Fri.Oct 27, 2023

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Canada’s New Supply Chain Bill Creates Obligations for Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

Human rights advocates are applauding Canada’s new supply chain law. Passed this spring after four years of debate, Bill S-211, officially known as the “Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act,” places the responsibility on brands, retailers and importers to identify and prevent forced labor and child labor within their supplier networks.

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Korn adidas Shoes Partnership Celebrates Past, Present, and Future

Retail Wire

KoRn adidas shoes have fans rocking out.

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Ashley Partners with Pentatonix for Holiday ‘Listening Room’ Pop-Up in LA

Retail TouchPoints

Ashley is tapping an unlikely partner to inspire holiday cheer: three-time Grammy-award-winning a cappella group Pentatonix. The furniture and mattress retailer will host a holiday-themed pop-up experience at The Grove Storefront in LA Nov. 2-3. Designed as a series of listening rooms, the pop-up will give visitors the chance to listen to Pentatonix’s new holiday greatest hits album, The Greatest Christmas Hits , in the comfort of Ashley furniture. “Ashley seeks to connect customers to

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Fashion label Ena Pelly opens its first Melbourne store

Inside Retail

Australian fashion label Ena Pelly has opened its first physical store in Melbourne, coinciding with the introduction of EP Athleisure, a new sportswear line. The store opening is in conjunction with interior architecture firm, Studio Tate, and is located in High Street Armadale’s retail sector. Ena Pelly Melbourne features a minimalist design approach with natural materials sleek finishes and a relaxed, neutral palette.

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A Roadmap For Modernization: How To Break Free From Your Monolith Before July 31, 2026

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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Watch out World – Amazon is Coming for TV

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon’s Prime Video was one of the last streamers to announce the addition of advertising. Now that it has though, the company is clearly itching to get off the sidelines and into the game — and its 11 -year exclusive with the NFL for Thursday Night Football is set to play a starring role. In September, Amazon announced that it would be following the lead of nearly every other streaming service by running ads on its Prime Video programming beginning in early 2024.

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Insignia Product Recall Of 930,000 Pressure Cookers Sold at Best Buy

Retail Wire

Urgent: Insignia product recall from Best Buy.

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NutriBullet Blender is Now 21% Off for Early Amazon Black Friday Sale

Retail Wire

The NutriBullet blender price has been sliced and diced on Amazon.

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Amazon sidesteps consumer woes with help from side businesses

Retail Dive

Subscriptions, ads and third-party seller services outpaced growth in retail in Q3, and Prime Video will soon also be a money-maker.

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National Chocolate Day Sweet Savings

Retail Wire

National Chocolate Day is sweet for many and brings multiple promotions.

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UPS to acquire Happy Returns from PayPal

Retail Dive

The logistics giant expects to leverage the tech firm’s software and operations expertise as it pushes for a frictionless reverse logistics experience.

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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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Studio FB creates gallery-like interior for Frame store in Marylebone

Dezeen

French interior design Studio FB and the co-founder of fashion brand Frame, Erik Torstensson, have designed a California-informed store for the brand in London. The store's concept draws from the brand's Californian origins as well as European influences, which is reflected in the lighting , furniture and materials. Studio FB designed a minimalist store for Frame "The Californian universe with these modernist architectures with a free plan, skylights and the opening of spaces to the outside was

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Top consumer trends for marketers this holiday season

Retail Customer Experience

Kassi Socha, director analyst in the Gartner Marketing practice, shares insight on how marketers can adjust to the changing landscape in retail for not only this holiday season, but those in the future as well.

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Asda: Issa brothers admit errors in letter to MPs on its offshore ownership

Retail Gazette

Asda billionaire co-owners the Issa brothers have admitted providing inaccurate information to MPs about the intricate offshore ownership structure known as ‘Bellis’ that they established for Asda following their £6.8bn acquisition in 2021. After facing questions by MPs on the Business and Trade Committee over his management of the supermarket, Mohsin Issa wrote a letter to the committee, which was published last week, where he clarified its corporate structure, setting out a list of 24 compani

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IMEX 2023 Trade Show Brings New ‘Attractivations’

Retail Wire

The Imex 2023 trade show wows goers with new attractions and activations rolled into one.

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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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Decoding Gen-Z: 5 rules for retail success

Retail Customer Experience

Perhaps no generation in history has been more discussed, courted and feared as Gen Z. But what makes this group of consumers tick, and how can companies future-proof their strategies by using proven, data-based information instead of rumor and fear-mongering?

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Defending Globalization

LS Retail

©iStock/wildpixel The Cato Institute has published three new essays for Cato’s Defending Globalization project: Globalization and Growing Global Equality The Reality of American “Deindustrialization” Globalization Has Propelled India to Prosperity To access them all, visit here.

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Skechers’ DTC sales up 23.8% in Q3

Retail Dive

The company said it was a “difficult year” for wholesale — which saw sales decline 1.4% in Q3 — and hopes next year may offer growth for the segment.

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Amazon profits triple as third-quarter sales soar

Retail Gazette

Amazon profits have tripled in its latest quarter as consumers continue to spend despite the persistently high interest rates. Profits for the online retail giant rocketed to £8.2bn ($9.9bn) in the three months to 30 September, up from £2.4bn ($2.9bn) a year ago. Sales jumped 13% to £118bn ($143.1bn) in the third quarter, boosted by a 16% increase in international revenue to £26.5bn ($32.1bn).

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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.

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Empowering Partner Success: How Cisco’s PXP Transforms the Partner Experience

Cisco Retail

Four and a half years ago, I came into Partner Performance with one primary goal – simplifying a complex environment. I know that goal resonates with many of our partners across the globe!

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Amazon upgrades ad suite with new data clean room, AI image generator

Retail Dive

A new cross-channel planner and enhancements to Amazon Marketing Cloud were also announced at the company’s annual UnBoxed conference.

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Business Priorities: On Time, On Budget & Green

Miller Zell

Miller Zell isn’t about politics or virtue signaling or buzzwords. We’re for innovation, business solutions and the efficient design and execution of branded environments that create great customer experiences.

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Hoka Q2 sales increase driven by DTC

Retail Dive

Parent company Deckers intends to divest Sanuk and teased the launch of a new footwear brand during a call with analysts.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Cash on Delivery: What Is It and How Does It Work?

Shopify

Retailers are making online shopping convenient and risk-free by offering cash-on-delivery payments. Here’s what you need to know about this payment option.

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On opens Miami store as it looks to expand brick-and-mortar presence

Retail Dive

The Swiss athletics brand aims to increase the pace of owned store growth, planning to open 20 to 25 stores per year.

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Combating retail theft & fraud

Cisco Retail

Shrink in retail, and more specifically, theft & fraud components, have long been accepted as a cost of doing business.

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The Weekly Closeout: ‘Ted Lasso’ teams with Barbie and Curry Brand signs its first signature athlete

Retail Dive

Mattel announced a new collection based on the hit TV show, while Under Armour and Steph Curry brought on De’Aaron Fox as a brand ambassador.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Cisco report reveals observability as the new strategic priority for IT leaders

Cisco Retail

Research from Cisco AppDynamics, The Age of Application Observability , tells us that teams have reached a tipping point as they look to tackle complexity and deal with fractured IT domains, tool… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Ugg introduces pop-up AR mirror at NYC flagship

Retail Dive

Made with fashion tech company Zero10, the mirror allows users to experience visual effects inspired by the brands “Uggextreme” product campaign.

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Independent record store Rough Trade relaunches music subscription service

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Independent music retailer Rough Trade has expanded its music subscription service, Rough Trade Club, to broaden its appeal in-store, online and for events. The music subscription service, which was formally available to customers for £30 a month for LPs or £15 a month for CDs, has had a complete makeover, with a whole new selection of offers split into

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Lowe’s rolls out gift center, holiday discounts for pros

Retail Dive

With its holiday deals and gift assortment, the retailer aims to attract everyday homeowners and professional contractors.

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SEO vs. PPC: Which Strategy Is Best for Your Business?

When it comes to driving traffic and growing your online presence, businesses often ask: SEO or PPC—what’s the better choice? This guide breaks down the key differences between search engine optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, highlighting their pros, cons, and best use cases. Whether you’re looking for long-term organic growth or immediate visibility through paid ads, we’ll help you determine which strategy—or combination of both—is right for your business.