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Footwear brand Merrell switched to 3D for its product design and saw huge results.

How 3D Helps Footwear Brand Merrell Move at the Speed of the Consumer 

With the metaverse ever-present in the media these days, most people’s first thought when hearing the term “3D” will be of things like avatars and virtual environments. But the fact…

Features July 25
CNBC: 7-Eleven Cuts 880 Corporate Jobs in Texas and Ohio

CNBC: 7-Eleven Cuts 880 Corporate Jobs in Texas and Ohio

7-Eleven reportedly slashed approximately 880 corporate jobs as it restructures following the 2021 completion of its $21 billion acquisition of Speedway, the company’s convenience store and gas station competitor, according…

News July 22
About You, YOOX Net-a-porter and Zalando have banded together to tackle carbon emissions in their supply chain.

Zalando, YOOX Net-a-Porter, About You Band Together to Tackle Carbon Emissions in the Supply Chain

Online retailers About You, YOOX Net-a-Porter and Zalando have teamed up to reduce carbon emissions in their value chain by creating an online platform designed to help their brand partners…

News July 22

Uber Eats Enhances Customer Experience with Extended Ordering Hours, Live Tracking

Uber is expanding Uber Eats’ services with new features such as the ability to place orders when grocery stores aren’t open for later delivery, live tracking of orders from store…

News July 22
ShopStyle uses technology and trends to make it a first stop for online fashion shoppers.

The Art of Curation: ShopStyle’s Journey to Become a First Stop for Fashion

ShopStyle launched in 2007 with an innovative idea: creating a search engine focused solely on fashion. Fifteen years and two acquisitions later, the landscape of shopping-focused search engines has gotten…

Features July 22

Why Manufacturers Need Composable Commerce to Drive Digital Sales

The digital commerce sector has seen outstanding growth since 2020. The B2B sector (including manufacturing) is no exception, with sales across digital commerce sites, log-in portals and marketplaces surging by…

Executive Viewpoints July 22

A Primer on Cloud-Based Backup and Disaster Recovery for Retail

During the first six months of 2021, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reported more than 2,000 ransomware complaints, resulting in nearly $17M in losses — a 62% year-over-year…

Executive Viewpoints July 22
Supply chain, livestreaming and the metaverse: have our ecommerce predictions for the year held up?

Ecommerce Check-In: Has 2022 Shaped Up the Way We Predicted? 

The ecommerce boom of 2020 brought millions of new shoppers to digital platforms, and that growth trajectory continued into 2021. At the end of 2021, the editors of Retail TouchPoints…

Features July 22

Amazon Begins Rollout of Electric Delivery Vehicles, Expects to Reach 100 Cities by End of 2022

Amazon has begun rolling out Rivian electric delivery vehicles in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Mo., Nashville, Tenn., Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle and St. Louis as well as other cities.…

News July 21
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