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10 Accounting Services for Small Business

Small Biz Trends

All small businesses must track their cash flow and develop financial reports to increase profitability. However, it’s not always possible or sensible to hire an entire accounting team. Luckily, there are outsourced and online accounting services available to fill these needs for you. Here’s a guide for small businesses. What is an Accounting Service?

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Dreaming of Opening a Shop? Here’s How

Retail Focus

Many people today aspire to have extra income. Some people choose to open a retail shop, which could be the start of something bigger later. While retailers in the UK still face many challenges, there are plenty of opportunities for those who wish to start small. Fortunately, they can get small business relief, so they can continue their operations. .

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How Ecommerce Tech Can Reduce the Environmental Damage it Caused in the First Place

Retail TouchPoints

It’s no surprise that ecommerce has practically taken over the global economy. Annual online sales worldwide are expected to climb to a staggering $6.5 trillion by 2023. But alongside that dizzying sales growth, we’ve also witnessed a growing consciousness about how damaging all of those online sales are to the environment, and throughout the product lifecycle, from manufacturing to delivery to eventual disposal.

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Stop interrupting, start inspiring: 3 social commerce trends on the rise

Inside Retail

When Covid hit and physical stores closed, many retailers were left floundering, trying to work out how to maintain their relationships with customers and remain relevant in their hearts and minds. Enter the acceleration of social commerce. “The role of social media is changing. It is now both the megaphone and the marketplace for brands. It is the new search, the new storefront and the new helpdesk,” observes Etienne Mérineau, senior director of marketing at Hootsuite.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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A record number of Americans quit their jobs in March

Retail Wire

A record 4.5 million workers in the U.S. quit their jobs in March, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “As employers require workers to return to offices, quits are ticking upwards. A major reason for quitting is to find a remote opportunity,” wrote Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter. The number of available jobs rose to 11.5 million in March.

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How to Market to Millennials and Gen Z Shoppers

Tokinomo

Millennials have been shopping in stores for many years and they have shaped the way retailers market their products. Now, Gen Z shoppers are starting to make their own money and they want to spend it in style!

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Booktopia searches for new CEO after Tony Nash steps aside

Inside Retail

Booktopia CEO Tony Nash is to step aside to take up a new position within the company focused solely on growth as the company struggles in a “volatile and unpredictable” market. Nash, the online book retailer’s co-founder, will stay on the company’s board and remain fully involved with the business. He will continue in the CEO role while the board searches for his replacement.

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Hamleys unveil brand new gaming offering

Retail Focus

Imagine being able to play the very best in video gaming, with state of the art technology, whenever you want, solo or in a party, learn tips and techniques from gaming experts, experience gaming challenges and then take home the top rated tech and accessories from leading brands. Now you can, as Hamleys Regent Street unveil its newest retail space dedicated to Gaming.

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Shopper Marketing Weekly Snacks #04

Tokinomo

Campaign scoop. Paying tribute in an annoying way. Pringles takes an irritating walk down memory lane. In its latest social media campaign, Pringles celebrated the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Spectrum ZX. In this video , the “mind popping” snack brand wanted to show how the world was before NFTs and the Metaverse. Please watch it on mute or low volume.

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Macy’s to Expand Reebok Apparel Offerings Through ABG Partnership

Retail TouchPoints

Macy’s will be bringing more Reebok apparel to its customers beginning in 2023 through a partnership with brand development firm Authentic Brands Group. This expansion will see Macy’s will expand its assortment of Reebok men’s, women’s and children’s sportswear and activewear in stores, on macys.com and within the Macy’s app. While the Reebok Design Group will serve as the design and development source for products, through the partnership Macy’s also will develop exclusive product offerings.

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Get MACH Ready: Preparing Your Business for Digital Transformation

Adopting MACH technology means more than implementing new platforms. This type of digital change affects your organization at every level and requires a thoughtful approach to navigate challenges that crop up. The Get MACH Ready report, co-authored by MACH Alliance member Scott Canney in collaboration with Orium, commercetools, and Contentstack, will provide you with strategies to prepare your organization for a digital transformation.

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Buyer sought after Send collapses into administration

Inside Retail

A grocery delivery app that was founded in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic has collapsed into voluntary administration. Send offered grocery deliveries in under 10 minutes to 46,000 registered users, with an estimated 300 employees working for the company from 13 sties and several dark grocery stores in Sydney and Melbourne. The company entered voluntary administration on Tuesday, May 3, with administrators Matthew Kucianski and Matthew Jess of Worrells appointed to the company.

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Best Buy moves into new categories including outdoor furniture

Retail Wire

Best Buy is adding beauty gadgets and outdoor furniture to its list of products for sale. The retailer is looking to move into categories including fitness/wellness and furniture to continue building on its growth achieved during the pandemic.

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The Cotswold Company opens Canterbury store

Retail Focus

Quintessentially British furniture and home accessories brand, The Cotswold Company, has just opened a new store in Canterbury. The Canterbury location is the brand’s eighth store and fourth experiential site. It is the third to have launched in the past year, following launches in Tunbridge Wells and Leamington Spa. Canterbury is world famous for its 3 UNESCO world heritage sites, which include the Canterbury Cathedral.

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Meeting the Demands of Today’s Data-Rich Retail Environment with Data Mesh

Retail TouchPoints

Data is a critical foundation in today’s retail strategies, enabling organizations to make smart analytics-based business decisions, from refining personalized marketing efforts to improving logistics operations. The rise of ecommerce and other technological advances have made the retail sector an increasingly data-rich environment. However, even armed with this data, the continued impacts of the pandemic, uncertain global economic conditions and supply chain constraints are putting retail busin

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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Retail sales surge 9.4 per cent – but good times ‘could be short lived’

Inside Retail

Australian retail sales surged 9.4 per cent in March compared with the same month last year as the impact of Omicron on consumer shopping behaviour wore off. Month on month, sales were up 1.6 per cent. March saw the highest growth rate since April last year when sales surged 24 per cent against April 2020 when lockdowns devastated the retail trade. And the volume of retail sales reached a record $33.6 billion in stores and online in March, eclipsing the previous record of $33.3 billion set in No

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Target announces c-suite appointments

Retail Wire

Target’s chief marketer, Cara Sylvester, is adding a new responsibility to her role after being named the retailer’s chief guest experience officer. Ms. Sylvester will focus on customer personalization and driving more customers to Target’s stores and app. Brett Craig has been named as chief information officer from senior vice president of digital.

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How to create your dream home office

Retail Focus

According to ONS data, it’s thought that around 37% of the working population do some part of their job remotely. If you do, you’ll know how important it is to have a space that’s conducive to productive working. Whether you work remotely full time, opt into a hybrid working scheme or simply just take the odd day from home, read on for our top tips on how to create a home office to die for. .

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Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty to Expand Brick-and-Mortar Reach with 6 More Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Just five months after the opening its first brick-and-mortar store in Las Vegas, size-inclusive lingerie brand Savage x Fenty is planning to more than double its physical footprint, from five locations to 11. The brand’s Las Vegas debut in January was quickly followed by four additional locations, in Los Angeles, Houston, Philadelphia and the Washington, D.C. metro area.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Lotte Duty Free opens Sydney CBD boutique

Inside Retail

South Korea’s Lotte Duty Free is ramping up its Asia Pacific expansion with the launch of a three-level boutique in the heart of downtown Sydney. Located on the corner of Sydney’s Pitt and Market Streets, and spanning 3000sqm, the store features interiors designed by architecture firm Bates Smart, featuring a fresh and contemporary style yet integrating the latest technology to enhance the customer shopping experience. .

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Ports expect traffic jam ahead of back-to-school and Christmas

Retail Wire

U.S. ports are racing to unload cargo and move it out before China’s relaxation of its COVID-19 related lockdowns bring a surge of products heading westward. “I can’t say whether we will go back to a 100 ships queuing up to dock, but we really need to get the existing cargo out of the port and out of Southern California,” said Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles.

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Announcing the public availability of the Cisco Cloud Controls Framework (CCF)

Cisco Retail

Customers globally are requesting – and often requiring – SaaS providers to demonstrate their commitment to security, availability, confidentiality, and privacy. While attaining global security certifications has become table-stakes for many to do business, it’s no easy feat. Many organizations struggle to keep pace with this resource- and time-intensive process.

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Wayfair Names New CFO as it Navigates a Shrinking Customer Base

Retail TouchPoints

Wayfair has named Kate Gulliver to the role of CFO and Chief Administrative Officer, effective November 2022, following the retirement of current CFO Michael Fleisher. The retailer also reported disappointing Q1 2022 results, including a 13.9% year-over-year revenue drop and the loss of 23.4% of its active customers. Gulliver currently serves as VP, Chief People Officer at Wayfair.

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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.

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Harris Farm Markets commits to Canberra flagship store

Inside Retail

Fresh produce chain Harris Farm Markets is set to launch a flagship store at the Majura Park retail precinct in Canberra. Construction of the 4500sqm purpose-built store will commence mid this year with trading set to commence in time for Christmas next year. “It is a fantastic addition to our growing retail precinct, and they will complement our existing grocery offering,” said Richard Snow, head of property at Canberra Airport.

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Walgreens announces three c-suite hires

Retail Wire

Walgreens has named a new chief marketing officer, a new chief merchandising officer and a chief product officer. Linh Peters, the former global CMO of Calvin Klein, is Walgreens new chief marketer. Luke Rauch, who was chief of staff to Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Rod Brewer, has been promoted to chief merchandising office, and Walmart e-commerce executive Bala Visalatha was hired as the first chief product officer at the drugstore chain.

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Using CI/CD Pipelines for Infrastructure Configuration and Management

Cisco Retail

Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery, or Continuous Deployment, pipelines have been used in the software development industry for years. For most teams, the days of manually taking source code and manifest files and compiling them to create binaries or executable files and then manually distributing and installing those applications are long gone.

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Pinterest, TikTok and Snapchat Leaders Reveal How Marketers Can Maximize Each Platform

Retail TouchPoints

Social media is an ever-evolving space, and as the major platforms develop each is differentiating itself in ways that change how retailers can interact with shoppers. While this creates new opportunities for retailers to explore their creative side, it also means companies need to develop a deeper understanding of what each platform offers and how it can best be utilized.

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Forrester Report: Demystifying The Technical Functions of POS Solutions

Understanding the intricate world of Point-of-Sale (POS) technology is a common challenge for tech buyers. When it comes to defining the functions of Point-of-Sale systems, the communications have yet to be standardized–—until now. Forrester’s new report, Demystifying The Technical Functions of POS Solutions, breaks through the noise and provides business leaders with the information and tools they need to evaluate the features of POS systems.

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Mosaic Brands struggles to keep up with trade

Inside Retail

Trans-Tasman apparel retailer Mosaic Brands says it had a tough run in its third quarter due to the ongoing Omicron outbreak and inflationary pressure in the retail environment. In a trading update for the quarter ended March 27, the company recorded an operating cash outflow of $37.8 million. Online sales (excluding EziBuy) grew 40 per cent and is up 24 per cent year to date. .

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Lots of retirees are going back to work

Retail Wire

About 1.5 million retired people have reentered the workforce, according to an analysis of Labor Department data by an economist at Indeed. Many retirees are returning as wages grow, concerns about the novel coronavirus pandemic fade and cost of food and fuel increase.

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Collaboration changing the Hybrid Workplace

Cisco Retail

In early 2020, Enterprises had to switch to remote work almost overnight. As lockdowns stretched, employees faced huge changes to their daily lives, and managers had to be flexible about when and where teams got their jobs done; in some cases, parents changed their hours and found ways to work. Two years on, the majority of employees have “work desk” set-ups at home that keep them productive outside traditional, in-office working patterns.

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Reports: ABG Files Suit Against Bolt for Failure to Deliver on One-Click Checkout Promises

Retail TouchPoints

Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has reportedly filed a lawsuit against one-click checkout service Bolt , claiming that the solution provider failed to deliver on promises in a contract related to the implementation of the technology, according to Bloomberg , The Business Journals and other media sources. ABG stated in a March 4 filing that it lost out on $150 million in sales while it integrated Bolt’s platform.

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Exploring the Advantages and Hurdles of Direct Store Deliveries

Direct Store Delivery, or DSD, is a common practice among global suppliers and retailers – like PepsiCo, Frito Lay, CVS, and Dollar General – and its popularity is growing, with the global DSD market expected to reach $1.19 trillion by 2027. Download this eBook for exclusive insights into direct store deliveries, challenges, benefits, and future trends.