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Retailers Must Adopt a Technology-First Strategy to Survive

We’ve all heard the analogy of the boiling frog: when a frog is put into a pot of boiling water, it will instantly jump out. However, when the frog is…

Executive Viewpoints April 18

Amazon’s Just Walk Out has Left the Building

[Update as of 4/17/2024] In a blog post clarifying its strategy around cashierless technology, Dilip Kumar, VP of AWS Applications at Amazon, noted how popular the company’s Just Walk Out…

News April 17

Gopuff Launches White-Label Instant Delivery Platform for CPG Brands

Gopuff has launched Powered by Gopuff, a platform designed to enable brands to offer delivery services from their owned and operated online storefronts by leveraging Gopuff’s logistics network, instant fulfillment…

News April 17

URBN to Deploy Common Payments Infrastructure Across Brands

URBN, parent company of Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People and FP Movement, will adopt Stripe as its primary payments infrastructure for both online and in-store sales, consolidating the majority of…

News April 17
JCPenney has rolled out a revamped rewards program.

JCPenney Aims to Give $500 Million Back to Customers with Revamped Rewards Program

JCPenney is the latest retailer to reconfigure its rewards program with the debut of a simplified loyalty offering that nearly doubles the rate at which members earn rewards. With this…

News April 17

How Gen AI is Reshaping our Understanding of User Intent

As the digital landscape evolves, the impending demise of third-party cookies looms large, creating seismic shifts in how businesses understand user intent. Within the world of B2B and B2C commerce,…

Executive Viewpoints April 17

The Product of Places: The Secret Equation to Convening Consumers

Everywhere I go, business leaders ask me, “What’s the next big thing in retail?” Understandably, they’re looking for a leg up on the competition and are intrigued by the latest…

Executive Viewpoints April 17

From Reusable to Recycled: Walmart Canada Pilots Program Giving New Life to Blue Bags

Walmart Canada, in partnership with TerraCycle, will mark Earth Day on April 22 with a “Fresh Start” Day of Action, encouraging consumers to recycle their used blue Walmart shopping bags…

News April 16
Screenshot from Amazon Live.

Amazon Brings Live Shopping to Streaming TV

Amazon is expanding the reach of its Amazon Live shopping content with the debut of a new interactive shoppable channel on the Prime Video and Freevee streaming TV services. The…

News April 16
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