Groove

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Does your online store offer an eCommerce newsletter? If not (or if your newsletter isn't delivering the results it should), then it's time for a revamp. There's a reason why almost all the top eCommerce stores produce newsletters for their customers. From promoting customer loyalty and engagement to giving you opportunities to drive sales, there are many significant benefits to be gained from newsletter eCommerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Spirit Halloween will trade jack o’ lanterns for candy canes after Oct. 31 with plans to operate 10 Spirit Christmas stores in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. But before that, the seasonal retailer will offer same-day delivery from 800+ of its Halloween stores this season via a partnership with crowdsourced delivery provider Roadie , leveraging a direct integration between the retailer’s online store and the Roadie platform.

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Groove

OCTOBER 9, 2024

ECommerce represents a more than $4 trillion market with ample opportunities for businesses that want to thrive. The cornerstone of your success as an eCommerce store is working with a management company that can help optimize your long-term growth and capitalize on opportunities you find. An eCommerce business can easily overlook shortcomings in its eCommerce management company.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The introduction of Apple Intelligence aims to set a new standard in AI by integrating powerful generative models with personal context into Apple products. This tool is paving the way for smarter, more intuitive interactions across Apple’s platforms. For retailers, this shift presents both opportunities and challenges, particularly in the realm of content creation and management.

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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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Groove

OCTOBER 9, 2024

For today's online shoppers, the journey is just as important as the destination. With an optimized email marketing customer journey, you can guide and nurture a potential buyer from the first interaction all the way to the purchase. But crafting an email marketing journey that's designed to deliver conversions isn't always a simple task. To help you get started, let's take a look at the top practices, tips, and tools eCommerce stores can use to optimize their email marketing customer journey fo

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Walmart will add five pet services centers in Georgia and Arizona, building on the success of the Dallas, Ga. pilot location that opened in September 2023, with plans to scale the model to additional markets in the future. Additionally, Walmart will officially launch its Walmart+ benefit with Pawp on Oct. 18, an online pet care service providing program members free 24/7 access to Pawp’s team of veterinary professionals via text or video.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Instacart and Roku are expanding their 2023 partnership to include a range of new ad formats that make TV shoppable. The partners first teamed up a little over a year ago in a data-sharing deal aimed at helping marketers determine if Instacart purchases were driven by Roku ads. Now they are taking that partnership a step further, with new ad formats on Roku that enable direct purchases on Instacart. “In 2023, we partnered with Instacart to unlock TV measurement.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 9, 2024

It’s been a banner year for healthcare, and not in a good way. As a healthcare provider, if your patients had trouble filling a prescription, if you struggled to submit claims to generate much-needed revenue, or if you had to ask a patient to reschedule a non-essential medical procedure, your organization has been a victim of healthcare concentration risk.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 9, 2024

A new kind of content will soon be arriving on home-shopping networks QVC and HSN — live pickleball tournaments. In addition to signing on as the exclusive retail industry partner of USA Pickleball , QVC also will be the organization’s exclusive broadcast partner, with plans to stream select USA Pickleball Golden Ticket tournaments and league Nationals across its shopping entertainment platforms.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Nearly all CX measurement and VoC efforts use customer surveys. But your surveys are costlier than you think. Obvious costs include the budget for a tech vendor you use to send and analyze surveys or incentives for customers. Hidden costs are more problematic because we don’t consider them enough.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Primark is continuing its rapid U.S. expansion in New York City with plans for a new flagship location. The international apparel retailer has signed a lease for a new storefront in Penn District that will have 54,000 square feet of retail selling space. An official opening date has not been confirmed. The Penn District is a revitalized destination for shopping, dining and entertainment in the heart of NYC.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

Today I’m thrilled to have my friend Chase Jarvis on the show. Chase is an acclaimed photographer, director, and entrepreneur who has worked for top-tier brands like Apple, Nike, and Redbull. His work has been featured in prominent publications such as New York Times and Wired Magazine. In this episode, Chase and I discuss the levers you can pull to make money doing what you love and to finally stop playing it safe.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Best Buy has built a 70,000 -square-foot studio to develop bespoke content for its own channels and those of its partners, including advertisers on its Best Buy Ads retail media network. This week the retailer gave customers a first look inside the specialty space, which includes sound stages, edit and audio suites, a fabrication shop, a food stylist prep kitchen and a prop studio.

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Salsify

OCTOBER 9, 2024

You need a new partner to build out your ecommerce tech stack, so you’ve researched vendors that might offer what you need. But research can only take you so far and speaking with vendors to find your perfect match can be a time-consuming, labor-intensive process.

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TalkingRetail

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum have come together to reconstitute the cross-party group on vaping. The APPG for Responsible Vaping will continue to provide a voice on vaping issues within Parliament and has launched an inquiry on the role of vaping in the UK.

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Practical eCommerce

OCTOBER 9, 2024

TikTok Shop launched in September 2023. Here's a recap of first year sales across categories, products, and channels. The post Charts: U.S. TikTok Shop Sales 2023-2024 appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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RetailWire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Chick-fil-A is rumored to be bringing back two beloved menu items next month, that’s starting to create a buzz among fans of the fast-food retail chain.

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RetailDive

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The company announced a limited duration stockholder rights plan after a “rapid and significant” accumulation of stock by a single shareholder.

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RetailWire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Rising food prices at fast-food restaurants have hurt Lamb Weston, North America's largest french fry supplier.

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RetailDive

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The 170-year-old Vermont-based retailer, known for its workwear and fishing gear, will also trim its assortment and drop its famous catalog.

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Digital Doughnut

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The year 2024 is shaping both technology and global politics. With the help of innovative AI products, it only takes a few clicks to create a text, image, or even a video that is shared on social media in a matter of moments, spreading the word for all to see. In addition to technological innovations, 2024 will be a super-election year, when 60 countries worldwide, including the USA and India, will hold national elections.

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RetailDive

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The specialty retailer is opening 10 Spirit Christmas pop-up locations in the Northeast this fall.

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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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RetailWire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Shares of 7-Eleven jumped after it received a new takeover offer.

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RetailDive

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The locations shuttered because the company “couldn’t make the economics work with the lease cost,” a spokesperson said.

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RetailWire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

This new spicy sandwhich option is currently available at all Popeyes locations.

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Dynamic Action

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Summary A market-informed perspective is essential for a contextualized understanding of your retail performance. This involves benchmarking against competitors to gain insights into product trends, market movements, and potential opportunities. While this lens is crucial, retailers must utilize all three for a complete view of their performance. By combining the market-informed lens with profit-aware and customer-centric lenses, retailers gain a holistic picture and can make informed, data-driv

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RetailDive

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The beauty brand, which launched with makeup, is thinking “through the everyday experience of our customer” as it enters new categories.

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RetailWire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Wendy's has another affordable deal for its customers.

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RetailDive

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Executives at Advertising Week detailed how the home improvement retailer added a self-service offering to Orange Apron Media.

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Lola’s Cupcakes has announced the upcoming opening of its newest London store, located just outside the iconic Greenwich Market at 11 Durnford Street, SE10 9BF. The new 800 sq. ft. location will bring Lola’s signature hand-crafted cupcakes to the heart of Greenwich, offering a blend of convenience and a welcoming space for marketgoers and local residents alike.

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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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