BigCommerce

MARCH 4, 2021

Ecommerce was an industry already in flux when the events of 2020 really turned things on their head.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 15, 2021

With the recent announcement that Dapr has reached its first production-ready release, we finally see a viable response to Istio and perhaps the rest of the service mesh industry from Microsoft. If you’re not familiar, Dapr is a coding framework intended to solve the challenges of modern distributed applications. You may be asking, “But isn’t […].

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Kissmetrics

MARCH 10, 2021

Whether you’re just starting out or are an old pro, who doesn’t want to be a more successful entrepreneur? Owning a business gives you a sense of freedom and empowerment. You can build things and watch them grow. Entrepreneurs make decisions for themselves, realize their creative visions, and develop lasting relationships with other entrepreneurs, customers, and vendors.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 23, 2021

Verizon Media — a division of Verizon Communications that includes AOL and Yahoo — will launch Yahoo Shops , a combination marketplace and advertising solution. The Yahoo Shops marketplace will feature a personalized digital storefront. Users go through a brief onboarding where they indicate their tastes and preferences and are then presented with their “own digital mall” featuring brands that align with their interests.

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MARCH 16, 2021

Marketing trends evolve quickly. As customer preferences continue to change, it’s common to find that your advertising efforts transform too. However, despite the arrival of countless new marketing solutions, email advertising has preserved its spot as the ultimate way to connect with customers. Email gives companies an instant way to reach the pockets of their target customers in an increasingly competitive environment.

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MakeWebBetter

MARCH 31, 2021

What are invoices? What is Invoice Management System? Why must I use it for my WooCommerce store? There are many such questions that come up when you decide to start a new online business. And you definitely can’t ignore them at any cost… Running an online business requires many additional skills and knowledge from managing […]. The post How To Create An Invoice Management System For WooCommerce Store?

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 24, 2021

The future of insurance is here. That’s my view and I am sticking to it. Insurers can no longer wait on the sidelines. You must get in the game. What game you ask? The game for who wins the hearts and wallets of tomorrow’s insurance customer. Your competitors (think Amazon, Tesla, and Lemonade) give consumers […].

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MARCH 22, 2021

Blogging has changed over the years. When I first started blogging, it wasn’t that competitive. You write an article… on pretty much anything… and you get some social shares. And then you would try to build links, but even if you weren’t great at link building you would still naturally generate more backlinks overtime. Just take a look at one of my first blog posts that I wrote on August 31, 2005.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2021

There’s a modern-day gold rush on, except instead of the hills and creek beds of the American West, the landscape of this one is the vast, rich expanse of Amazon.com. With not a pan or pick in sight, fortunes are yet being made as an ever-increasing number of private equity investors flock to the ecommerce behemoth in search of what has become one of today’s richest commodities — successful Amazon third-party sellers.

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RetailDive

MARCH 8, 2021

Understanding whether or not your data and channels are of value to others takes time. Each step, however, is necessary to increase the value of your first-party data and kickstart a new revenue stream.

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MakeWebBetter

MARCH 17, 2021

There was a global growth of more than 2 trillion USD on a year-on-year basis, in the e-commerce industry despite the 5-year long slowdown. In the post-covid world, the e-commerce industry surged substantially surpassing the projected estimates. Why should you care about these estimates? Because then it will make complete sense to your decision of […].

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BigCommerce

MARCH 29, 2021

In three months, the U.S. retail industry vaulted 10 years ahead in terms of digital penetration.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 1, 2021

Your digital transformation initiatives may have been floundering pre-COVID, but that’s ancient history now. Like many other firms, the global pandemic likely forced you to shift almost overnight to only engaging your customers virtually, thrusting the digital teams to the forefront of your firm’s business strategy. The impact on digital strategy, priorities, and approaches has […].

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Kissmetrics

MARCH 15, 2021

Is email marketing dead? With all the talk of video, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and chatbots, it sometimes seems like email is long past its prime. But if you think email is dead, you’re missing out on the real metrics. The truth? Email marketing is still going strong and is possibly the best possible strategy to grow your business. The proof?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2021

Macy’s has announced a series of changes to its senior leadership team, including the elimination of the Chief Operations Officer role, as it moves forward with its “Polaris” omnichannel transformation strategy. Current COO John Harper, who has with Macy’s for more than 35 years, will leave the company on Aug. 1, 2021. Additional leadership changes include: With the elimination of the COO role, Chief Stores Officer Marc Mastronardi and Chief Supply Chain Officer Dennis Mullahy will report direct

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TalkingRetail

MARCH 29, 2021

BrewDog is launching a “carbon-neutral” Lost Lager variant into convenience stores, in a move designed to “prompt people to think more conscientiously about their purchase and lifestyle decisions”. BrewDog Lost Lager will be available from mid-April in 660ml glass bottles (£2.20) and 4x440ml (£5) and 10x440ml (£12) can multi-packs. The brand used “wind power, a.

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MakeWebBetter

MARCH 30, 2021

Looking to create an eCommerce store? Or want to move your business online? For either of them, you’ll need an eCommerce platform. But eCommerce platforms are like pizza flavors. Everyone looks tempting but you’re not sure which one to pick. So in this state of dilemma, you may ask, what is the best choice? And […]. The post 19 Amazing WooCommerce Statistics You Must Check In 2021 appeared first on MakeWebBetter.

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RetailDive

MARCH 15, 2021

Big boxes, specialty stores and discounters have stolen share from department stores for years. Now some, most notably Target, are stealing their merchandising playbook too.

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MARCH 4, 2021

Hyland announced on March 4 that it intends to acquire content platform provider Nuxeo. The deal is expected to close in April or May. Coming on the heels of its acquisition of Alfresco, which we blogged about here, just months ago, Hyland will soon be the home for the two most widely deployed open source […].

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MARCH 4, 2021

My colleagues recently shared the results of a marketing campaign they conducted using Facebook Messenger bots, which are basically the Facebook version of email marketing. The metrics shocked me: 88% open rate and 56% click-through rate! Although I’ve had some great email marketing campaigns, it’s hard to top that result. Why Should You Use Facebook Messenger Bots?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2021

German grocery chain tegut… has piloted a fully automated mini-supermarket concept in Fulda, Germany, with plans to open another three locations in 2021 and, eventually, hundreds of the digital self-service stores across the country. The compact concept — called “ tegut… teo ” — boasts a modular design and wooden construction to complement the store network in a hyperlocal format.

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TalkingRetail

MARCH 24, 2021

Family-run Bradley’s Supermarket in Quorn, near Loughborough, is reaping the rewards of a full refurbishment. The 2,600sq ft store, which started serving the community in 1921 with fruit and vegetable delivered off the back of a horse and cart, has seen increased shopper numbers and basket spend almost a month after unveiling the new look. This story continues at Family-run store reaps rewards of refit.

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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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Fabric Blog

MARCH 23, 2021

E-commerce databases track unpredictable human actors across a complicated monetary system: at the end of the day, you want to deliver a product to a person you never see after getting a payment authorized by a third party. Processing payments, adding products, tracking orders, and handling rebates are all complicated features your e-commerce database has to handle in order to reach that goal.

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RetailDive

MARCH 23, 2021

Since 2011, the sportswear giant has grown direct-to-consumer sales from 16% of its namesake brand revenues to 35%, all while continuing to take share.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 8, 2021

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) offers many benefits, including but not limited to elasticity: the ability to shrink and grow storage and compute resources on demand. Clients of most leading enterprise business intelligence (BI) platforms enjoy this cloud elasticity benefit but at a cost. Ultimately, elasticity requires both application and data components (compute and store) to be elastic, […].

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MARCH 15, 2021

The hardest part about SEO is link building. Everyone says if you just email people begging for links, you’ll get them. And although that’s somewhat true, it doesn’t make it easier. Because what you’ll find is that if you send 100 emails you may get 2 or 3 links. So, I decided to change things up and make things easier for you by releasing a few new features in Ubersuggest to help you get more links.

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2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. Success lies in finding the balance between operational flexibility and creating experiences that keep customers coming back. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends. 🔮 In this session, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep customers engaged and your operations nimble, no matt

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2021

Sephora is continuing its move away from malls with the announcement of the largest store expansion in its 21-year history in the U.S. More than 260 new stores are slated to open this year, including 60 freestanding locations and 200 shop-in-shops inside Kohl’s department stores. The LVMH -owned beauty retailer said in a statement that the new store openings were a sign of its confidence in brick-and-mortar retail: “Beauty is one of the most interactive retail experiences and the in-store experi

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TalkingRetail

MARCH 31, 2021

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) is bringing back its “What The Fanta” campaign for a second year, featuring a “mystery” blue zero-sugar flavour. The blue flavour is rolling out now in 500ml and two-litre bottles now and “could be one of several exciting zero sugar flavours”. To find out the flavour, shoppers will need to scan the QR. This story continues at Fanta rolls out mystery zero-sugar blue flavour.

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RetailMinded

MARCH 31, 2021

Success in the retail business isn’t as simple as providing consumers with the opportunity to buy your products. Your customers themselves define your enterprise, nearly as much as your product line itself defines your entire enterprise. You may have already thought about your ideal customers and consumers, what they’re looking for, and their preference on how to shop.

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RetailDive

MARCH 11, 2021

A new four-year strategy is predicated on doubling e-commerce sales, building up an athleisure offering and refocusing on women, among other things.

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