The enemy of progress and the brand studio dilemma: How Hasbro evolves alongside its customers
Ecommerce

The enemy of progress and the brand studio dilemma: How Hasbro evolves alon...

6y Mike O'Brien

The enemy of progress and the brand studio dilemma...

Hasbro’s core customers have grown up with the brand, the children of people who used to be the core customer. That makes evolving and keeping up all ...

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3 ways Target is trying to become "America's easiest place to shop"
Ecommerce

3 ways Target is trying to become "America's easiest place to shop"

6y Mike O'Brien

3 ways Target is trying to become "America's easie...

2017 was a pivotal year for Target, having invested billions of dollars in expanding its omnichannel shopping capabilities. CEO Brian Cornell wants to...

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The future of retail: How IoT is transforming the retail industry
Digital Transformation

The future of retail: How IoT is transforming the retail industry

6y Diana Maltseva

The future of retail: How IoT is transforming the ...

The retail industry is seeing a rapid transformation, with The Internet of Things (IoT) solutions taking the center stage in the sector. Having plenty...

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How to close the sales and marketing gap to maximize eCommerce opportunities
Ecommerce

How to close the sales and marketing gap to maximize eCommerce opportunitie...

6y Cassandra Stephens

How to close the sales and marketing gap to maximi...

eCommerce is driving retail growth, presenting a significant opportunity for brands. However, as customer behavior changes, brands must ensure they do...

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4 takeaways from Neiman Marcus' awesome mobile app
Ecommerce

4 takeaways from Neiman Marcus' awesome mobile app

6y Mike O'Brien

4 takeaways from Neiman Marcus' awesome mobile app

As many legacy retailers struggle, Neiman Marcus is flourshing, something attributed to the brand's digital-first strategy. The mobile app epitomizes ...

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The new luxury landscape: How Tiffany & Co., Gucci and LVMH are embracing digital transformation
Ecommerce

The new luxury landscape: How Tiffany & Co., Gucci and LVMH are embraci...

6y Mike O'Brien

The new luxury landscape: How Tiffany & Co., G...

As wealthier consumers do more of their shopping online, luxury brands have no choice but to embrace digital transformation. See how Tiffany & Co....

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Cleaning up with Clorox: Why CMO Eric Reynolds doesn't believe it's enough to simply be "consumer-driven"
Ecommerce

Cleaning up with Clorox: Why CMO Eric Reynolds doesn't believe it's enough ...

6y Mike O'Brien

Cleaning up with Clorox: Why CMO Eric Reynolds doe...

The idea that everyone loves a clean environment has always driven Clorox's product sales. CMO Eric Reynolds discusses how he's applying the idea of c...

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Did Amazon acquire Whole Foods with Bitcoin?: ClickZ's most popular articles from July, August and September
Digital Transformation

Did Amazon acquire Whole Foods with Bitcoin?: ClickZ's most popular article...

6y Mike O'Brien

Did Amazon acquire Whole Foods with Bitcoin?: Clic...

We're reflecting on our 2017 and sharing the most-read articles from each month. This retail-focused summer, those top topics were augmented reality a...

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Digital transformation in luxury retail
Digital Transformation

Digital transformation in luxury retail

6y Chris Camps

Digital transformation in luxury retail

The luxury goods industry faces a unique challenge when it comes to digital disruption. For businesses in other sectors, online channels offer a way t...

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Five ways technology can help retailers connect online marketing to offline sales
Ecommerce

Five ways technology can help retailers connect online marketing to offline...

7y Chris Camps

Five ways technology can help retailers connect on...

With easy access to a wealth of information, consumers are using search engines, review sites and social media to assess and select products before he...

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What's your Amazon strategy? The evolution of ecommerce
Data insights

What's your Amazon strategy? The evolution of ecommerce

7y Mike O'Brien

What's your Amazon strategy? The evolution of ecom...

Amazon's star is in the ascendancy, thanks to the company's ability to evolve along with customers' behaviors and expectations. As ecommerce grows in ...

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Exclusive research: The growing role of Amazon in the customer journey
Ecommerce

Exclusive research: The growing role of Amazon in the customer journey

7y Linus Gregoriadis

Exclusive research: The growing role of Amazon in ...

Ecommerce sites such as Amazon play a more significant role in the customer journey than other channels including TV advertising, social media, online...

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How fashion brand Thread is delivering hyper-personalized emails at scale
AI & Automation

How fashion brand Thread is delivering hyper-personalized emails at scale

7y Chris Camps

How fashion brand Thread is delivering hyper-perso...

Thread are an online-only fashion technology brand with a unique proposition: your own personal stylist, free of charge. But how can a modestly-sized ...

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New research: Brands missing out on Amazon marketing opportunity
Digital Advertising

New research: Brands missing out on Amazon marketing opportunity

7y Linus Gregoriadis

New research: Brands missing out on Amazon marketi...

Only 15% of marketers agree they are using Amazon Marketing Services to its full potential, with many brands still unaware of the opportunities afford...

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How machine learning and AI are changing the face of fashion
AI & Automation

How machine learning and AI are changing the face of fashion

7y Isabelle Ohnemus

How machine learning and AI are changing the face ...

The fashion industry has been swamped by the ongoing technological wave that aims to revolutionize people’s lives. Brands are investing and experiment...

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How is AR revolutionizing the in-store experience for retailers?
AR & VR

How is AR revolutionizing the in-store experience for retailers?

7y Tereza Litsa

How is AR revolutionizing the in-store experience ...

Augmented reality has turned out to be a growing trend in marketing. As retailers experiment with it, can it change the in-store experience? Read More...

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Three emerging payment technologies retailers need to know about
Ecommerce

Three emerging payment technologies retailers need to know about

7y Al Roberts

Three emerging payment technologies retailers need...

The retail industry is being disrupted like never before. While much of the discussion about retail disruption focuses in on changing consumer behavio...

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Five ways fashion brands are using AI for personalization
AI & Automation

Five ways fashion brands are using AI for personalization

7y Clark Boyd

Five ways fashion brands are using AI for personal...

Some industries are set to benefit more than others from the ongoing artificial intelligence revolution, and fashion is a particularly likely candidat...

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The brand's guide to Near-Field Communication (NFC)
Ecommerce

The brand's guide to Near-Field Communication (NFC)

7y Al Roberts

The brand's guide to Near-Field Communication (NFC...

There is no shortage of emerging technologies that could revolutionize the way that brands do marketing. But thanks to a recent announcement by Apple,...

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The age of m-commerce: Why consumers love using mobile as a shopping tool
Ecommerce

The age of m-commerce: Why consumers love using mobile as a shopping tool

7y Isabelle Ohnemus

The age of m-commerce: Why consumers love using mo...

Mobile is taking the fashion retail industry by storm. Statistics taken from a 2016 Pew Research Center report show that just over one in ten American...

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How retailers of all sizes can develop an off-Amazon strategy
Ecommerce

How retailers of all sizes can develop an off-Amazon strategy

7y Al Roberts

How retailers of all sizes can develop an off-Amaz...

As Amazon continues its campaign to conquer ecommerce, smaller retailers are being offered increasingly tough-to-swallow conditions in order to list p...

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Digital disruption in CPG: What marketers need to know
CPG (FMCG)

Digital disruption in CPG: What marketers need to know

7y Chris Camps

Digital disruption in CPG: What marketers need to ...

In the sea of digital disruption, the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry has remained relatively stable. But change is inevitable; here’s how it m...

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What physical retail brands can learn from pure play e-tailers
Ecommerce

What physical retail brands can learn from pure play e-tailers

7y Isabelle Ohnemus

What physical retail brands can learn from pure pl...

Despite brick-and-mortar stores seeing a decline due to new customers’ shopping behaviors, physical retailers and ecommerce providers can benefit from...

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Why retail scalping is still big business - and what to do about it
Automation

Why retail scalping is still big business - and what to do about it

7y Luke Richards

Why retail scalping is still big business - and wh...

Retailers and marketers are seeing great value in incorporating limited editions into their business plans, even in a world of digital goods and unlim...

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How retailers and brands responded to Amazon Prime Day
Acquisition

How retailers and brands responded to Amazon Prime Day

7y Al Roberts

How retailers and brands responded to Amazon Prime...

This week, Amazon held its third-annual Prime Day, a shopping holiday that the retail giant created and has turned into one of the biggest sales days ...

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Location, location, location: Which location-marketing tech is the best?
Disruptive MarTech

Location, location, location: Which location-marketing tech is the best?

7y Al Roberts

Location, location, location: Which location-marke...

Marketers have long talked about the promise of location-based marketing, but for years, employing it has been challenging. That is quickly changing, ...

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Amazon is changing the future of shopping by reshaping the customer experience
Disruptive MarTech

Amazon is changing the future of shopping by reshaping the customer experie...

7y Al Roberts

Amazon is changing the future of shopping by resha...

When talking about the huge disruption that is taking place in retail markets today, Amazon is often singled out as the culprit. But Amazon's success ...

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