Cisco Retail

OCTOBER 7, 2021

I am excited that one of the most interesting and influential groups of developers working on these apps will be coming together to explore the paths forward in software next week at KubeCon + CloundNativeCon 2021. I will be at KubeCon to discuss this challenge and to introduce APIClarity , a new open source program supported by Cisco.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 15, 2021

The first-ever all-digital CES 2021 welcomed 2,000 exhibitors that unveiled next-gen innovations across a variety of sectors, including almost 700 startups from 37 countries. New companies exhibiting at CES 2021 included ASUS, BioIntelliSense, Bose, Sono Motors and Volvo Penta.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Commerce trends that were on the horizon were suddenly adopted at a brisk pace, including online food ordering, curbside pickup and BOPIS (buy online, pick up in-store). So what are the customer experience and commerce trends that will continue, or become more fully realized, in 2021? These are four with staying power: 1.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The opening of the Christmas Shop on the fourth floor of the Oxford Street store follows the successful launch of festive decorations at Selfridges.com two weeks ago, with a surge in Christmas related searches online and decoration sales +225% ahead of forecast. With 12 weeks to go to Christmas,?Selfridges?London?opens Selfridges?London?opens

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 20, 2022

Albertsons Companies will launch cart-based smart checkout technology later this year at select supermarkets throughout the country, in partnership with Veeve Smart Carts. Grocers such as Kroger adopted Caper AI technology in January 2021 for the launch of its KroGO-branded smart carts. in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 29, 2023

Using the Amazon “Just Walk Out” technology, Grubhub Campus has introduced cashierless checkout at convenience stores at Loyola University Maryland. Students, faculty and staff scan a QR code to enter the store, pick their items and leave, with the payment deducted from their student meal plan or other stored payment methods.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 23, 2021

The 2021 class of impressive leaders is comprised of founders, CEOs, creative directors, design managers, marketing executives, ecommerce gurus, VPs and many more changemakers rewriting the rules of retail in unique and exciting ways. Kevin Calabrese , AVP, Brand Design & Experiential , AT&T.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2021

Retail rode strong into Q2 2021 as shoppers returned to stores even as digital sales remained elevated. in Q2 2021 while its digital comparable sales grew 10% , building on the 195% growth achieved in 2020. There’s been a framework for this,” said Charlie O’Shea, VP at Moody’s in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2024

However, the reality is that many tactics relied on to achieve commercial success in this space are still dependent on predatory algorithms that violate the privacy of users, who are more aware than ever and are frustrated at the breach of trust. Taking responsibility At Lush, we consider ourselves a socially responsible brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

Spring 2022 holidays will see a return closer to pre-pandemic normalcy than 2021, according to the Spring Holidays 2022 report from Information Resources, Inc. More than 25% of consumers report that they’ll exceed last year’s Easter or Passover grocery spending. Retailers should increase merchandising to promote fresh ideas to a weary public.

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Cisco Retail

APRIL 14, 2021

and what better venue than the Agility 2021 to do the same. At F5 Agility 2021 , Cisco leads a Panel session featuring industry stalwarts in application networking (L4-L7 services). Check out the F5 Agility 2021 Sessions catalog and register for the event. F5 Agility 2021. The F5 ACI ServiceCenter release 2.7

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Cisco Retail

JULY 29, 2021

During the May 2021 IBM Think virtual conference, IBM and Cisco jointly presented at six different sessions now available for review on demand. In this blog, I highlight three of those sessions–all available at Power your digital transformation with Cisco and IBM –that fall into the areas of security and cloud computing.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In another sign that Black Friday, and to some extent the entire extended Thanksgiving weekend, has ceded its position as a truly peak shopping period, Black Friday 2021 was a mixed bag for retailers. higher than 2020’s, although it was not yet back up to 2019 levels (Black Friday 2021 was down 28.3% Store traffic was 47.5%

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Cisco Retail

APRIL 21, 2021

Register now for Cisco at Red Hat Summit 2021 on April 27-28 and June 15-16, 2021. In the next week, we are participating (virtually) at Red Hat Summit 2021 as a gold sponsor. Join us at Red Hat Summit 2021 and discover how Cisco and Red Hat can help you : Optimize and secure a cloud-ready platform.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2021

Prime Day 2021 will officially span June 21 and 22, featuring more than 2 million deals across categories including fashion, electronics, toys, home décor and automotive. At the heart of Prime Day is our incredible selling partner community of almost 2 million small and medium-sized businesses around the world,” said Amazon in a statement.

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Retail Wire

JANUARY 27, 2022

economy grew at a 5.7 percent clip in 2021, the biggest annual increase going back to 1984. The economy also created a record 6.4 million jobs last year.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2021

million shares of its stock at $12 to $14 per share. At the higher price, the sustainable footwear and apparel company could achieve a valuation as high as $2.2 30, 2021 would be $15 million to $18 million , compared with a loss of $7 million for the same period the previous year. The company has not yet set a date for the IPO.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and associated government restrictions and limitations on large gatherings and travel restrictions, both domestically and internationally, retailX has made the decision to postpone its annual face-to-face event to August 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2023

Best Buy Health will work with Atrium Health to develop new hospital-at-home offerings, helping enable providers to deliver high-quality care while reducing emotional and financial burdens on patients and caregivers. Additionally, the retailer added the Best Buy Health Lively app on the Apple Watch in 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2021

The biggest standout was Target’s same-day digital services, which grew nearly 55% in 2021 on top of the 270% growth posted in 2020. in Q2 2021, maintaining some of the momentum from the 24.3% Walmart Posts Solid Ecommerce Growth. Walmart’s total revenue hit $141 billion , up 2.4% compared to Q. YoY led by brick-and-mortar.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2022

Most experts expected holiday 2021 to be a digital success, and the season didn’t disappoint: global sales hit $1.14 Notably, the highest spending levels came at the beginning and end of the season. As a result, Cyber Week 2021 accounted for 23% of total ecommerce spend, down slightly from 24% in 2020. trillion , up from $1.1

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Inside Retail

JUNE 20, 2021

Understanding the consumer of 2021. The post Understanding the consumer of 2021 appeared first on Inside Retail. These include the provision of hand sanitiser, spacious layouts, strict monitoring and enforcement of customer numbers, and frictionless digital options around check-in and payments.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

on Amazon and at select Walmart stores and on Walmart.com. Since 2021, Grove has been selling its plastic-free personal care brand Peach not Plastic and vegan skincare brand Superbloom on Amazon, where these items have racked up $1 million in sales. At press time Grove’s stock was trading at $0.04.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2024

It was a tough week to be at the top in retail with a number of companies announcing CEO switch-ups following disappointing performances, including Petco , Under Armour , Fossil Group and, as Retail TouchPoints previously reported, Allbirds. This will be the third CEO switch-up at the company in nearly as many years.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2024

Panels on “Global forces shaping the retail business landscape,” moderated by Andrea Bell, vice president of consumer insights at WGSN, and “The Vogue Business Index: Luxury’s new global gateways,” moderated by Anusha Coutiggane, head of advisory at Vogue Business , were particularly enlightening. billion by 2031.

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Cisco Retail

AUGUST 11, 2021

There is always excitement in the air throughout the Security community at this time of year; usually we excitedly approach “Hacker Summer Camp.” A challenge with outsourcing backup responsibilities is that companies often have no say in how often or the level at which third parties back up their information.

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Cisco Retail

OCTOBER 21, 2021

We’re excited to be back on-site at EDUCAUSE 2021 for the first time in two years! Join us at our five sessions: 1) Defining Hyflex: What Does It Mean for the Future of Higher Education? We look forward to seeing you at EDUCAUSE October 26th-29th! Hybrid Education meets Hybrid Tradeshows. Register here for more.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2022

and Canada in 2021, and Walmart debuted bitcoin ATMS from Coinstar and CoinMe at 200 locations in October 2021, with plans to eventually bring the kiosks to 8,000 stores. Proponents of cryptocurrency ATMs tout them as a vital access point for customers who may be intimidated by or not have access to online crypto exchanges.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

With so much change happening so quickly and so unpredictably, we at Pitney Bowes decided that returning to an 8 th edition of our annual consumer research study wasn’t going to cut it, so instead we moved to a weekly poll of consumer sentiment in Q4 called BOXpoll. Something different (Advantage: DTC brands). on average.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The Adobe Index — which analyzes consumer transactions across more than 100 million SKUs in 18 categories — found that consumers have spent more than $541 billion online in the first eight months of this year, from January through August 2021. 1, 2021, consumers will have spent more online than the $575 billion they spent in all of 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2021

Chapter One of the 2021 National Retail Federation Big Show may be online instead of in-person, but that isn’t stopping the NRF from putting together an all-star lineup. COVID is Top-of-Mind at Featured Sessions. NRF also has lined up entertainment to help busy executives unwind at the end of it all. Open to retailers only.].

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2021

So after a year of such rapid transformation, what can we expect to see in 2021? With the economy not expected to recover to pre-COVID-19 levels for some time, this is a trend we see continuing into 2021. In 2021, it won’t be adequate for merchants to only support card transactions online if they want to stand out in a crowded market.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2021

It’s estimated that these figures will continue to rise gradually in 2021, due to the ongoing prevention methods put in place internationally along with the changes in consumer spending habits. At the same time, it will provide you with key values that you can base your ecommerce prices on to make them as competitive as possible.

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Retail Focus

JULY 24, 2023

Retailer confidence at Northern Ireland’s premier designer outlet is continuing to soar as existing tenants take more space to increase stock and add new lines. Independently owned toy retailer, Toytown has also expanded at the discount outlet to include an expansive baby and nursery range under the brand Baby World at Toytown.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Walgreens Boots Alliance and VillageMD will open the next 40 Village Medical at Walgreens full-service primary care clinics by the end of summer 2021. The expansion is part of the large-scale rollout that will open 500 to 700 Village Medical at Walgreens clinics in more than 30 U.S. markets in the next five years. “In

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Target is adding Starbucks options to its Drive Up curbside service at 240 stores in California, Delaware, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and West Virginia. At that time the customer can indicate that they are en route via the Target app and place an order from the full Starbucks Café menu.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2021

Even with new vaccines potentially coming on the market in the months ahead, it’s likely the trends we’ve seen in 2020 will continue into 2021. Real-time data is the key for 2021. With that in mind, here are three predictions for retailers in the coming year.

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