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

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Monday, January 15, 2024
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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.

Key Points: 
  • 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
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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.

Key Points: 
  • 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
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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.

Key Points: 
  • 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
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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.

Key Points: 
  • 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.

Manhattan Debuts the First and Only Fulfillment Experience Insights Dashboard for Retail

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Sunday, January 14, 2024
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Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ: MANH), the global leader in supply chain commerce, today launched the Fulfillment Experience Insights dashboard to give retailers a realtime assessment of how their omnichannel fulfillment performance stacks up against the industry.

Key Points: 
  • Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ: MANH), the global leader in supply chain commerce, today launched the Fulfillment Experience Insights dashboard to give retailers a realtime assessment of how their omnichannel fulfillment performance stacks up against the industry.
  • Fulfillment Experience Insights provides continuous benchmarking of fulfillment performance, proactively informing retailers how they compare against a large pool of peers and competitors.
  • “Introducing cutting-edge innovation like the Fulfillment Experience Insights Dashboard is one of the reasons Manhattan continues to be ranked the only leader in omnichannel order management ,” said Amy Tennent, senior director of Product Management at Manhattan.
  • Last year, Manhattan launched the first-of-its-kind Unified Commerce Benchmark which measured 286 customer experience capabilities across four segments.

Ikigai to Showcase Unique Generative AI Solution for Retail Demand Forecasting at NRF 2024 Innovation Lab

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Sunday, January 14, 2024
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During the show, Ikigai Labs will showcase retail applications of its generative AI platform for tabular data.

Key Points: 
  • During the show, Ikigai Labs will showcase retail applications of its generative AI platform for tabular data.
  • Ikigai Labs’ gen AI approach to time series and tabular data rewrites the way companies approach data reconciliation, demand forecasting and planning.
  • Visitors to the Ikigai booth #8005 will experience Ikigai’s capabilities first-hand, learn about the company’s generative AI platform, and its aiMatch, aiCast and aiPlan models that power industry solutions such as demand forecasting for retail .
  • To learn more about the Ikigai Labs demand forecasting solution, visit Ikigai's retail page .

Lexmark Leaps Into NRF 2024 With New Connected Retail Solution That Delivers Personalized Content for Retailers

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Sunday, January 14, 2024
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NEW YORK, Jan. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexmark, a global imaging and IoT solutions leader, will showcase its award-winning, retail-ready printers and solutions at NRF 2024, Retail's Big Show and Expo, Jan. 14 to 16, at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York. The Lexmark showcase will be in booth #5810.

Key Points: 
  • The new Lexmark Engagement Automation Platform (LEAP) transforms customer interactions and drives sales with hyper-localized, automated social media posts.
  • "Retail is once again at a crossroads as we head to NRF 2024," said Paul Merritt, Lexmark Industry Director for Retail.
  • "As retailers have a guarded positivity for 2024 , they continue to look for new ways to increase profits while delivering an exceptional customer experience.
  • We are excited to share how Lexmark can help retailers optimize their processes and deliver meaningful results with easy-to-use retail-specific solutions.

Blue Zone Planet Installs the GroupBy AI Search & Discovery Shopify App to Improve their Digital Customer Experience and Product Findability

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Sunday, January 14, 2024
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GroupBy Inc. , a SaaS-based eCommerce search and product discovery leader, is thrilled to announce the successful implementation of the GroupBy AI Search & Discovery Shopify app with Blue Zone Planet .

Key Points: 
  • GroupBy Inc. , a SaaS-based eCommerce search and product discovery leader, is thrilled to announce the successful implementation of the GroupBy AI Search & Discovery Shopify app with Blue Zone Planet .
  • This application will allow Blue Zone Planet to create the most relevant search experience for their shoppers by tapping into revolutionary AI-first technology that maximizes sales and revenue.
  • In the short time since the GroupBy AI Search and Discovery app has been launched on their site, Blue Zone Planet has seen improved search relevance and faster results.
  • Shopify retailers can now gain access to the most modern and revolutionary search experience with a 30-day free trial of the GroupBy AI Search & Discovery App to experience search - like never before.

ATEC America Debuts LC71AR at NRF 2024

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Sunday, January 14, 2024
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Today, ATEC America , a leading cash automation solution specialist, unveiled its new LC71AR back-office recycler at NRF ‘24.

Key Points: 
  • Today, ATEC America , a leading cash automation solution specialist, unveiled its new LC71AR back-office recycler at NRF ‘24.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240114344437/en/
    The ATEC LC71AR for easy retail cash management (Photo: Business Wire)
    “The ATEC LC71AR speeds up the cash handling process for back offices in retail settings,” stated Vice President of Business Development at ATEC America, Michael Bodine.
  • Developed by ATEC AP for ATEC America, this ‘self-service’ system meticulously considers convenience, security and scalability.
  • The LC71AR back-office recycler is engineered around:
    To preview the LC71AR and other ATEC America products at the NRF show, visit booth 760 for a live demonstration.

SymphonyAI Advances Strategic Generative AI Collaboration With Microsoft for Next-Generation Connected Retail

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Sunday, January 14, 2024
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SymphonyAI , a leader in predictive and generative enterprise AI SaaS, has teamed with Microsoft to bring leading retail AI software applications using Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service to retailers and CPGs worldwide, delivering rapid, in-depth insights, and paving the way for truly connected end-to-end retail.

Key Points: 
  • SymphonyAI , a leader in predictive and generative enterprise AI SaaS, has teamed with Microsoft to bring leading retail AI software applications using Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service to retailers and CPGs worldwide, delivering rapid, in-depth insights, and paving the way for truly connected end-to-end retail.
  • SymphonyAI’s retail applications combine deep retail domain expertise with predictive and generative AI capabilities on Azure so retailers can make more effective decisions faster.
  • SymphonyAI retail AI applications are built on fine-tuned, retail-specific LLMs and use Azure OpenAI Service to provide secure insight into customer datasets and linked external sources.
  • With the recent announcement of the SymphonyAI Category Manager Copilot and Demand Planner Copilot , SymphonyAI is enabling retailers to tackle the toughest retail challenges faster and better.