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Steve Kramer, CEO at WorkJam, is a twenty-year veteran in e-commerce. His specialty is finding the gaps in how organizations manage their frontlines. He founded WorkJam in 2014 as a digital frontline workplace to solve retail industry issues. “Our platform essentially helps retailers and companies and other industries, such as Read more
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Behind WorkJam’s Mission to Improve Retention and Training in Retail
Steve Kramer, CEO at WorkJam, is a twenty-year veteran in e-commerce. His specialty is finding the gaps in how organizations manage their frontlines. He founded WorkJam Read more
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Bluedot’s Report Offers Restaurants Insight Into Consumer Spending Behaviors
Inflation and ongoing concerns of a recession are affecting consumer spending behaviors. And as always, the restaurant industry is a great place to take the temperature of what Read more
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Apple Rallies Most Since May on Strong iPhone Pre-Order Data
(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. shares rallied the most since May as pre-order data showed the iPhone 14 Pro Max was the best selling model, surpassing what the older version did in a Read more
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Amazon Shares Get Back to Their Winning Ways
(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. shares are back in a familiar role of outperforming after an ugly first half of 2022, even as investors brace for a slowdown in growth at the e-commerce and Read more
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The Changing Landscape of the Large-scale Flower Industry, a Founders Foray into the Technology World
A lot of planning goes into the flowers people buy in stores. According to Jeff Yanes, President of Operations for Pure Beauty Farms, it takes a year and a half. Yanes joined host Read more
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Walmart & Target Release 2nd Quarter Earnings Reports
Walmart & Target Release 2nd Quarter Earnings Reports – Data Provides Insight into the Future of Retail
The state of the economy is a topic of daily conversation in the latter half of Read more
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Simply Shipped: How Technology Accelerates Logistics Engines
September 30, 2022
Since the COVID-19 pandemic erupted, we have constantly been hearing about supply chain shortages and backups causing delays in product deliveries in multiple sectors. Sanil Mahajan, Global Head – Read more
Beyond the Concept: Managing the Risk of Using Out-of-Date Parts and Products in a Facility
September 30, 2022
Facilities can ill afford to have equipment go down with today’s supply chain challenges. Lost hours could quickly become lost days if a replacement is unavailable. Sam Cafferata, Principal Engineer Read more
The Most POWERFUL Conference of the Year, The Battery Show 2022
September 30, 2022
Grant Harrell, host of Are We There Yet? had the pleasure of attending Informa Markets’ The Battery Show in Novi, Michigan from September 13-15, 2022. The show featured the latest trends and topics Read more
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Amazon Shares Get Back to Their Winning Ways
September 14, 2022
(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. shares are back in a familiar role of outperforming after an ugly first half of 2022, even as investors brace for a slowdown in growth at the e-commerce and Read more
Walmart & Target Release 2nd Quarter Earnings Reports
Walmart & Target Release 2nd Quarter Earnings Reports – Data Provides Insight into the Read more
Multi-format Retail Offers Sellers the Opportunity to Expand Business with a Single Brand
Multi-format retailing has slowly entered the retail landscape over the past 20 Read more
Lids Expands Merch into Collegiate Athletics with Lids University
Collegiate athletics, college sports fans, and the larger sports retail world locked in Read more
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Lids Expands Merch into Collegiate Athletics with Lids University
August 15, 2022
Collegiate athletics, college sports fans, and the larger sports retail world locked in another merchandising win and opportunity as Lids, the leading hat and sports merchandiser, announced Read more
How Card Issuers and Merchants Maneuvered One Year of Mastercard’s Magstripe Phase Out
Coming up on one year from the official announcement, retailers and card issuers Read more
Amazon’s iRobot Deal Seen Facing Tough FTC Antitrust Review
(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. is barrelling ahead with an aggressive acquisition strategy Read more
Full Warehouses: Why Retailers Now Have Too Much Supply
Key Insights:
Miscalculated supply and increased returns have led to overstock.
The Read more
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Full Warehouses: Why Retailers Now Have Too Much Supply
August 5, 2022
Key Insights:
Miscalculated supply and increased returns have led to overstock.
The rate of consumer returns has doubled since 2019.
Miscalculated supply is leading retailers to make Read more
Independent Grocers to Build SNAP Ecommerce Programs with New USDA Grant
In a win for U.S. consumers and grocers, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Read more
Track and Trace: Revolutionizing the Retail Industry’s Supply Chain With RFID
When it comes to retail operations, RFID technology has most frequently been Read more
US Consumer Confidence Hits 16-Month Low on Drag From Inflation
(Bloomberg) -- US consumer confidence dropped in June to the lowest in more than a year as Read more
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Inspired Retail
Inspired Retail: Changing the ATM Experience
March 18, 2022
The last two years of labor challenges, financial disruptions, and permanent changes to work and lifestyle has inspired the banking industry’s investment in solutions that will help ease cash Read more
Careers on the Move: Building Supply Chain Policy
“What I enjoy is bringing folks together to work collaboratively on solutions, Read more
The Experience Evolution: Prep the Halls—2021 Holiday Shopping Trends and Tips
Did the pandemic rewrite the rules for the holiday shopping season? Is Read more
What Does An Ideal Inventory Counting Solution Look Like for Retailers Worldwide?
On this episode of Keeping Count, a podcast from the experts at Read more
Keeping Count
What Does An Ideal Inventory Counting Solution Look Like for Retailers Worldwide?
September 13, 2021
On this episode of Keeping Count, a podcast from the experts at Datascan, Host Tyler Kern talked with Gerry Meca, Chief Information Officer at Datascan. They talked about Read more
What Impact Does Inventory Accuracy Have on Retail Sales and Loss?
The accuracy of inventory can quickly degrade when it comes to retailers, particularly those Read more
ThenWhat 3×5: How Authentic Queerness Illuminates Work and Careers
a podcast by ThenWhat, host Grant Barth, CEO and Founder of ThenWhat, talked with Read more
Appointments Are a Key Business Investment in the Experience Economy
Businesses already recognized the importance of appointments as an experience driver for Read more
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Appointments Are a Key Business Investment in the Experience Economy
June 18, 2021
Businesses already recognized the importance of appointments as an experience driver for customers and prospects before the pandemic.
Once the pandemic hit, however, the need and desire for Read more
How Your Brand Can Capitalize on the International Ecommerce Explosion
Designed for retail leaders and lovers alike, Retail Refined explores the in-store technology Read more
What Drives the Consumer Products Business Behind the Olympics
Designed for retail leaders and lovers alike, Retail Refined explores the in-store technology Read more
How Music Industry Guerilla Marketing Helped Create a Retail Tech Platform
Designed for retail leaders and lovers alike, Retail Refined explores the in-store technology Read more
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Walmart & Target Release 2nd Quarter Earnings Reports
September 6, 2022
Walmart & Target Release 2nd Quarter Earnings Reports – Data Provides Insight into the Future of Retail
The state of the economy is a topic of daily conversation in the latter half of Read more
Platform Unification Is More Important Than Ever for Retailers
Successful retail requires flexibility. Recently, omnichannel was Read more
How Buy Now Pay Later is Impacting the Store Experience
The popularity of BNPL (buy now, pay later) has grown tremendously Read more
How AI & AR Try-On Technology is Impacting All Shopping Channels
AI & AR (augmented reality) Try-On technology makes shopping for fashion, Read more
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How AI & AR Try-On Technology is Impacting All Shopping Channels
July 14, 2022
AI & AR (augmented reality) Try-On technology makes shopping for fashion, beauty, and skin care products fun. Leading the charge in this AI & AR space is Wayne Liu, Chief Read more
How Retailers Are Rethinking Their Space to Maximize Experience and Flow
Retail in 2022 and surviving as a brick-and-mortar store means keeping up with the Read more
Track and Trace: Revolutionizing the Retail Industry’s Supply Chain With RFID
When it comes to retail operations, RFID technology has most frequently been Read more
The Metaverse is a Brand’s “Betterverse”
Justin Hochberg, CEO and Co-Founder of Virtual Brand Group, sums up his company’s Read more
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The Metaverse is a Brand’s “Betterverse”
June 30, 2022
Justin Hochberg, CEO and Co-Founder of Virtual Brand Group, sums up his company’s mission in one easy sentence, “We put you in the Metaverse.” Hochberg joined Christine Russo to Read more
Video SEO is Gaining Importance, One Company is Disrupting How to Collect and Distribute Consumer Videos
SEO is a process in which a website is primed for direct traffic from search Read more
Moving Online to Brick & Mortar Has Helped UNTUCKit Thrive
With over 12K retail locations closing in 2020, leaving 159M square feet of Read more
The Future of eCcommerce Platforms in the Gaming Ecosystem
The function of e-commerce has been a vital source of selling on online platforms Read more
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Behind WorkJam’s Mission to Improve Retention and Training in Retail
September 27, 2022
Steve Kramer, CEO at WorkJam, is a twenty-year veteran in e-commerce. His specialty is finding the gaps in how organizations manage their frontlines. He founded WorkJam in 2014 as a digital frontline workplace to solve retail industry issues. “Our platform essentially helps retailers and companies and other industries, such as Read more
Bluedot’s Report Offers Restaurants Insight Into Consumer Spending Behaviors
September 23, 2022
Inflation and ongoing concerns of a recession are affecting consumer spending behaviors. And as always, the restaurant industry is a great place to take the temperature of what people are willing to spend their discretionary cash on since dining out is definitely not considered a necessity. Despite efforts by the Federal Reserve to ward off Read more
Apple Rallies Most Since May on Strong iPhone Pre-Order Data
September 14, 2022
(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. shares rallied the most since May as pre-order data showed the iPhone 14 Pro Max was the best selling model, surpassing what the older version did in a similar timeframe.
Shares of the tech giant rose 3.9%, their biggest one-day gain since May 27, and the stock closed above its 200-day moving average for the first time Read more
Amazon Shares Get Back to Their Winning Ways
September 14, 2022
(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. shares are back in a familiar role of outperforming after an ugly first half of 2022, even as investors brace for a slowdown in growth at the e-commerce and cloud computing giant.
Amazon is the best-performing stock among its megacap peers since the Nasdaq 100 Index bottomed nearly three months ago, in part because it’s shown Read more
The Changing Landscape of the Large-scale Flower Industry, a Founders Foray into the Technology World
September 7, 2022
A lot of planning goes into the flowers people buy in stores. According to Jeff Yanes, President of Operations for Pure Beauty Farms, it takes a year and a half. Yanes joined host Adam Morrisey for a conversation on the intriguing world of the flower industry and a brand-new social venture he’s launched in Miami, FL, Lyfe Social.
Pure Beauty Read more
Walmart & Target Release 2nd Quarter Earnings Reports
September 6, 2022
Walmart & Target Release 2nd Quarter Earnings Reports – Data Provides Insight into the Future of Retail
The state of the economy is a topic of daily conversation in the latter half of 2022. Is the U.S. in a recession? Is the U.S. heading towards a recession? Is the housing market finally going to burst and return to a state that is more normal? What Read more
Platform Unification Is More Important Than Ever for Retailers
August 23, 2022
Successful retail requires flexibility. Recently, omnichannel was groundbreaking, but Retail Dive now reports it as a consumer baseline expectation. Let’s say a consumer is shopping on their mobile device. They transfer to their laptop to complete the transaction only to find an empty cart. These disconnections create enough friction for shoppers Read more
Multi-format Retail Offers Sellers the Opportunity to Expand Business with a Single Brand
August 15, 2022
Multi-format retailing has slowly entered the retail landscape over the past 20 years. The term is specific to the various formats a retailer takes with its brick-and-mortar stores versus multi-channel which includes online channels, catalogs, etc. Carol Spieckerman, President at Spieckerman Retail, spoke about the current multi-format mojo being Read more
Lids Expands Merch into Collegiate Athletics with Lids University
August 15, 2022
Collegiate athletics, college sports fans, and the larger sports retail world locked in another merchandising win and opportunity as Lids, the leading hat and sports merchandiser, announced another expansion to its brand and a fresh crop of brick and mortar stores. Whereas with its last partnership, Lids teamed up with the Negro League Baseball Museum, Harlem Read more