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10 Generative AI Prompting Tips for Ecommerce

Fastr

There is something to be said about the comfort of familiarity or fear of the unknown, but any wise ecommerce leader knows that stagnation is business suicide. Being innovative means being experimental and unafraid to not only do more and do better, but also to learn. However, when a technology tidal wave like AI floods the scene, even the most confidently creative and exploratory ecommerce teams may hesitate – wondering how to dive in, or which toe to use to test these new waters.

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The future of e-commerce is video: 5 undeniable consumer stats

RetailDive

Consumers want more product videos and they want them now. It’s time to start thinking video-first.

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Overcome Tall Poppy Syndrome In Operations Leadership

Forrester eCommerce

Overcome tall poppy syndrome. Inspire team growth, foster a learning mindset, and challenge the status quo. Achieve extraordinary results through practicality, influence, curiosity, and resilience.

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What You Need to Know About Transforming Online Return Churn

Retail TouchPoints

For anyone who has made a purchase online, returns are part of the standard online buying process — so much so that, according to a recent U.S. Consumer Study , 85% of consumers check a company’s returns policy before even making a purchase when shopping online, and 68% of U.S. consumers wouldn’t repurchase from a brand after a poor returns experience.

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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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The Future of Retail is Multilingual

Retail TouchPoints

Imagine stepping into a store where no one speaks your language. You’d likely feel frustration, confusion and, ultimately, disappointment. This same barrier can exist for online shoppers navigating ecommerce sites in languages they don’t understand. Recent estimates forecast that nearly a quarter of global retail sales will come from online channels by 2027, so the ability to serve a multilingual customer base will be essential for businesses seeking global success.

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How to Discover Shoppers’ Questions

Practical eCommerce

Responding to questions of customers and prospects can generate traffic and sales. The post How to Discover Shoppers’ Questions appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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5 Key Facebook Advertising Trends to Succeed in 2024

Digital Doughnut

This article explores the key Facebook advertising trends that will dominate the landscape in 2024 and provides valuable tips to help businesses succeed.

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Your Cloud Strategy Is Now Your AI Strategy, Too

Forrester eCommerce

Corporate cloud strategies that yesterday centered on the unglamorous transition of legacy apps from out of the data center, along with some new cloud-native apps, must now incorporate transformative technologies with radically different value propositions — all without breaking the IT budget.

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10 New Ecommerce Books for Spring 2024

Practical eCommerce

This installment of our quarterly rundown includes titles on digital marketing, team development, content marketing, AI, launching a startup, and more. The post 10 New Ecommerce Books for Spring 2024 appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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Retailer Lessons from iGaming Companies

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers are always looking to improve their game, with an eye to increasing sales, reducing costs and maximizing profitability. Retail competition has increased from small upstart retailers to big box stores and peers, so the ability for retailers to improve on their game is more necessary than ever. Gaming companies, more specifically iGaming companies, have undertaken strategies that could help retailers that mimic those practices improve their game, and their profitability.

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Is Your Business AI-Ready? Find Out with Orium’s Maturity Model

Generative AI is poised to redefine B2B, but scaling AI success in this space isn’t without obstacles. From fragmented data sources and complex buyer journeys to operational inefficiencies, the road to AI-powered growth can be challenging. To achieve a competitive edge, understanding your organization’s AI-readiness is essential. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model provides a quick, actionable way to assess your starting point.

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Groove Commerce Partners with Databox To Launch Exclusive BigCommerce Performance eCommerce Benchmark Group

Groove

Curious about how your BigCommerce store stacks up in the marketplace? We had the same burning question for our clients. We've seen first-hand that our clients want to know how they compare to the competition. That's exactly why we've partnered with Databox to establish public BigCommerce Performance eCommerce Benchmark groups. When you measure your critical performance metrics alongside peers on the same eCommerce platform, you can craft data-backed strategies to not just catch up, but outpace

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One Year Since Bud Light’s Marketing Blunder: What Did We Learn?

Forrester eCommerce

Yes, hindsight is 20/20. As we reach the anniversary of Bud Light’s marketing blunder, we’ve taken a look back into what really happened to fuel the iconic brand’s crisis. In the year following Bud Light’s cancellation, the company faced material backlash from both the LGBTQIA+ and conservative communities for their transgression of core brand values.

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Amazon removes ‘Just Walk Out’ tech from US Amazon Fresh stores

RetailDive

Dash Carts, which also allow shoppers to avoid checkout, will roll out instead at those locations, while the older tech is limited to Amazon Go and some smaller U.K. stores.

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Rite Aid Restructuring Would Cut $2 Billion in Debt, Settle Opioid Claims

Retail TouchPoints

Rite Aid has filed a restructuring plan with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court , District of New Jersey that would cut more than $2 billion in debt and keep a large portion of the retailer’s store fleet operating. If approved, the plan would transfer ownership to the drugstore’s senior bondholders and settle certain opioid overprescribing lawsuits, according to the Wall Street Journal and other media outlets.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

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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Groove Commerce Partners with Databox To Launch Exclusive Shopify Performance eCommerce Benchmark Group

Groove

Ever wonder how your Shopify store is doing against the competition? We wanted the same question answered for our clients. Through our 15+ years in business, we have seen first hand that our client base wanted to see how they compared to their competition. For this exact reason, we worked with Databox to create public Shopify Benchmark groups. By comparing your core metrics against others using the same eCommerce platform, data-driven strategies can be created to catch up to the competition.

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Announcing The Winners Of Forrester’s Coveted B2B Return On Integration Honors For North America

Forrester eCommerce

These three companies have transformed their businesses to maximize customer value and relentlessly drive internal alignment. Get a preview of the success stories they will share at B2B Summit North America in May.

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Amazon Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Cloud Computing Branch

RetailWire

Amazon's cloud computing branch, known as AWS, is letting go of hundreds of workers from its physical stores technology team as well as its sales, marketing, and global services unit.

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Amazon’s Just Walk Out has Left the Building

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon is removing its cashierless Just Walk Out (JWO) technology from its Amazon Fresh supermarkets and will not deploy the solution in new locations scheduled to open later this year, according to multiple media reports. The retailer will instead rely more heavily on its smart Amazon Dash Carts , which have been deployed at Fresh stores since 2020 as well as at Amazon subsidiary Whole Foods.

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Omnichannel E-Commerce: Drive More Revenue at Less Cost

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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Millennials the Most Likely Demographic to Be Influenced by Retail Media Ads, Retail Technology Show Research Reveals

365 Retail

Millennials are the most likely shopper demographic to have their buying decisions influenced by Retail Media ads at the shelf-edge, the latest research from the Retail Technology Show (RTS), taking place on 24 & 25 April 2024 at London’s Olympia, reveals. Original research of over 1,000 UK adults by RTS showed that almost half (47%) of Millennial consumers would be influenced to buy a new product having been served immersive, digital ads in-store, compared to 35% of average UK shoppers

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Announcing Forrester’s B2B Program Of The Year Award Winners For North America

Forrester eCommerce

Get ready to be inspired by these best-practice program implementations across B2B marketing, sales, and product. We reveal which eight companies will be honored at B2B Summit North America in May.

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The Jonas Brothers, Katy Perry, and Other Music Stars Criticize ‘Enormous’ AI Threats

RetailWire

Over 200 artists, including Katy Perry, Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves, J Balvin, Ja Rule, Jon Bon Jovi, The Jonas Brothers, and Miranda Lambert, are voicing serious concerns about threats linked to artificial intelligence in the music industry.

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Uber Eats Debuts Autonomous Food Deliveries in Phoenix Market

Retail TouchPoints

Uber Eats has expanded its partnership with Waymo — the autonomous vehicle division of Google parent company Alphabet — adding driverless food deliveries in the Phoenix-area cities of Tempe, Mesa and Chandler, Ariz. The companies are working with a select group of merchants that include local favorites like Princess Pita, Filiberto’s and BoSa Donuts.

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NEWS: SML RFID Delivers 98% Inventory Accuracy to Gina Tricot

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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AI Tools for Meeting Notes, Recaps, To-dos

Practical eCommerce

Reviewing meeting recordings for takeaways and action items used to take hours. No more. The post AI Tools for Meeting Notes, Recaps, To-dos appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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What I Learned About GenAI From Over 100 Indian CMOs

Forrester eCommerce

What an amazing two weeks it was! After countless flights and hotel check-ins, I’m pleased to share what I observed from Forrester’s roundtable events covering generative AI (genAI) in marketing, held in four cities: Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Bangalore.

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Walmart Settlement: Up to $500 for Overcharged Shoppers

RetailWire

Walmart has found itself embroiled in a significant legal settlement amounting to a whopping $45 million, addressing allegations of overcharging on specific grocery items.

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Standardized Measurements, Collaboration Crucial to Retail Media’s Continued Growth

Retail TouchPoints

Retail media experienced massive growth in 2023 and shows no sign of slowing in 2024. But even as retail media networks have proliferated , ad buyers still are limited in how many they can participate in. The culprit? A lack of standardization across the retail media ecosystem. In fact, a Coresight Research study indicates that most buyers max out at just five to six networks.

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Is Your Brand AI-Ready? Find Out with Orium’s Maturity Model

Generative AI is reshaping retail, but achieving true AI success isn’t simple. Many brands face hurdles—underdeveloped data strategies, limited AI-ready infrastructure, or lack of seamless integration across systems. As you explore how AI can boost efficiency and transform customer experiences, understanding your business’s readiness is key. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model offers a clear starting point.

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Amazon’s AWS unit cutting hundreds of jobs related to store technology

RetailDive

The e-commerce giant earlier said it was scaling back its Just Walk Out technology, including dropping it from Amazon Fresh locations in the U.S.

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Has Digital Advertising Reached Maturity In The US?

Forrester eCommerce

Spending on digital advertising in the US is forecasted to settle into a period of moderate growth. From 2023 to 2028, growth will — for the first time — fall to single digits due to the maturity of the market.

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How a PIM Solution Drives Top-Line Growth | Salsify

Salsify

Managing a successful ecommerce catalog can often feel like spinning plates — juggling the consistency of dozens, if not hundreds, of different products, touch points, and product detail pages (PDPs) across a wide range of entryways.

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How to Keep Your Digital Signage up to Date

Retail TouchPoints

Digital signage is a great way for retailers to capture customers’ attention and keep them informed about new deals and products. However, digital signage can only achieve its desired objectives by consistently displaying relevant and up-to-date content. Customers are unlikely to engage with digital signage if the content appears generic or outdated.

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eCommerce in 2025: How Customer Experience Drives Online Retail Success

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