Dept. Consumer Electronics

  1. Media & Marketing

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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  1. Channel: Mass

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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  1. Shopper & Customer

Creating Buzz For Product Launches Through Experiential Marketing

Have a new product that you’re getting ready to launch? You can’t just put it on a store shelf or make it available and hope people find it – you’ve got to promote it if you want a shot at it being successful. And while conventional marketing like print, online, television and radio advertising still […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

From Concept to Consumer: The Journey of Device Design, Development, and Retail

The journey from a simple sketch on paper to a tangible, state-of-the-art device combines creativity, precision, and technological expertise. But how is it accomplished? Selling a product to retail involves numerous steps, spanning from idea conception and production to placing it on store shelves. Depending on factors like product complexity, manufacturing timelines, distribution logistics, and […]
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  1. Department: HBC

McMillon says, ‘We can do more’

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal­mart entered 2024 moving simultaneously on several fronts to advance its transformation into a new kind of retailer — indeed, a new kind of business enterprise. At the same time, the company is re-emphasizing the importance of its retail roots with plans to resume opening stores in the United States. At a […]
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  1. Retail Ecosystem

Driving Remarkable Customer Engagement with Christiane Pendarvis, co-CEO of Pattern Beauty and Andrea Moore, Chief Digital Officer of NEST New York

Joining us for a deep dive on creating remarkable brand stories and driving powerful customer engagement are two industry veterans who will also be gracing the stage at next month’s Shoptalk event in Las Vegas. Christiane Pendarvis, co-CEO of Pattern Beauty, Tracee Ellis Ross’s hair care brand, and Andrea Moore, Chief Digital Officer of NEST […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

The Innovation Conversation:  Walmart’s Tech Agenda For Adaptive Retail

The continuing goal of “The Innovation Conversation” is to explore some facet of the fast-changing, technology-driven retail landscape and how it affects businesses and consumers. It is, we think, fertile territory … and one that Tom Furphy – a former Amazon executive who led the team that developed Amazon Fresh, and currently CEO and Managing […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

Worth Watching:  Walmart CEO Doug McMillon’s CES Keynote Presentation 

Either before or after you’ve watched The Innovation Conversation, above, this is a must-see – Walmart CEO Doug McMillon’s keynote presentation to the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), in which he sketched out an expansive and ambitious vision that sets the bar high for every other retailer. Note:  McMillon begins speaking at the 8:35 point. […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Best Buy Canada to Operate 165 Small-Format Bell Canada Stores Under Renamed Banner

Best Buy Canada has partnered with Bell Canada to operate 165 stores in malls and smaller and mid-sized communities across the country. The stores, which had been branded as The Source, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bell, will be renamed Best Buy Express and offer both Best Buy consumer electronics and telecom services from Bell. […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

10 Tips for Trade Show Attendees

Attending a tradeshow can be an exciting and rewarding experience. It gives you the opportunity to network, learn about new products, and potentially grow your business. However, with large events like the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), The Inspired Home Show, and the National Hardware Show, it can also be overwhelming and exhausting. To help make […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Amazon, Instacart Get Low Marks At CES

The Associated Press decided to look around to see what products were getting panned at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, and it ended up that Amazon and Instacart were among the companies mentioned. •  The AP points to one of the criticisms was of Amazon’s partnership with BMW, which will put the […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Walmart reveals new AI-powered tools at CES conference in Las Vegas

​[[“value”:”Walmart has revealed new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) being held in Las Vegas, US. The post Walmart reveals new AI-powered tools at CES conference in Las Vegas appeared first on Retail Insight Network. “]] 
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  1. Technology & Innovation

’Tis the season for shopping and romcoms: RTIH runs back the week’s coolest retail technology plays

RTIH Editor, Scott Thompson, brings you his top ‘future of retail’ systems launches and deployments from the past week, including Amazon, Pinterest, Aldi, Walmart, HMV, New Look, TrusTrace, One Water, Polytag, BERSHKA, and 3DLOOK. Amazon Amazon has opened a Second Chance Store in London, giving festive shoppers the chance to buy quality returned products in-person, […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Including HMV, Asda, and Ikea UK: RTIH presents the retail technology week in numbers

Do you like numbers? Do you like retail systems news? Then this is the article for you. Including TrusTrace, New Look, Square, Fossil Group, NewStore, InPost, and the 2023 RTIH Innovation Awards. 5…This week, we announced the winning submissions for the 2023 RTIH Innovation Awards, sponsored by PMC, FreedomPay, Worldpay from FIS, CADS, 3D Cloud […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Jason & Scot Show Episode 313 – Holiday 2023 Preview with Rob Garf of Salesforce

A weekly podcast with the latest e-commerce news and events. Episode 313 is a preview of the upcoming 2023 holiday retail season. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Podcast RSS SoundCloud TuneIn iHeartRadio Google Play Music Overcast Pocket Casts Facebook Episode 313 is preview of Holiday 2023 with Rob Garf, Vice President and General Manager, […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Circuit City Plans to Curate Shop-in-Shops Using its Electronics Expertise

Circuit City has launched a Series A funding round along with plans for alliances with national companies, though it did not identify which companies will be involved. These “Powered by Circuit City” partnerships will be centered on store-in-store concepts designed to seamlessly integrate the retailer’s electronics expertise and global brand awareness with other retail platforms, […]
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  1. Owned Brands (Private Label)

How Retailers Can Bring Creativity and Originality Back to Private Label Products

Twenty years ago, retailers aiming to launch new store brands to fend off the negative associations created by the “generics era” would say to their design agencies, “Get this as close to the national brand target as you possibly can.” Call it the copycat phase of private label development. Mimicking Green Giant or Coca-Cola was […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

Walmart, Target follow Amazon with early start to holiday sales

​[[“value”:” Dive Brief Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy has also stepped up, with deals set to start several weeks ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Published Sept. 19, 2023 A Walmart truck. Walmart, Target and Best Buy announced details about early holiday shopping deals this week. Provided by Walmart.  “]] 
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  1. Department: Nonfood

Next-Generation Advanced Batteries: An Insight into The Competitive Landscape

Next generation advanced batteries are cost-effective and energy-efficient alternatives to traditional lithium-ion batteries. As well as offering speedy charging and a desirable shelf-life, advanced batteries also play a key role in the green revolution. Electric vehicles – among various other consumer electronics – wouldn’t be feasible without them.
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  1. Shopper & Customer

New Product Introduction

How to Determine the Best New Product Launch Strategy Based on Target Consumer Profile Background: A consumer goods manufacturer or retailer is planning to introduce a new product. The product is a consumer electronics product, with the following characteristics:  • Designed for a Tech savvy consumer • A prestige brand name • An upscale product   […]
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  1. Channel: Specialty & Other

Best Buy lowers Totaltech membership price

Best Buy has lowered the price of its Totaltech membership program from $200 to $179.99 a year. The consumer electronics chain has also debuted tiers to the program, including a free option. “We’re excited about introducing a new tier of membership that we believe leverages the insights that we gained around member pricing being really […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Amazon Anywhere Offers In-Game Shopping for Real-World Products

Amazon has debuted a new immersive shopping functionality called Amazon Anywhere that allows customers to discover and buy physical products from Amazon within virtual environments such as video games, augmented reality applications and mobile apps. Today, most shopping in virtual worlds is enabled through virtual currencies and is usually limited to in-game digital items, as […]
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  1. Department: Consumer Durables

50,000 U.S. Stores Could Close By 2027 Because Of Spending Shifts And Tight Credit, UBS Forecasts

Analysts at investment bank UBS are forecasting that some 50,000 U.S. stores are likely to close by the end of 2027, because of expected cutbacks in consumer spending, tighter credit and the continued shift to ecommerce. Store closings could accelerate to 70,000 to 90,000 if retail sales turn out to be weaker than expected, according […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Department stores added jobs in March as other retail verticals cut back

The 15,000 jobs added by department stores in March were not enough to offset significant losses in other retail verticals, including appliances, consumer electronics, furniture and home furnishings, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The retail industry lost 15,000 jobs in March.
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  1. Shopper & Customer

The Split-Brain Budget Mindset: Why Consumers Remain Eager to Get the Best Value for Their Money

Consumers are still looking for ways to shop smart and save due to overall economic uncertainty. According to a recent survey with over 2,000 U.S. consumers, many respondents are showing what’s known as the “split-brain budget mindset” and are feeling empowered to shop creatively to maximize the spending power they have in the moment. But […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Best Buy Partners With Atrium Health to Support In-Home Hospital Care

Best Buy announced Tuesday it has struck a three-year deal with Atrium Health, an integrated, nonprofit health system part of Advocate Health, to help enable a hospital-at-home program, reports CNBC. Atrium Health is part of Advocate Health, one of the country’s largest healthcare nonprofits. The consumer electronics retailer will sell devices and its Geek Squad will handle […]
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