Inside Retail

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The barometer of a brand’s yearly success heavily depends on fourth-quarter performance. Around 40 per cent of total order volume for the year occurs in Q4. Nine in 10 of the best-selling days for e-commerce retailers come in the same quarter. And one-third of all retail sales happen during the holiday season. With so much riding on this part of the year, businesses need to be well-equipped to handle spikes in traffic and order volumes.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Good store designers know to put themselves in their customer’s shoes. Now that American retailers are shuttering stores and losing billions of dollars because of shrink, it is time for a sharper focus on the “journey” of another group entirely — retail criminals. Sadly, in addition to imagining how people will shop the store, designers need to think harder about how they might steal from it, too.

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Tokinomo

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In the retail world, making sure your operations run smoothly is crucial for success. This article is your guide to the best strategies for optimizing retail operations.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Retail media ad slots are flying off the shelves. Bolstered by digitised loyalty schemes, most major supermarkets are unveiling retail media platforms, while ecommerce retailers capitalise on activating their rich stores of first-party shopper data. For brands, retail media offers an effective complement to or even replacement for search advertising, as many queries now begin directly on ecommerce sites and apps rather than search engines.

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Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Wiser

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Understanding the dynamics of pricing in the eCommerce landscape is critical for any online merchant. Among various strategies to boost sales, securing the Buy Box plays an instrumental role in providing shoppers with a seamless online shopping experience. The Buy Box is a feature on many eCommerce platforms, popularly Amazon, where customers can directly proceed to purchasing products without having to navigate through multiple sellers.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

As we navigate the complexities of global commerce, the need for efficient and transparent international transaction methods becomes increasingly apparent. One such payment option that has demonstrated its effectiveness in streamlining these transactions is Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC). DCC is an optional service offered at the point of sale, allowing customers to view the cost of their purchases in their home currency.

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Retail Dive

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The retailer is also bringing back its price match guarantee for the season, which will meet select competitors’ prices for two weeks after purchase.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A lot of dedication and effort goes into making main streets attractive. Local governments, planners, place makers, economic development managers, trade associations and retailers work hard to design, improve and revitalise main streets. The goal is to make them attractive places to increase shopper numbers, provide pleasant places for communities, and boost local economies.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Ahh, holiday fare: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, How the Grinch Stole Christmas …and live video shopping from two of the country’s biggest retailers, The Home Depot and Best Buy. Merry & Bright , Home Depot’s shoppable content series, drops its three 10-minute episodes on Nov. 1, 2023 on Vizio , where they will be accessible through the end of the year.

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Retail Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In a bid to attract festive shoppers, major retailers like Target, Walmart, and Aldi are offering competitively priced holiday meals this season.

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Tokinomo

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Campaign corner Show them that you care. Cesar’s new commercial shows that there are different ways to show your pet that you care. Maybe making them your ring bearer is not the best idea.The wedding was delayed as the Westie terrier, entrusted with the rings, buried one on the beach. The groom, in his white tuxedo, searched with a metal detector. Despite a hopeful discovery of an old car part, a narrator suggested showing love to your furry friend through Cesar Canine Cuisine dog food.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Kmart Australia has paid a $1.3 million infringement notice for sending 212,471 marketing emails, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). The emails were sent between July 2022 and May 2023 to customers who had previously unsubscribed, due to a combination of technology, system and procedural failures. “When a customer decides to opt out of a marketing mailing list, businesses are obliged to fulfil that request.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Those who said work-from-home was here to stay might be surprised to learn that we are witnessing a shift back to the office, with many organizations small and large instituting mandates for at least a partial return to office for the majority of their employees. The return to office (RTO) mandate is already strong in Europe and Asia and continues to grow in the U.S., where almost half of workers are back in the office full-time, and two-thirds of employers are asking employees to come back to t

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced the introduction of ad-free subscription plans for users in Europe.

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Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

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Wiser

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Unfortunately, when it comes to eCommerce, it’s not uncommon for potential customers to leave a retailer’s site without actually making a purchase. The product may be in their shopping cart, on their wish list, or viewed multiple times, yet the sale doesn’t reach completion. Though this scenario might seem like a loss on the surface, in reality it opens the door to an effective strategy known as remarketing.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 31, 2023

US smoothie chain Jamba is landing in Australia with its first two stores opening this month. The first outlet will open its doors mid-to-late November at Melbourne Central. A second store is scheduled for the Sunshine Coast later this month, and there are plans to extend the footprint to Sydney. Formerly called Jamba Juice, the American business is owned by Focus Brands which includes the hot cinnamonroll chain Cinnabon and the pretzel chain Auntie Anne’s in its portfolio.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Unilever has sold subscription razor brand Dollar Shave Club to the U.S.-based private equity firm Nexus Capital Management for an undisclosed amount. Unilever will retain a 35% minority stake in the company after the sale closes later this year. The sale comes a little over seven years after Unilever bought the buzzy DTC brand for an estimated $1 billion.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

OpenAI, a leading innovator in artificial intelligence, has announced a significant upgrade to its ChatGPT Plus.

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Retail Times

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Data published today by The Food Foundation shows that the price of a healthy packed lunch has increased in four out of five major retailers since August, with costs increasing by up to 5% in just two months.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Melbourne Fashion Week will ban the use of feathers across its runways beginning FY24 in a bid to protect wildlife, as feathers have become the new fur in the fashion industry causing cruelty and death among birds. It is the only global fashion week to implement a ban on wildlife-derived materials, according to the Feathers are the New Fur report published by the World Animal Protection Australia and the Collection Fashion Justice.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As online commerce continues to surge, chargeback fraud victimizes more and more retailers. Experts report that chargebacks will cost merchants over $100 billion in 2023, and false claims and abuse of the chargeback process are a growing threat to merchants. And yet many retailers remain unaware of chargeback fraud and its harmful impacts on business revenues.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Consumers have been taking the pronunciation of "Reese's" for granted, and most might be saying it wrong.

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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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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Tesco has relaunched Paperchase online and in selected stores, just 10 months after it rescued the brand out of administration. Customers will be able to shop the new stationery items in 120 of the grocer’s supermarkets around the UK from today. ‘Paperchase at Tesco’ has launched with four core ranges – Rainbow, Pastel Ombre, Artful Scribbles and Confetti – all offering a wide selection of themed stationery products, including notepads, pens, highlighters, washi tap

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Cotton sustainability initiative Better Cotton has launched the first-ever traceability solution for the fashion and textile sectors. The organisation has worked with retailers and brands, including H&M Group, Marks & Spencer, Walmart, Target, Bestseller, Gap Inc and C&A, to prepare for the launch. The solution, which has been developed for over three years, provides visibility of cotton’s journey through the supply chain by logging stakeholder input on the Better Cotton Platform.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This is Part 2 of The Holiday Readiness Series, which will feature tactical tips and takeaways from experts that retailers can still apply to rev up their sales results. Looking for even more data and insights to power your approach? Check out Part 1, which focused on improving CX. Last year, holiday sales grew a modest 5.3% over 2021, according to the National Retail Federation.

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Retail Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The FTC claims that Amazon has created defect ads to increase profits and resorted to savage tactics in the price wars.

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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.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

A fifth of Britons start their Christmas planning in November, according to John Lewis’s report into changing festive habits. The department store’s commercial director Kathleen Mitchell said the trend is driven by both shoppers getting excited for the festive season and trying to spread costs. “While we see a spike in searches for Christmas trees immediately after the summer holidays, people begin shopping in earnest on 10 November – a 45-day run-up to the big event,” sh

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Redbubble Group, which operates marketplaces for artists – Redbubble and TeePublic, has laid off 141 staff members, or 37 per cent of its workforce, in FY23 as part of cost-saving measures. The group faced challenging trading conditions, particularly in the US, and decreasing demand during the year, Anne Ward, chair of the board, said at the annual meeting last week.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

It might sound strange to say this about a place where some 80% of transactions actually take place, but brick-and-mortar stores represent an underutilized resource, according to Sarah Jarvis, co-author of the second edition of Omnichannel Retail: How to Build Winning Stores in a Digital World. Sarah Jarvis, Communications and Propositions Director at Eagle Eye and Co-author Omnichannel Retail: How to Build Winning Stores in a Digital World.

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Retail Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

DoorDash has introduced a new pop-up tipping notification when customers leave a $0 tip.

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