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Google, Accenture Deepen Relationship to Help Retailers Harness and Optimize Their Data

Retail TouchPoints

The integration will allow merchants to merge the capabilities of AI.Retail with Google Cloud technologies such as data analytics, AI and product discovery to more holistically analyze their business. Use cases for the initiative could include everything from product discovery to brand loyalty to regulatory compliance.

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2023: Ring in Retail Profits by Stopping Automated Threats

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This was especially evident on Black Friday, when many merchants offered steep markdowns to compete. By automating the process to create new accounts, fraudsters can use these one-time signup offers over and over again and sell fake accounts to those who wish to get the discount. Bad Bots are Siphoning Profits.

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From Barcodes to Bytes: Retailers Prepare for Next-Generation UPC

Retail TouchPoints

Get ready, get excited, retailers and customers alike, the 2D barcode, a compact square label with splotches and spaces that encode up to 350X more data than a traditional UPC (4,000 characters) will have a significant impact on managing the business and delivering better customer experiences. alongside a large QR code.

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As Consumer Demand for Inclusion Rises, Retailers Must Tackle Legacy Issues and Attitudes

Retail TouchPoints

From research to garment creation, fitting with body shape in mind, marketing, in-store and online customer service, size-inclusive representation needs to be present at a decision-making level within the fashion industry,” Marci added. There is no standardization across the industry and inconsistent sizing leads to markdowns and returns.

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Let’s Move from Fast Promising to Smart Promising

Retail TouchPoints

As they begin to address these expectations, many retail IT teams are finding that the process is costly and complex. Ecommerce merchant teams invest significant time in analyzing factors such as free shipping thresholds, promotions, pricing and markdowns.

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Open to Buy Retail Planning Done Right

Retalon

We refer to these as Merchant-driven organizations. One way that OTB funds can be managed is by categories, such as women’s wear in the apparel department. If you plan to mark down products at a certain stage of the product lifecycle, such as the last trimester of the season, you need to adjust the numbers to account for markdowns.

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The Order Fulfillment Process in 2022 and Beyond

Retalon

Why should retailers care about their Order Fulfillment Process? Order fulfillment may seem like a fairly straightforward process and according to the generic “high-level” definition, it is. In fact, the best order fulfillment processes become sources of revenue, profit, and even customer loyalty.