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Beyond the Borders – How Retailers are Shifting Gears to Diversify  

Collaboration is the new competition; it was back in 2013 that Harvard Business Review used this sentence to headline an article on how to drive large-scale social change through collaboration.…

Executive Viewpoints June 6

How to Feed the UGC Machine

Featuring: Christina Kay, ResellerRatings We’ve all seen the data: when brands share user-generated content (UGC), consumers trust them more and, in turn, are more likely to make a purchase. As…

Podcasts June 6
Audi Dallas’ Touchless Displays Upgrade Customer Education and Help Cut Showroom Inventory

Audi Dallas’ Touchless Displays Upgrade Customer Education and Help Cut Showroom Inventory

Forbes Todd Automotive Group has introduced an AI computer vision solution at its Audi Dallas location as it seeks to offer customers a more immersive environment with a touchless approach…

News June 3
Dia & Co Acquires 11 Honoré, Expanding its Inclusive Fashion Mission

Dia & Co Acquires 11 Honoré, Expanding its Inclusive Fashion Mission

Inclusive fashion and personal styling destination Dia & Co has acquired plus-size luxury e-tailer 11 Honoré, strengthening its offerings for the size 10 through 32 consumer. Patrick Herning, Founder of…

News June 3

Walmart to Open Four Fulfillment Centers to Offer Same- and Two-Day Shipping to 95% of U.S. Shoppers

Walmart will open four next-generation fulfillment centers over the next four years as it seeks to reach 95% of the U.S. population with next-day or two-day shipping. The retailer will…

News June 3
Starbucks Workers Union Commits $1M to Strike and Defense Fund

Starbucks Workers Union Commits $1M to Strike and Defense Fund

Starbucks workers who strike in support of unionizing will be protected by a Strike and Defense Fund, to which the Workers United union has committed $1 million in funding to…

News June 3

Albertsons Adds Product Reviews Across Multiple Banners’ Websites

Albertsons has introduced consumer-generated ratings and review functionality on 11 of its banners’ sites, including Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco and Shaw’s. The launch is likely related to Albertsons’ plans to re-enter…

News June 3
Blue Apron is debuting a new non-subscription meal kit on Walmart's marketplace.

Blue Apron Debuts Non-Subscription Offering on Walmart Marketplace

Subscription meal kit service Blue Apron is ditching the “subscription” for a new offering on Walmart’s third-party marketplace, giving Walmart customers access to a selection of on-demand meal kits with…

News June 3

Social Commerce: Why Content Matters in Modern Commerce

Remember what it was like to go shopping at the mall? You’d walk into a brick-and-mortar store, select your items from the aisles and check out at the sales counter.…

Executive Viewpoints June 3
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