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2 Things Will Separate Retail Media Winners from the Losers — Data and Scale

March 24, 2023

Category: News & Trends

Media networks are retailers’ hottest new accessory; in fact, the sheer number of retailers that have developed retail media networks (RMNs) in the last two years is impressive, almost to the point of being overwhelming. The list, which changes nearly […]


Are Retailers Getting Returns Under Control?

March 15, 2023

A study finds 69 percent of retailers treat returns as a cost of doing business, with only 19 percent having a strategic returns program in place. The study from Incisiv found most retailers lack clearly defined metrics to measure their […]


Four Ways Ecommerce Brands can Overcome the Overstock of Excess Inventory

March 8, 2023

Category: Retail Types, Stores

After three years of supply chain logistics and shipping delays, retailers have too much inventory sitting on shelves, and consumer demand continues to be in flux as inflation maintains a strong grip on budgets everywhere. This means the way consumers […]


FMCG products, Retail Types

How Can Grocers Improve In-Stock Levels?

March 21, 2023

Via: RetailWire

Pre-pandemic, poor forecasting was often tied to regional differences or shifting consumer preferences, and was often pinpointed as the cause of grocery’s high level of stockouts. Today, there are a whole slew of contributing factors. At the supply chain level, […]


E-payment & Data Security, Tech

Mastercard integrates new AI ‘Cyber Shield’

March 21, 2023

Via: Charged

Mastercard has acquired Baffin Bay Networks to provide businesses with an AI ‘Cyber Shield’ against cyberattacks. Swedish-based Baffin Bay Networks enhances Mastercard’s “multi-layered approach to cybersecurity”, which allows the global payments giant to strengthen the services and value it provides […]


Stores

IKEA now uses 100 drones for inventory operations

March 20, 2023

Via: Charged

As part of IKEA’s technological expansion, Swedish retail giant has expanded its autonomous fleet to 100 drones across 16 locations in Belgium, Croatia, Slovenia, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The Netherlands-based IKEA franchising partner Ingka cooperated with a Zurich-based […]


News & Trends

Is Sporting Goods a Clear Pandemic Winner?

March 20, 2023

Via: RetailWire

Sporting goods is increasingly solidifying its position among the “pandemic winners,” with sales for the three major publicly held chains, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Academy Sports and Hibbett Sports, remaining well-above pre-pandemic levels. Sales for the channel surged early in the […]


News & Trends

Amazon’s balancing act is getting trickier

March 20, 2023

Via: Retail Dive

With its non-grocery brick-and-mortar stores largely in the rear-view mirror, the pandemic-related e-commerce surge abating and legacy retailers catching up, Amazon has entered a new phase. The e-commerce giant’s most high-profile move of this new era so far has been […]


E-payment & Data Security, Tech

Mastercard trials Digital ID for online shopping

March 20, 2023

Via: Charged

Mastercard has partnered with a New South Wales Government executive agency (NSW) and online liquor vendor Tipple in Australia to offer a smooth age verification process for customers shopping online. The new programme utilises Mastercard’s existing digital identity service, ID […]


News & Trends

Is the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse a Warning for Retail?

March 17, 2023

Via: RetailWire

The collapse last Friday of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which served as the go-to bank for tech startups and venture capital firms, didn’t spare the retail industry. Among those in the retail space impacted: Some Etsy sellers had their payments […]


News & Trends

From Product Descriptions to SEO: How Retailers are Putting Generative AI to Use

March 16, 2023

Via: Retail TouchPoints

Since OpenAI debuted ChatGPT a little over three months ago, “generative AI” has become a hot topic and no industry has been left untouched — least of all retail. “The advancements in just three months feel like they should have […]


E-commerce, Retail Types

Should Online Retailers Pray For Rain?

March 16, 2023

Via: RetailWire

Online sales tend to benefit from rainy and windy conditions, although the impact can be positive or negative depending on the geography, according to a new Adobe study. Combining Adobe Analytics’ analysis of website transactions with weather data from IBM’s […]