Salsify

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

If a fear of cart abandonment or high return rates are tormenting your organization, here’s a hard truth: It’s not them (consumers, that is); it’s you.

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Ecommerce Platforms

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

With the emergence of artificial intelligence and AI copywriting software, developing content for various use cases has become a walk in the park. At least, that is where it looks like we are headed as AI rapidly improves. While the new technology has a long way to go, these solutions still allow you to fulfill your content development needs on a budget.

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Ecommerce Platforms

MARCH 1, 2023

The best Shopify themes for clothing stores can instantly take your ecommerce site to the next level. Shopify themes don’t just enhance the appearance of your site, they can also come with built-in functionality and features, designed to improve user experience. The Shopify marketplace is home to endless apps, plugins, themes, and extensions, especially suited to different websites and industries.

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Salsify

MARCH 2, 2023

Data is a major part of business. It tells you who’s buying your products or services, highlights how your business is doing, and offers a potential glimpse into the future.

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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.

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RetailDive

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

From Toys R Us to J.C. Penney, many retailers have filed over the past few years. Here’s who has fallen victim since 2017.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 2, 2023

Given years of cyberespionage, attacks on elections, and, more recently, the melding of kinetic and digital warfare in the Russia-Ukraine war, private sector security leaders in all industries must recognize and prepare for more brazen and frequent nation-state cyberattacks.

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My Wife Quit Her Job

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In this episode, I discuss my thoughts on AI, the big layoffs in the tech industry and the recession. I’ll also reveal an important project that I’ve been working on that could change your life and your way of thinking. Enjoy! What You’ll Learn Why your job is not as safe as it seems How to achieve financial freedom Why hustle entrepreneurship is not the answer Other Resources And Books The Family First Entrepreneur Sponsors Postscript.io – Postscript.io is the SMS market

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Ecommerce Platforms

MARCH 2, 2023

In this’s BigCommerce review, I’ll be looking at one of the most popular ecommerce store builders on the market today. BigCommerce is a scalable and convenient tool, with a host of built-in features designed to help business owners thrive online. In my opinion, BigCommerce is a robust, flexible, and easy-to-use platform, capable of scaling to suit a range of business types.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 2, 2023

AIOps is a fast moving and expanding technology arena that organizations big and small are adopting. The breadth of capabilities under the AIOps umbrella is massive and the approach and perspectives for implementing it can be confusing. Understanding which vendor supports your perspective is your first step towards a successful AIOps implementation and this landscape report provides you a starting point.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2023

While the 2022 holiday season was an overall success , the specter of a potential recession was clearly looming over the retail industry in the final months of the year. That pressure can be felt in the Q4 2022 results and fiscal 2023 outlooks released by a multitude of retailers this week. Walmart has already warned of an economic slowdown in the coming year, noting that shoppers’ savings rates are about half of what they were during the pandemic.

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Fastr

MARCH 2, 2023

The frontend of a website is the part that a user or visitor interacts with directly – what they see and experience as they navigate between pages, scroll, and click. “As-a-Service" technologies allow a subscriber to get value out of a packaged offering without having to purchase, assemble, and maintain the individual components to make it run.

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lateshipment

MARCH 2, 2023

Did you know that over 50 million parcels are shipped in the U.S. each day? But not all of these parcels successfully make their way to their destination. Studies show that 1-in-5 parcels are lost, damaged, or stolen in transit. Large businesses that ship out thousands of parcels can both afford the costs of these issues and have systems in place to recover such costs.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 3, 2023

This series helps technology and digital business leaders think beyond traditional software selection methods and master the fundamentals.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2023

Two new entrants into the world of resale, Carhartt and Hanna Andersson , serve very different consumer segments, but both are highlighting the same brand attribute with their resale programs — their products’ durability. Premium workwear brand Carhartt has partnered with Trove to launch its resale program, Carhartt Reworked , which the brand said expands on its “legacy of building durable gear with the highest quality materials.

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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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MakeWebBetter

MARCH 3, 2023

Setting up HubSpot CRM is quite challenging. Especially for nonprofits as they operate differently. Unlike usual businesses, they use different pipelines, their reports vary, their products aren’t the same and their workflows are poles apart. Thus, it is important to have a set up manual so you can get started [.] The post 9 Steps to Set up Your HubSpot CRM for Nonprofits appeared first on MakeWebBetter.

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FastSpring

MARCH 3, 2023

When you’re using a DIY payment solution like Stripe, making it work for your business falls on your developers. From testing out plugins to setting up new payment methods, maintaining Stripe can be very time-consuming. What if, instead of spending so much time making your payment stack work for you, your developers could focus on your product? This is one of the primary reasons why growth expert Fred Linfjärd encourages SaaS companies to consider using a merchant of record instead of a DIY solu

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 3, 2023

Until recently, discussions about Zero Trust (ZT) in Europe focused on the what and why. The last year has seen a significant shift in the market, and organizations have now begun focusing on the how. European organizations see significant value in adopting Zero Trust and have taken steps to prioritize adoption.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Victoria’s Secret & Co. (VS&Co)is piloting a new combined loyalty program for Victoria’s Secret and Pink that will allows customers to earn rewards when shopping both brands, regardless of their payment method. Called “ The VS & Pink Collective ,” the new loyalty program is being tested with 30% of current Victoria’s Secret and Pink customers in select states across the U.S., ahead of the program’s full rollout later this year.

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Wiser

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

How many times have you walked into a store with a list and left with a cart full of last-minute purchases? We’ve all done it. Whether it’s a fun sale you didn’t know the store was having, or you made the age-old mistake of grocery shopping while hungry, impulsive purchases are a common occurrence for most shoppers. In fact, according to a study done by Invesp , 84 percent of shoppers have made impulse purchases.

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Ecommerce Platforms

MARCH 3, 2023

The first time the customer sees your product, they might not trust you. Sure, they’re interested, but they’d rather get to know you first. But ecommerce shops aren’t so easily discouraged. They use retargeting on Facebook, Google Ads, and other online channels to reintroduce themselves to their potential customers. And it’s great. For customers, it means they’ll get targeted ads based on what they actually like.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 3, 2023

More Low-Code Development Requires More Low-Code Developers As low-code platform adoption and use rises, the need for low-code developers continues to grow. While Forrester recently argued that embracing low-code can mitigate the general shortage of developer talent, hiring a low-code developer remains tricky.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2023

Nordstrom will work with The Folklore Group to better identify and engage with fashion and lifestyle brands founded by Black, Latinx, Asian and other people of color as well as those located in emerging markets. The retailer also will invite brand partners to join The Folklore Connect, which provides software for diverse and sustainable brands to manage and scale their wholesale businesses and serves as a marketplace for retailers to buy from historically marginalized brands.

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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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RetailDive

MARCH 1, 2023

The e-commerce giant canceled, closed or delayed 99 facilities in its U.S. fulfillment network, according to a firm tracking the company. Amazon disputed its findings.

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Ecommerce Platforms

MARCH 3, 2023

It seems like everyone’s starting a podcast these days. So is the market saturated? No; that’d be like saying Superbowls are saturated because they’re so popular. And if you have a niche – like an ecommerce business – that you want to promote, it’s possible to carve out an audience for yourself. You just need to know how to do it. That’s why we’ve put together this post.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 2, 2023

Create A Customer-Obsessed Growth Engine To Thrive In Tough Times Today, the world is more challenged than ever as a series of health, environmental, socioeconomic, and geopolitical crises have pushed uncertainty to extreme levels. This systemic disorder and uncertainty exposed a lack of customer focus in many organizations.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2023

Best Buy is planning to evolve its operating model with a greater emphasis on smaller stores as the retailer plans to close 20 to 30 large-format stores, implement eight experiential store remodels and open approximately 10 additional outlet stores over the coming year. The retailer plans to invest $200 million in capital expenditures for both these physical store changes and routine store resets and maintenance, down from about $300 million last year.

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Omnisend

MARCH 3, 2023

Reading Time: 6 minutes Looking for the best ChatGPT prompts for your email marketing campaigns? You’re in the right place. In this guide, you’ll learn how to: Improve your email marketing with ChatGPT Boost your open rates with autogenerated subject lines Generate fresh marketing ideas to keep your campaigns engaging Optimize your prompts to better connect with your audience Fine-tune your messaging with ChatGPT-generated examples Ready to harness the power of ChatGPT and take your

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Ecommerce Platforms

MARCH 3, 2023

DTG vs Screen Printing, which option is best for your business? In this article we’ll discuss the pros and cons of each option to help you make the right choice. Selecting the ideal printing method is an essential part of setting your company up for success. Not only will the right printing strategy ensure you can deliver high-quality designs and garments to your target audience, but it could save you time and money too.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 2, 2023

This blog outlines Forrester’s existing Security & Risk research to help organizations navigate, manage, and prepare their organizations for the implications of the National Cybersecurity Strategy.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2023

When Ebay debuted in 1995, it and Amazon were pretty much the only game in town. Fast forward 28 years and Amazon and Ebay are still the two largest marketplaces in the U.S. — albeit in a vastly more crowded landscape. Not only have a slew of new marketplaces launched, but big-name retailers like Walmart , Target and most recently Michaels are adding their own marketplaces.

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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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