Below wants employees to handle 75% of checkouts

RetailDive

Despite Q1 performance that missed expectations, the company still sees a path to more than double its store count by 2030.

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Akeneo Appoints Annabelle Malherbe as First-Ever Chief of Staff

365 Retail

Akeneo , the product experience company, today announced the appointment of former Zoovu Chief Operations Officer Annabelle Malherbe to Chief of Staff. In this role, Malherbe will work directly with Chief Executive Officer Fred de Gombert to drive the firm’s strategic agenda. Malherbe will serve a critical role in Akeneo’s corporate development, working closely under the guidance of Chief Strategy Officer Kristin Naragon to drive merger and acquisition strategies and coordinate due diligen

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5 Steps to Omnichannel E-Commerce Success

Today’s e-commerce landscape is vast and it’s moving fast and is fiercely competitive. To thrive you need to offer the right products to the right customers on the best channels. Learn how to successfully harness the power of omnichannel selling to reach more online buyers, diversify and grow revenue, and reduce cost – while delivering a seamless "shop to ship" customer experience across all channels.

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Foxtrot founder talks retailer’s struggles, resurgence and growth plans

RetailDive

Mike LaVitola is back in the driver seat and plans to reopen 15 stores this year. He discussed what led to the company's demise, where stores will open and more.

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World’s Largest Buc-ee’s Opens in Texas

RetailWire

The small town of Luling, Texas, witnessed a grand event as the world’s largest Buc-ee’s travel center opened its doors to the public. This new location, boasting an impressive 75,000 square feet, replaces the city’s previous Buc-ee's, offering an enhanced experience for travelers and locals alike. The center features 120 fueling positions, catering to the needs of countless road-trippers and commuters passing through the area.

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Academy Sports and Outdoors to offer on-demand delivery via DoorDash

RetailDive

The sports and outdoor recreation retailer has tapped DoorDash for same-day deliveries as it expands its physical store footprint.

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Jam Shed to launch ‘spin to win’ on-pack promotion

TalkingRetail

Wine brand Jam Shed is launching a new on-pack promotion featuring a ‘spin to win’ mechanic, offering consumers the chance to win from a pool of more than 25,000 prizes.

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Mastering E-commerce Strategies to Drive Growth in B2B Distribution

B2B distributors and wholesalers: this webinar is for you! Discover the game-changing potential of composable commerce—a flexible, modern approach to e-commerce—and explore the strategies and technologies transforming the B2B landscape. Learn how to create custom digital experiences for your business from the leaders at Orium , commercetools , and Contentful as they walk through real-world examples, providing actionable insights on how to future-proof your business, integrate new opportunities s