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Consumer Spending a Mixed Bag This Summer

| Mike O'Brien

Despite inflation fears, retailers are likely to see an increase in consumer spending this summer, with 61% planning to shop “holidays” like Prime Day, and 76% of them saying they’ll spend the same or more on the extravaganza as last year, according to data from Adobe Commerce.

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Stepping Up Your Ecommerce Sustainability Game

| Andrew Chan

Focusing on ecommerce sustainability initiatives can help you set your company up for success by focusing on the planet, while also creating more opportunities to boost sales. Therefore, it behooves you to step up your ecommerce sustainability game or risk being overlooked by increasingly values-conscious consumers. 

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Inflation Fears Outpace COVID, Drive Desire for BNPL Expansion

| Mike O'Brien

Fears of inflation eating away at household incomes continues to run ahead of COVID-19 concerns, according to a May trend report from 84.51˚, the consumer data and analytics arm of Kroger. These concerns are also causing more consumers to want BNPL to expand beyond products to services, according to a Harris poll.

How Alternative Data Improves UX and Helps Marketing Teams

| Michele Tucci

Fragments derived from alternative data are essential to discover more granular consumer behaviors and lifestyles. This helps build better segmentation models and more appropriate customer journeys that offer delight experiences. Insights on consumer behavior and lifestyle can be gleaned through analysis of installed apps.

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Rising Shrinkflation and Transparency: Why It Matters

| Charles Haverfield

Some say shrinkflation is a sneaky strategy because businesses use the same packaging but give customers less, arguing it’s an attempt to deceive them. But many are making sure changes are available for consumers to see in some format. It’s the consumer’s responsibility to check the pack, but communication with buyers is key.

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Ecommerce Search: Giving Control to the Consumer

| Twan Vollebregt

If you take a step back and remove your retail or trading or marketing or technology hat for a moment, doesn’t it seem ludicrous we spend so much time trying to control what consumers see in ecommerce search? The idea of giving up control is not one that’s often considered, yet this could in fact be the key to better performance.

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Delivery Failures Hit Nearly 75% of Consumers

| Chris Jones

Against a backdrop of supply chain disruption, the ecommerce boom and worldwide driver shortages over the last several years, many brands have faced hurdles concerning fulfillment while logging more home deliver failures. Although some have tailored their strategies to overcome them, others haven’t been quite as successful.

Sustainable Packaging: Why It Matters and How to Source It

| Brendan Heegan

Sustainability is more than just good for the planet; it’s good PR for your company. That’s why you should consider adding sustainable packaging to your repertoire. It helps your company meet sustainability goals while giving eco-conscious consumers a better choice. Here’s how to go about sourcing sustainable packaging.

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The Secret to Targeting High-Value Consumers

| Udayan Bose

A big portion of ecommerce purchases are from high-value consumers, but they are the missing component of every successful retail marketer’s digital strategy. Even knowing this, brands are still struggling with how to reach high-value consumers. Here are some strategies to reach these consumers and drive campaign success forward. 

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How Brands Can Connect with the Influenced Consumer

| Ericka Podesta McCoy

Brands have always sought to align themselves with media and messaging most likely to prove influential among core audiences. But today, even the way in which consumers are influenced—and to what extent—is proving to be a defining trait of certain groups. Learn how influenced consumers are a group worth paying attention to.