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Coles partners with Wing to deliver groceries via drone

Inside Retail

In a pilot, Coles supermarkets has partnered with drone-delivery service Wing to deliver popular grocery items to consumers. . Customers in Canberra can choose from more than 250 items including bread, fresh produce, snacks, convenience meals, health care items, and kitchen essentials and have them delivered by a drone in minutes. Coles chief executive e-commerce, Ben Hassing, described drones as the next evolution in delivery technology, saying it will help reduce the number of trucks on the ro

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Through the Looking Glass: Touchscreen Access to the Metaverse

Retail TouchPoints

The recent expansion of the metaverse has sparked innovators’ imaginations. This virtual 3D world is well known to gamers who don their VR goggles and play, totally immersed in the environment created from a developer’s imagination. And now, Facebook’s recent evolution into Meta will offer people the ability to socialize, collaborate and interact in other ways inside a virtual world.

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Puma, Modibodi in global partnership to help sportswomen stay in the game

Inside Retail

Puma and Modibodi have partnered to launch an underwear and activewear range that helps women stay active and comfortable during their period. The collection will counter the growing problem of disposable feminine products polluting the environment by replacing them with long-term reusable and sustainable alternatives. Erin Longin, global director Run/Train at Puma said that it is important for Puma as a global brand to address the issue.

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Farmstead and Circle K Band Together to Bolster Last Mile Footprint as C-Store Delivery Heats Up

Retail TouchPoints

Online grocer Farmstead has partnered with convenience retailer Circle K to advance both business’ operation with new capabilities. The alliance will open up new fulfillment options using Farmstead’s Grocery OS tech stack and Circle K’s retail footprint, and also expand Farmstead’s national supply chain for non-perishables and convenience items. Additionally, both retailers will collaborate on distribution and co-marketing across a variety of new projects.

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with 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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Target expanding Ulta Beauty shops

Retail Wire

Target plans to open an additional 250+ Ulta Beauty shops inside its stores in 2022. Over time, the retailer has committed to hosting at least 800 Ulta shops.

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Lowe’s Launches In-Person and Livestream DIY Education Resource

Retail TouchPoints

Leveraging high millennial homeownership rates and this group’s affinity for do-it-yourself projects, Lowe’s has introduced DIY-U by Lowe’s , a new home improvement platform that features live and on-demand educational resources for both kids and adults. Livestream sessions offered twice per month will include opportunities for viewers to purchase items in real time.

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Estée Lauder Forces Out Exec for Racist Instagram Post

Retail TouchPoints

John Demsey, an Estée Lauder Executive Group President responsible for some of the company’s biggest brands, has agreed to retire following the discovery of a racist meme on his personal Instagram account. Demsey had been with Estée Lauder for 31 years, overseeing brands such as MAC Cosmetics and Clinique, and he has held the Group President title since 2008.

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NFT art now sold from New York vending machine

Inside Retail

Digital art collecting platform Neon has launched the first in-person non-fungible token (NFT) vending machine in New York City, aiming to make online art pieces as easily available as soda or a candy bar. The twist? You have no idea what piece of digital art you might purchase. “It’s the crypto curious, the people who tried to buy cryptocurrency or they were interested in buying an NFT, but they just hit too many barriers,” Neon CEO Kyle Zappitell said in an interview with Reu

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How Retailers Can Support BIPOC Brands Beyond February — and the ‘Charity’ Space

Retail TouchPoints

As it has for several years, Black History Month 2022 boasted a sizeable assortment of retailer programs designed to spotlight products made by Black- and BIPOC-owned companies. And this year saw a welcome focus on not just identifying these brands but also creating the tools and infrastructure that would allow them to scale: the nuts and bolts of sourcing, distribution, financing and placement on store shelves and ecommerce websites.

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3 battle-tested ideas to win the war over talent

Inside Retail

It has been said that only when the tide goes out can you see who has been swimming naked … and Covid has laid bare many organisations. . Gone are the days of rigid employee management and the ongoing assumption that a bevy of hourly applicants will be there to cover any workforce churn and turnover. Further, employees want to work for something worthwhile as well.

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The Personalization Playbook: 2024 Strategies

Did you know—74% of IT leaders are looking to improve their tech stack to offer better personalization? It’s impossible to ignore the importance of personalization, but it comes with challenges. How do you do it with a tight budget? What about customer privacy and the use of data? The Personalization Playbook is packed with research and insights from Orium, Talon.One, and Bloomreach and gives IT leaders answers to these tough questions, helping them shape 2024 strategies for personalization.

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Albertsons to undergo strategic review

Retail Wire

Albertsons said its board has started a strategic review of the company’s options, including potential acquisitions and other unspecified moves. The nation’s second largest supermarket operator, which filed for its initial public offering in 2020, has seen its business take off since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S.

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It’s time to level up: What’s next for sustainability?

Inside Retail

It’s no secret that environmental, social and governance (ESG) expectations have increased exponentially. The subject is dominating the media, with the retail sector firmly in the spotlight. In KPMG’s 2021 Global CEO Outlook , ESG and corporate purpose were the top two issues among the 1,300 CEOs surveyed across 12 countries, including 50 from Australia.

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What Is GauGAN? How AI Turns Your Words and Pictures Into Stunning Art

Nvidia

GauGAN , an AI demo for photorealistic image generation, allows anyone to create stunning landscapes using generative adversarial networks. Named after post-Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin, it was created by NVIDIA Research and can be experienced free through NVIDIA AI Demos. How to Create With GauGAN. The latest version of the demo, GauGAN2, turns any combination of words and drawings into a lifelike image.

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“The soil needs to be fertile for change”: Inside Freedom’s transformation

Inside Retail

When Freedom CEO Blaine Callard joined the business several years ago, he had a major task on his hands to transform the furniture chain from being “the old brand your mum shopped at” into a stylish new retail destination. “Back in the ‘90s, Freedom was the go-to furniture store for design, but over time, my view is that it had become vanilla and tired as the customer base aged,” he told Inside Retail.

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Mapping Digital Transformation: Retail’s Strategic Shift

Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney

Digital transformation in retail is so much more than new technology. You need to get your whole organization, from entry-level workers to executives, on board with the new tech, new skills, and culture changes that digital transformation brings. Leading this mindset shift can be a daunting task… but that’s where this webinar comes in! Join our panel of experts as they guide you through the challenges of digital transformation, preparing you to avoid common mistakes and make the most of incredib

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Intelligence Node Wins the 2022 Aegis Graham Bell Award for Innovation in Data Science

Intelligence Node

Intelligence Node was announced as the winner of the 2022 Aegis Graham Bell Awards for the Innovation in Data Sciences category. These awards are hosted annually by Aegis School of Business, Data Science, Cyber Security, and Telecommunication and are designed to promote technology innovation and reward exceptional contributions by innovators. This award goes to the […].

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Why retailers need to fall in love with demand planning

Inside Retail

Seasonal holiday promotions used to be the highlight of the retail calendar. Across Easter, Christmas, Black Friday, and Valentine’s Day (to name a few), retailers and restaurant chains could count on spikes in sales thanks to intensive marketing and merchandising activity. But times are changing. In recent months, many high-profile retailers and dining chains have suffered at times when they would traditionally have been flourishing.

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Cisco’s 7 Guiding Principles of Government Data Demands

Cisco Retail

At Cisco, we empower our customers to control their data. Protecting the privacy, integrity, and confidentiality of data in our possession is of utmost importance. In a world of advancing cyberthreats, expanding extraterritorial legislation, and growing concerns for data localization, we understand technology companies have an outsized responsibility to ensure customers have the power to make important decisions about their data.

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Sears spinoff Seritage considers its strategic options

Retail Wire

Seritage, a real estate investment trust spun off by Sears Holdings in 2015, is exploring its business alternatives. Eddie Lampert, former CEO of Sears and chair of Seritage, has retired, effective immediately.

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Planning the Architecture of Your Modular DXP

Are you considering moving away from a monolith platform and over to composable architecture? Join experts from Google Cloud, GroupBy, and Orium as they discuss the benefits of moving to a modular digital experience platform. In this masterclass, uncover key indicators that show your brand is ready for a modular DXP, and learn how to lay the foundation for composable commerce.

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Consumers prefer physical gift cards, despite digital growth

Retail Dive

Nearly half of consumers polled by payments processor Fiserv bought more digital gift cards than physical ones amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but a slight majority still favor the hard copy version.

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Whole Foods customers can Just Walk Out of new store

Retail Wire

A new Whole Foods in Washington, D.C., gives customers the option of checking out without having to stop at a physical checkout. The store is equipped with Amazon.com’s Just Walk Out technology that tracks the items that customers put in their carts.

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How can online brands succeed?

365 Retail

The one thing we’ve learned over the last few years is that change is inevitable, and eCommerce is no exception. While the hectic pace of change within the eCommerce world has begun to slow, this is not the time for online brands to rest on their laurels. Instead, now’s the time for them to reflect on past changes and develop strategies to remain viable this year and into the future.

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Estée Lauder executive loses job over racist social media post

Retail Wire

Estée Lauder has asked John Demsey, an executive Vice President at the company, to leave the company after he posted a meme with a racial slur on his personal Instagram account. The company said it would donate $10 million over the next two years to “support racial and social justice and to continue to support greater access to education.”.

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How Personalized Customer Experiences Drive Retail Growth and Revenue

Speaker: Shaunna Bruton - Associate Director of Product Strategy at Orium | Sam Panzer - Director of Industry Strategy at Talon.One | Frank Passantino - Director of Product Management at Bloomreach

More and more, customers are expecting a better personalized CX. But can retailers actually deliver? Data from McKinsey shows that companies that excel in personalization increase their revenue by 40%, but despite these numbers, retailers struggle to implement customer personalization strategies. So what are the potential solutions? Join us to gain a better understanding of the current retail landscape and learn what you can do to translate personalization strategies into practical implementatio

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Sainsbury’s axes 200 in-store cafes

365 Retail

Sainsbury’s has said it will shut 200 cafes in a shake-up of its in-store dining which is set to hit around 2,000 workers. The supermarket said it will also be consulting staff about plans to close less popular hot food counters in 34 stores and changes to how it runs bakeries in 54 branches. It is understood this will affect a small number of employees and is included within the wider 2,000 figure.

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Retail media networks are coming of age

Retail Wire

More consumers are going online to shop, and so it makes sense that retailers would leverage that traffic to generate sales and profits that go beyond shopping carts. Retailers now have to prove that the dollars that brands are investing on their sites are going to good use.

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ISE 2022 – Why you should be in Barcelona this May

365 Retail

Integrated Systems Europe is looking forward to welcoming visitors from around the world to ISE 2022 , taking place at Fira de Barcelona Gran Vía on 10-13 May. With confidence growing in international travel, the show is shaping up to be a vibrant return to live events since the start of the pandemic. If the idea of Barcelona in May isn’t enough to entice you, ISE has plenty of incentives to get the industry safely back together. .

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Kohl’s is optimistic about its 2022 performance

Retail Wire

Kohl’s is forecasting better than expected sales and profits for the year based on improved supply chain performance and the launch of such brands as Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger in its stores.

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Retails Next Frontier: Exploring and Proving the Value of AI

AI is everywhere. It’s in customer service interactions, product recommendations, marketing outreach, and yes, even commerce experiences. But not every use of AI provides the same value to your brand. In this masterclass, experts from Constructor, commercetools, Contentstack, and Orium discuss how AI can complement your composable tech stack and help bring in immediate ROI.

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Protected: The Complicated Marketing of Health and Wellness In-Store?

Medallion Retail

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. The post Protected: The Complicated Marketing of Health and Wellness In-Store? appeared first on Medallion Retail.

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C&S is bringing Grand Union back from the dead

Retail Wire

C&S Wholesale Grocers is revising the Grand Union supermarket banner with plans to open 11 supermarkets in New York and Vermont. Ten of the Grand Union locations are having grand openings this week. “The Grand Union stores are back and better than ever. We have taken an iconic brand that everyone loved and leveraged our best-in-class retail strategies to take this legendary brand to the next level,” C&S Wholesale Grocers CEO Bob Palmer said in a statement.

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Aurate is opening stores again. Here's how the brand is thinking through brick and mortar

Retail Dive

Like others in the DTC space, Aurate closed its stores once the pandemic hit. Now it's returning to the channel with two new stores and more on the horizon.

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OFFPRICE Show Highlights Increased Confidence at In-Person Events

Independent Retailer

Welcoming buyers from an impressive number of visiting countries, there was an optimistic buzz on the show floor during the February 2022 OFFPRICE Show , held at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas. This event helped to highlight the upward trend towards revitalizing in-person events with increased confidence in both exhibitors and attendees. . “We have seen in the past year that live events, done safely, play a critical role in the retail space.

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2024’s Retail Odyssey: Going Small, Artificial, and Augmented!

Speaker: Kelly Goetsch - Chief Strategy Officer at Commercetools | Jason Cottrel - CEO & Founder at Orium | and guest speaker Brendan Witcher - VP, Principal Analyst at Forrester

Significant modifications are on the horizon for digital commerce in retail and customer experience come 2024. The pace of tech shifts will intensify, businesses are set to defund legacy solutions, and attractive opportunities will surface as social and retail media players join forces. To stay ahead of the curve, digital leaders are experimenting with less risky initiatives and scaling back on outdated projects that no longer yield impactful results.