Retail Dive

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The 2022 holiday shopping season will be unlike any other. Here’s how tech can help retailers triumph.

Shopping 98

Shopping 98

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 17, 2022

SHEIN has launched SHEIN Exchange, an integrated online peer-to-peer resale platform for buying and selling previously owned SHEIN products, created in partnership with Treet. The launch was fueled by community-created Facebook groups and social platforms where SHEIN customers displayed their interest in a resale destination where they could buy and sell preowned items without the barrier of platform fees.

Fast Fashion 312

Fast Fashion Fashion Shipping Planning 312

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Vinomofo has admitted to a data breach where the personal information of customers has been stolen. The online wine retailer sent customers an email about the breach on Monday evening. It revealed that some of the details that may have been stolen include customers’ names, gender, dates of birth, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers. However, Vinomofo said no financial information was taken in the breach.

Accounting 243

Accounting ATS 243

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Social impact, brand purpose and environmental influence are all driving decisions for consumers and employees alike. In a global survey of 30,000 consumers, Accenture Strategy found that 63% of consumers prefer to purchase from purpose-driven brands. Meanwhile, McKinsey found in its survey of managers and frontline employees in the U.S. that 72% believe purpose should come before profits.

Consumer 279

Consumer ATS Management Marketing 279

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.

Customer Experience

Retail Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Vispring, recipients of the prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise and luxury bedmakers since 1901, is opening the doors to the brand’s first flagship showroom. Located on Regent Street St James’s in the heart of London, Vispring’s new London flagship will display the brand’s world-renowned product portfolio as well as providing secluded areas for customers to test the products, with a sleep expert on hand, so they can be assured they can select the perfect bed to meet their requirements.

Shipping 200

Shipping Location Management Marketing 200

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 17, 2022

A majority of associates at the Penn Square Apple store in Oklahoma City have voted to unionize with representation by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) as the Apple Retail Union/CWA, according to the CWA. The workers, who organized under the name Penn Square Labor Alliance, are the second group of Apple associates to unionize their store.

Location 264

Location ATS Management 264

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 17, 2022

As a leader, it’s always a challenge to help your business compete and thrive in a volatile business environment. These days, given the high rate of inflation, the ongoing supply chain challenges, and lingering public health challenges — just to name a few! — the environment feels more volatile than usual. And that’s why your brand’s purpose matters more than ever.

Consumer 264

Consumer Accessories Marketing Management 264

Retail Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The iconic Grade II* listed Battersea Power Station , a legendary London landmark, has been brought back to life as one of the most exciting and innovative mixed-use neighbourhoods in the world – a place for locals, tourists, and residents to enjoy a unique blend of shops, bars, restaurants, entertainment venues, parks, and historical spaces. The Watches of Switzerland showroom is situated on the ground floor directly off Malaysian Square – entering through the magnificent Turbine Hall A which w

Boutique 162

Boutique ATS Clienteling Management 162

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Walmart will serve as the exclusive provider of Straight Talk Home Internet, which offers affordable, prepaid fixed service without a contract or credit check, making these services widely available to more users. Straight Talk Home relies on Verizon 100 Mbps 5G and 50 Mbps 4G LTE networks along with Wi-Fi 6 Dual-band for $45 per month, plus a $99 router that customers can install and connect to multiple devices.

ATS 207

ATS Marketing 207

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Bassike has opened a Melbourne flagship in the suburb of Armadale, a 170sqm space the fashion brand describes as “urban inspired”. Designer Akin Atelier combined a “rich and inviting colour palette of timber and moss green, with darker wood tones” to create a warm 1970s feel, intended to reflect the urban Melbourne landscape. The style is a contrast to the brand’s Sydney stores which are designed to convey more of a coastal feel.

Accessories 147

Accessories Fashion ATS 147

Advertisement

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

Small Biz Trends

OCTOBER 17, 2022

It is critical for small business owners to protect confidential data proactively because the average cost of a data breach is huge. And in a worst-case scenario, data breach incidents can force businesses to be defunct as well. In this post, you will learn – what is the cost of a data breach and what you do to cut down the cost. Let’s explore: Where do the Data Breach Reports Come From?

Payment Services 144

Payment Services Finance Consumer Accounting 144

Retail Dive

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The fast-fashion site has launched a way for its U.S. customers to buy and sell secondhand items via its mobile app.

Fast Fashion 133

Fast Fashion Fashion 133

Retail Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Roughly one-third of households that feed their babies with infant formula found it difficult to find suitable supplies of the product last month, according to a survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. Formula out-of-stocks reached 30 percent in July, months after Abbott Laboratories was forced to close a plant due to contamination concerns. The factory has since reopened and the federal government has taken steps to bring new suppliers into the market in hopes of avoiding future shortfalls.

Marketing 130

Marketing 130

Retail Dive

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Consumers are spending and shopping early, but inflation is still squeezing their budgets. Retailers have their work cut out for them this season.

Consumer 130

Consumer Shopping 130

Advertisement

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.

Management

Retail Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Walmart is now able to sell hearing aids without the need for a doctor’s prescription due to a rule change made by the Food and Drug Administration. “Offering easy access to OTC hearing aids, something that seems quite small, is a solution that can improve our customers’ health outcomes and their ability to live better and healthier,” said Dr.

ATS 130

ATS 130

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Vivy Yusof is a Malaysian entrepreneur who is in the modest fashion business, and her brands Duck and Lilit are household names in the local marketplace. She has global ambitions for the brands, but she is clear eyed about the journey ahead, and her feet are firmly on the ground. “2022 has been a rollercoaster ride for us, by the end of last year, we saw our sales rising due to the post-pandemic knock-on effect in the marketplace, so that was good for us,” Vivy Yusof, told Inside Retail.

Fashion 130

Fashion Promotions Target Market Shopping 130

Retail Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Employees at an Apple Store in Oklahoma City have voted to unionize, making the location the second of the company’s 270 in the U.S. to do so. Workers at the store expressed happiness with their pay and benefits but took issue with the store management’s perceived subjective decision-making around job assignments and performance evaluations.

Location 130

Location Management ATS 130

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Endeavour Group says sales across its retail and hospitality businesses have boomed this quarter as the business cycles the impact of Covid-related disruptions. The group which owns Dan Murphy’s, BWS and 344 hotels and clubs, says sales grew 3.1 per cent to $3.02 billion for the 14 weeks to October 2. Trading across its retail business was strong this quarter as sales climbed 6.2 per cent to $2.5 billion.

Marketing 130

Marketing ATS 130

Advertisement

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.

Fulfillment

Retail Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The cost of shipping containers has fallen from high price records set in September 2021, but the reduction has not trickled down to the prices of products they carry. Several factors have played into continuing high prices on retail store shelves, including labor costs, rising gas prices and excess inventory. Mike Graziano, a consumer products analyst at RSM, expects that prices will come down at some point. “It’s going to really depend on the product that’s being sold and the company tha

Shipping 130

Shipping Consumer ATS 130

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2022

It’s hard to buy anything in Australia today without a prompt from a buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider, no matter how inconsequential your purchase. BNPL brands are ubiquitous, even as their share prices are in free fall accelerated by a changing regulatory environment and staggering mountains of bad debt: over $1.05 billion in 2021 alone. Add to that interest rate rises cooling the economy and BNPL services have been described by behavioural scientists as a ‘ perfect storm’ of instant gratific

Payment Services 130

Payment Services Consumer Accounting Promotions 130

Mulesoft

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The pandemic changed the business world as we know it – IT was no exception. With the Great Reshuffle, people left their jobs in droves as their personal and professional priorities shifted. This has impacted the employee landscape and how businesses operate today. We’re seeing that this Great Reshuffle is now shuffling the priorities of […]. The post Top 5 IT Trends Shaping the Future of Work first appeared on MuleSoft Blog.

123

123

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Premium fashion brand Hugo Boss announced it will launch a special collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in collaboration with Web3 company Imaginary Ones. The exclusive Hugo x Imaginary Ones collection will include 1,001 3D animations entitled ‘Embrace your Emotions’ (EYE), to encourage everyone to connect with their feelings. The project has been designed to offer a holistic metaverse experience with many other activities coming up in the near future for Hugo x Imaginary Ones NFT holders su

Beauty and Health 130

Beauty and Health Fashion Management ATS 130

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.

Finance

Retail Dive

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Activists are at it again, pushing the department store to improve its results. But some observers say it must do more than shake up its board.

Department Stores 122

Department Stores ATS 122

365 Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2022

People are visual creatures. We process things through visual cues, and a big part of our decision-making is based on what we see. It is why it’s vital that you carefully think of your store design and layout and strategically display your merchandise to attract more customers to check it and increase the chances of them purchasing your products. Here are fantastic design and display ideas that you can try in your store. .

Cross Merchandising 105

Cross Merchandising Accessories Shopping 105

Retail Dive

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Spending on the holiday is expected to rise this year, but inflation is spooking some customers.

119

119

Mulesoft

OCTOBER 17, 2022

MuleSoft is returning to the Money20/20 conference from October 23–26, 2022 in Las Vegas. This year, fintech leaders from around the globe are coming together to share forward-looking insights on open finance, embedded services, safe data, cybersecurity, payment networks, fraud, regulation, policy, crypto, and much more. MuleSoft Automation and Integration help IT and Business Leaders […].

Payment Services 105

Payment Services ATS Finance Returns 105

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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.

Marketing

Retail Dive

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The sneaker resale site is chasing growth after evolving into a hub of secondhand and new fashion, including apparel and accessories.

Accessories 105

Accessories Apparel Fashion 105

Retail Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Beyond Meat COO Doug Ramsey has left the company following his arrest last month due to an apparent road rage incident in which he was alleged to have physically attached another driver. Mr. Ramsey, who had been suspended by Beyond Meat following the incident, had his last day with the company on Oct. 14.

100

100

Retail Dive

OCTOBER 17, 2022

A judge approved a settlement in a lawsuit brought by suppliers and others the toy retailer owed money to when it collapsed in bankruptcy.

105

105

Retail Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Target CEO Brian Cornell said that he learned that taking care of himself led to better results in his career. Mr. Cornell said that he had found himself getting too little sleep, drinking too much coffee and not leaving time for exercise and relaxation at an earlier point in his career and discovered that more effort didn’t translate into results.

ATS 100

ATS 100

Advertisement

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.

Advertising