Have you heard of generative AI? It’s the technology that helps computers learn and create things on their own. I wrote this blog using Grammarly, which is a form of AI, but ChatGPT is the most popular of the AI technologies out there. According to Mint, it is the fastest technology to hit 100m users,…
Target is rolling out its Drive Up Returns service nationwide following a successful pilot test. The retailer expects to upgrade all of its nearly 2,000 locations by the end of the summer in a bid to improve omnichannel convenience for its customers. Drive Up Returns lets shoppers return any item, including those purchased online, directly…
Kroger will improve networking support for in-store experiences, benefiting both shoppers and associates, by deploying the ExtremeCloud IQ cloud management and WiFi 6E access points across its brick-and-mortar fleet. In addition to supporting services such as scan-as-you-go, inventory location and temperature sensing applications, the solution from Extreme Networks will provide Kroger with a single view…
As rival TikTok ramps up its shopping initiatives, Meta is streamlining its own commerce strategy to drive more in-platform shopping on Instagram and Facebook. A shift toward a new dynamic for Instagram and Facebook Shops will require companies to enable in-app checkout in order to offer a Shop on both sites. Previously, companies could create…
Yahoo Advertising has teamed up with ecommerce marketing platform Pear Commerce to bring shoppable ad products to its demand-side advertising platform (DSP). Pear’s technology connects CPGs with more than 3,000 retailers, representing nearly 165,000 locations across the U.S. and Canada, to put ads for their products in front of consumers that link directly to retailer…
Streaming service Roku has partnered with Instacart to bring together viewership data and purchasing insights, allowing marketers to measure whether “streamers” are buying products on Instacart after seeing ads on the Roku platform. By matching this information with Roku’s first-party data, marketers can better quantify the impact of TV streaming advertising on product sales while…
As an e-commerce wholesaler, you’re always looking for ways to boost your revenue. While you can employ various strategies to enhance your business’ performance, one area that often gets overlooked is the importance of SEO product descriptions. This can be a bigger problem than most realize. After all, shoddy SEO work will likely keep your…
When I was in high school running track, I always wanted to see where my competition ranked to compare what I was doing and improve. That is harder to accomplish in specialty retail. That’s what Manhattan Associates, Google Cloud, and Zebra Technologies sought to give the retail community with their 2023 Unified Commerce Benchmark for…
Movies provide some of the best training and reminders for retailers of all sizes. Here are 25 of the best sales movie scenes ever released.
Gap will reportedly eliminate approximately 500 corporate jobs globally as part of a restructuring effort, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. The cuts, which will be focused on Gap’s main offices in San Francisco and New York City, are designed to make its operations more nimble and less bureaucratic. The move…
