Forrester eCommerce
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
With all the buzz around OpenAI’s project “Strawberry,” I was eager to try out OpenAI’s o1 preview when it launched. At first, it felt like an incremental update. The more I explored, the more I realized this model is a significant step forward and a preview of what is to come.
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Streaming TV platform Roku has introduced Roku Ads Manager, a self-service solution for purchasing CTV advertising. The new solution enables Shopify merchants to launch shoppable ads that allow consumers to check out onscreen using their Roku remote. “We’re expanding our partnership with Roku to leverage Shopify’s Checkout and unlock a new self-serve sales channel for Shopify merchants to reach more customers with shoppable ads,” said Mani Fazeli, VP of Product at Shopify in a statement.
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Forrester eCommerce
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Get an early read on UK and US consumers' thinking about 2024 end of year holiday shopping - and watch for more research and holiday prep advice in the coming weeks.
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Global fashion and lifestyle retailer Shein will host a special episode of its interactive shoppable livestream experience to unveil its Fall and Winter collections. The Shein Live: Front Row event will kick off at 12 p.m. PT on Sept. 22, offering a 90-minute immersive journey in which consumers can explore the hottest fashion trends and simultaneously shop the looks via the Shein mobile app.
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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.
Forrester eCommerce
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
A generational shift is underway in B2B buying. Forrester’s annual Buyers’ Journey Survey reveals that 72% of APAC business buyers surveyed were Millennials and Gen Zers (born after 1980), far surpassing older generations in purchasing power. While this shift is, of course, inevitable, it’s forcing a reckoning among B2B companies.
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The most successful in-person retail concepts closely align the shopping experience with guest expectations. This is as true for new brands as it is for well-established ones: there are substantial benefits to a collaborative approach in which marketing and design teams work hand-in-glove to develop and roll out new brick-and-mortar retail concepts.
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Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Product packaging is a multifaceted world. From the enticing candy bar wrapper to the sturdy box delivered to your doorstep, each element is carefully considered in terms of design, materials and functionality. However, the functions of packaging can vary significantly depending on its intended purpose – retail or ecommerce. Understanding these key differences is crucial for companies of all sizes, as it directly impacts customer experience and ultimately, the bottom line.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The iconic housewares brand, famous for its direct-sales parties, has been slow to adapt to e-commerce and omnichannel retail.
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
JCPenney has joined the Bazaarvoice Visual Syndication Network , which allows for end-to-end management of user-generated content (UGC) within a single platform. Brands in the network can find visual UGC of their products on social media, tag the products and request rights to use the photos and videos — both on their own sites and at retailers where the products are sold.
Practical eCommerce
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
An agency of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce sees much continued growth in B2B and B2C ecommerce. The post Charts: Ecommerce Revenue Forecasts U.S., Global appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.
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RetailWire
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The latest development in Taco Bell’s Taco Tuesday campaign shifts this year’s National Taco Day from its usual Oct. 4 date to Oct. 1.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Though it's been over a decade since TLC aired Extreme Couponing, shoppers are still deal-hunting — the methods have just changed.
RetailWire
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Alaska Airlines has finally achieved the last approval needed to complete its merger with Hawaiian Airlines.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
“Fit is a Feeling” is the brand's first major multichannel campaign of the year and the first since the onetime DTC darling was bought out of bankruptcy.
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RetailWire
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Burger King is encouraging customers to pick a new Whopper flavor.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The company is expanding its advertising base to include emerging brands and growing its retail partnerships by providing more services, CEO Fidji Simo said at a conference.
TalkingRetail
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The first ever strike by workers at Tetley’s has sparked fears of a tea shortage. Almost 150 GMB members working at Tata Consumer Products, which makes Tetley Tea in Teesside, voted to walk out in anger at “poverty pay”.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
But 21% of those surveyed said they plan to reduce their holiday spending this year as high inflation continues to squeeze consumers.
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RetailWire
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Dunkin' and BARK partnered up for a line of pumpkin spice dog toys.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Employees’ average hourly rate will be around $19 — a figure that has increased nearly 30% in the past five years.
TalkingRetail
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has said the inflation rate holding steady at 2.2% in August provides some stability for the high street - but stresses the Bank of England needs to now reduce interest rates to boost consumer spending.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Anthro Perks members can visit the immersive space and purchase products through QR codes placed in each room.
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RetailWire
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Lunch options will never be boring again.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The product was designed to complement the home furnishing brand’s customizable couches and can be used as an in-line, end or coffee table.
TalkingRetail
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Post Office chief executive Nick Read is to step down from the role in March 2025. Read had temporarily stepped back from the role in July to prepare for the next stage of the Horizon scandal inquiry.
RetailWire
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
National Cheeseburger Day is on Sept. 18.
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TalkingRetail
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Total Till sales growth slowed at UK supermarkets (+4.0%) in the last four weeks ending 7 September 2024, down from +5.5% in the previous month, according to new data released today by NIQ.
RetailWire
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
After seven decades, plastic food container company Tupperware could go out of business.
TalkingRetail
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The latest CPI inflation figures show headline inflation unchanged at 2.2% and food inflation falling 0.2 percentage points to 1.3%.
RetailWire
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The new Red Lobster CEO says he is committed to revitalizing the restaurant.
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