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Alibaba.com President Kuo Zhang at CoCreate 2024.

Alibaba Seeks to Enable Entrepreneurs with New Sourcing and Financing Tools

’Tis the season…of marketplace seller conferences: Walmart kicked things off in late August with Let’s Grow!, Amazon Accelerate will take the stage in Seattle next week, and sandwiched in between…

Features September 9

Captivating Customers: How Gamification Transforms the Retail Experience

The retail landscape is a battlefield. Brands constantly fight for customer attention, loyalty, and ultimately a slice of their wallets. Standing out from the crowd requires innovative strategies, and gamification…

Executive Viewpoints September 9

Elevating the Bodega Experience

Featuring: Rachel Krupa, Founder, The Goods Mart Bodegas are a fixture in local communities and large cities alike. Rachel Krupa has her own fond memories of local corner stores, which…

Podcasts September 9

Walmart Taps StockX to Bolster Marketplace Sneaker Assortment

Walmart has forged a new partnership with StockX that will bring pre-verified sneakers from the resale site to the retailer’s online marketplace. With this partnership, StockX will bring “hundreds of…

News September 6

New York State Mandates Panic Buttons for Retail Workplaces

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (RSWA), mandating the installation of panic buttons in the workplaces of retailers with 500 or more employees nationwide.…

News September 6
Homepage of the test site for Ikea's new peer-to-peer resale platform.

Ikea Tests Peer-to-Peer Resale Marketplace in 2 European Cities

Ingka Group, the largest operator of Ikea stores worldwide, has been testing a new peer-to-peer resale marketplace in Madrid and Oslo this summer. The platform allows customers to connect directly in…

News September 6
Mall owner Simon has rebranded its online marketplace as ShopSimon.

Simon Rebrands and Expands Online Marketplace Following ‘Phenomenal Growth’

Mall owner Simon has expanded and rebranded its Shop Premium Outlets online marketplace. The site, now called ShopSimon, represents “the next phase in [Simon’s] journey to create the ultimate omnichannel…

News September 6
Megan Thee Stallion in the music video for her original song “It’s Prime Day.”

How Brands Can Replicate Prime Day Success this Holiday Season

Over the past 10 years, Prime Day has become a critical sales event for brands, especially for the countless small- and medium-sized sellers that rely on Amazon to grow their…

Features September 6

Retail Ecommerce Revamp: Positioning Product Information for Scale

Every retail ecommerce business — whether just starting out or well-established — reaches the point when adopting a more mature product information management (PIM) strategy becomes crucial to reach the…

Executive Viewpoints September 6
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