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Hanshow Unveils Polaris Pro ESL at NRF 2024 - Redefining Retail with Full Color Sustainable Solutions

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Monday, January 15, 2024

Hanshow has unveiled the breakthrough Polaris Pro series at the National Retail Federation 2024 convention in New York, fully encapsulating the company's innovative spirit and vision for "Full Color Sustainable Retail."

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  • Hanshow has unveiled the breakthrough Polaris Pro series at the National Retail Federation 2024 convention in New York, fully encapsulating the company's innovative spirit and vision for "Full Color Sustainable Retail."
  • Streamlined Design and Durable Battery Life: Retailers will appreciate the unibody design of Hanshow Polaris Pro – remarkably 37% thinner than traditional electronic shelf labels.
  • “This launch signifies our unwavering dedication to providing comprehensive, sustainable, and consumer-friendly retail solutions.”
    Beyond the Hanshow Polaris Pro launch, Hanshow's NRF 2024 showcase delivered a holistic approach to retail innovation.
  • Hanshow looks to share its future and the exciting journey of upgrading the retail industry as part of this global community.

Algolia Unveils Next Generation AI-Enhanced, Data-Driven Merchandising Studio

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Monday, January 15, 2024

Bernadette Nixon, Chief Executive Officer, Algolia: “Algolia’s new Merchandising Studio enables an innovative blend of top-tier human expertise and cutting-edge AI capabilities that create delightful, interactive shopping experiences curated with precision.

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  • Bernadette Nixon, Chief Executive Officer, Algolia: “Algolia’s new Merchandising Studio enables an innovative blend of top-tier human expertise and cutting-edge AI capabilities that create delightful, interactive shopping experiences curated with precision.
  • Algolia's enhanced Merchandising Studio introduces a powerful new Revenue Analytics feature, equipping merchandisers with the ability to make informed, data-driven decisions instantly.
  • Merchandisers crave control and transparency, and Algolia feeds this hunger with the introduction of its Comparison Mode feature within the Merchandising Studio.
  • Algolia also adds a Merchandising by Group feature, which enables retailers to curate their digital storefronts with precision.

commercetools Launches commercetools Foundry, Empowering B2C Retailers to Unlock Composability Faster

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Monday, January 15, 2024

B2C retail businesses can now access the program to unlock flexibility, and thoughtfully roll out auto-implementation while boosting speed of innovation.

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  • B2C retail businesses can now access the program to unlock flexibility, and thoughtfully roll out auto-implementation while boosting speed of innovation.
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- commercetools, the composable commerce global leader, today launched commercetools Foundry at the National Retail Federation's Big Show.
  • For B2C retailers, Foundry combines composable technology and commercetools' expertise into a quick-to-launch, pre-composed solution by distilling the learning from the collective success of hundreds of pre-existing commercetools partners and customers –– including Woolworths, River Island, and Bang & Olufsen.
  • commercetools Foundry is now available for B2C retail brands and will be available for B2B wholesalers in the coming months.

NRF 2024: IBM Reports Generative AI Can Bridge the Consumer Expectation Gap with Unified, Integrated Shopping Experiences

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Monday, January 15, 2024

Generative AI can help address these expectations, creating retail environments as intuitive and unified as they are finely tuned to individual needs.

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  • Generative AI can help address these expectations, creating retail environments as intuitive and unified as they are finely tuned to individual needs.
  • A global IBM Institute for Business Value study has laid bare the discrepancy between consumer expectations and the current state of retail offerings.
  • The " Revolutionize retail with AI everywhere: Consumers won't wait " study, unveiled ahead of NRF, surveyed nearly 20,000 individuals worldwide, revealing a dissatisfaction with retail experiences.
  • Just 9% of consumers surveyed said they are content with in-store shopping and just 14% are content with online shopping.

NRF 2024: IBM Reports Generative AI Can Bridge the Consumer Expectation Gap with Unified, Integrated Shopping Experiences

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Monday, January 15, 2024

Generative AI can help address these expectations, creating retail environments as intuitive and unified as they are finely tuned to individual needs.

Key Points: 
  • Generative AI can help address these expectations, creating retail environments as intuitive and unified as they are finely tuned to individual needs.
  • A global IBM Institute for Business Value study has laid bare the discrepancy between consumer expectations and the current state of retail offerings.
  • The " Revolutionize retail with AI everywhere: Consumers won't wait " study, unveiled ahead of NRF, surveyed nearly 20,000 individuals worldwide, revealing a dissatisfaction with retail experiences.
  • Just 9% of consumers surveyed said they are content with in-store shopping and just 14% are content with online shopping.

One price, one deployment: SAS retail customers see trusted results faster

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Monday, January 15, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NRF 113th Annual Convention and EXPO -- Whether a retailer or a consumer goods manufacturer needs to better plan assortments, optimize pricing schemes or get a handle on supply chain visibility, SAS retail solutions deliver. And with new consumption-based pricing, customers can use as much – or as little – SAS as they need to crunch large analytic workloads anytime. Because SAS enterprise applications are built on the SAS® Viya® AI and analytics platform, they offer customers trusted analytical transparency coupled with endless cloud flexibility.

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  • And with new consumption-based pricing, customers can use as much – or as little – SAS as they need to crunch large analytic workloads anytime.
  • Because SAS enterprise applications are built on the SAS® Viya® AI and analytics platform, they offer customers trusted analytical transparency coupled with endless cloud flexibility.
  • "This configuration of SAS' comprehensive retail AI and analytics offerings is a solid option for a company with a data-first, cloud-first strategy."
  • SAS Financial Planning allows you to set merchandise financial goals using past, present and future demand using embedded retail best practices.

NewStore Launches Global Report at NRF 2024 Assessing the Omnichannel Competence of 696 Retailers

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Monday, January 15, 2024

BOSTON, Jan. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NewStore, a mobile-first unified commerce platform for global retail brands, in partnership with commercetools and ChangeCX, today announced the results of its 2024 Omnichannel Leadership Report. In its 10th edition, the annual research initiative assessed the capabilities of 696 retail brands across 10 countries, providing the most comprehensive view of omnichannel retail technology adoption worldwide.

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  • To assess the overall omnichannel competence of the brands, NewStore looked at each retailer's performance across three key experience categories: online, mobile, and in-store.
  • Through this process, NewStore identified the following brands as the 2024 Omnichannel Leaders: Scheels (US), Nordstrom (US), Massimo Dutti (ES), Golf Galaxy (US), and Foot Locker (US).
  • NewStore also excluded the 80+ plus brands on its platform from the study, which by definition would be omnichannel leaders.
  • For more data and analysis, download the report for free here , or pick up a hard copy at the NewStore booth (#1003) during NRF 2024.

Dayrize and Avery Dennison Partner on Technology that Tracks the Impact of Billions of Products Throughout Their Life Cycle

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Monday, January 15, 2024

NEW YORK and AMSTERDAM, Jan. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Dayrize, a climate-tech company that provides product-level environmental and social impact intelligence and Avery Dennison, a global leader in material science and digital identification solutions, today announced a partnership that will allow companies to measure and track the impact of billions of products through their lifecycle on Avery Dennison's atma.io platform, communicate the environmental impact to consumers in an effective way, and ultimately build more sustainable products.

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  • The unparalleled level of impact transparency will enable businesses and consumers to make informed decisions about the sustainability of products."
  • Dayrize and Avery Dennison will demonstrate the new technology at booth #6110 on Level 3 at NRF 2024 in New York City from January 14 - 16, 2024.
  • Avery Dennison's atma.io connected product cloud is a platform that tracks products through their life cycle.
  • The exact impact these products have on the environment will now be available for businesses and, ultimately, consumers.

MACH Alliance Announces Kibo as its First New Member of 2024

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Monday, January 15, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK and LONDON and AMSTERDAM and BERLIN, Jan. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MACH Alliance, the group of independent tech companies dedicated to advocating for open, best-of-breed technology ecosystems, announced today that Kibo has joined as the 101st member and first new member of 2024. Kibo is a provider of composable unified commerce solutions.

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  • The announcement comes as the Alliance and Kibo are attending the NRF Big Show in New York City where the Alliance is bringing back the MACH Haus after its successful debut alongside NRF in 2023.
  • "Our membership momentum continues to climb both in volume and quality, two things we're extremely proud of at the MACH Alliance," said Alliance president, Casper Rasmussen.
  • The company joins MACH Alliance's ISV member category , which is for MACH tech vendors that represent new, best-of-breed technology platforms.
  • The MACH Haus in 2023 saw the coming together of over 400 MACH enthusiasts including leading brands, MACH Ambassadors and over 50 member companies.

FedEx Announces First-Of-Its-Kind Data-Driven Commerce Platform

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Sunday, January 14, 2024

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today announced fdx, the first data-driven commerce platform that connects the entire customer journey — making it easier for companies to grow demand, increase conversion, optimize fulfillment, and streamline returns.

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  • FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today announced fdx, the first data-driven commerce platform that connects the entire customer journey — making it easier for companies to grow demand, increase conversion, optimize fulfillment, and streamline returns.
  • FedEx is the only logistics company to connect the entire customer journey by offering end-to-end e-commerce solutions for businesses of all sizes – all in one platform.
  • The fdx platform is currently available as a private preview [upon request] and businesses interested in learning more can sign up here .
  • The platform brings together existing and new FedEx capabilities for customers.