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The Total Retail Edge: Ultra-Precise, Fast, Hyperpersonalized Direct Mail

For retail marketing executives, one area that must not be overlooked is the value of utilizing extremely precise, high-speed, hyperpersonalized direct mail. Despite the rise of digital marketing, direct mail is still broadly utilized by retailers (and other industries) to get marketing messages out to target audiences. This article examines the benefits for retailers in […]
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New Persil Wonder Wash

Unilever has announced the launch of a Persil Wonder Wash, a new science-backed innovation responding to evolving laundry needs and the changing technology in consumers’ homes. Unilever used cutting-edge robotics and AI to develop Wonder Wash, a laundry detergent specifically designed for outstanding performance even… This story continues at New Persil Wonder Wash Or just […]
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Once Again Fresh Food Focus Pays Off as Busy Consumers Embrace C-Store Eats

  Time-starved consumers are increasingly turning to convenience stores for their prepared food needs, according to new research I’ve been digging into. This is a major win for the c-store industry, which has invested heavily in recent years to develop high-quality, fresh food offerings. The 2024 Convenience Store News Realities of the Aisle Study, surveying […]
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Retailers Must Adopt a Technology-First Strategy to Survive

We’ve all heard the analogy of the boiling frog: when a frog is put into a pot of boiling water, it will instantly jump out. However, when the frog is immersed into a pot of lukewarm water that is slowly brought to a boil, the frog doesn’t sense any danger and ultimately perishes. There’s an […]
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How GenAI Can Turbocharge Retailers’ Ad Creative

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has set the marketing world aflame. Tools like DALL·E and Adobe Firefly have demonstrated the potential of AI to produce engaging creative from limited resources. Looking beyond that, what can it offer in terms of media efficiency for brand and retail marketers? The ability of GenAI tools to remix and iterate […]
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Post Office CEO cleared of wrongdoing

Post Office chief executive, Nick Read, has been cleared of any wrongdoing in an investigation after the existence of whistleblower allegations was revealed in parliament. Allegations about his behaviour emerged earlier this year when former Post Office chairman Henry Staunton told a House of Commons… This story continues at Post Office CEO cleared of wrongdoing […]
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URBN to Deploy Common Payments Infrastructure Across Brands

URBN, parent company of Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People and FP Movement, will adopt Stripe as its primary payments infrastructure for both online and in-store sales, consolidating the majority of its North American payments volume onto the solution provider. “Payments are a critical link between our brands and millions of URBN customers who expect checkouts […]
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Metadata is the key to compelling fan experiences as sports migrate to streaming

Sports, unlike all other genres, have the power to attract large, consistent TV viewership—and on set schedules. You’d have to have been living under a rock this past year to have not been exposed to the whirlwind NFL season, which culminated in record viewership for Super Bowl LVII. Regardless of the appeal, however, the immense […]
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The Global Autoimmune Disease Diagnostics Market: Insights and Trends

Autoimmune disorders occur when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues, leading to various health issues. The global market for diagnosing these conditions has grown significantly due to advances in medical technology. In this blog, we’ll explore the latest trends and opportunities in autoimmune disease diagnostics, offering insights for healthcare professionals and investors alike.
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How to Use Crowdfunding to Boost Your Retail Product Startup

If you have a great product idea that would be perfect to sell on retailers’ shelves but need help with funding, both Kickstarter & Indiegogo, two well-known crowdfunding platforms, would be the perfect platforms to check out. As the two largest crowdfunding sites, both Kickstarter and Indiegogo have helped thousands of entrepreneurs turn their ideas […]
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The 2024 RTIH Top 100 Retail Technology Influencers List goes live, sponsored by 3D Cloud by Marxent

The latest edition of the RTIH Top 100 Retail Technology Influencers List has arrived, sponsored by 3D Cloud by Marxent. Here are the people who made a splash in 2023 and are set for a barnstorming 2024. RTIH has scoured the retail technology world to find the most influential figures for this comprehensive list of […]
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College basketball boosts U.S. cable viewing in March

Seasonality plays a role in an overall television usage decline of 3% during the month Following seasonal viewing trends that typically begin in February, overall television usage in the U.S. dipped again in March. Despite declines across categories, cable and streaming saw their share of TV viewing increase in this month’s report of The GaugeTM […]
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Taking a More Intelligent Approach to AI in E-Commerce

Despite artificial intelligence’s growing potential, many retailers currently struggle to embrace it and act on the insights it delivers. Often, this comes down to them not taking a strategic approach and deploying disjointed tools that are difficult to use or scale. New approaches are needed if AI is to truly benefit merchants and customers alike. […]
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Report: Retail Sales Grew at a Steady Pace in March

Retail sales grew at a steady pace in March in part due to wage gains and easing inflation for goods, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor report, powered by Affinity Solutions, released on Monday by the National Retail Federation (NRF). According to the Retail Monitor report, total retail sales were up 2.72 percent unadjusted year-over-year […]
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Unlock Omnichannel Customer Loyalty With Composable Commerce

Regardless of the time, location or platform that customers choose to interact with their favorite brands, they expect a personalized and engaging experience. And for businesses that can deliver a unified experience, meeting customers’ heightened expectations is a great opportunity to outperform rivals. In fact, 80 percent of customers admit that the experience a company […]
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LensCrafters Promotes Eye Health with Second Season of Immersive Roblox Odyssey

LensCrafters has launched the second season of its Roblox Eye Odyssey series, World of Optics, featuring games that mimic the tests in a comprehensive eye exam. The series’ first season has engaged more than 300,000 users since its debut in October 2023. In the metaverse experience, users help Blinky, a friendly eye-bulb character, overcome challenges […]
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Powered by Gopuff makes its debut with 20 plus CPG partners leveraging the instant commerce platform

Gopuff has announced the launch of Powered by Gopuff, a logistics and technology platform that, according to the quick commerce big hitter, enables brands to offer affordable delivery from their owned and operated online stores in as fast as 15 minutes. “We’ve spent the last ten years building and scaling our own hyper-local logistics network […]
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Census data shows retail sales gains in March

WASHINGTON – Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Monday shows that retail sales continued to increase in March as tax refunds and job growth put more money in shoppers’ pockets, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said. “March’s Census Bureau numbers confirm that consumer spending remains steady, underscoring a resilient consumer despite […]
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FMI names Furman to food and product safety team

ARLINGTON, Va. – FMI – The Food Industry Association has named Shelby Furman, Ph.D., as the association’s new director for food and product safety programs. In her role, Furman will be responsible for developing and implementing food and product safety programs as well as directing food protection activities and providing technical expertise for the FMI […]
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Starring Gather AI, Wolt, Sainsbury’s: check out RTIH’s most read retail technology articles from last week

Check out the articles on this here website that caught your fancy last week, including AiFi, Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology, Wow Bao, Shopsense AI, Paramount Global, Intergamma, Getir, PLUS Retail, and commercetools. Inventory monitoring startup Gather AI bags $17 million in funding to transform supply chain traceability Gather AI, a provider of computer vision […]
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How To Get Your Products Placed in Walmart

Trying to get your product placed at Walmart, the world largest retailer? Many thousands of businesses every year dream of getting their products into Walmart.  However, only a handful of vendors will make the cut.  Why do some companies make it on the retailer’s shelves while many others don’t?   To answer this question, here […]
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Retailers Get Real with AI: Four AI-Powered Apps We’ll See this Year

We are past the point of conjecture about whether AI will upend the retail industry; it already has. In a recent study sponsored by Nvidia, 69% of retailers that used AI in 2023 reported that it increased revenues, and 72% said it reduced operating costs. With these kinds of results, it is no wonder 81% […]
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Retail Innovation Conference & Expo 2024: The Latest News on Sessions, Speakers & Experiences

Are you ready to explore the evolved customer journey? The Retail TouchPoints team is reporting on all the news breaking before, during and after the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo, taking place June 4-6, 2024, at McCormick Place in Chicago. This year, we’ll hear senior-level executives’ perspectives on how customer experiences are evolving as content, […]
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The PR Perils of Inaccurate Sales Tax

It’s rare that sales tax issues make the news, and when they do, it’s generally not great for the seller. Earlier this year, things held to form when media in Massachusetts reported a sales tax calculation error on the Walgreens ecommerce website. The facts as reported support the notion of an honest mistake by the […]
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Online retailers continue to leverage chatbots to enhance customer experience

Most modern day online consumers expect timely customer service similar to that offered at bricks and mortar shops. According to a 2023 write-up by SuperOffice CRM, up to 46% of customers wished to receive responses faster than four hours. Yet, most businesses take up to 12 hours to respond to emails. With AI powered chatbots, […]
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CNBC/NRF: Retail sales grew at a steady pace in March

WASHINGTON – Retail sales grew at a steady pace in March, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released today by the National Retail Federation. “As inflation for goods levels off, March’s data demonstrates steady spending by value-focused consumers who continue to benefit from a strong labor market and real wage gains,” […]
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Retailers Gain Control of Their Sustainability Goals as the ESG Storm Clouds Start to Gather Over Operations

Using event-driven architecture (EDA), retailers must link essential data at speed and scale throughout their ecosystems near and far to come to grips with now essential environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting in three key areas. 1. Dead Heading — Optimizing Transportation/Emissions on Every Journey When it comes to transportation within the retail sector, any […]
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Why Amazon’s Just Walk Out initiative failed – and why it’s not the end of checkout free technology

It recently emerged that Amazon’s Just Walk Out offering is being dropped from Amazon Fresh stores. However, it’s not checkout-free tech that’s failing, it’s the fact that Amazon’s checkout free solution doesn’t work, especially in grocery retailers, argues Will Glaser, Founder and CEO at Grabango. In the dynamic grocery retail landscape, a transformative wave is […]
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