Tue.Mar 16, 2021

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How Can Retailers Work Toward Zero-Waste Delivery?

Retail TouchPoints

Meeting customer expectations is often easier said than done. And during the COVID-19 pandemic, where consumers have been doing more online shopping than ever before, meeting those expectations means incorporating a smooth home delivery experience with sustainability in mind. Online consumers are continuing to show a deep interest in sustainability.

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The Future of Food Retail is AI-Driven. Here’s Why!

Intelligence Node

2020 coaxed shoppers to adopt online shopping amidst the pandemic. This popularized eCommerce across all demographics and accelerated the shift to online shopping by years. Food & beverage, grocery, and edible CPG goods too saw a massive uptick in online orders and experienced unprecedented online demand during COVID-19. This trend is definitely here to stay […].

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LOFT Cancels Plus Sizes, But Will Social Media Cancel LOFT?

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers unleashed their fury on social media earlier this week in response to women’s apparel retailer LOFT announcing plans to stop offering plus sizes. When asked by a customer on Twitter if the company was discontinuing its plus-size line, the retailer responded with this message: “Unfortunately, due to ongoing business challenges, we have had to make some difficult decisions, which does impact our plus collection.

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In-store influencer marketing? Let Danone show you how it’s done!

Tokinomo

Danone is definitely an FMCG brand that loves connecting with its customers. That is why they decided to create an influencer marketing campaign with Cláudia Vieira, their brand ambassador in Portugal.

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Get MACH Ready: Preparing Your Business for Digital Transformation

Adopting MACH technology means more than implementing new platforms. This type of digital change affects your organization at every level and requires a thoughtful approach to navigate challenges that crop up. The Get MACH Ready report, co-authored by MACH Alliance member Scott Canney in collaboration with Orium, commercetools, and Contentstack, will provide you with strategies to prepare your organization for a digital transformation.

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Target, DICK’S Sporting Goods Expand Product Portfolios With New Private Labels

Retail TouchPoints

Target and DICK’S Sporting Goods have added new private label offerings, both aimed at expanding their product assortments into new areas. DICK’S new VRST line of men’s athletic apparel will help the sports retailer expand in the athleisure category, while Target’s Mondo Llama will offer a range of crafting supplies. VRST, which will include a variety of commuter pants, joggers, shorts, tees, hooded sweatshirts and quarter-zips, will initially launch on VRST.com and dicks.com before rolling out

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Shelf Placement: How to Get Your Products Where They Need to Be

Wiser

Shelf placement. There’s a good chance just reading those words triggers a flashback to an argument over the best location on the shelf for a new product. It’s no secret that shelf placement is valuable for both brand manufacturers and retailers—and that it is also a major pain to balance the demands of both these parties plus the all-important shopper.

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12 Stockroom Organization Ideas and Guidelines to Implement in Your Retail Store

Retail Times

It may not be the sexiest part of your store, and it doesn’t get a lot of customer eyeballs, but your stockroom is still a critical part of your physical location. In many ways, your stockroom acts as the headquarters of the store’s operations. It’s where your management office will be located, where you’ll receive shipments, where your staff will first discover the exciting new inventory, and where your extra stock will live.

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Online shopping – the growth accelerates

I Vend

The past year has seen a massive acceleration in the already increasing trend towards online shopping. In a survey of British shoppers carried out by Mintel , 42% of those surveyed said they had done more online shopping since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a story that’s familiar all around the world. Whilst retailers are eagerly looking forward to the rush of ‘revenge shopping’ back in the stores, for many people online shopping is here to stay and consumers won’t be abandoning their

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[Webinar] Awareness and Actionability in eCommerce: How Are Brands Adapting?

Wiser

Do you have questions about eCommerce retail? How your business can adapt and excel in today’s COVID-influenced, fast-paced marketplace? What can be done to optimize your eCommerce shopper journey to increase sales and capture more happy customers? We have answers in this webinar, held on March 12, 2021, and hosted by the Category Management Association.

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Data Literacy is the New Global Currency

LS Retail

©iStock/anyaberkut Data literacy is a hot topic, but just one of many as the fields of data and analytics continue to rapidly remake almost every industry. Here are data and analytics quotes and statistics from scientists and practitioners that resonate with people worldwide. For example, "In a world of more data, the companies with more data-literate people are the ones that are going to win.” — Miro Kazakoff, senior lecturer, MIT Sloan.

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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & 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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Women in Tech: Q&A with a Business Development Manager

Cyber Till

5 mins read March is Women’s History Month and with International Women’s day last week, we would like to shine a light on women in business who are in (often) male-dominated professions, below Cybertill Business Development Manager Elaine Scott shares her experiences and advice that she has for the younger generation of women wanting to get into her profession.

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2021 actionable strategy to increase Instagram followers from 0-30k in three months

I Love Fashion

Fashion Digital Marketing Agency. It’s certainly undeniable that Instagram has been one of the most popular social media channels across the globe. Almost 10-year-old, this amazing platform is not merely used for messaging and posting pictures, but also has come up with several beneficial advantages for the brands to amplify their audience reach. Do people really care about shopping over Instagram?

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Italian Fashion Label PINKO to Open U.S. Flagship in New York

Retail TouchPoints

PINKO , known for its prêt-à-porter collections for women, is planning a U.S. expansion and has signed a lease for a three-level retail space in New York’s SoHo district. The location will serve as the new U.S. flagship store for the brand, which currently operates five stores in the U.S. in addition to more than 250 single-brand and franchised stores globally, and approximately 1,500 wholesale sales outlets.

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5 Inventory Costing Methods to Consider When Valuing Your Stock

Retail Times

How much have you spent on your current inventory? How much did you spend on inventory that you’ve already sold? These are some of the most critical things retailers should be asking, and believe it or not, there is no one “right” answer to these questions, because of the various inventory costing methods out there. In this post, we’ll explore the different ways for valuing retail stock.

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Forrester Report: Demystifying The Technical Functions of POS Solutions

Understanding the intricate world of Point-of-Sale (POS) technology is a common challenge for tech buyers. When it comes to defining the functions of Point-of-Sale systems, the communications have yet to be standardized–—until now. Forrester’s new report, Demystifying The Technical Functions of POS Solutions, breaks through the noise and provides business leaders with the information and tools they need to evaluate the features of POS systems.

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Your Home: Powered By Manufacturing

Global Shop

Your home is an amazing space. You’ve made it uniquely ‘you’ with so many manufactured products that make your home functional and beautiful. But did you ever look around and think – who actually makes all this stuff? Important industries such as furniture, electronics, concrete casting, plastics, packaging and more manufacture home products like your kitchen table, appliances, television, living room couch and chairs, office desk, desk chairs, and even the materials that