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Webinar Recap: Taking The Pulse Of Marketers And Consumers To Navigate The Shift To Digital

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Priorities may be changing, but retailers still need to provide a superior customer experience, added webinar panelist Caila Schwartz, Senior Industry Strategist at Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a critical component of successful digital and customer transformation.

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How Flip is Flipping the Script on Influencer Marketing by Making Actual Customers its Stars

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After years of degrading consumer trust in platforms, brands and the influencers they hire, Agha’s premise is that his TikTok-esque social commerce platform — which features product reviews only from real, authenticated shoppers — will power the next wave of ecommerce discovery and online community. Here’s how he’s doing it.

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#RSP22: Everything You Need to Know About Holiday 2022

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In fact, McNamara noted that Mastercard predicts a comeback for Black Friday 2022, with total sales exceeding 2019 results. Retailers that invest in the fulfillment experience can set a foundation for growth: Since launching Radar for order ahead and pickup and location-aware experiences, American Eagle saw a 35% lift in digital revenue.

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Blockbuster Alibaba Singles Day Signals China’s Economic Recovery, U.S. Opportunities

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That’s nearly 2X the 2019 GMV total of $38.4 Extended Festival Designed to Mitigate Fulfillment Crunch. Spreading out some of the load makes it easier on [Alibaba’s] fulfillment and logistics partners,” said Halliwell. For Singles Day 2019, there were huge problems with the postal service, couriers and warehousing in general.

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Back-To-School Spending Poised To Top $100 Billion Even Amid Disruption

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Households with children in elementary and high school are set to spend an average of $789.49 , far exceeding the 2019 record of $696.70. The most notable shift between the 2019 back-to-school season and today is the strong consumer preference for technology over traditional items like apparel and even school supplies.

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How Luxury Brands Are Responding To COVID Tension With Innovation

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Although the country was the first to go through lockdowns, its economy has recovered, “to the point where GDP growth is forecast to surpass the 2019 increase and continue to expand,” she explained. Digital has clearly helped close an “engagement gap” as consumers fulfill their shopping needs online.

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5 Trends Driving the Future of Ecommerce Innovation

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Even if brands and retailers don’t have a physical store, they have an opportunity to create a seamless customer-focused experience that spans across their branded ecommerce sites, marketplaces and even social channels. SharperImage.com Gets a Big Payoff from a Headless Commerce Upgrade . “It