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Retail is fundamentally bad for the environment. And doing better isn't easy.

Retail Dive

Improving sustainability is a web of complexity for retailers. Ultimately, it may mean sidelining growth.

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Harrods to open stand-alone beauty emporium in Gateshead

Retail Focus

The opening of this fifth H beauty store nationally demonstrates Harrods’ continued commitment to bringing its beauty authority, expert curation, and luxury shopping experience to a wider audience across the UK. H beauty Gateshead is opening at 9am in the Metrocentre on the 14 th June. . The latest H beauty launch follows four successful store openings, the first at Lakeside retail centre in Essex, the second at centre:mk in Milton Keynes , third at St James Quarter in Edinburgh , and the fourth

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Costco to invest $150m in three new Vic stores

Inside Retail

Costco plans to open three new stores in Melbourne and Geelong within the next two years, investing up to $150 million. CEO Patrick Noone told The Australian in an interview that potential sites were identified near Melbourne’s CBD, and at Officer and Geelong. Each store will be allocated $50 million, with the projects now depending on zoning and council approvals.

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Customer loyalty vs customer satisfaction in-store

Tokinomo

Customer experiences come in all shapes and sizes. Some shoppers might be in a hurry and just want to grab a quick snack, while others have all the time in the world to stroll around the store. However, a retailer needs to be able to fulfill the needs of these very different customers.

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Mastering Retail Peaks: Composable Commerce, Loyalty Tech, and Future-Ready Strategies for 2024

Speaker: Jennifer Hileman - Head of Retail Platform Strategy at Orium, and Zach Ettelman - Solutions Partner Team in North America at Talon.One

Prepare to excel in the dynamic world of retail, spanning the holiday season and beyond into 2024! Join us for an insightful webinar as we delve into the powerful synergy of composable & MACH Technology paired with the leading loyalty and promotions engine. Discover how composable commerce and loyalty management can redefine your retail approach, ensuring sustained success through the holiday rush and well into the new year.

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Building a Machine Learning Pipeline with Cisco Intersight and Kubeflow

Cisco Retail

This article was co-written with Michael Maurer, Cisco Intersight’s Technical Marketing Engineer. See the previous article in this series: Get Ready for Machine Learning Ops.Make sure to check out Cisco Intersight. If you upload your photos taken from your smartphone camera to your Google account (like I do), you can search your photos by keyword.

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TUDOR Watches to open new flagship store in Covent Garden

Retail Focus

Capital & Counties Properties PLC (‘Capco’) announces that luxury Swiss watch brand TUDOR, in partnership with leading watch and jewellery retailer Bucherer, will open a new mono-brand boutique in Covent Garden’s Royal Opera House Arcade, joining a stable of luxury brands across the Covent Garden estate. The boutique is due to open in September 2022.

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Shopper Marketing Weekly Snacks #09

Tokinomo

Campaign scoop. Grab them all! Increased interest in healthier food choices increased the consumption of plant-based foods. One brand, Peas of Heaven, decided to promote its plant-based products ?? in a funny and kind of quirky commercial. A man collecting plant-based sausages and hamburgers while floating on a harvested land. “ Your favorite foods are now plant-based ”.

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In the News: Apply by June 30 for a Chance at a $25,000 Business Grant

Small Biz Trends

From growth to inventory, equipment, employee retention, technical assistance and more, this week’s grants look to provide the funds that will assist small businesses to overcome these challenges. So, if you need to resolve one of these or other issues, look for grants that have been established for those particular issues. Take a look at this week’s list of grants available across the U.S.

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Murmur gets into bed with Northern Irish outlet with first ever standalone store

Retail Focus

Irish homeware brand, Murmur has today announced plans to open its first-ever standalone store as part of longer-term ambitions to roll out more stores across the UK and Ireland. . The 1,108 sq ft inaugural store will open at designer outlet, The Boulevard, a Lotus Property-owned scheme based between Belfast and Dublin later this month, creating six jobs. .

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Nobody Denim brings back menswear in winter range

Inside Retail

Fashion label Nobody Denim has announced the relaunch of its menswear collection for this winter. The collection consists of Nico Skinny Jean, Jimmy Slim Jean and John Taper Jean, and features five washes, including solid black, classic rinse indigo, dark authentic vintage indigo, mid-authentic vintage indigo and a used black. . Nobody Denim says the jean collection is designed to be worn every day and 90 per cent of it is made with recycled cotton fabric.

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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Security Resilience for a Hybrid, Multi-Cloud Future

Cisco Retail

Eighty-one percent of organizations told Gartner they have a multi-cloud strategy. As more organizations subscribe to cloud offerings for everything from hosted data centers to enterprise applications, the topology of the typical IT environment grows increasingly complex. Now add the proliferation of hybrid work environments , the rapid ascendance of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and an increasingly sophisticated and malicious cyber threat landscape, and it becomes immediately clear that pro

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Influencers: A Secret Weapon for Tackling Supply Chain Challenges

Retail TouchPoints

With supply chain challenges rampant worldwide, many brands and retailers are focusing on consistent, even proactive, communication to address the demand side of the equation. But Lindsay Jerutis, GM for ShopStyle Collective , believes that marketing and social teams are overlooking a significant opportunity: using influencers to sway product demand and respond to product availability challenges.

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H&M HOME opens unique concept store in Berlin

Retail Focus

H&M HOME has opened the doors to its new standalone Concept Store in Berlin. The interior and lifestyle destination marks a new elevated level of global H&M HOME flagship stores and will offer a dynamic and inspiring customer experience. The store presents the latest interior collections in an inviting and contemporary surrounding, inspired by modern cosmopolitan homes and hotels and with visual elements of Bauhaus style.

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RM Williams to kit out Australian Commonwealth Games team

Inside Retail

The Australian Commonwealth Games Team will sport uniforms during opening and closing ceremonies designed by RM Williams in partnership with Commonwealth Games Australia. The new capsule range of formal wear will include heritage designs and limited-edition leather boots, made in Melbourne. The nation’s signature gold and green palate are weaved into tailored sports coats, polos and apparel which also includes the Australian Commonwealth Games Team’s Birmingham 2022 logo.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Custom Application Troubleshooting With Cisco IOx

Cisco Retail

Cisco IOx provides you with a platform to host your microservices at the networks edge, close to your data originator. Microservices allow you to process your data, apply filtering, aggregation, densification, quality checks and much more! What to keep in mind? Are Linux based systems and Docker applications old friends of yours? If so, you probably already know about some challenges of creating Docker images.

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Monique Johnson on Virtual Events to Build Your Business

Small Biz Trends

? Since the pandemic, virtual events have evolved and really taken off. As such, they bring benefits that can used as a business to level the playing field against larger players. In the episode Virtual Events to Build Your Business , Monique Johnson, Founder of LIVE Video Lab and The M.O.V.E Experience and Shawn Hessinger, t he Executive Editor for Small Biz Trends sit down together to discuss how small business owners can use this trend to their advantage.

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MoEngage raises $77Million Series E funding, led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and B Capital

Retail Focus

MoEngage , the insights-led customer engagement platform, today announced that it has raised USD $77M in Series E funding. This round was led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and B Capital, with participation from the company’s existing investors; Steadview Capital, Multiples Alternate Asset Management, Eight Roads Ventures, and Matrix Partners India.

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Anne Klein, Lotto parent buys majority stake in Isaac Mizrahi

Inside Retail

Global brand management firm WHP Global has bought a 70 per cent stake in Isaac Mizrahi from Xcel Brands, in a deal valuing the American designer label at US$68 million. Xcel Brands, a media and consumer products company specialising in livestream shopping on TV and online, will retain a minority stake of 30 per cent in the transaction and take $46.2 million in cash proceeds.

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Exploring the Advantages and Hurdles of Direct Store Deliveries

Direct Store Delivery, or DSD, is a common practice among global suppliers and retailers – like PepsiCo, Frito Lay, CVS, and Dollar General – and its popularity is growing, with the global DSD market expected to reach $1.19 trillion by 2027. Download this eBook for exclusive insights into direct store deliveries, challenges, benefits, and future trends.

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Introducing Meraki Webhook Integrations

Cisco Retail

Instead of calling the Meraki API to look for critical network changes, why not have Meraki send alerts using webhooks? Send events, as they happen, to your network monitoring and operations services by having Meraki call them instead. If you are using an existing application, you might struggle sending a webhook directly to it. You will often need to adjust the message format and authentication to match.

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NASA Awards $50 Million in Funding to Small Businesses

Small Biz Trends

NASA has awarded $50 million in funding to hundreds of small businesses. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration selected small businesses and research institutions to develop technology to help drive the future of space exploration. NASA Awards $50 Million in Funding to Small Businesses. The awards are being managed by NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program.

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Vision in the Making: Andrew Ng’s Startup Automates Factory Inspection

Nvidia

Computer vision specialist Landing AI has a unique calling card: Its co-founder and CEO is a tech rock star. At Google Brain, Andrew Ng became famous for showing how deep learning could recognize cats in a sea of images with uncanny speed and accuracy. Later, he founded Coursera, where his machine learning courses have attracted nearly five million students.

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ARA reveals plans for First Responders Day on June 30

Inside Retail

Retailers both large and small will offer special discounts to front line workers across Australia on June 30 to commemorate First Responders Day. Australian Retailers Association (ARA) CEO Paul Zahra said first responders continue to go above and beyond to keep people and communities safe. “Whether it’s the emergency services personnel, alongside community members, helping to rescue those stranded by the floods in northern NSW, or the doctors and nurses working around the clock caring for patie

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Disruption Reimagined: How to Conquer, Not Crumble, During Supply Chain Instability

Speaker: Robyn O’Brien - Founder of Sirona Ventures, Adjunct Professor at Rice University’s Business School, Supply Chain Optimization and Logistics Expert

Today’s supply chain leaders are required to stay strong in the face of disruption and not only accept it, but embrace it – after all, progress is made outside of your comfort zone. While it’s easier said than done, conquering the fear of instability in your supply chain is within your reach. Thanks to the advancement of technology and AI, we now have more tools and resources at our disposal than ever before to conquer, not crumble, in the face of uncertainty.

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Accelerate Your Hybrid Work Initiatives with Cisco+ Secure Connect Now

Cisco Retail

If your organization has employees who work from home, the road, and the office, then you understand the underlying costs and complexities of securely connecting a hybrid workforce. No matter where your people work, or what devices they use, they need secure access to their business-critical applications. To overcome the challenges of managing more remote users, devices, applications, and data across multiple clouds, while minimizing security threats, Cisco has developed new Secure Access Servic

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11 Top Business Podcasts for Professionals (and Why They’re Worth Listening To)

Small Biz Trends

For years, podcasts have been delivering high- quality content to businesspeople around the world. Whether you’re looking for business advice, inspirational feedback, personal stories or industry updates, there’s a podcast to suit your fancy. To offer up an idea of the best business podcasts out there today, 11 professionals from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) respond to following question: “What’s one business podcast you’ve been devouring lately, and why has it

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Out of This World: ‘Mass Effect Legendary Edition’ and ‘It Takes Two’ Lead GFN Thursday Updates

Nvidia

Some may call this GFN Thursday legendary as Mass Effect Legendary Edition and It Takes Two join the GeForce NOW library. Both games expand the available number of Electronic Arts games streaming from our GeForce cloud servers, and are part of 10 new additions this week. Adventure Awaits In The Cloud. Relive the saga of Commander Shepard in the highly acclaimed “Mass Effect” trilogy with Mass Effect Legendary Edition ( Steam and Origin ).

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H&M, Lululemon back $250 million Fashion Climate Fund

Inside Retail

Lululemon Athletica and H&M Group are among backers of a $250 million fund aiming to speed up efforts to cut carbon emissions in the fashion industry’s supply chain, non-profit group Apparel Impact Institute said on Wednesday. Bringing together clothing brands, philanthropic donors and other industry stakeholders, the institute’s Fashion Climate Fund also hopes to unlock a further $2 billion in funding once effective solutions have been found and scaled up.

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2 Retail Sectors That Are Completely Changing the Game: FMCG & Q-Commerce

Speaker: Joe Heather, Deliverect GM (UK&I)

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Quick Commerce (Q-commerce) are two vibrant sectors that have undergone significant transformations with the advancements in digital technology. With growing internet penetration and the proliferation of smartphones, consumers' purchasing habits have unsurprisingly evolved. They now demand quick, convenient, and seamless shopping experiences, which both FMCG and Q-commerce sectors strive to provide.

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#CiscoChat – Unify IT: Announcing Innovations in Networking and Cloud

Cisco Retail

The Future of Modern Enterprise. In a world that is predictably unpredictable, you need to be agile, resilient, and productive whenever and wherever. Organizations need to be able to meet the pressures of the future of work while maintaining the experiences workers, customers, and partners expect. A unified IT team makes unified experiences possible, bridging the boundaries between technologies, locations, organizations, teams, and people to bring the best experiences to your people, customers,

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$250,000 in Small Business Grants Available from Tito’s Handmade Vodka

Small Biz Trends

Tito’s Handmade Vodka, the oldest legal distillery in Texas, is offering $250,000 in small business grants. The grants are being provided though the ‘ Love, Tito’s Small Business Grant Program ’ which will support 10 small business owners with $25,000 grants to support their vision for growth. Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Accion Opportunity Fund Small Business Grants.

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How to Identify Pricing Competitors & What to Do with the Data

Wiser

Brands and retailers face many obstacles when forming a pricing strategy. Often, they are so focused on looking at their own images and internal goals that they forget to keep an eye on competitors. But there are many advantages when it comes to identifying and using competitor data. Staying aware of other brands’ movements is crucial to forming a successful and competitive pricing strategy.

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Mate, a luxury e-bike brand backed by Jay-Z, is heading Down Under

Inside Retail

Mate, a Danish e-bike brand famous for raising US$24 million in crowdfunding on Indiegogo, the most ever in the platform’s history, is heading to Australia. The brand has already launched an e-commerce site in Australia and is set to open a 150sqm bricks-and-mortar showroom in Melbourne by the end of the month. There, shoppers will be able to test-ride and buy the all-terrain Mate X bike and Mate City commuter bike, retailing at $3799 and $2999, respectively.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.