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Singles’ Day Sales Growth Slows, but Cross-Border Commerce and Livestreaming Shine On

Alibaba Group declined to release the exact results for its 14th annual 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, also known as Singles’ Day, instead noting that results were “in line with last…

Features November 14

Top 4 Strategies for AI-Powered Profitability

Retailers today are faced with mounting pressure to maximize their bottom lines while maintaining cost expectations for consumers. But amid volatile market changes, ever-evolving customer expectations and increased competition online,…

Executive Viewpoints November 14

Post Modern: Making Mail Fit for the Future

In this digital-first era it would be easy to assume that mail is dying a long and slow death — that people are so welded to their screens, the ping…

Executive Viewpoints November 14

Get More ‘Cha-Ching’ from Checkout Experiences

Featuring: Ashley Firmstone, SVP of Customer Success, Rokt We’ve all fallen for it: The point-of-purchase display that has a plethora of small items you just have to have. Some brands…

Podcasts November 14
Kate Jhaveri, new Global Head of Marketing at TikTok.

TikTok Taps Pro Sports for New Marketing Chief

Former NBA Chief Marketing Officer Kate Jhaveri has been named Global Head of Marketing at TikTok. Jhaveri will work closely with Sofia Hernandez, TikTok’s Head of Global Business Marketing, who…

News November 11

Walgreens’ VillageMD Buys Summit Health in $8.9 Billion Deal

With investments from majority owner Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and Cigna subsidiary Evernorth, VillageMD will acquire Summit Health-CityMD, a provider of primary, specialty and urgent care services. Following the $8.9…

News November 11
Bed Bath & Beyond Continues to Rebuild C-Suite with Marketing Chief Appointment

Bed Bath & Beyond Continues to Rebuild C-Suite with Marketing Chief Appointment

Bed Bath & Beyond has appointed Bart Sichel as EVP, Chief Marketing and Customer Officer as the troubled retailer rebuilds its executive leadership following a number of departures in 2022,…

News November 11

WSJ: Amazon Mulls Closing Unprofitable Businesses, Stores in Cost-Cutting Measure

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is reportedly spearheading a cost-cutting review of retail giant to pare down businesses that haven’t been profitable, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street…

News November 11
Fatboy debuts AR Snapchat Lens to let customers try out furniture.

Fatboy Furniture Debuts Snap AR Lens as First Step in Wider AR Push

Bean bag and furniture retailer Fatboy has launched a new AR SnapChat Lens as part of a larger push to introduce augmented-reality capabilities across its full product line. The new…

News November 11
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