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Retail Reset: Sharpening The Sharper Image Brand

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More than a store or a brand, The Sharper Image was the traditional mecca of the husbands, fathers and boyfriends along for mall trips they didn’t really want to be on, offering consolation in the form of a session in the vibro-massaging leather recliner and the opportunity to touch a plasma globe.

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What is Coming to Magento Commerce in 2021

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It included a demo of the Magento 2.4.1. One exciting B2B announcement was the brand new PWA for B2B reference theme that will be available in 2021. As we gear up for 2021, I recently attended a Magento Product Roadmap webinar. release notes are available here). New and Improved B2B Features. What to look forward to in 2021.

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Another Multibillion Dollar Week, And Yotpo Bags $22M To Connect Brands To Their Fans

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Sure there’s the the old favorite YouTube, which alone contains countless hours of product reviews, walk throughs, Chewbacca mask wearers, demos, live gaming video, etc., – Yotpo aims to be the one-stop shop for all a brand’s needs when it comes to user content focused marketing. “We

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Square Gets Patent For Crypto-Friendly Real-Time Payments System

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The kit will include “an API, language tools, demo apps and other features” to help Lightning payments integrate with various wallets, and aid bitcoin in becoming a more widely used currency. Square also announced on Tuesday (Jan.

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Luxury On The Installment Plan

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What’s more, “some customers — especially younger ones — have historically been intimidated by the prospect of entering brick-and-mortar luxury brand stores, but eCommerce can eliminate this barrier.”. Keeping Key Demos Engaged. That’s not the case in 2020, but younger demos still crave designer labels.

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Google, DTC Retailers Form Advocacy Group

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The most compelling issues concern data collection and usage, admitting that brands lack a comprehensive understanding of consumer behavior. Brands are finding that year-over-year growth is no longer the most reliable benchmarking metric when judging their current performance,” the white paper says. FIT framework advanced by PYMNTS.

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Pop Up Grocer Checks All The Pandemic Retail Boxes

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Before explaining that pivot, here’s a little background: The company is the brainchild of Emily Schildt, a New York City-based consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketing consultant, who leveraged what she calls her “crazy entrepreneurial spirit” and founded Pop Up Grocer as a traveling natural food and beverage brand experience.

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