ROI Revolution
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
The madness of the 2022 holiday shopping season isn’t far away – and for many shoppers, it’s already begun. Between the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain strain, and inflation concerns, consumers have been starting their holiday shopping earlier than ever. In fact, 42% of shoppers say they plan to start buying holiday gifts earlier this year than in previous years!
BigCommerce
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
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Ecommerce Platforms
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
As one of the most popular shipping apps for ecommerce order fulfillment, ShipStation often gets recommended for managing shipments, finding great deals from carriers, and sending tracking codes. But ShipStation isn’t for everyone, whether it’s due to the ShipStation pricing, interface, or geographical support. That’s why we put together the best ShipStation alternatives, to not only show that there’s a wide range of shipping software to choose from, but to give you an idea of which ShipStation
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Inflation and the threat of recession are defining aspects of the 2022 holiday season, but the potential bad news will do little to dampen a potentially successful — if not extraordinary — season. However, even with many of the last mile and supply chain challenges that plagued retail over the past two years largely sorted out, retailers need to refocus on preparing for uncertainty.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
My Wife Quit Her Job
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Most people know eBay as a place to sell used items lying around the house. But over the years, eBay has evolved into a leading online marketplace where you can resell new products or even your own private label brands. eBay is so popular that more than 3 out of 10 mobile users in the US use the eBay app. This makes eBay the ideal platform for you to start your ecommerce business.
BigCommerce
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Meet Carmen Marxuach, a copywriter at BigCommerce taking on a variety of promotional materials such as emails about our platform,…
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Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Searchspring , a search, product merchandising and personalization platform, has added Searchspring Personalized Email Recommendations to its Personalization Suite. The solution is designed to help retailers tailor their emails to make product discovery easier and extend personalization beyond their site in order to drive a superior shopping experience throughout the entire customer lifecycle.
My Wife Quit Her Job
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
I’m going to say this upfront. This episode may blow your mind. It’s about building an email list fast, but in a way that is slightly controversial. Your first reaction is probably gonna be “Oh my goodness, is this even legal? I would never do that.” But today, Adam Robinson is going to teach us the ins and outs of acquiring email addresses in this new and innovative way.
Forrester eCommerce
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
The Linux Foundation’s Open Mainframe Project just finished up their 3rd Summit and first in-person event – hosted in Philadelphia, PA. While the project has been around for about 7 years, accelerating interest in mainframe modernization has stimulated more vendor involvement as well as community participation. The in-person component of the event was small, participants […].
Wiser
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
According to a study done by Salesforce , 84 percent of consumers say that customer experience is just as important as a company’s products and services. In fact, customer experience is one of the biggest factors that retailers have to consider. Happy shoppers equal more sales, and more sales means more revenue. But what exactly do shoppers need in order to have positive experiences while they’re in your stores?
Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja
Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Keeping your warehouse operations in-house or outsourcing them to a third-party logistics (3PL) company? Each option has its benefits and disadvantages. In internal fulfillment, the business handles the complete process of storing, packing and shipping. The company must have a warehouse to keep its inventory, and a logistics team to manage the goods for storing, ordering and shipping directly to stores/distributors or customers.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Veeqo helps merchants manage inventory and gives discounted rates with carriers such as UPS and FedEx.
Forrester eCommerce
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
…and I’m not sad about it. The rise of large language models, and the tools built upon them like DALL-E mini, Stable Diffusion, and others, are being touted as the heralds of a new age of capabilities in AI tools and products. On a micro scale, they are already changing my day-to-day worklife in a […].
lateshipment
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
The holiday season encompasses the next three months in the form of Halloween by the end of next month to Christmas and New Year by the end of the year. But the most important or ‘peak’ holiday season lies between the two (in November this time) in the form of Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM). Since we’ll be talking extensively about these days in this article, we’ll use the acronym BFCM hereafter.
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Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
According to the UN, the transportation sector accounts for approximately 25% of all carbon emissions globally, and Amazon transports a lot of goods. To combat the climate impact of all those deliveries, Amazon has teamed up with Infinium to begin powering its transportation fleet with ultra-low carbon electrofuels beginning in 2023. Infinium develops ultra-low carbon fuels that can be used to power cargo trucks, airplanes and marine freight without engine modifications.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
A year ago the big-box retailer was preparing to hire 150,000 seasonal workers.
Forrester eCommerce
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
I was able to attend the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference (GTC) and focused on the extended reality (XR) track. If nothing else, it was clear that the attendees were enthusiastic about the use of Pixar’s Universal Scene Description (USD) format as an interchange format for the metaverse and XR in general. There’s A Huge Need […].
lateshipment
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
As an e-commerce business owner, you do everything to delight your customers once they place an order on your website – from making sure their order is packed right, to doing your best to get it to their hands-on time. Yet brands miss out the most in terms of engagement and delivering delight when it comes to the post-purchase journey, unintentionally losing opportunities to 10x customer loyalty.
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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.
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Walmart Canada is implementing an automated AI assist at all of its stores to help keep shelves stocked and enhance the customer and associate experience both in-store and online. The rollout follows a 70 -store pilot of a computer vision AI solution from Focal Systems that uses cameras to automate out-of-stock detection. The computer vision cameras are installed in busy areas throughout the store and scan shelves at pre-determined intervals, integrating with Walmart Canada’s existing inventory
Salsify
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Collaborations between retailers and fashion brands are becoming increasingly common — and it’s easy to see why.
Forrester eCommerce
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
In our new report, Forrester establishes standards for which technical functions are core (required) and common (often included) to the primary categories of commerce tech.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
New research shows downloads and marketing spending is declining amid shifts in consumer behaviors, data privacy changes and recession fears.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
The past few years have had an incredible impact on in-store shopping. Many brands were forced to shut their doors and expedite online sales strategies to keep a steady revenue stream. But as we begin to get back to a sense of “normalcy,” consumers have reverted back to their traditional methods of shopping. The in-store shopping experience can never be replaced, but it does need to be improved.
Ecommerce Platforms
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Squarespace is an incredibly popular ecommerce platform, with a customer base of more than 3.8 million subscribers. Many entrepreneurs love it because it’s so easy to use, highly scalable, and their support is fantastic. There are various avenues that you can use if you want to get in touch with Squarespace customer support. In case you run into a problem, it pays to know who to connect with at Squarespace.com.
Forrester eCommerce
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Learn how the future viability of the metaverse depends on these four key emerging technologies.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
The luxury brand has exited most department stores to focus on its direct-to-consumer strategy.
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Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Within the heavily regulated CBD industry, it’s difficult for brands to advertise their products across the same depth and variety of channels afforded to companies in other categories. Due to compliance regulations, CBD brands have limited options when it comes to promoting and selling their products. As a result, CBD companies are generally forced to rely on their direct-to-consumer, in-store displays, and product and packaging designs — while brands outside the CBD category can leverage the p
Ecommerce Platforms
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Doctors, yoga instructors, and massage therapists; what do they all have in common? They all need appointment scheduling software to run their businesses. But scheduling tools can get expensive. That’s why we put together a list of the best free appointment scheduling apps that are particularly good for smaller businesses, freelancers, contractors, and those who only require a simple online schedule to make bookings with clients and customers. .
Forrester eCommerce
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Get seven actionable tips on how to improve your data storytelling in this preview of the upcoming Data Strategy & Insights event.
RetailDive
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
The retailer’s announcement follows news that Mexican department store company Liverpool acquired a 9.9% stake earlier this month.
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