Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2022

Brother Mobile Solutions has introduced the RuggedJet 3200 Series, a labeling solution designed to help retailers implement agile pricing strategies while staying on top of inventory in a tight labor market. The solution was created to offer drop-in emulation with leading retail software and operating systems for simple systems integration. Additionally, Brother Mobile Solutions offers lifetime support for the RuggedJet 3200 to help retailers get maximum uptime from the machines.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2022

A record 9.3 million Australian households made online purchases in the year to March according to data released by Australia Post. The postal service said online spending increased by 12 per cent year on year and in the six months from July to December 2021, an average of 5.6 million households purchased online each month. The dominant categories were pet foods (38 per cent), tools and garden supplies (29 per cent) discount items (32 per cent) athleisure (17 per cent) and baby products (18 per

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2022

You’ve been reading about the metaverse, and you aren’t sure what to do about it yet. Is it too early? Is it already too late? What level of investment is needed? Where will you find expertise? Historically, brands that get involved too late with emerging opportunities might find themselves on the sidelines while scrappy challenge brands leapfrog them in key areas.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2022

Sheet Society, an online bedroom stylist, has brought its virtual platform into life with the launch of its first flagship store in Armidale. The new store, located on High Street, offers a variety of bedroom decorations in natural fabrics and includes a digital tool called Bed Builder which customers can use to personalise their beds, mixing and match styles and fabrics as they wish. .

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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

JULY 7, 2022

Many brands are anxious to tap into the strong relationships that influencers have established with their followers, but may be wondering how to manage such an inherently bottom-up process: dealing with dozens, hundreds or even thousands of individual creators, each with his or her personal style. But solving these complex challenges has proven to be worth the investment for a number of brands, including Adore Me , Shutterfly , M.Gemi , SSENSE and Our Place , to name just a few.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2022

A record 9.3 million Australian households made online purchases in the year to March according to data released by Australia Post. The postal service said online spending increased by 12 per cent year on year and in the six months from July to December 2021, an average of 5.6 million households purchased online each month. The dominant categories were pet foods (38 per cent), tools and garden supplies (29 per cent) discount items (32 per cent) athleisure (17 per cent) and baby products (18 per

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Retail Dive

JULY 7, 2022

Rivals Pacsun and American Eagle Outfitters have similar target audiences but are approaching the rising popularity of digital currency differently.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2022

Destination retailer Event Network — which operates gift shops for aquariums, zoos, museums, science centers, botanical gardens and other cultural attractions — has upgraded to a mobile point-of-service (POS) system and adopted a new cloud infrastructure as it continues its digital transformation. With the implementation of Oracle Retail ’s Xstore mobile POS system and Xstore Office cloud services, Event Network’s associates are better able to assist guests throughout their shopping journey and

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Cisco Retail

JULY 7, 2022

Enterprise networking is a constantly evolving set of technology solutions. From an engineering perspective, it presents an endless series of fascinating problems to solve as we strive to connect more people, devices, and applications around the world. Cisco customers also have a seemingly endless list of use cases that they need our help in solving as they progress through their own digital transformations.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2022

Grove Collaborative is further boosting the omnichannel presence of Grove Co., its flagship homecare brand, by launching products at Kohl’s , Giant Eagle and Meijer. Additionally, the sustainability-focused retailer has more than doubled the product assortment available at Target since its launch in 2021, with a broader selection of scents, room spray concentrates, reusable dish cloths and other items.

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Cisco Retail

JULY 7, 2022

A new type of performance-based lab exam item is giving Cisco Associate and Professional Certification exam candidates more opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge and skills. These lab items complement the more traditional multiple-choice and drag-and-drop item types, which are particularly suited to measure skills related to theory, knowledge, and conceptual comprehension.

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Independent Retailer

JULY 7, 2022

Whether you are an ecommerce or brick-and-mortar retailer, the competition can be fierce. How can you differentiate your brand and stand out in a sea of other businesses offering similar products? The answer is simple: create a strong marketing campaign. Even though there is an easy solution to having competition, implementing a robust marketing campaign can actually be quite difficult and hurt your brand if done incorrectly.

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Retail Dive

JULY 7, 2022

The retail model was on the decline even before the pandemic. Now shoppers are staying away again as gas prices rise, according to Placer.ai research.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 7, 2022

Preventing this needs to be a priority for small businesses. You may not be able to stop phishing completely. It’s one of the biggest security risk factors whether you’re an eCommerce or brick-and-mortar store with an online presence. But you need to know what you can do. And how to stay ahead of sophisticated attacks. And be aware of the latest ploys like phishing emails.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2022

Nominees for this year’s National Indigenous Fashion Awards (NIFA) have been announced. Launched in 2020, the award recognises First Nations designers from urban, regional and some of the farthest-reaching remote areas of Australia. The event provides a platform for innovation, diversity and ethical practices for First Nations designers in fashion and textile.

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Retail Wire

JULY 7, 2022

A new Gallup poll measuring the confidence that Americans have in 16 major institutions including Congress and the Supreme Court found that only one, organized labor, maintained its confidence level. Forty-one percent of Democrats, 27 percent of independents and 15 percent of Republicans (up from 13 percent) had a great deal or a lot of confidence in unions.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2022

Welcome to the first episode of our new video series on the future of retail. Over the next three weeks, we’ll be speaking with industry experts and futurists about the business models, technologies and movements that are still in their infancy today, but have the capacity to dramatically alter the landscape in the years ahead. First up is our interview with Matt Newell and Danny Lattouf from The General Store about the store concepts and technologies that are on the rise in the US and which one

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Retail Wire

JULY 7, 2022

Costco members paid $1.50 for a hot dog and soda deal in the warehouse club’s food courts in the mid-1980s and they are still paying the same today. The retailer has, however, had to take prices of other items up as inflationary pressures weigh on the chain’s margins.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2022

Woolworths creates internal First Nations advisory board. Woolworths Group has announced the creation of a First Nations Advisory Board, made up of eight members, with a majority Aboriginal representation. The board will advise the group on matters of internal policy, advocacy positions, commercial and partnering decisions, and in the engagement and empowerment of the Indigenous community.

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Nvidia

JULY 7, 2022

NVIDIA’s latest corporate responsibility report shares our efforts in empowering employees and putting to work our technologies for the benefit of humanity. Amid ongoing global economic concerns and pandemic challenges, this year’s report highlights our ability to attract and retain talent that come here to do their life’s work while tackling some of the world’s greatest technology and societal challenges.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2022

Are you struggling to set boundaries? The vast majority of us are, because most of us are people pleasers – we’ve been trained since childhood to be. If you’ve ever said yes knowing you should have said no or made up a white lie instead of a straight no, then chances are that you’re pleasing people and struggling to set boundaries of your own. Since Covid-19, you are already working a lot more.

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Retail Dive

JULY 7, 2022

Analysts said “inflation, energy security, geopolitical uncertainty, and rapidly tightening financing conditions are increasingly putting pressure on issuers.

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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.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2022

Businesses may have gotten on the Pride bandwagon last month and they may be better at supporting LGBTQIA+ employees, but there’s still a long way to go. That’s the finding of a recent report, released by The Body Shop in collaboration with queer advocacy organisation Minus18, that surveyed around 2,600 members of the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as 1,200 self-described “allies”.

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Retail Dive

JULY 7, 2022

The DTC lingerie company says the e-commerce giant drags its feet because it wants the sales that counterfeiters provide.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2022

After more than two years of pandemic-related store closures, travel bans and rising rates of customer abuse, the retail industry is facing a global labour shortage that could severely hinder businesses’ ability to operate and grow. In markets as far apart as Australia, the US and Malaysia, there are more retail job openings than people willing to fill them, leading to stiff competition in the recruitment of staff.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 7, 2022

Google Workspace will soon be getting a new feature that allows individual business owners to generate electronic signatures within Google Docs. New Google Workspace Features Geared Toward Individual Business Owners. The new eSignature feature in Google Docs will be natively integrated so users can quickly execute agreements from the interface of Docs without having to switch tabs or open a new app.

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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.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2022

Australia is back open and we know you’re ready to ramp up. While the future is looking brighter for SMEs, you’re likely facing one big challenge – you’re in dire need of staff, and when you do find them, you need to onboard them efficiently. It can be an admin-heavy and time-consuming activity, and if not done right, might leave your business vulnerable to non-compliance liabilities.

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Retail Dive

JULY 7, 2022

The retailer has also expanded InHome to cities including Miami, Dallas and San Francisco, in a move that almost doubles its geographic reach.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2022

Nominees for this year’s National Indigenous Fashion Awards (NIFA) have been announced. Launched in 2020, the award recognises First Nations designers from urban, regional and some of the farthest-reaching remote areas of Australia. The event provides a platform for innovation, diversity and ethical practices for First Nations designers in fashion and textile.

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Cisco Retail

JULY 7, 2022

Co-authored by Andrew Sage. Environmental sustainability is everyone’s responsibility and increasingly a top priority for our customers. Cisco’s own commitment to environmental sustainability starts at the very top. Our CEO, Chuck Robbins, has pledged 100% product return and ambitious Net Zero GHG (greenhouse gases) emissions goals by 2040. Cisco Partners play a critical role in driving sustainable outcomes for our customers, and the planet.

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