Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 14, 2022

Luxury platform FARFETCH will accept cryptocurrency payments for all purchases on the FARFETCH Marketplace, with plans to expand to FARFETCH Private Clients in the coming months and to all customers in the U.S., UK and Europe by late 2022. FARFETCH conducted a successful cryptocurrency test at its Browns retail locations and select Off-White flagships in March 2022 using the global cryptocurrency platform Lunu , which provides both POS terminals for in-store transactions and an online widget.

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Tokinomo

JUNE 14, 2022

Campaign scoop. Blind Taste Test. How to show that people appreciate your flavored sparkling water? A blind taste test. In this blind taste test, 17 people tried out Liquid Death’s flavored sparkling water and some of the most expensive beverages in the world. The comparison wasn’t really fair if you ask us. Watch the video to see the results. Spoiler alert: some people didn’t feel too good after “enjoying” the expensive beverages.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 14, 2022

7-Eleven has partnered with Waitr to add another delivery option at more than 700 of its stores. Waitr specializes in on-demand restaurant and grocery store delivery in 1,000 U.S. cities, and 7-Eleven is the platform’s first national convenience store partner. Waitr will join the range of other delivery options 7-Eleven offers, including: The 7NOW Gold Pass service, a subscription plan that offers free delivery on more than 3,000 products including hot food, drinks, household items, snacks and g

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2022

Sydney-based clothing technology company Citizen Wolf has launched a crowdfunding program to fund expansion abroad. Citizen Wolf pioneered a technology that seeks to disrupt a traditional business model by making clothes only when they are ordered – a response to the problem that nearly a third of the clothing created each year goes to landfills, unsold.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 14, 2022

Holiday Oil Company , a convenience store retailer with 67 locations in Utah, has selected the Gilbarco Veeder-Root Passport Express Lane self-checkout system, to help ease its labor challenges and create a frictionless shopping experience. The retailer will outfit its entire network with cashierless Express Lane kiosks, allowing employees to focus on more complex tasks.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2022

Today’s 5.2 per cent increase in the minimum wage announced by the Fair Work Commission has been greeted with alarm in the retail sector. After today’s change, the minimum wage will be $21.38 per hour or $812.60 per week from July 1, however workers in some sectors, such as aviation, tourism and hospitality, will have to wait until October.

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Accounting Marketing ATS 245

Wiser

JUNE 14, 2022

Once products leave the manufacturer and make their way out into the world, it becomes a lot more difficult for brands to keep track of exactly how those products are being handled. No matter how many planograms you create, or ground-breaking display ideas you have, your products can’t succeed without compliance from retailers at the store level.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 14, 2022

Ghanian accessory and jewelry brand Kua Designs will visit the U.S. this summer via a five -city pop-up tour that will include Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, New York City and Washington, D.C. Ruby Buah Photo courtesy of Kua Designs. The following dates have been set: June 25, 2 to 5 p.m. at Atlanta’s The Bakery CoWork ; July 9, 2 to 5 p.m. at Los Angeles’ The Dollhouse Boutique ; and July 23, 1 to 4 p.m. at Washington, D.C.’s Ipade.

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Cisco Retail

JUNE 14, 2022

Developing a team for everyone. One of the things I’ve valued about being a member of our DevNet developer community is that it’s a group that is passionate about creation – building – thinking up new things and bringing ideas to life. Together, we’ve created new ways to automate networks, improve security, and connect the unconnected. We are a collection of explorers, innovators, and makers – and many of solutions crafted by this community (us) have changed the lives and businesses of so many.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2022

Many experts say the Covid-19 pandemic demonstrates the importance of business flexibility. After all, the willingness to adapt quickly was central to the mid- and post-pandemic success of innovative market leaders such as Guzman Y Gomez, Coles, and Woolworths. These companies, along with others, managed to thrive by implementing futuristic strategies that streamlined their operations while also increasing service quality.

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Supermarket Consumer Marketing Management 130

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Cisco Retail

JUNE 14, 2022

Today’s dynamic environment requires seamless connections for more people, devices, and things than ever before. Networks, both in the core campus and on the edge, need to support new ways of working, enabling workforces to use any device, from anywhere. With rapid shifts toward automation, new architectures for hybrid work, and evolving hybrid cloud environments, we know you, our customers, are looking for easier, more agile ways to operate.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2022

After years of improving its Australian distribution centres and supermarkets, Woolworths has committed NZ$99 million to develop a new distribution centre (DC) in Rolleston, New Zealand for its local chain, Countdown. Set to deliver fresher fruit and vegetables across the South Island by early 2024, Countdown’s new 11,000sqm DC will feature a refrigerated inbound tunnel, varied temperature-controlled zones, and ‘ripening rooms’ made to ensure its produce is ready for sale, according to Countdown

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Supermarket Planning ATS 130

Retail Wire

JUNE 14, 2022

The inability to get goods out of China due to that country’s zero-tolerance lockdown strategy has led many U.S. businesses to reconsider sourcing their products in other markets including at home so that they have more direct access to goods.

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Marketing ATS 130

Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2022

At a time when online acquisition costs are rising and the ability to track shoppers via third-party cookies is diminishing, Cotton On Group is bolstering its data capabilities in order to deliver more personalised content to customers and ultimately improve retention rates. . The company behind Cotton On, Cotton On Kids, Cotton On Body, Rubi, Typo, Factorie, Supre and Ceres Life announced on Wednesday that it is rolling out a new customer data experience platform from technology provider Lexer

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Retail Wire

JUNE 14, 2022

Amazon.com will begin delivering products later this year via its Prime Air drones to customers in Lockeford, CA, a community located about 40 miles south of Sacramento.

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Location 130

Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2022

Retailers know they need to use technology to enable consumers to shop wherever and whenever they want. Just as customers expect to easily browse according to their preferences, they expect checkout and delivery to go just as smoothly. It’s no secret that consumers prefer fast delivery. According to a recent survey by Accenture, 66 per cent of consumers say same-day shipping is valuable, and that number jumps to 77 per cent for consumers under age 30. .

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Shipping Checkout Fulfillment Management 130

Cisco Retail

JUNE 14, 2022

Hello from Cisco Live 2022 in Las Vegas. Normally, “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” — but not this time! Today, we are excited to announce Nexus Cloud, agility of cloud, power of Nexus. Nexus Cloud will be the easiest way to deploy, manage and operate Cloud Networking. In the past, our customers controlled everything within the 4 walls of their data center.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2022

Major Australian retailers use ‘invasive’ technologies to capture customers’ sensitive biometric data according to consumer rights group Choice. Among the 25 retailers surveyed, Kmart, The Good Guys and Bunnings were found to use facial recognition technology to identify customers who enter stores. Kate Bower, a Choice consumer data advocate, described the use of facial recognition technology by the retailers as “inappropriate and unnecessary” .

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Consumer ATS 130

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Fulfillment

Retail Dive

JUNE 14, 2022

Two styles debuted last week, with a third expected later this year. The company says all three emphasize performance and versatility.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2022

The retail industry has cause for a touch of optimism entering the next financial year but it is unlikely that the rollercoaster ride is over for everyone. Retail sales for the first four months of 2022 are showing encouraging growth but the devil is in the detail, with the underlying driver of the increased revenue levels being inflation. Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows retail sales rose 0.9 per cent during the month of April.

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Department Stores Finance Consumer Management 130

Retail Dive

JUNE 14, 2022

The DTC cookware brand, which launched just prior to the pandemic and is already profitable, is planning two stores in Los Angeles and one in New York.

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Planning 111

Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2022

Given the growing interest in brand communications that signal social impact, brands are moving towards embedding social and political issues into their advertising campaigns. The corporate world is taking any opportunity to showcase its ‘good citizen’ initiatives. By transitioning towards woke communications, household brands are going beyond the functional benefits of their products.

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Consumer Advertising Marketing Planning 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

Cisco Retail

JUNE 14, 2022

Excitement is in the air! It has been more than two years since the last time Cisco Live was in person! Personally, I’m really looking forward to being there to talk with our customers and partners. . It’s my passion to automate all the things, whether it’s networking, systems, or my home. I enjoy talking with people about using automation and programmability to make their jobs easier so they can focus on more important endeavors.

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ATS 105

Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2022

Berlin-based online fashion platform Zalando has acquired Highsnobiety, a daily news website covering luxury lifestyles. Zalando says Highsnobiety will work as a strategic and creative adviser to enhance the company’s storytelling and assortment curation capabilities while continuing to maintain independent operations. . The companies will join forces to engage and inspire customers.

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Fashion Planning Consumer Shopping 130

Independent Retailer

JUNE 14, 2022

With inflation at its highest level in years, consumers are heavily weighing where and how to spend their hard-earned money. While some are splurging on big-ticket items before prices rise even higher, others are no doubt contemplating where they can save a few extra bucks here and there. It does not look like soaring prices will stop anytime soon, and both retailers and shoppers are suffering.

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Payment Services Consumer Customer Experience Marketing 105

Cisco Retail

JUNE 14, 2022

Cisco Launches AppDynamics Cloud to Enable the Delivery of Exceptional Digital Experiences. Think about our lives over the last two years—more and more of what we do is online. We use more digital services than ever before, and hybrid work means more interaction with SaaS tools and web interfaces. We have very high expectations of these digital experiences.

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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

Small Biz Trends

JUNE 14, 2022

Opening a retail store is a popular way to start your own business. There are a huge array of products to sell, and you can run your business either in-person or online. Some retail business ideas can require a lot of capital, but this isn’t true for all. Here are some options for those with a limited budget. What Is a Retail Business? A retail business includes any company that sells goods or services directly to consumers for their consumption or use.

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Cisco Retail

JUNE 14, 2022

In preparation for writing this blog, I took a quick trip down memory lane to 2013, the year Cisco introduced the Nexus 9500 series to the Nexus 9000 family of data center switches. These were groundbreaking products at the time, establishing industry-leading performance, scalability, and programmability benchmarks. The Nexus 9500 series introduced several state-of-the-art system innovations including the industry’s first backplane-free modular switch to provide investment protection, efficient

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Shipping Planning Management ATS 105

Retail Dive

JUNE 14, 2022

The retailer’s chief marketing officer was “an innovative marketer, creative storyteller and a people-first leader who saw beautiful possibilities in everything and everyone,” the company said.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 14, 2022

A shortage of the popular Sriracha sauce is currently causing trouble for restaurant owners and customers alike. Sriracha Shortage Upsetting Businesses and Consumers. California-based Huy Fong Inc. is one of the world’s largest producers of Asian hot sauce, and the company recently released a statement saying it was anticipating a major shortage of its famous Sriracha sauce.

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