Wed.Sep 22, 2021

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Albertsons Cos. Aims to ‘Make Online Experiences Fun’ with Shoppable Content

Retail TouchPoints

Albertsons Companies has teamed up with short-form video platform Firework to bring a shoppable livestream video experience to the websites of several of its banner grocery brands, which include Albertsons , Acme , Kings and Safeway. “This partnership is an important step in Albertsons Companies digital transformation journey to redefine customer engagement in the grocery retail space,” said Chris Rupp, Chief Customer and Digital Officer at Albertsons Companies in a statement.

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Skin deep: Why Camilla and Marc, H&M and Jurlique are embracing ageing

Inside Retail

It’s not every day that we see a centenarian front a collection for a leading global fashion brand, but that’s exactly what happened last week. H&M announced a collaboration with Iris Apfel, New York style icon, fashion designer and interior decorator who likes to dress up “for herself and herself only” and is known for her vibrant clothing, fun accessories and signature thick, oversized specs.

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Walmart Tags Products that are ‘Better’ for Customers’ Health and the Planet’s

Retail TouchPoints

Walmart has launched “Built for Better,” an online platform that uses icons to help customers identify and shop for products that are healthier for people and better for the environment. “We’re taking the guesswork out for our customers,” said Jane Ewing, SVP Sustainability for Walmart in a statement. “All they have to do is look on Walmart.com for products deemed ‘Built for Better’ to discover items that meet independent and authoritative standards for promoting personal well-being and reducing

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Climate change has American farmers looking to grow coffee

Retail Wire

Rising temperatures and other effects from climate change has made it more difficult for farmers to raise certain long-planted crops in the U.S. That has led some, including farmers in California and Florida, to turn to non-traditional crops such as coffee, which is typically grown in countries such as Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia and Vietnam.

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Smart Tools & Strong Teams: A People-First Approach to AI in Sales

Speaker: Matt Sunshine, CEO at The Center for Sales Strategy

AI isn’t replacing salespeople—it’s empowering them. The most forward-thinking sales organizations are using AI to enhance human performance rather than eliminate it. From coaching and messaging to prospecting and pipeline accountability, artificial intelligence is giving managers and SDRs the new tools they need to work smarter, sell better, and close more.

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Preparing for the Vaccine Mandate: Why Transparency and Flexibility Will be Vital Tools

Retail TouchPoints

The recently announced vaccine mandate , which will require all employers with 100 or more employees to make sure their workers receive the vaccine or take a COVID-19 test weekly, is positioned to have a major impact on retail operations. The industry already is facing a labor shortage approaching the holiday season, and the added pressure could further impact the available supply of store associates and other workers.

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Woolworths backs next-gen plan to replace virgin plastics

Inside Retail

Woolworths Group is backing Australian enviro-tech startup Samsara to reduce the use of petroleum-based plastics by creating infinite recycling. Supported by The Australian National University and Main Sequence, the technology uses plastic-eating enzymes to break plastic down to its core building blocks, which can then be used to recreate new plastic, making it infinitely recycled.

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The new rule book on performance reviews in a pandemic

Inside Retail

Debates about performance reviews – their purpose and impact – take on new intensity during a pandemic and when uncertainty, change and remote working define workplaces. In reviewing the history and purpose of performance management, Elaine Pulakos and colleagues found that formal performance management processes often disengage employees and do not positively impact performance outcomes.

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Claire’s Debuts Subscription Service as it Seeks New Ways to Connect with Gen Z

Retail TouchPoints

Jewelry and accessories retailer Claire’s is tapping into “drop” culture with its newest offering, a subscription box service called cDrop. Aimed at “fostering self-expression” among its core Gen Z demographic, each box retails for $30 and is shipped quarterly, with no ongoing commitment for customers. Customers also can choose a one-time drop for $32 per box.

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The power of possibilities – Cisco UCS X210c M6 Compute Node

Cisco Retail

Cisco UCS X-Series was designed to be modular, expandable, and blur the lines between the efficiencies of blade servers (cable reduction and power & cooling) and the expandability of rack servers (storage & PCIe). It all starts with the Cisco UCS X210c Compute Node. The Brains. The Cisco UCS X210c M6 Compute Node is based on 3 rd Gen Intel ® Xeon ® Scalable processors.

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thredUP Gears up for Resale Boom with New Texas-Sized Distribution Center

Retail TouchPoints

Online consignment retailer thredUP plans to open a new 600,000-square-foot , 10-million-item flagship distribution center in Lancaster, Texas in 2022 that’s designed to expand the company’s item capacity by 150%. The announcement comes following reports of an exploding secondhand market. Estimated at $7 billion in 2019, according to Statista , the market is expected to grow to $36 billion by 2024.

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AI In The Aisles: The Executives Guide To Better In-Store Experiences

Speaker: Steve Worthy, MBA

The rapid rise of AI-powered displays, touchless technology, and sensory marketing is reshaping the future of in-store engagement. Yet for many retail executives, the real challenge is not identifying new tools - it is knowing which signals to trust, which inputs to prioritize, and how to architect decisions that elevate in-store leadership rather than dilute it.

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Having Confidence in Your Wireless Security

Cisco Retail

As each day passes, wireless security becomes even more critical to the day-to-day operations of organizations. Several factors contribute to the growing need for reliable security. With the introduction of Wi-Fi 6, many organizations are shifting from a primarily wired infrastructure to one that focuses on worker mobility through wireless connectivity.

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IPO Fever: Mattress Firm, Guitar Center Become Latest Retailers to Explore This Option

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers have been applying for IPOs at a steady rate in 2021 despite some uncertainty in the wider economy. The most recent company to explore the possibility is Mattress Firm , while Guitar Center reportedly filed for a confidential IPO, according to anonymous sources cited by Debtwire. Guitar Center briefly entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings at the end of 2020 to help reduce its debt load and return to its positive pre-COVID growth trajectory.

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Cisco Named a Leader in 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for WAN Edge Infrastructure. SASE, Multicloud, Analytics… …

Cisco Retail

We are excited to announce that Gartner has again recognized Cisco as a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure. Cisco SD-WAN solutions enable customers to deliver a secure, predictable digital experience for today’s hybrid workforce, build dynamic, smart workspaces, and secure multi-cloud environments, accelerating the transition to a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)-enabled architecture.

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RESTful API Modeling Language 101

Mulesoft

In this blog, we will see how to design a REST API using the Restful API Modeling language. It’s important to design the APIs before we actually implement it and get the feedback from architects, users, or business stakeholders. It gives us an advantage during the design phase to modify the API which includes request […]. The post RESTful API Modeling Language 101 first appeared on MuleSoft Blog.

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New Research-Backed Strategies to Empower Managers as Culture & Engagement Leaders

Speaker: Beth Sunshine, SVP, Up Your Culture

When culture isn’t consistently lived out across the organization, engagement suffers—and it often starts with a disconnect at the top. In this session, Beth Sunshine, SVP of Up Your Culture at The Center for Sales Strategy, will reveal how HR and executive leaders can close the gap between vision and execution by equipping frontline and mid-level managers to become culture carriers.

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Automating AWS with Cisco SecureX

Cisco Retail

The power of programmability, automation, and orchestration. Automating security operations within the public clouds takes advantage of the plethora of today’s capabilities available and can drive improvements throughout all facets of an organization. Public clouds are built on the power of programmability, automation, and orchestration. Pulling all of these together into a unified mechanism can help deliver robust, elastic, and on-demand services.

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Michael Hill hiring 1200 new staff for Christmas

Inside Retail

Jewllery brand Michael Hill is looking to hire 1,200 new staff globally heading into the busy holiday season. The business is looking to onboard 260 staff in New Zealand, 580 in Australia, and 360 in Canada. “We are so excited to be able to provide [people] the opportunity to join the Michael Hill family,” said chief people officer Jo Matthews. “Michael Hill has best-in-class training to onboard new team members to ensure they succeed.

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Cisco Strengthens Partnership with Qwilt to Modernize Content Delivery

Cisco Retail

Today is an exciting day, as our partner Qwilt, just announced Cisco’s investment in the company. Two years ago, Cisco and Qwilt set forth on a journey to jointly solve a growing pain point all Communication Service Providers (CSP) have: delivering ever-increasing volumes of media and web content without overwhelming their networks. Using a modern, global content delivery platform with cache nodes inside the carrier network, we are now in a position to cost-effectively deliver an unprecedented

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Ted Lasso-like managers needed to cut turnover and lift performance

Retail Wire

Workers don’t quit companies, they quit managers, as the adage goes. The reality behind that truism leads to significant expenses for American businesses that pay between one-half and two-times the amount of every worker leaving to find their replacement. The Emmy success of the Apple TV hit, Ted Lasso, has led columnist Michelle Singletary to question why there aren’t more managers and leaders that lift up the individuals they work with and create organizations that thrive instead o

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Breaking The Commerce Bottleneck: Your SAP Exit Plan Starts Now

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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How Aussie brands can drive visibility and sales on marketplaces

Inside Retail

If you’re selling on marketplaces like eBay and Amazon, a product data feed is no stranger to you. Coming in the form of a spreadsheet with information about your products, you must never underestimate its power. The mantra for offsite selling goes: your product data feed is the core of your product listings. . From the week of 21 August, Australia Post revealed that during Victoria’s 6.0 lockdown extension, online shopping grew by 14.5 per cent week on week.

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Pumpkin spice is in almost everything

Retail Wire

Manufacturers of a wide variety of food and nonfood products are creating items that incorporate pumpkin spice flavoring and/or scents into their items including beer, candles, face masks, pasta and many more.

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Retail Industry Awards 2021: winners revealed

Talking Retail

The winners of the 2021 Retail Industry Awards were announced last night at a face-to-face awards dinner in the City of London. Big winners on the night included Nisa, which took home the trophy for Symbol/Franchise Group of the Year. In the independent store categories, it was a great evening for Mulkerns Eurospar, Newry, County. This story continues at Retail Industry Awards 2021: winners revealed.

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How high is the ceiling for personalized beauty brands?

Retail Dive

Function of Beauty, Proven and more have pinned their business models to customizing products. But can you scale a business that's unique to each customer?

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Humans + Agents = Rethinking Enterprise Commerce with AI

AI agents already analyze trends, draft content, and trigger actions across leading commerce platforms. Yet most organizations still rely on workflows built for human‑only teams, losing speed, margin, and customer loyalty. Humans + Agents: Rethinking Enterprise Commerce in the Age of AI Collaboration shows how to close that gap. In one concise read you’ll see where agent gains surface first, how early adopters prove ROI, and which lean controls keep innovation moving without risking data or bran

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NVIDIA Extends AI Inference Performance Leadership, with Debut Results on Arm-based Servers

Nvidia

NVIDIA delivers the best results in AI inference using either x86 or Arm-based CPUs, according to benchmarks released today. It’s the third consecutive time NVIDIA has set records in performance and energy efficiency on inference tests from MLCommons , an industry benchmarking group formed in May 2018. And it’s the first time the data-center category tests have run on an Arm-based system, giving users more choice in how they deploy AI, the most transformative technology of our time.

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ThirdLove launches into activewear

Retail Dive

The company faces category competition from traditional retailers like J.C. Penney and Target, as well as fellow DTCs like Thinx and Allbirds.

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NRF: Record Halloween spending expected

Mass Relators

WASHINGTON – Consumer spending on Halloween-related items is expected to reach an all-time high of $10.14 billion this year, the National Retail Federation said Wednesday. That’s up from $8.05 billion in 2020. (Photo by Oxana Melis on Unsplash). “Americans plan to spend more than ever to make this Halloween a memorable one,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said.

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Mirror CEO steps down after last year's acquisition by Lululemon

Retail Dive

The $500 million acquisition has raised questions from analysts about its path to profitability, and customer acquisition costs are also rising.

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5 Tips for a Winning Category Management Strategy in 2025

Category Management is a cornerstone of a successful retail strategy. While it promotes collaboration between manufacturers and retailers to optimize category performance, challenges persist in its effective implementation due to hurdles in communication and collaboration across teams and partners, and more. In this guide, we outline five essential strategies for success in 2025 that will touch on all the essential pieces of a successful strategy and implementation.

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PVM rewards retailers through loyalty scheme

Talking Retail

Confectionery manufacturer Perfetti Van Melle (PVM) is offering convenience store retailers the chance to win prizes as part of its £2m Loyalty Rewards Scheme. Retailers are being encouraged to display PVM’s best sellers on dedicated merchandising racks, for which they will be instantly rewarded through a points-based membership scheme – the more points they collect, This story continues at PVM rewards retailers through loyalty scheme.

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Robomart launches store-hailing platform for retailers

Retail Dive

The startup, which lets shoppers summon a mobile grocery or convenience store, is betting on more companies joining the instant-delivery trend.

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PayPoint offers a free month’s service if you refer another retailer

Talking Retail

PayPoint is asking stores who offer the service to refer other retailers in a recruitment drive. The ‘refer a friend’ scheme would earn both the new business and the referrer a free month’s service fee. The promotion runs until 29 October. The offer comes after a busy few months for PayPoint, as it has established. This story continues at PayPoint offers a free month’s service if you refer another retailer.

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Warby Parker provides guidance ahead of public debut

Retail Dive

The DTC eyewear brand, which is expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange next week, projects revenue to grow up to 36% in 2021.

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Cut Costs & Complexity: Smarter Fulfillment for Home, Furniture & DIY Brands

Late deliveries. Split shipments. Spiraling freight costs. For home, furniture, and DIY brands, fulfillment has never been more complex—or more critical. This report outlines how a smarter, AI-ready order management system (OMS) helps you reduce shipping costs, streamline project-based fulfillment, and ensure accurate inventory across every channel.