October, 2020

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AWS Q&A: How Retailers can Prepare Ecommerce Operations for COVID-Driven Uncertainty

Retail TouchPoints

This year’s surge in ecommerce has put strains on both supply chains and websites, and retailers now are guessing what challenges they will face as fall and winter bring the threat of a COVID-19 resurgence as well as the usual holiday rush. With ecommerce traffic unlikely to wane anytime soon, retailers need to harden their operations to prepare for a potential holiday rush.

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50 Statistics to Understand the Online Consumer in 2020 and Beyond

Intelligence Node

2020 has brought with it a host of unforeseen changes in the day-to-day life of a typical American shopper and a massive shift in behavior, priorities, and sentiments concerning his/her consumption patterns. So far this has meant that long-established, strong, and seemingly evergreen knowledge of consumer behavior trends has been turned on its head to […].

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What Are the Differences Between Syndicated Data and Wiser Solutions Data?

Wiser

Data is essential in retail. Without it, retailers can’t reprice effectively or even understand how they stack up against competitors. But not all data is created equally. Some provide more general information on the overall market, while other datasets are customized based on your specific needs. This topic arose from a number of conversations our team has had over the years.

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Recycled aluminium cans decorate exterior of Daily Paper's first US store

Dezeen

Over 13,000 flattened aluminium cans decorate the facade of Dutch fashion label Daily Paper's inaugural shop in the US, which has opened in Manhattan, New York. The two-storey Daily Paper store spans 1,140 square feet (106 square metres) and occupies a prominent corner building in Manhattan's Lower East Side. The Daily Paper store occupies a corner plot in Manhattan's Lower East Side.

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Is Your Business AI-Ready? Find Out with Orium’s Maturity Model

Generative AI is poised to redefine B2B, but scaling AI success in this space isn’t without obstacles. From fragmented data sources and complex buyer journeys to operational inefficiencies, the road to AI-powered growth can be challenging. To achieve a competitive edge, understanding your organization’s AI-readiness is essential. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model provides a quick, actionable way to assess your starting point.

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Holiday is definitely in the air, or is it… Halloween?

Retail Next

For the past several years, the holiday gifting season has been creeping to earlier and earlier dates in the calendar, but I cannot remember ever thinking about Christmas prior to Halloween. Of course, I never have had sooo much time at home to think about these things – thanks Covid. Halloween launched earlier than last year (with far less inventory) and it seems like holiday paraphernalia is already on the shelves at the local grocery stores.

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Retail Media - Win or Whine for Shopper Marketers

Shopperations

With promises of greater personalization and targeting capacity backed by point of sale data, retailers are inviting consumer goods marketers closer to shoppers with the launch of their own retail media platforms.

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15 Things to Do RIGHT NOW to Get Your Store Ready for Holiday 2020

Retail Adventures

It’s here. The fourth quarter, the Golden Quarter; the big one you can’t afford to mess up. Making the Golden Quarter work for you requires careful planning that, but even if you haven’t laid the groundwork for a big finish throughout the year, you can still reap the benefits of a solid holiday season. And now we have the added challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Digital-First and Omnichannel Retailers will easily pivot through the Unpredictable 2020 Holiday Season

I Vend

The world around us has changed significantly in the first three quarters of 2020, however, one thing that has remained certain is that the holiday season is the most important earnings period for retail success. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced retailers around the globe to reduce their physical footprints with store closures and customer limits and to explore new methods of delivering products into the hands of their customers.

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Freitag's Sweat-Yourself-Shop is a tiny factory for making bags

Dezeen

Swiss brand Freitag has created a shop in Zurich, which is a "micro-factory" where customers can help make their own bag out of recycled tarpaulins. Named Sweat-Yourself-Shop, the interactive retail space on Grüngasse was designed by Freitag to take their existing customisation options one step further. Freitag bags are made of recycled truck tarpaulins.

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What You Need to Know About MAP Pricing for Dropshippers

Wiser

Any brand or manufacturer’s understanding of the online retail landscape would be incomplete without knowing how dropshipping impacts their pricing strategies. Dropshipping is a strategy where a retailer owns all the usual parts of the process for a specific brand but doesn’t actually stock the inventory for that brand. Instead, the brand and retailer work with a third party wholesaler or manufacturer to fulfill the order.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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How STAR Brokerage Unlocked Their Retail Execution Potential

RepslyBlog

Food and beverage brokers know that managing the execution for a handful of brands across all of their retail channels is no easy task. As the link connecting their brand clients to shelf-level execution in stores, merchandisers have a huge responsibility to support the key programs of all of their brands as well as the thousands of stores they serve.

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Bed Bath & Beyond Posts First Sales Increase In Nearly Four Years

Retail TouchPoints

Bed Bath & Beyond achieved a 6% sales increase in Q2 2020, its first growth since Q4 2016, driven by an 89% jump in ecommerce sales. The online growth offset a 12% decline in same-store sales, bringing net sales to $2.7 billion. The retailer credited the improvements to its expansion of omnichannel offerings such as buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) and curbside pickup during the pandemic.

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Grafton firm develops health screening kiosk

Frank Mayer

This article appeared in the October 1, 2020 issue of the Ozaukee Press and has been reprinted with permission. Frank Mayer unveils temperature and health kiosk to help employees return to work safely. By JOE POIRIER, Ozaukee Press staff. Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc. in Grafton recently developed a temperature and health-screening kiosk to help employees safely return to work during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Fast Food Customers Whose Expectations Were Too High

Re-Tales

. This came from didyouknowfacts.com , and while I never worked in fast food, I did get similar customers working in a drug store. Sometimes they’d write a check to Rite-Aid when they were in Longs, or even think they were at the grocery store and ask where the produce is. Also had a customer call one time and after greeting him with “Thank you for calling Longs Drug Store, how can I help you?

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NEWS: SML RFID Delivers 98% Inventory Accuracy to Gina Tricot

I’m getting in touch with the news that fashion retailer, Gina Trictot, has achieved 98% inventory accuracy thanks to its partnership with SML RFID. Please see the full press release below, including exclusive quotes.

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Atelier L2 creates modular wooden interiors for Ateliers des Capucins

Dezeen

Rennes studio Atelier L2 has installed 20 wooden boxes as modular units for shops, exhibitions and hospitality businesses inside Ateliers des Capucins, a covered square in a 19th-century arsenal in Brest, France. The Ateliers des Capucins has been shortlisted for a Dezeen Awards 2020 in the large workspace interior category. The studio's brief was to design a number of shells in order to create an interior street with two floors inside the historical arsenal building, covering 5,000 square metre

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What Are Trade Promotions and How Can You Make Yours a Success?

Wiser

Marketing to retail partners, wholesalers, and distributors is just as much part of the puzzle for brands as marketing directly to consumers. Every retailer has multiple brands that are vying for shelf space and promotional efforts. It’s critical that you promote your brand to retailers so they choose to favor you over the crowd. Trade promotions are one of the best ways to do that.

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How to Grow a Brand Ambassador Program at Scale

RepslyBlog

Brand ambassadors are an excellent way for CPG companies to expand awareness and reach a wider target audience. In its most basic form, the main role of brand ambassadors is to represent, promote, and engage your brand and its product within their local communities and networks.

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Fender Breaks Ecommerce Records with ‘Play Through’ Online Music Lessons

Retail TouchPoints

Despite the turmoil COVID-19 has caused for the retail industry, brands across many categories have found innovative ways to stay connected to their communities and continue to generate business revenue, especially through ecommerce. Instrument maker Fender , for example, wanted to find a way to keep consumers engaged despite its dealer network being disrupted by store closures.

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eCommerce in 2025: How Customer Experience Drives Online Retail Success

Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. Success lies in finding the balance between operational flexibility and creating experiences that keep customers coming back. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends. 🔮 In this session, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep customers engaged and your operations nimble, no matt

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Interview with Emma from Innate Expressions

Hello Small Shop

Tell us about yourself and your business. When it comes to me, one could easily make an analogy to night & day! Although I am a biologist/biochemist by profession, I am also the epitome of ‘one who was called to be creative”. On one extreme I love science, and on the other extreme, I love to create. In between both extremes, you will find my happy median.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Global Shop Solutions ERP Software

Global Shop

If you’re looking at Global Shop Solutions as a possible ERP solution for your manufacturing business, you can find answers to the basic “Who are you and what do you do?” questions on our website. But you probably also have questions that are unique to your business. So we thought it would be a good idea to post some “drill down” questions that address specific issues regarding our ERP system.

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Nendo completes Marsotto showroom in Milan with dimpled marble facade

Dezeen

Passersby can perch in the facade of Italian marble brand Marsotto 's new showroom in Milan , which has been designed by multidisciplinary studio Nendo. From afar, the front of Marsotto 's showroom in Milan's Brera district looks as if it's sealed up by blocks of veiny white marble. To achieve this, Nendo lined the entire facade – including the flush front door – in marble tiles, being careful to set them in line with the existing stonework on the building.

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What Are Inelastic Products and How Do They Impact Pricing Strategy?

Wiser

Have you ever loved a product so much that you would buy it at any price? Would you be willing to go without soap if the price increased 100 percent? Have you ever spent more than you’ll admit to your friends for a luxury item from your favorite brand? If you answered “yes” to any of the above, you already know intuitively what an inelastic product is.

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How to Maximize Amazon Sales and Crush the Competition

With over 9 million sellers on Amazon, online marketplaces are more crowded than ever. Whether you’re looking to fine-tune prices in real-time or align strategies across channels, this guide provides the tools to understand how to maximize sales and secure a lasting competitive edge. Download now to transform your pricing strategy and drive holiday success.

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Old-School Marketing Techniques for Today’s Covid-19 Weary Shoppers

Medallion Retail

“At present we are in a period of massive disruption and it is not clear how shopping patterns will evolve…” —Neil Saunders, GlobalData Retail Managing Director While life certainly has been different over the past seven months thanks to Covid-19, The post Old-School Marketing Techniques for Today’s Covid-19 Weary Shoppers appeared first on Medallion Retail.

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Walgreens to Offer Pay-With-Points Option

Retail TouchPoints

Walgreens is launching a pay-with-points option to give customers more payment flexibility for in-store purchases. Starting in October, Walgreens customers will be given the option to pay with points at the POS after they’ve dipped, swiped or tapped their eligible card. A prompt on the card terminal will ask the shopper if they want to apply a credit, worth $10 per transaction, based on their available points.

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10 questions to ask when evaluating charity retail systems

Cyber Till

7 mins read It's difficult to be a buyer nowadays, especially one looking for charity retail software. Here are some hard questions to ask your potential vendors as you research charity retail systems.

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#RetailProphetAMA: How Digital Will Transform Retail

Retail Prophet

Ian Rogers is no stranger to the digital world. In fact, his whole career was built on it. A graduate in computer science from Indiana University, Rogers started his career in 1993 as a webmaster successively for Beastie Boys and at Winamp (sold to AOL in 1999). In 2001 he founded Mediacode, which was sold to Yahoo in 2003, where he became VP and General Manager, Music.

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Innovation Fest: Summer of AI

Join Bloomreach at Innovation Fest: Summer 2024, a virtual event, to explore the future of personalized marketing and merchandising! Along with the company’s top product experts, CEO Raj De Datta will provide an exclusive look at the company’s latest AI innovations reshaping the omnichannel experience. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to connect with fellow industry leaders and explore the latest trends in retail technology.

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Rammed-earth counter anchors Flamingo Estate pop-up in Los Angeles

Dezeen

Vibrant green walls surround a chunky rammed-earth counter in this garden-themed pop-up shop in LA that creatives Alex Reed and Dutra Brown have designed for lifestyle brand Flamingo Estate. Flamingo Estate 's Harvest Shop pop-up takes over a retail unit in Platform , a high-end shopping centre in LA's Culver City area. The shop offers an array of the brand's holistic products for the body and home, along with its range of pantry foods, which includes items such as extra-virgin olive oil, honey

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By the Numbers: COVID-19’s Retail Impact So Far

Retail Eye

Today’s blog is adapted from an earlier piece posted on our the blog by partner, Ebeltoft Group, with the title “Is it a V or W-Shaped Recovery?” Click here to read the original post. It appeared in June that retail has made a remarkable V-shaped recovery – but the results released this month are suggesting […].

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4 Ways to Elevate In-Store Promotions

RepslyBlog

In today’s world of retail, CPG companies spend on average up to nearly one-third of its revenue on trade promotions, and for good reason – it’s an easy and great differentiator to set themselves apart from competing brands. A ccording to the PwC, w hen executed properly promotions can add 10-15 percent to the bottom line. But without mastering the art of promotions, it can certainly come with a heavy cost.

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Dollar General Dives Into Rotating Seasonal Products with New Pop-Up Store Concept

Retail TouchPoints

Dollar General has launched the popshelf store concept — smaller locations focusing on on-trend seasonal goods, with 95% of items priced at $5 or less. The first two popshelf locations will open in Hendersonville and Clarksville, Tenn. in fall 2020. Each popshelf will occupy approximately 9,000 square feet and continually refresh merchandise across categories including health and beauty, cleaning supplies and party goods.

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Is Your Brand AI-Ready? Find Out with Orium’s Maturity Model

Generative AI is reshaping retail, but achieving true AI success isn’t simple. Many brands face hurdles—underdeveloped data strategies, limited AI-ready infrastructure, or lack of seamless integration across systems. As you explore how AI can boost efficiency and transform customer experiences, understanding your business’s readiness is key. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model offers a clear starting point.