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The Key to Keeping Customers Engaged and Combating the Paradox of Choice — Personalization

Shopping online can feel completely overwhelming for consumers when options feel infinite. The paradox of choice can even…

Executive Viewpoints September 14
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How Speeding up Chargeback Resolutions can Boost Retailers’ Profits

Commerce is expanding rapidly, especially within the retail sector. Recent data shows that overall U.S. retail sales have…

Executive Viewpoints September 13
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Composable Commerce: Navigating Overlooked Transformation Challenges to Boost Business Agility

Retailers are waking up to the limitations of monolithic commerce stacks. These legacy models hinder one’s ability to…

Executive Viewpoints September 12
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Creating Experiential Campaigns with Cloud-Optional Technology

The internet has radically changed how we find, compare and buy products. The most obvious impact? The rise…

Executive Viewpoints September 11
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Let’s Move from Fast Promising to Smart Promising

The rise of search-based and social selling has heightened retailers’ desire to offer aggressive estimated delivery dates (EDD).…

Executive Viewpoints September 8
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How MACH Technologies Help Retailers Foster a Dynamic Customer Experience

The pace of technological change — as well as consumers’ increasing demand for always-on-shopping, anytime, anywhere — has…

Executive Viewpoints September 7
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FTC’s ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Proposal: A Step Forward for the Negative Option Model

So-called “negative option” services are a controversial yet time-tested method of doing business. Under this model, a customer…

Executive Viewpoints September 6
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From Walmart to Barbie and Nike, retail brands are embracing worldbuilding to offer multi-layered touch points across platforms — and enable agency.

Worldbuilding: Designing Multisensory Worlds That Empower Customers to Craft Their Own Brand Journey

Editor’s note: As retail interfaces and systems continue to evolve, the way we design retail experiences to user…

Executive Viewpoints September 6
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VR for Retail Training: How to Leverage the Tech to Land Stronger Outcomes

As we fast approach Q4 2023, there is one topic at the forefront of every retailer’s mind: holiday…

Executive Viewpoints September 5
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