Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

For almost as long as retail has existed, the supply chain has contentedly operated behind the curtain. But that all changed with the COVID pandemic, the ripple effects of which brought supply chains into the spotlight. Now the supply chain is a top consideration not just for retail executives but consumers as well. As geopolitical disputes and fragile infrastructures continue to disrupt the global flow of goods, sustainability and automation topped the list of topics among supply chain professi

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Practical eCommerce

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Open-source platforms are flexible, composable, and highly customizable. Here's the all-new update to our longstanding list. The post 20 Open Source Ecommerce Platforms appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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RetailDive

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The brand had long been marketed to workmen and outdoorsmen. But with the help of a group of influencers, the company unlocked the power of women selling to women.

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RetailDive

MARCH 6, 2023

These companies were meant to be disruptors to the industry. But as macroeconomic pressures intensify and capital gets harder to find, they may be put to their biggest test.

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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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Practical eCommerce

DECEMBER 21, 2023

With time and effort — not money — merchants of any size can improve organic search rankings. The post 10 Do-it-yourself SEO Tips to Save Money appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

As consumer spending dips, retailers and ecommerce businesses are facing a perfect storm that is impacting their digital advertising ROI. They are being challenged with growing ad fraud in digital campaigns and a slowing economy. The result is a growing need to optimise digital campaigns to ensure they are reaching the right consumers and delivering legitimate traffic to their websites.

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RIS News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

For retailers, the holiday season is here. Succeeding in the next few months and into 2024 requires analyzing and understanding shoppers. Here to help retailers strategize, RIS presents our fourth annual guide to peak selling season.

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TalkingRetail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A recent survey of retailers across the UK delivers a clear message – cash remains a crucial payment method that keeps tills ringing for independent shops. The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA), which works with over 6,000 independent businesses of all sizes across the UK, ran the survey which demonstrates cash is far from obsolete.

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Smile.io

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

If you’re wondering how to be an ally for the Black community this February, shopping from Black-owned businesses is a great place to start. Not only are you supporting a small business owner’s dream, but by shopping from Black-owned stores you are directly and sustainably supporting a community of entrepreneurs. According to an article from US News , the number of Black small-business owners was 28% higher in the third quarter of 2021 than it was pre-pandemic.This is a step in the

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365 Retail

MARCH 21, 2023

The UK’s largest independent toy retailer, The Entertainer , has partnered with retail industry charity the Retail Trust to introduce a range of new measures to support its employees’ health and wellbeing. The partnership is set to give over 2,000 employees at The Entertainer, and their families, access to a range of personalised wellbeing resources from the Retail Trust.

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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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RetailWire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Despite common belief among most consumers that the American retailer Sears has disappeared, the truth unveils Sears opening new stores.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 24, 2023

We just released a huge new report: How Security Tools Will Leverage Generative AI with collaboration across the entire Forrester Security and Risk team. This report looks at how generative AI will affect six different security domains: detection and response, Zero Trust, security leadership, product security, privacy and data protection, and risk and compliance.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

On Sept 21, Cisco announced its intention to buy Splunk for $28B in cash, it’s largest acquisition ever and fourth this year. This is a massive investment and win for Cisco from two perspectives: observability and security. Cisco’s full-stack observability platform could catapult into relevance against established competitors overnight.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Generative AI isn't crypto, or blockchain, or the metaverse. Unlike other new technologies for which we typically advise a cautious approach, we believe you must act on genAI now.

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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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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 11, 2023

B2B marketing is especially fertile ground for the early adoption of generative AI (genAI) technologies and has already become a beachhead for use cases that span content operations to customer engagement. The problem is that B2B CMOs and their teams lack a process for understanding genAI’s impact, assessing organizational readiness, and prioritizing adoption areas.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Izola synthesizes Forrester’s research to enable clients to move faster on their top priorities and have more informed conversations with Forrester experts who apply and contextualize Forrester insights to their business-critical initiatives.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

A recent report regarding developer productivity has set the dev world abuzz. Without going into too many details, the notion that one can effectively measure individual developer productivity has been a controversial topic since the dawn of the mainframe.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

One of Forrester’s best practices for managing insider risk is to turn your employees into advocates for the program. Get five tips for how to do that in this preview of our upcoming Security & Risk event in November.

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Forrester eCommerce

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

October 30, 2023 came and passed — the date that marked the end of Broadcom’s fiscal year and the promised close for its $61 billion VMware acquisition. In anticipation of that timing, VMware shareholders were given until October 23 to decide whether to accept Broadcom shares at $142.

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Forrester eCommerce

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

If you believe the headlines, large language models (LLMs) will magically reinvent how generative AI (genAI)-powered business applications get built: “Just jam your knowledge into a fine-tuned, vector-embedding, prompt-engineered large language model from one of the big players.” Things just aren’t that easy.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Are we right to expect the same superpowers and natural dialogue that J.A.R.V.I.S., the AI assistant, brings to Iron Man as what generative AI (genAI) will bring to CRM?

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Forrester eCommerce

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Yesterday, I was surprised to learn that IBM is acquiring webMethods from Software AG (and also StreamSets, but I’ll focus on webMethods here). It surprised me for two reasons. First, private equity firm Silver Lake completed its acquisition of Software AG (previously a publicly traded company) on September 28.

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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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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In a 2016 New York Times Magazine profile of Ben Rhodes, President Obama’s then deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, Ben was quoted as calling the American foreign-policy establishment “the Blob.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

There is much hype around generative AI as it continues being applied across the entire enterprise, from marketing and design to sales. How can product management get in on the action, and what can it even do to help offerings grow?

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Forrester eCommerce

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In our 2023 Data Literacy and Culture Survey, we uncovered key insights about the state of data culture in organizations. Shockingly, nearly half of employees lack the ability to search for existing insights and struggle to find reports, datasets, and insights. Don't miss out on gaining a competitive advantage by revitalizing your data culture.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Generative AI’s meteoric rise can be compared to the launch of social media, the smartphone, and the internet. The technology’s wide applicability across industries and occupations will drive massive growth: According to Forrester’s new forecast, generative AI will have an average annual growth rate of 36% up to 2030, capturing 55% of the AI software market.

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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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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Low-code application development is revolutionizing how enterprises develop technology. Any tech ecosystem in which multiple applications, data sources, and processes intersect is ripe for low-code innovation. Martech is notoriously complex and dynamic, so it’s no surprise that low-code is finding its way into the marketing department.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I’m thrilled to announce our latest research into a problem as old as time (or, at least, my time — 25 years! — in security): the silos between technology and security teams. How big is the problem? Officially, it’s not — according to numerous global technology decision-makers who we survey, cybersecurity is a top priority.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A full-stack developer must program in HTML/CSS and JavaScript as well as be responsible for back-end development of sever-side processes for data storage and retrieval, business logic tasks, authentication, and integration with third-party APIs in programming languages such as Go,NET, Java, Rust, and Node.js.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 19, 2023

What if your CMO said that you could hire 500 new frontline marketers for your B2B organization? What would you be able to accomplish with such an infusion of resources? Maybe you should ask ChatGPT.

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