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Azerion set to become European digital powerhouse following strategic acquisition of Inskin Media

The integration of global digital advertising company Inskin Media will improve Azerion’s technology stack and boost its advertising capabilities. Azerion, the fast-growing digital entertainment and media platform, today announces the acquisition of leading multi-screen, high-impact digital advertising company, Inskin Media. This integration into the Azerion platform serves the company’s ambitions to become the leading European […]
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Mars Wrigley’s Allyson Park shares top skills for rising comms pros

The global vice president and mother offers advice for aspiring leaders to build their careers. What is the path for aspiring communicators to rise to the top of the profession? “I believe careers are a bit like a chess game,” Allyson Park, global vice president of corporate affairs for Mars Wrigley, shared in an interview […]
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Thrive Acquisition Corporation Announces Pricing of $150 Million Initial Public Offering

NEWTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Thrive Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 15,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units will be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) and trade under the ticker symbol “THAC.U” beginning October 21, 2021. Each unit consists of one Class A […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Instacart Acquires Caper AI, a Leader in Smart Cart and Smart Checkout Technology, Creating a Unified Online and In-Store Commerce Solution for Retailers

Acquisition Marks the First Time Instacart Is Introducing Cutting-Edge Technology and Products Designed to Transform the In-Store Shopping Experience for Retailers and Their Customers 
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  1. Shopper & Customer

The Intricate Ties Between Brand Loyalty and User-Generated Content

The retail market is more competitive than ever before and shoppers are looking at more than just price when making a purchase decision. To stand out, companies will need to incorporate reputation-building strategies into their business model that promote brand loyalty from customers. If done correctly, brand loyalty translates to lasting customer relationships. Moreover, consumers […]
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  1. Channel: Convenience

Bluestone Lane Growing Inside

  Strategy matters.  How are you going to drive brand growth?  Who are your target customers and where can you find them? Steven Johnson, Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®“Bluestone Lane understand branding, strategy, and the cost of customer acquisition. Reducing the cost of new customer acquisition is important for all food service […]
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  1. Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers

SIGNA Sports United aumenta il PIPE e i presidi accettano di sostenere la combinazione commerciale SPAC con Yucaipa Acquisition Corporation

BERLINO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SIGNA Sports United (“SSU” o la “Società”), la piattaforma tecnologica e di e-commerce sportivo leader nel mondo, ha annunciato oggi ulteriori investimenti PIPE e un nuovo accordo di backstop di riscatto relativo al suo proposto accordo di abbinamento aziendale con Yucaipa Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: YAC) (“Yucaipa” o “YAC”), una società di acquisizione a scopo […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Natural Baby Shower teams with Go Instore for Shop Live service

Natural Baby Shower has partnered with Go Instore to add one to one live video retail to its website. Customers can now speak to a nursery specialist in-store in order to get advice and see products.  They can also access this through an appointment service, powered by Appointedd, a cloud-based online booking platform. Natural Baby Shower’s Head […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

How to Build Brand Loyalty Post-Purchase | DSI

“How do you take care of your customer after you actually have shipped a purchase? Does a customer need to make an exchange or make a return? We really think that loyalty is the most critical part of long-term customer lifetime value and that having a positive experience at every step of the post-purchase journey […]
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  1. Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers

Best Buy Pushes Further Into Healthcare With Current Health Acquisition

Best Buy announced earlier this week that it agreed to acquire Current Health, a U.K. tech company that helps with remote patient monitoring and telehealth. The consumer electronics retailer expects the deal to close by the end of the fiscal year, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. With the move, Best Buy is […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Amazon aggregators will “pay anything” for third-party sellers

Amazon aggregators say they will “pay anything” for third-party businesses that sell on the ecommerce marketplace. The number of roll up companies that acquire some of Amazon’s biggest third-party sellers… The post Amazon aggregators will “pay anything” for third-party sellers appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe – Charged.
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  1. Channel: Drug

WBA unveils strategic plan for profitable growth

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) on Thursday announced a new long-term growth strategy based on delivering consumer-centric health care. As part of that effort, the company is launching a new business segment, Walgreens Health, that is enabled by investments in VillageMD and CareCentrix and designed to accelerate the company’s capabilities in primary care, […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

AI shopping assistant Karma raises $25 million in Series A funding led by Target Global

AI shopping assistant and shopping network Karma announced that it has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Target Global followed by MoreTech Ventures, with participation from existing investors including NFX and Altair Capital. Karma allows users to plan their next online purchases, get notified about real-time price and inventory updates, access coupons […]
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  1. Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers

PayPal rival SumUp makes $317m acquisition to take on competitors

SumUp has acquired marketing start-up Fivestars as part of a push to take on its rivals PayPal and Square. The UK-based payment processor said it was purchasing Fivestars for $317… The post PayPal rival SumUp makes $317m acquisition to take on competitors appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe – Charged.
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Your Views: Kroger’s Pure Play

Got a number of emails responding to yesterday’s breaking new story about how Kroger plans to go into both the northeastern US and south Florida with pure-play e-commerce operations that will build on its CFC warehouse development strategy with Ocado. I commented, in part: For a long time, I’ve heard people speculate about when Kroger […]
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Pon Holdings becomes one of biggest bike makers after deal to acquire Cannondale and Schwinn

Pon Holdings, which owns the Gazelle, Santa Cruz and Urban Arrow, has reached a deal to acquire the Cannondale, Schwinn and Mongoose bicycle brands from Dorel Industries for $810 million. “Together we can further cater to the ever growing demand for quality and electric bikes, whether it’s for urban use, leisure or sports,” Pon Holdings […]
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  1. CPG & FMCG

FBA Aggregators with Boosted Commerce’s Sarah Dajani

The CPG Guys, Sri & PVSB, are joined in this episode by Sarah Dajani, VP of Operations at Boosted Commerce, a FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) aggregator focused on accelerating the growth of beloved consumer brands. Follow  Sarah Dajani on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sdajani/Follow Boosted Commerce on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boostedcommerce/Follow Boosted Commerce online at: https://boostedcommerce.com/ Sarah answers […]
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Daily QuickWit (10/21) – Top Retail News of the Day

Kroger launches private targeted marketing platform. Big news coming from 84.51 / KPM. The platform allows clients to use their demand-side platform (DSP) of choice. Data is money, and Kroger has blown open the doors for extending first-party data beyond their walled garden—while maintaining (shopper) privacy and control.  Amazon gives third-party sellers access to more […]
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Kroger Debuts Private Programmatic Advertising Marketplace

Solution enables brands to target relevant shoppers, optimize performance against actual retail sales The Kroger Co.’s retail media business, Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM) powered by 84.51°, has rolled out a new private programmatic advertising marketplace. The Kroger Private Marketplace enables agencies and brands to target consumers by applying Kroger audience data to programmatic campaigns on […]
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Daily QuickWit (10/19) – Top Retail News of the Day

Albertsons posts Q2 earnings beat. ID sales +1.5% (2 year stacked: 15.3%); digital sales +5% (2 year stacked: +248%). They announced a strong quarterly dividend of 20% and raised FY2021 outlook.  Gross profit margin decreased 28.6% (fuel, inflation, supply chain costs). Albertsons spoke to their transformation strategy and, specifically, called out modernizing their technical infrastructure […]
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