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With the advent of headless commerce and APIs, and platforms like Salesforce, Adobe/Magento and Shopify, retailers and brands -- and increasingly, affinity-based communities or organizations -- can now easily launch their own successful marketplace. Learn more in our latest report.
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| week of 5/18/22 |
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| Target, Like Walmart, Takes a Q1 Profit Hit |
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| Target joined fellow big-box retailer Walmart today in posting a first-quarter earnings figure well below expectations as inflationary strain, inventory overstocks and spiraling costs including from labor and fuel continue to challenge the sector. Same-day services were up 8% -- but it had grown a whopping 120% in Q1 of 2021. |
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| Walmart Misses Q1 Bottom-Line Expectations |
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| Walmart reported a disappointing earnings picture for the first quarter, blaming inflation, overstaffing, excess inventory and supply chain issues as the key culprits that sent profits below what analysts had been expecting. The top retailer reported $2.05B, in net income, down from $2.73B a year ago; ecommerce inched up 1%. |
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| M-Commerce: Automation’s Key Role |
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| Mobile commerce demand continues to grow as smartphones are a go-to shopping tool. Yet scalable m-commerce is nearly impossible for humans as it requires high volumes of data and continuous, real-time analysis. Automation helps improve efficiency, collect and analyze first-party data and personalize engagement. |
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| 5 Growth Milestones For Small Businesses |
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| Starting a business is no light feat. It takes nerves, determination and resilience that only entrepreneurs who have gone through it will understand. Here are five stages small businesses need to know to gain success. |
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| How DSW and GNC Are Increasing Speed to Customers |
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Multichannel Merchant gathered top retail operations executives for a virtual Think Tank Forum, sponsored by Saddle Creek Logistics. Learn what retailers are doing to increase their speed to customers.
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| Inventory Management Complexities Are Here to Stay |
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Check out Multichannel Merchant’s latest special report, Inventory Management Gets Trickier As Forces Collide, to stay ahead of inventory management challenges. Read now to hear what analysts are observing and what companies like Burton and Firstleaf are doing to help mitigate inventory management struggles.
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