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Mastering Promotional Pricing: Proactive Holiday Strategies to Protect Your Profits

Navigating holiday retail pricing strategies during times of economic uncertainty requires a delicate balance between reacting to market conditions and maintaining profitability. As we approach a period characterized by the…

Executive Viewpoints September 23
Dharmesh Mehta, Amazon’s VP of Worldwide Partner Selling Services at the 2024 Amazon Accelerate conference.

Amazon is Moving Beyond its Own Walls Like Never Before…What Will it Mean for Retail?

The major tech platforms, Amazon included, are often referred to as “walled gardens” because they offer an immense set of capabilities, services, data and insights — but only to users…

Features September 23

How Do You Make Instant Commerce Happen?

Featuring: Sharon Gee, SVP, GM of Omnichannel at BigCommerce and SVP of Sales and Partnerships at Feedonomics Merchants of all sizes and across categories have heard the call: to survive…

Podcasts September 23
The FTC says that social media and streaming services have been engaging in widespread online surveillance.

FTC Accuses Social Media Services of ‘Vast’ User Surveillance, Lax Privacy Protections

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a damning new report on the data collection and use practices of Twitch, Meta, YouTube, X, Snap, TikTok, Discord, Reddit and WhatsApp. The…

News September 20

Amazon Boosts Pay for Hourly Fulfillment Workers, Adds Prime Benefit

Amazon will increase pay for hourly frontline workers in its transportation and fulfillment network by at least $1.50 per hour beginning this month, bringing their average base wage to more…

News September 20

Nike Names Long-Time Exec as CEO to Replace Departing Donahoe

Nike has tapped Elliott Hill, a long-time veteran of the company who retired in 2020, as its new President and CEO, effective Oct. 14, 2024. Hill will replace John Donahoe,…

News September 20
Amazon honors three sellers for their community impact at the 2024 Accelerate conference.

Small Business, Big Ideas: 3 Companies Leveraging Amazon to be a ‘Force for Good’

This story is part of Retail TouchPoints’ ongoing “Small Business, Big Ideas” series, focusing on smaller retail brands that have found big success and have even bigger ambitions. Amazon took…

Features September 20

Retail Media Networks: The Key to Winning CPG Partnerships this Holiday Season

As the holiday season approaches, retailers have a significant opportunity to enhance and showcase their retail media network (RMN) offerings. By highlighting their platforms’ unique value and advantages and providing…

Executive Viewpoints September 20

U.S. Postal Service and Toys ‘R’ Us Partner to Deliver Holiday Joy

The U.S. Postal Service is bringing in Geoffrey the Giraffe and the Toys ‘R’ Us team to bolster its annual Operation Santa program. USPS Operation Santa lets U.S. households “adopt”…

News September 19
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