RetailDive

JANUARY 29, 2024

Building and scaling local delivery can be challenging. So how are retailers solving this problem? Through partnerships!

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Retail 103

Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 29, 2024

According to a recent survey, 87% of enterprise developers use low-code development platforms for at least some of their work. Find out what's driving the growth in the low-code market in this preview of a new report and forecast.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2024

I’m sure you’ve heard the expressions, “what goes around comes around,” and “what’s old is new again.” These are certainly applicable to what we’re seeing in the retail industry right now. No, I’m not talking about the revival of the 90’s poorest fashion choices. We’re seeing a resurgence of retailers placing focus back on their physical stores.

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 29, 2024

Despite spending billions of dollars, many healthcare organizations (HCOs) are still in the early stages of their digital transformation journey. Forrester’s research on future fit and IT maturity levels in the industry indicates that healthcare lags behind other industries despite likely spending more on digital business initiatives in the past year.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2024

Store-based fulfillment of customer orders got an enormous boost during the COVID pandemic, when both curbside pickup and delivery offerings became survival tactics for so many retailers. While more than half ( 54% ) of retailers responding to the 2023 Omnichannel and Fulfillment Benchmark Report said active physical stores are the final locations for inventory prior to delivery, retailers are increasingly using third-party services to handle the actual mechanics of picking, packing and deliveri

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RetailWire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Austin, Texas, stands strong as a technology and innovation hub, and Elon Musk is adding more power to the region with his plans to set up a content moderation center for X.

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Technology 115

Practical eCommerce

JANUARY 29, 2024

A ecosystem of buyers, sellers, and brokers creates a thriving M&A market for digital businesses. The post Marketplaces to Buy and Sell Websites appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2024

CVS Health has agreed to purchase 264,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of zero-emission renewable energy annually from clean energy producer Constellation Energy to aid its ongoing carbon reduction efforts. These MWh, the equivalent of the annual electricity used by nearly 1,000 CVS locations in California, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey, are being purchased through two separate long-term agreements with Constellation — for direct purchase and for renewable energy certificates (RECs

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365 Retail

JANUARY 29, 2024

Scheduled for April 16th-17th, 2024 at London’s Business Design Centre, the Visual Merchandising and Display Show is not just an event; it’s a pivotal gathering for any industry aiming to enhance its physical spaces. This free-entry event extends its reach far beyond the retail world, offering invaluable resources, insights, and networking opportunities for sectors including hospitality, leisure, and more.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2024

Michaels has been awarded an educational school supplies cooperative contract for Texas’ Region 4, an eight -county area in southeast Texas serving more than 1.2 million students. The retailer will work with purchasing organization Omnia Partners to let schools and other organizations shop for more than 300,000 items through MichaelsPro Education , receiving benefits including low order minimums and free standard shipping on orders over $49.

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Practical eCommerce

JANUARY 29, 2024

Modern sales platforms can find prospects, train staff, generate outreach emails, and more. The post AI Tools for Sales Teams appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2024

To help retailers determine the post-purchase carbon impact of products like appliances, electronics and outdoor power equipment, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) has partnered with Optera to develop the Direct-Use Product Emissions Database (DPED). The DPED will help fill current reporting gaps and align how retailers measure, compare and communicate greenhouse gas emissions.

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TalkingRetail

JANUARY 29, 2024

Parfetts is enhancing its service to independent retailers with a raft of new appointments. It has promoted Neil Bradley to general manager of the Middlesbrough depot. He has previously held supply manager positions at the Somercotes and Sheffield depots.

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RetailWire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Reddit is preparing to go public, eying a significant valuation of at least $5 billion. With plans to make the move this spring, this development has generated buzz within the investment community.

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RIS News

JANUARY 29, 2024

Leaders are looking to tech to help weather the economic storm in 2024, according to a new EY pulse survey. Key areas of investment include digital, end-to-end supply chain capabilities, machine learning, and AI co-pilots.

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Supplies Retail 97

CPC Strategy

JANUARY 29, 2024

The long-expected crumbling of third-party cookies has begun. Google’s shift away from third-party cookies is a key moment in digital advertising’s ongoing move towards more privacy. This isn’t a new trend; more than half the browsers in use in the U.S., like Safari and Firefox, abandoned third-party cookies years ago.

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RetailDive

JANUARY 29, 2024

Lower rents and greater flexibility are luring stalwart anchors and specialty retailers to outlets and strip centers, analysts say.

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Specialty Retailers Retail 128

RetailWire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Burger King, one of America's multinational fast-food chains, has recently announced an exciting new development with the introduction of the Candied Bacon Whopper.

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RIS News

JANUARY 29, 2024

Retail ranks No. 8 as the industry where employees are most frustrated about pay overall. Get the details and learn which companies have employees “least likely to complain about pay.

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Retail 91

RetailDive

JANUARY 29, 2024

The retailer, which earlier this month named a new CEO, said the additional financing will support its repositioning efforts.

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Retail 123

RetailWire

JANUARY 29, 2024

The AR headset market continues to grow with the arrival of the Almer Arc 2, a new player from the 2021 startup Almer.

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RetailDive

JANUARY 29, 2024

In 2022 the e-commerce giant had agreed to acquire the Roomba maker for $1.7 billion, but the deal faced antitrust scrutiny in the U.S. and Europe.

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RIS News

JANUARY 29, 2024

It’s likely not easy being a tech leader in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime tech evolution. No wonder they might be a bit weary and wary.

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RetailDive

JANUARY 29, 2024

Gift Mode uses human curation and machine learning to offer shoppers a selection of products for gift recipients.

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RIS News

JANUARY 29, 2024

The company’s leadership recently outlined a global productivity strategy that includes workforce layoffs during the latest earnings call. Get the details.

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Operations 82

RetailDive

JANUARY 29, 2024

Sales growth outpaced inventory in the third quarter for the first time since the pandemic began, according to Telsey Advisory Group analysts.

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Retail 108

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RIS News

JANUARY 29, 2024

Nominations are open for the 13th Annual CIO of the Year Award. Do you know at a retailer currently innovating with game-changing technolgy?

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RetailDive

JANUARY 29, 2024

Florence by Mills Fashion will release its first collection online in the U.S. and U.K. in early February. Shoppers can expect frequent drops every month.

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Fashion 102

CPC Strategy

JANUARY 29, 2024

Amazon Prime Video has just unveiled a groundbreaking update, set to redefine user interactions with content on its platform. Effective as of January 29th, the streaming service from the e-commerce giant has introduced a limited ads feature, departing from the long-established ad-free model typical of premium streaming services.

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365 Retail

JANUARY 29, 2024

AV technology pioneer Peerless-AV ® will be showcasing a host of new in stock and coming soon products on a bigger and new booth location in Hall 3 (#R300) at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2024 , 30January – 2 February, Grand Fira, Barcelona. Peerless-AV® Red Carpet dvLED A showstopper on the booth will be an impressive, custom curved and overhanging dvLED video wall structure using a SEAMLESS Bespoke Series dvLED precision infrastructure Mounting System.

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I’m getting in touch with the news that fashion retailer, Gina Trictot, has achieved 98% inventory accuracy thanks to its partnership with SML RFID. Please see the full press release below, including exclusive quotes.

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