Retail TouchPoints
JULY 23, 2021
Before they’ve even started, the 2020 2021 Olympic Games have already made history. Cardboard beds and logo dilemmas aside, this will be the first Olympics in the event’s 125-year history to be staged without any spectators. The impact that will have on athlete performance, global viewership and the overall ambience surrounding the games (both on-site in Tokyo and abroad) remains to be seen.
Retail Focus
JULY 23, 2021
The Knightsbridge Estate is delighted to announce the opening of a new Burberry flagship store at No.1 Sloane Street. The iconic British luxury brand is the first tenant to open in the 340,000 sq ft redevelopment at the northern end of The Estate. The development, designed by Fletcher Priest, transforms an iconic corner of Knightsbridge to deliver a brand-new mixed-use scheme behind retained period façades, preserving the unique character of the area.
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Retail TouchPoints
JULY 23, 2021
Uber Technologies is continuing to scale its massive logistics buildup with two new retail partnerships. The ridesharing service will now provide same-day grocery delivery for Costco in Texas, and will help Mercari take its “no-meetup garage sale” marketplace nationwide. The Costco pilot will begin at 25 warehouse stores in Dallas, Austin, and Houston, with seven more Texas locations to be added over the coming weeks.
Retail Wire
JULY 23, 2021
Ulta Beauty has hosted 27 livestreaming events since launching an app last week. The retailer is running a 14-week test with Supergreat, a livestreaming platform that specializes in the beauty sector.
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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.
Retail TouchPoints
JULY 23, 2021
Last year, multiple lockdowns and store closures forced fashion retailers to go online. This digital transformation is the key to navigating today’s rocky runway. We have seen new shops, small shops and global fashion brands create or add a stronger online presence to adapt to the changes the pandemic created. . Another residual challenge that arose due to circumstances, was a new consumer mindset.
Retail Wire
JULY 23, 2021
Home Depot is rolling out a new line of power tools that will not work unless they’ve been scanned at the register and activated using Bluetooth technology.
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Cisco Retail
JULY 23, 2021
Bringing focus back to organizations’ IT, and empowering security heroes. Esports are becoming massively popular, and you’ll commonly hear about how a player “carried the team on their back,” a phrase often used when a teammate perseveres through adversity, contributes more than their fair share, and ultimately delivers a win. Over the last year and a half, IT and security heroes globally have adapted and met the needs of their workforces that had to rapidly pivot to remote work.
Hyken
JULY 23, 2021
This week we feature an article by Ehsan Memari, a blogger for SkyPrep. He writes about how using a learning management system (LMS) expedites employee skill development in your organization. We are in the middle of a skills gap crisis. According to a study from the Society for Human Resource Management , 83% of HR professionals noticed a decline in the quality of job applicants, with one-third citing a lack of technical abilities. .
Cisco Retail
JULY 23, 2021
By Eric Hanselman, Principal Research Analyst, 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. Are there any organizations that don’t face challenges in making their technology teams more productive? It’s tempting to speculate about the ideal environments that seem to exist at hyperscalers or cutting-edge startups, but the reality is that there are always challenges in any operational pattern, and even the loftiest struggle to do better.
Retail Wire
JULY 23, 2021
Give and Go Prepared Foods is voluntarily recalling muffins sold under variety of brand names at 7-Eleven, Stop & Shop, Walmart and other retailers after the baked goods were tied to possible listeria contamination.
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.
Cisco Retail
JULY 23, 2021
Availability and speed of internet connectivity for individuals or households can greatly affect the quality of education, healthcare, and economic opportunities they receive, as well as access to critical public services. The pandemic exacerbated the digital divide and brought this urgent problem to the forefront. Cisco and its public and private sector partners believe now is the time for the industry to get together to solve this complex challenge.
Retail Wire
JULY 23, 2021
Amazon.com, Costco, Home Depot and many other companies were knocked offline yesterday as a result of a disruption at Akamia Technologies, a global content delivery network. Akamai said it identified the problem and put a fix in place to resume normal operations.
Cisco Retail
JULY 23, 2021
An unexpected effect of the global pandemic has been the importance of leaning on and cultivating local business and personal relationships. From your next-door neighbor, to the small business that provides your favorite takeout dinner around the corner, it’s important to start local in order to support your community and stimulate the local economy.
Retail Wire
JULY 23, 2021
Home Depot has signed a multiyear cloud-services contract with Google Cloud that the retailer believes will help it enhance its existing digital services while rolling out new features. The home improvement retailer has rolled out several new services this year, including an option that allows its mobile app users to rent heavy equipment. Home Depot is making increasing use of artificial intelligence technology and voice-activated search, as well.
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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.
Cisco Retail
JULY 23, 2021
The average tenure for tech workers in Silicon Valley is three to five years, according to a survey by Inc. Magazine. Yet here I am still working at Cisco, 16 years after I joined the company. I’ve stayed because I’ve had the opportunity to work on groundbreaking technologies, to have my voice and ideas heard by superiors, to advance my career from individual contributor to manager, and to witness the evolution of Cisco into a close-knit family. .
Retail Wire
JULY 23, 2021
The stock price of Crocs has risen 260 percent over the last year as demand for the ugly but comfortable clogs has continued to increase throughout the pandemic. “The company has done everything right – everything from celebrity sponsors, they’ve done a great e-commerce pivot during the pandemic and another great earnings report here with accelerating growth,” said Bill Baruch, president of Blue Line Capital.
Talking Retail
JULY 23, 2021
Food stores led the way in the increase in retail sales in June, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Food stores reported a sales increase of 4.2% in June compared with the previous month, with anecdotal evidence suggesting the increase was due to the Euro 2020 football championship. Overall. This story continues at Food stores prop up retail sales figures for June, says ONS.
Retail Wire
JULY 23, 2021
A cannabis dispensary has opened in the same location that formerly housed a Sprint store at the Union Landing shopping center in Union City, CA. “When you go into dispensaries you’ll be shocked,” said Bill Schrader, owner of Austin Group, which leased the space. “The store is a cross between an Apple store and a Nordstrom.”.
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
Retail Dive
JULY 23, 2021
The Chinese DTC company is winning over Gen Z by being speedier, fresher and more inclusive, according to a report from Edited.
Retail Wire
JULY 23, 2021
The time spent on activities such as lawn care and housework picked up last year as the novel coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. Time dedicated to shopping, however, dropped by a daily average of four minutes during the same period.
Retail Dive
JULY 23, 2021
Faced with empty shelves over the past year, companies like Walmart, Lowe's and QVC are looking for new or more local suppliers that meet their needs.
Mulesoft
JULY 23, 2021
In the first blog of this series, we created a deployment approach using Maven settings.xml and pom.xml that we use for each Mule project. This lets you use standard Maven commands to build Mule projects, publish them to an artifact repository, and deploy them to Anypoint Runtime Manager. This blog provides a cheat sheet with […]. The post Developer cheat sheet for standard Maven commands first appeared on MuleSoft Blog.
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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.
VMS
JULY 23, 2021
Check out these window displays created for family owned Windsor Pharmacy (New York), designed by Polar Buranasatit of Studio Polarizer (New York). Aiming to change perceptions, this pharmacy window display showcases an elevated design by displaying minimal product, much like a department store window, explains Buranasatit. With two lifestyle presentations – one meant to harken a refreshing outdoor shower by the beach on a summer day, and the other representing pampering in a lush greenhouse – t
Retail Dive
JULY 23, 2021
The retailer hired internally for the chief operating officer position and brought on a new chief merchandising officer from Zappos.
Shopping Center
JULY 23, 2021
Tucson, Ariz. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 25,000-square-foot property occupied by Planet Fitness within Tucson Spectrum shopping center in Tucson. A limited liability company acquired the property from another limited liability company for $4.8 million.… The post Marcus & Millichap Arranges $4.8 Million Sale of Planet Fitness-Occupied Property in Tucson appeared first on Shopping Center Business.
Retail Minded
JULY 23, 2021
Brand identity is an essential part of any business and plays a crucial role in its success. It includes what people see and feel, and it sets your store apart from your competitors and any other business for that matter. Your brand will either make customers want to come into your establishment or walk past it and shop at the next store instead. In any brand, customers look for relatability, quality, value, and consistency.
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
VMS
JULY 23, 2021
GNC (Pittsburgh) has named Nate Frazier as its new EVP, Chief Operating Officer, and Karlyn Mattson as its new Chief Merchandising Officer, according to a company press release. Both will begin in their new roles August 9 and will report to the company’s Chief Executive Officer Josh Burris. Frazier was most recently GNC’s SVP of Operations and joined the company in 2017 originally as the VP of Franchise Operations.
Retail Pro
JULY 23, 2021
As a retailer in a competitive marketplace, a major focus should be monitoring the health of your business. For most retailers this means getting a handle on your Key Performance Indicators, or KPIs. Defining KPIs A KPI is a metric … Continue reading → The post Understanding Key Performance Indicators first appeared on Retail Pro Blog.
Retail Dive
JULY 23, 2021
Through the ride-hailing app's network of delivery people, sellers and buyers exchange products on-demand without leaving their homes.
Retail Pro
JULY 23, 2021
The amount of information collected from an in-store POS is vast. Coupled with e-commerce data gathered from online transactions, retailers can glean a pretty accurate picture of who their customers really are: their tastes, sizes, socio-economic status and demographics. Artificial … Continue reading → The post 2 Retail Uses of Artificial Intelligence in a Post-COVID World first appeared on Retail Pro Blog.
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