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Why the C-Suite Is Betting on Digital Commerce for Growth

Fueled by consumer behavior shifts during the pandemic, we continue to see increased importance placed on digital commerce and retail media to drive overall brand growth. The complexity of this…

Executive Viewpoints October 7

Retail is Getting Harder: Here’s How AI Can Help Retailers Prepare for Future Disruptions

Over the last couple of years, the retail industry has been navigating against brutal headwinds: the worst pandemic in 100 years, global supply chain disruptions, and accelerating inflation — all…

Executive Viewpoints October 7
WSJ: Peloton to Cut 500 Jobs as CEO Attempts a Rescue

WSJ: Peloton to Cut 500 Jobs as CEO Attempts a Rescue

Peloton will eliminate 500 jobs in its latest round of layoffs, which began in February 2022 with cuts of 2,800 positions. While the layoffs will be felt companywide, they will…

News October 6

Walmart Acquires Robotics Company to Boost Next-Gen Fulfillment Capabilities

Walmart has entered an agreement to acquire Alert Innovation, a robotics automation company that develops material-handling technology for automating order fulfillment in retail supply chains. Walmart has been working with…

News October 6
Amazon plans to hire 150,000 more works for the holidays.

Amazon to Add 150,000 Workers for Holiday Amid Corporate Hiring Freeze

Amazon has announced that it hopes to hire 150,000 employees across its operations network for the holiday season, about the same amount as last year. The news comes just days…

News October 6

Commercetools Adds B2B Functionality to its Core Platform

Headless commerce provider commercetools has added B2B functionalities to the core offering of commercetools Composable Commerce. commercetools Composable Commerce for B2B provides access to the company’s full API portfolio, with…

News October 6

Cloud4Wi Helps Retailers Deliver Personalized ‘Real-Time Moments’ In-Store

The Cloud4Wi platform is designed to help retailers leverage their WiFi network and mobile apps to engage customers with location-aware experiences. The software uses enterprise-grade location services technology, enabling retailers…

News October 6

Why Data Will Drive the Future of Inventory Management

While COVID-19 slowed the world down to a standstill, it greatly accelerated the growth of online shopping. In particular, lockdowns pushed demand for online groceries into new territory. The Adobe…

Executive Viewpoints October 6
Man in hat and glasses walking past a retail store that has "sale" signs along the front of it

#RSP22: Everything You Need to Know About Holiday 2022

Among its multiple impacts, COVID-19 accelerated an elongation of the holiday shopping season that was already underway. Rather than being limited to a jam-packed four to five weeks from Black…

News October 6
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