Fri.May 20, 2022

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Albertsons to Launch Smart Shopping Carts at Select Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Albertsons Companies will launch cart-based smart checkout technology later this year at select supermarkets throughout the country, in partnership with Veeve Smart Carts. The carts use computer vision to identify items by extracting visual features (including barcodes) of the items placed within them, and a built-in scale calculates totals for produce.

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Why do Brits love online shopping?

Retail Focus

Online shopping has revolutionised how we consume goods and has also changed how businesses and companies market and sell their products and services. It has even eliminated the need for a shop front altogether. . But why do Brits, in particular, love online shopping? Some surveys suggest up to 95% of UK citizens shop online regularly. It’s no surprise either; whether you’re looking for women’s Superdry jackets or some simple toiletries, online retailers have it all. .

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Ulta Launches Retail Media Network, Sephora Likely Not Far Behind

Retail TouchPoints

Ulta Beauty is the latest retailer to launch a retail media network, aiming to tap into the growing pool of ad dollars flowing into closed-loop systems as marketers look beyond search engines and social media in preparation for a cookie-less future. Ulta’s new offering, which the retailer first announced in late 2021, is called UB Media and promises to offer brands “addressable advertising” opportunities to reach its community of 37 million Ultamate Rewards members.

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Retailers have a lot of unwanted inventory

Retail Wire

Retailers that stocked up due to pandemic-related supply chain challenges are finding that customers don’t want to buy much of what they have to sell. Chains including Kohl’s, Target and Walmart report high inventory levels, and discounters such as Burlington and Ross Stores say they are finding deals as brands and retailers look to move closeout merchandise.

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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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What Every Retailer Should Do to Stop Account Takeover Attacks

Retail TouchPoints

According to a recent report from the Identity Theft Resource Center there was a 68% increase in data breaches in 2021 compared to 2020, awarding last year with the highest number of data breaches ever reported. Given that much of this compromised data will include email and password combinations, cybercriminals have been handed even more assets to perform Account Takeover (ATO) attacks.

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Family Dollar to shutter rat infested warehouse

Retail Wire

Family Dollar is permanently closing a distribution center in Arkansas that was found earlier this year to be infested with rodents. The infestation led to the temporary closures of more than 400 stores as goods shipped from the warehouse were potentially contaminated.

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ChatOps: Managing Kubernetes Deployments in Webex

Cisco Retail

This is the third post in a series about writing ChatOps services on top of the Webex API. In the first post , we built a Webex Bot that received message events from a group room and printed the event JSON out to the console. In the second , we added security to that Bot, adding an encrypted authentication header to Webex events, and subsequently adding a simple list of authorized users to the event handler.

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Inside Natori’s Transformation from High-End Wholesaler to Omnichannel Brand

Retail TouchPoints

A 45-year-old family-owned luxury business might not be the kind of company one expects to be at the cutting edge of digital commerce, but thanks to President Ken Natori, the company’s second-generation leader, Natori is just that. The designer fashion brand launched its own ecommerce operation in 2008, at a time when many other high-end specialty labels were still turning up their noses at digital.

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How to Contribute to Open Source and Why

Cisco Retail

Getting involved in the open-source community (especially early in your career) is a smart move for many reasons. When you help others, you almost always get help in return. You can make connections that can last your entire career, helping you down the road in ways you can’t anticipate. In this article, we’ll cover more about why you should consider contributing to open source, and how to get started.

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Senate Fails to Pass $48 Billion Small Business Covid Relief Act of 2022

Small Biz Trends

The $48 billion Small Business Covid Relief Act of 2022 bill (S-4008) has failed in the Senate. S-4008 would have provided $48 billion to restaurants, gyms, live venues, minor league sports teams, border businesses, exclave businesses and providers of transportation services. Small business owners and leaders of small business organization expressed their disappointment. “After hanging on for another year, hurting restaurants and bars throughout American, especially in rural communities, m

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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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Cisco Innovations showcase at ServiceNow Knowledge 2022

Cisco Retail

The Cisco Cloud Networking team and ServiceNow have a solid partnership that spans several years to deliver deep product integrations and solutions that help customers to address important service management challenges that include aligning their infrastructure to cater to critical business services, accelerating the network service delivery through approval-based workflow automation and adhering to SLAs through incident automation.

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NJ mall is first to attract Nerf Action Xperience

Retail Wire

The Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, NJ, will be the home of the first Nerf Action Xperience in North America. The 25,000 square-foot attraction will enable visitors to play with Nerf blasters and host meetings, children’s parties and other events.

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More Small Businesses Eligible for Disaster Relief Due to Drought

Small Biz Trends

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that multiple counties across four states are now eligible to apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan of up to $2 million. More Small Businesses Eligible for Disaster Relief Due to Drought. The loans are only available to small non-farm businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and small businesses engaged in aquaculture, as well as most private non-profit organizations of any size.

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Rent rose to a record high in April

Retail Wire

The median residential rent paid in the U.S. rose to $1,827 in April, up 16.7 percent from the same month in 2021. “Renters are being left with few options but to meet higher rents and, in some cases, even offer above [the landlord’s] asking price — whether they can afford to or not,” said Danielle Hale, Realtor.com’s chief economist.

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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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Maze unveils brand refresh and new website

365 Retail

Maze, the creator and purveyor of luxury outdoor furniture, has announced a brand refresh. To best suit its evolving customer in 2022 and core demographic, the rebrand features an all-new aesthetic, revitalised brand values, a new-look website and more. The rebrand comes at a hugely exciting time for Maze, having seen significant growth across its network of retail and trade business partners along with its own D2C channel.

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Americans keep driving despite record gas prices

Retail Wire

Americans who spent the past couple of years at home due to the pandemic are determined to travel, and they’re doing so even though the average cost for a gallon of gas in the U.S. has risen to $4.59.

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The Top Dropshipping Course Options Today

Small Biz Trends

With classic business procedures owning warehouses and inventory is a common practice.in recent years new practices have come up with ways to reduce or render obsolete the need for inventory and inventory for certain types of business. Dropshipping is a means for the seller where they don’t need to keep the products they sell in stock. Dropshipping courses assist you in keeping up with this trend of recent years and start earning with it as well.

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Danone increases formula shipments to the U.S.

Retail Wire

Danone has increased shipments of infant formula to the U.S. from the UK and the Netherlands. The company is the second largest infant formula maker in the world but has a relatively small share in the U.S. “We understand how important it is for families to access these specialized formulas which is why our absolute priority has been to increase production and supply of these medical formulas to serve the most vulnerable babies since the shortages arose in February,” said a Danone sp

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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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Best Office Floor Mats for 2022

Small Biz Trends

Floor mats for chairs are some of the most cost-effective office products around. They extend the life of your carpet or floor by protecting against wear and tear and preventing scratches on hardwood floors. They can also protect your equipment and data from damage caused by static electricity. Chair mats make it easier for a desk chair to move over floors or pile carpets, minimizing resistance and drag and preventing scuff marks.

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Lack of competition has exacerbated formula shortage

Retail Wire

Three infant formula companies —Abbott Laboratories, Mead and Nestle — make up almost the entire U.S. market. That is why the closing of an Abbot facility led to such a dramatic shortage of products. European formula makers have seen the market stacked against them with a 17.5 percent tariff tied to imports.

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An Action Plan to Boost Open Source Security

Cisco Retail

Last week, Cisco’s Head of Open Source, Stephen Augustus, and I joined nearly 100 executives from 37 companies and leaders from the White House and across the U.S. federal government in Washington DC at the Open Source Software Security Summit II to finalize an action plan to boost the security of open source software (“OSS”). The development of this plan and its effective implementation are vital given how foundational OSS is to so many products and services we use every day to live, work, lear

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Kohl’s says final bids coming soon

Retail Wire

Kohl’s is getting closer to being sold. The retailer said that it would be receiving final, full financed acquisition bids in the coming weeks. CEO Michelle Gass said she’s been “pleased with the number of parties who recognize the value of our business and plan.”.

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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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David M Robinson reaffirms commitment to Liverpool ONE with upsize

A1 Retail

Grosvenor has announced that award-winning British luxury jewellery retailer, David M Robinson (DMR), has significantly upsized and extensively refurbished its Liverpool ONE flagship. DMR’s commitment to expand and launch its latest concept showroom is a milestone moment for both the Liverpool brand and the destination, where it has operated since Liverpool ONE’s launch in 2008.

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Secondhand US market to reach $82B by 2026: ThredUp

Retail Dive

Consumers are turning to used goods to save money during a time of high inflation, a new report found.

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Accelerate digital transformation with Anypoint DataGraph 

Mulesoft

Many digital transformation initiatives are failing. In fact, 85% of digital transformations are slowed down or derailed by integration challenges. Why? Because various disparate systems and legacy infrastructure are barriers. Data is siloed. The pace of change is accelerating. As a result, companies are often disconnected from the data that helps them understand what’s happening […].

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Foot Locker's Nike replacement efforts working 'exceptionally well'

Retail Dive

CEO Dick Johnson said Foot Locker is underpenetrated in "virtually all of our brands outside of our top three." That leaves room for growth.

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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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E-Flex: The role of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology in a sustainable future

Cisco Retail

We can’t control time, but we can control how we fill it. Everything we do today, every hour, every minute, every second, will shape what we can do tomorrow. So, if we want to see electric vehicles reach their full potential in the future we need to change the way we use them now, starting with the energy that powers them. What if we could use the batteries of electric vehicles in a completely different way to what we know, taking unused power from them to use in other places?

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The Weekly Closeout: Kohl's considers packaged foods and Target partners with Tabitha Brown

Retail Dive

The department store looks into new categories as profit takes a hit, and the author and actress created four collections for the mass merchant.

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eBay invests to support businesses attending its regional Roadshow

A1 Retail

Small businesses attending eBay’s first ever physical Roadshows can apply for grants and support packages. Grants offered up to £5k per small businesses, whilst the ‘Start and Scale’ packages will include eBay store credits and promo funding . Part of eBay’s yearlong regional roadshow and investment programme which aims to help fledgling and would be entrepreneurs to start up and scale up.

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What’s Happening at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2022: Day 2

Cisco Retail

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2022 is ongoing in Valencia, Spain! And we’re here with the latest buzz, keynote information, and Cloud Unfiltered interviews. Here’s what happened at Day 2 of the conference. . Quote of the Day. We think [centralized authorization] can be sexy. When you look at it as a really interesting distributed systems problem, it becomes sexy. – Jimmy Zelinskie on Cloud Unfiltered.

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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.