Ecommerce Platforms

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Over 4.4 million ecommerce websites are built using the Shopify platform. It’s the all-in-one eCommerce platform that's rocked the web since its start in 2006. Merchants choose this platform to host their online stores for many reasons, from easy payment setup to built-in marketing tools and much more besides. But one of the critical aspects of Shopify is its intuitive site builder with thousands of themes and Shopify app integrations to choose from.

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RetailDive

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The investor deal comes as the beleaguered home goods retailer ushers in a new interim CFO with experience in turnarounds.

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Salsify

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Ecommerce digital transformation is essential for brands — not optional. Shoppers have almost endless options on the digital shelf, and brands that aren’t equipped to keep up with the continually shifting buying journey will fall behind.

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My Wife Quit Her Job

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In this episode, I share with you the one, single most impactful thing that I did that allowed my online store to hit seven figures, my blog to grow to over a million dollars per year, and my YouTube channel to make over $300,000 per year. The tip in this episode is, in my opinion, the most important thing that you can do to propel your business forward.

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Canonicalized

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Are you into investing? Or maybe curious about how a part of the stock market is doing? An interactive stock dashboard might be the ideal project for you. Tableau is a data visualization software that allows you to make interactive charts, graphs, and dashboards using data from all kinds of sources.It allows you to mix, […] The post How I built my own Stock Watchlist Dashboard in Tableau via Google Sheets appeared first on Canonicalized.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Digital transformations are notoriously hard. In Forrester's Business And Technology Services Survey, 2022, nearly all services decision-makers have or anticipate challenges in executing their digital transformation. But this does not mean that there is some secret sauce that only a chosen few digital natives possess which remains hidden to the rest of us.

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GetElastic

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The eCommerce industry is constantly evolving to meet market demands and economic conditions. Each year Gartner makes market predictions and recommendations based on research and trends. Here’s what Gartner predicts: “By 2026, the speed of digital innovation will improve by 60%, relative to 2022, for organizations that have established mechanisms to reuse composable digital commerce modules.

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MakeWebBetter

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Shopline is one of the biggest eCommerce platforms in the asian region. It helps you build a fully-functioning eCommerce store from scratch. The platform is currently used by 46,845 live websites. But it still lacked a robust tool that can help brands sync, track, automate and manage their data from a central point. That’s why [.] The post How to Sync Your Shopline Store Data to HubSpot CRM?

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The world of money is changing, and India has made impressive progress toward innovations in digital payments. India’s central bank, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is now focusing on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Things have been a little hazy around the use of cryptocurrencies in India.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Albertsons has introduced the Sincerely Health platform, built in collaboration with healthcare providers, insurance and technology companies and using insights gathered from more than 10,000 customers and associates. The platform is accessible on the websites and apps of 16 of the supermarket giant’s banners, including Albertsons , Shaw’s, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Acme and Tom Thumb.

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Wiser

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

For most retailers, the ultimate goal is creating a seamless shopping experience for consumers. What does this mean today? A shopping experience that spans channels, allowing customers to engage with a brand online, in-store, and in between. According to Commbox , 90 percent of consumers use multiple channels when making purchases. Furthermore, 75 percent of consumers say that they now expect to be interacted with across multiple channels, be it by phone, email, social media, or in person.

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Ecommerce Platforms

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Learning how to create an online course takes some research. It’s not common for online course builders to offer free plans, and even then, you’ll often find that certain tools like email marketing and custom domains are removed from the free plans. Yet, it’s important to have the option to run an online course for free; it allows you to test if a course has any potential before expanding and spending any money on it.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Forrester provides guidance on how to succeed with AI governance with the NIST’s AI RMF 1.0.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

As any beauty loyalist will attest, there is nothing more gut-wrenching than a favorite product being discontinued. Beauty brands know this, of course, which is why the decision to discontinue a product line is never taken lightly. Prestige beauty brand Benefit Cosmetics found itself in this tricky situation last year when it decided to replace its current line of blushes with a new range.

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, 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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Salsify

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As the lines between our online and offline lives get blurrier, shopping behaviors are changing irrevocably. The omnichannel nature of modern retail has given rise to two related shopping trends: webrooming and showrooming.

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Ecommerce Platforms

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Shopify is the leading ecommerce platform in the world. Period. Near-on, every online merchant has heard of it, and thousands upon thousands of stores have built their success based on its feature-rich software. Part of why Shopify is so popular is because of its scalability. Not only does Shopify offer tiered pricing plans that unlock more features and cheaper transaction fees, but it also offers an Enterprise level plan that takes things to the next level.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Consumers shared their attitudes towards subscriptions - see key highlights.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

JCPenney has appointed Keith Melker as its new Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer. Key areas of focus will include driving profitable consumer traffic, enhancing inventory management, further advancing digital growth and evolving the value delivery model. Keith Melker Melker’s most recent position was CEO of Wehner Multifamily, a Texas-based property management company.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Consumer electronics brands are looking to increase their direct-to-consumer selling in 2023, despite the cost of living crisis and reductions in consumer spending. In addition, they are looking to broaden their use of social channels to include Instagram Checkout and TikTok in equivalent volumes to Amazon, new research shows. This finding comes from ChannelAdvisor, a CommerceHub company, which conducted a survey of C-suite employees at large consumer electronics brands (with over 500 employees)

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Ecommerce Platforms

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

During the Shopify’s Winter ‘23 Edition , we learned about the release of a product called Shopify POS Go. Now, Shopify has always provided a POS for free to all of its users (and you have the option to upgrade to a premium version), so what’s the big deal about Shopify POS Go? Quite bit, actually. Shopify POS Go is a mobile point of sale device for running your entire back office from one small module.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Our recent 2022 survey found that among the APAC data and analytics decision-makers, only 13% indicated that their enterprise has advanced insights-driven business maturity — that is, they use a decide-act-learn-improve loop to ensure that insights are having maximum business impact.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Macroeconomic forces — from inflation to corporate layoffs and the unknown impacts of a recession — are creating uncertainty throughout the retail industry. But the luxury market sits in a unique position of growth: spending on luxury goods grew approximately 20% in 2022, according to Bain & Company , and it is likely to expand further through 2023.

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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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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Akeneo , the global leader in product experience management (PXM) and product information management, announced that its Akeneo Product Information Management (PIM) solution is now available on SAP® Store , the online marketplace for SAP and partner offerings. Akeneo PIM, which helps improve product content contextualization and simplifies catalogue management serving multiple channels and geographies through a flexible and intuitive platform, is built on the SAP Business Technology Platform

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Ecommerce Platforms

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

After hearing about it during Shopify’s Winter ‘23 Edition , Shopify Collabs has grabbed our attention. This new offering from Shopify is more than a simple feature, but an entire app dedicated to improving merchant efforts in finding and managing creators and influencers to market their brands. Shopify Collabs actually works from both ends of the spectrum, seeing as how it provides tools for influencers to find brands as well.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

It’s no secret that in today’s business climate, corporate banks are feeling the squeeze. They struggle with an installed base of pre-modern applications and archaic processes. Now is the time when corporate banks change the way they serve clients.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

So far, 2023’s business outlook has been marked by uncertainty: Will a recession hit, and if so, how severe will it be? What will the Fed’s next move be? How will consumers and markets respond? While a cloudy future often leads businesses to hunker down and reduce costs any way they can, retailers are responding in a surprising way. Instead of preemptively cutting back, many are planning to spend more this year.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Zest, one of the UK’s fastest growing Electric Vehicle (EV) charging operators, has announced the launch of 56 EV charging sockets at Metrocentre, the country’s second largest retail and leisure destination. The installation marks the second time Zest has worked with Sovereign Centros, following the opening of 64 charging sockets at Merry Hill in 2022.

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Ecommerce Platforms

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Like many in the ecommerce world, we saw Shopify Markets Pro announced during Shopify’s Winter ‘23 Edition. And just like all ecommerce professionals, we were excited to see what new international selling features were provided for Shopify users. In this Shopify Markets Pro review, we cover everything from the pricing, features, and interesting new localization options in the ecommerce platform.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Baffled by what you hear about the economic environment? Struggling to make sense of conflicting points of view? You’re not the only one. We’ve been wading in a sea of contradictions for some time now, trying to balance consumer perceptions that say one thing with macroeconomic data that say another.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Retail Innovation Conference & Expo (RICE) and PAVE Global are expanding their partnership to bring unique content and exclusive networking opportunities to the 2023 show, which will take place June 13-15 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Both organizations are committed to supporting the future of the retail design industry in a meaningful way, with RICE focused on creating a collaborative space to connect retail leaders and PAVE Global focused on empowering the next generation of design l

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Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

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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