October, 2024

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News: Judge Issues Injunction With Details of How Google Must Open Up Android App Store to Competition in US

FastSpring

After Google was warned in August by U.S. District Judge James Donato that the court is “going to tear the barriers down,” the judge’s injunction was issued on Monday, Oct. 7 detailing what exactly that would mean for Google. The company must make several changes regarding its Play Store for Android apps according to AP News , after a jury found in Dec. 2023 that Google Play and Google Play Billing represent an illegal monopoly run by Google.

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Target cuts prices on 2K items for the holiday season

RetailDive

It's the second time in less than six months that the retailer has lowered prices. By the end of the year, the company said it will have cut prices on 10,000 items.

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Charts: Global Cybersecurity Trends Q4 2024

Practical eCommerce

A new study from PwC reveals the cybersecurity views of global chief security officers and CEOs. The post Charts: Global Cybersecurity Trends Q4 2024 appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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Is Your Site Vulnerable to a Google Update?

Practical eCommerce

No site is safe from a Google update, but some experience more ranking declines than others. The post Is Your Site Vulnerable to a Google Update? appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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AI for Commerce: Foundations, Aspirations, and Hype

AI is rapidly transforming digital commerce, but how do you separate real opportunities from hype? Moderated by Orium, AI for Commerce: Foundations, Aspirations, and Hype , experts from Bloomreach , commercetools , Contentstack , and Fluent Commerce explores where AI is already delivering results and where its potential is still unfolding. This masterclass dives into proven AI applications, emerging innovations , and the gaps between promise and reality in commerce.

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Patagonia Deploys New Resale Tech that Integrates Pre-Owned and New Products

Retail TouchPoints

Patagonia has become the first brand to make use of T r ove ’s new Resale Plugin, which allows brands to seamlessly integrate pre-owned items alongside new products on their existing ecommerce platforms. The Resale Plugin tool is designed to be a low-barrier solution for brands of all sizes to easily integrate resale into their offering. Trove has powered Patagonia’s existing Worn Wear resale program for years, and now Patagonia will be the first partner to adopt the Resale Plugin, further integ

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Boost goes big on energy

TalkingRetail

Boost Drinks has added 500ml cans to its energy range. They come in Original, Sugar Free Original and Red Berry flavours, and are price-marked at £1.

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Snapchat to Launch ‘Snap Street’: An Immersive High-Street Experience in East London

365 Retail

Snapchat has announced the launch of an all-new immersive high-street experience, Snap Street, set to open in East London this October. The Ely’s Yard building in Brick Lane will be totally transformed into an actual indoor ‘high-street’ with shop-fronts showing off the state-of-the-art Augmented Reality (AR) experiences available on Snapchat – curated by beloved brands like Depop, Boots, and Cosmopolitan.

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New AI Apps Reinvent Ecommerce Video

Practical eCommerce

Generate video from text, edit short clips from a single long-form source, produce product videos from static images, and more. The post New AI Apps Reinvent Ecommerce Video appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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Patagonia lays off 41 following corporate restructuring

RetailDive

CEO Ryan Gellert said “some parts of our company need to be shaped differently” to position the business for the future.

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Email Marketing Management Explained: A Complete Guide for eCommerce

Groove

With more than 4.4 billion email users globally, email marketing remains one of the most effective ways for eCommerce brands to reach their target audience. It might not be new and shiny, but email is still a pillar of digital marketing for eCommerce stores. How you manage email campaigns, though, can make all the difference when it comes to results like open and conversion rates.

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Staying Ahead of UFLPA Enforcement: Best Practices for Retail Supply Chains

Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon

This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia

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Generative AI in a New Retail Era: 3 Areas to Focus on for Immediate Impact

Retail TouchPoints

According to Cognizant’s recent study with Oxford Economics, generative AI is expected to have a $1 trillion impact on the economy by 2032. In particular, generative AI is revolutionizing the shopping landscape to create more personalized and memorable experiences for consumers. As retailers come to terms with the boundless potential of generative AI, Cognizant has identified three key areas where this technology will make the most significant and immediate impact: commerce, marketing and custom

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Predictions 2025: GenAI Reality Bites Back For Software Developers

Forrester eCommerce

AI assistants are only the beginning of the generative AI software development revolution. Find out what’s in store for software developers in our 2025 predictions for software development.

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PLPs Are the New MVPs: How to Make them Captain of your Conversions

Fastr

In the wild world of ecommerce, Product Listing Pages (PLPs) are too often viewed as mere necessities. Really, they’re the unsung heroes of digital storefronts, capable of major heavy lifting, and entirely deserving of the focus and attention given in our recent Design Lab: PLP Workshop. Think of your shoppers as readers, your brand's digital experience as a novel, and that very last page turn as a purchase.

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Why Retailers Need a Centralized Database for Business Efficiency and Growth

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

In today’s data-driven world, retail businesses face an increasing demand to streamline operations, improve customer experience, and stay ahead of the competition. One of the most effective ways to achieve these goals is by implementing a centralized database. A centralized database acts as a single source of truth for all business data, allowing retailers to manage information from multiple channels and locations efficiently.

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Future-Proofing Enterprise Commerce: Why Extensibility Wins with Shopify

Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is evolving fast, and brands relying on rigid, one-size-fits-all solutions risk losing agility. But modernization doesn’t have to mean disruption. In this webinar, we’ll explore how an extensible, modular approach empowers brands to integrate new capabilities, enhance performance, and scale efficiently—all while leveraging Shopify’s strengths.

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Discover FastSpring’s Recipe Docs: Simplifying Implementation for Users

FastSpring

At FastSpring, we’re always striving to provide our users with the best tools to enhance their FastSpring experience. One of the features that has been quietly revolutionizing the way our users interact with Store Builder Library (our JavaScript library), our APIs, and our webhooks is Recipe Docs. If you haven’t had a chance to explore it yet, let me show you why this feature is so powerful and why it’s quickly becoming a favorite among our users.

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Shopify Email Marketing Strategies: Using Campaigns & Automation to Grow Your Business

Groove

For Shopify merchants , email marketing presents one of the best ways to engage with customers and drive sales. However, Shopify email marketing isn't quite as simple as sending the occasional ad or promotion to your list. If you want to see real results, you need to take advantage of optimized campaigns and automation. To help you master email marketing for Shopify, we'll go over the proven strategies you can use to create successful email marketing Shopify campaigns and grow your business.

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As Gen Z Enters Prime Spending Years, Brands Sharpen Their Pitch

Retail TouchPoints

They’ve been shaped/scarred by not one but two global economic traumas — the Great Recession of 2008-2009 and the COVID pandemic — and they’ve grown up with social media playing an increasingly large (and loud) role in shaping culture, including how these consumers shop, research and purchase products and services. They’re Gen Z, born between 1997 and 2012 and comprising 20.69% of the U.S. population — just a bit fewer than Baby Boomers ( 20.93% ) and the largest current group, millennials ( 21.

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B2B Go-To-Market Budgets Will Continue To Be Tight In 2025: Here’s What Marketing And Sales Operations Leaders Need To Do About It

Forrester eCommerce

Facing tight budgets in 2025, here are the main areas where B2B revenue, marketing, and sales leaders should prioritize their investments.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Dynamite’s New Era: A Speakeasy-Inspired Unveiling at Royalmount

Canadian Special Events

The Concierge Club produced and designed an exclusive, invite-only preview event last month for Dynamite at their new flagship store in Montreal’s luxurious Royalmount Shopping Centre. The event, featuring a speakeasy theme in collaboration with Cloakroom Bar , celebrated the brand’s evolution and offered a glimpse into its stylish future. Held a day before the store’s official opening, the intimate affair provided select guests the opportunity to experience both the store and Dynamite’s new col

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The Omnichannel Shopper: Connecting Digital and Physical Worlds

Wiser

Retail has undergone a significant transformation as consumer behavior shifts and modern shoppers increasingly move fluidly between online and in-store interactions. These consumers are driven by convenience, access to information, and the ability to compare options seamlessly. Yet, despite these changes, many brands and retailers still treat online and in-store channels separately, missing crucial opportunities to create a unified and cohesive experience that fosters customer loyalty.

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‘Some gains but also some pain’ from Budget, says the Fed

TalkingRetail

Independent retailers have welcomed the government’s pledge to get tougher on retail crime, with an end to the £200 rule, more training for police and retailers and a clampdown on organised crime gangs announced in chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first budget.

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What You Need to Know About Payment Processing and eCommerce Merchant Services

Groove

ECommerce now makes up more than 20 percent of the global retail market. For eCommerce merchants, success lies in building a strong brand presence that brings users to your website and encourages them to purchase. To succeed in this critical part of brand building, however, businesses need to expertly manage their websites and ensure that the content is optimized to deliver outstanding customer experiences.

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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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Mobile Wallets: Unlocking a Powerful New Marketing Channel

Retail TouchPoints

Earlier this year, Google added compelling new features to Google Wallet to help consumers get more out of their mobile wallet passes. With this update , developers can send wallet notifications, letting consumers receive notifications about any updates to cards or passes stored in their mobile wallet. As Google shares, that might look like a notification from your favorite coffee shop on their new daily special or an update if your assigned seat on your boarding pass changes.

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Izola Turns One — And It’s Just Getting Started

Forrester eCommerce

We launched our genAI tool, Izola, one year ago today with the goal of helping clients accelerate progress on their top initiatives. To celebrate Izola’s birthday, we’re thrilled to share a few of the ways that our clients are deriving value.

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Krispy Kreme Gives Out Free Doughnuts to McDonald’s Customers

RetailWire

Krispy Kreme has announced an exciting promotion to commemorate the launch of its donuts at McDonald's locations in the Chicago area, starting October 15. As part of this initiative, the donut chain is offering a free Original Glazed donut to anyone who brings in and shows a McDonald's receipt between October 10 and 14 at participating Krispy Kreme shops across the country.

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Maximizing Impact During Cyber Week: Lessons for Brands and Retailers

Wiser

Cyber Week has become a pivotal period in the retail calendar, driving significant sales growth both online and in-store. For brands and retailers, this week presents a crucial opportunity to refine pricing strategies, capitalize on heightened consumer demand, and remain competitive in a rapidly evolving market. As more consumers embrace omni-channel shopping, it’s essential to recognize how strategic discounting and promotional activities can impact overall sales performance.

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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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Pepsi Max brings back EA Sports FCTM 25 on-pack promotion

TalkingRetail

Pepsi is teaming up with video game EA Sports FCTM for the second year running, with an on-pack promotion set to give away gaming prizes. To enter, shoppers must purchase a promotional Pepsi product and scan the QR code on-pack.

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What Is an Omnichannel eCommerce Platform for Online Retailers?

Groove

An omnichannel retail strategy serves as a powerful way for your eCommerce store to reach a wider audience of shoppers. However, maintaining a seamless and on-brand experience for your customers is still key, and this becomes a lot more difficult when you are managing a wide range of channels. An omnichannel eCommerce platform (also known as a multi-channel eCommerce platform) helps address these challenges by acting as a centralized hub that brings together all of your sales channels.

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Is the Fear of Fraud Leading to Loss of Sales? AI Can Help.

Retail TouchPoints

Fraud has plagued retailers for quite some time, but the issue is now getting its time in the spotlight due to the increased use of AI within the industry, as well as consumers’ general awareness of the trend. In fact, a recent survey found that 87% of consumers are concerned about identity theft or fraud – a 24% increase from 2023 findings, when only 63% of consumers reported feeling this same type of concern.

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Forrester’s 2024 Enterprise Architecture Award Winner And Finalists For APAC

Forrester eCommerce

What does excellence in enterprise architecture look like? Learn more about the enterprise architecture strategy that won Contact Energy, a New Zealand electricity generator and retailer, this year’s EA Award for the APAC region.

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🚀Future-Proof Your Salesforce B2C Commerce: Modernization Strategies Inside!

Outdated platforms are costing you sales. Legacy platforms like Salesforce SiteGenesis and SFRA can slow innovation, increase maintenance costs, and frustrate customers. This playbook provides a strategic roadmap to modernizing your Salesforce B2C Commerce platform using a composable approach to transition to faster, scalable, and flexible e-commerce solutions —without disrupting your business.