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Next Generation Composable Leaders Mercaux and Fluent Commerce Announce Partnership to Deliver Frictionless Omnichannel Fulfilment

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

LONDON, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercaux , The Next Generation In-Store Experience, Universal Basket & Checkout Platform, today announced a partnership with Fluent Commerce , the leading provider of a distributed Order Management Solution.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercaux , The Next Generation In-Store Experience, Universal Basket & Checkout Platform, today announced a partnership with Fluent Commerce , the leading provider of a distributed Order Management Solution.
  • Fluent Order Management architecture provides retailers with the tools to connect their technology systems, sync inventory in near real-time, and update fulfilment logic.
  • Mercaux and Fluent Commerce composable architectures ensure that it is quick and easy for retailers to switch on these enhanced functionalities within Mercaux's In-Store Solutions.
  • The partnership is set to bring much-needed fluidity to customer's multi-touch omnichannel journeys through the creation and transaction of mixed baskets.

Hitachi Energy wins order to connect one of the world's largest offshore wind farms to the UK power grid

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Friday, July 15, 2022

With more than 200 wind turbines installed across almost 700 square kilometers(1), this will be the single largest offshore wind farm in the world.

Key Points: 
  • With more than 200 wind turbines installed across almost 700 square kilometers(1), this will be the single largest offshore wind farm in the world.
  • This project is a significant step towards the British Energy Security Strategy ambition of sourcing up to 50 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2030.
  • Hitachi Energy will supply two HVDC Light converter systems, while Aibel will deliver two HVDC offshore converter platforms.
  • "Together with Hitachi Energy, we are demonstrating that renewables like offshore wind are a huge part of the world's sustainability journey.

Klevu Announces a New Strategic Partnership with commercetools to Help Unify Headless Product Discovery

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Unlike other "garbage in garbage out" search technologies that simply index data already available in a product catalog, requiring people to manually configure the product discovery engine, Klevu's machine learning capabilities enrich catalog data automatically, and develop an ongoing understanding of how shoppers are engaging with each front-end experience specifically to display select products in the order most likely to convert. Klevu AI expands its knowledge as it accumulates more information from purchases, clicks, and product ratings -- giving the website the voice of the customer.

Key Points: 
  • Klevu's product discovery platform leverages Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, and user behavior analytics to connect shoppers with products they want.
  • "Klevu's recent MACH Alliance approval and our strategic partnership with commercetools are evidence of Klevu's enterprise foundation.
  • Christopher Holley, Global Director, ISV Partnerships at commercetools says, "I'm thrilled to welcome Klevu into the commercetools partner network.
  • I am certain that solution integrators and merchants alike will enjoy testing the composable product discovery solutions that connect with commercetools.

Apply Digital acquires Reign to further strengthen capabilities to service global brands

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

VANCOUVER, BC and SANTIAGO, Chile, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Today Apply Digital, a global innovation, products, and experiences company, announced the acquisition of Reign, a Chile-based digital services company.

Key Points: 
  • VANCOUVER, BC and SANTIAGO, Chile, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Today Apply Digital, a global innovation, products, and experiences company, announced the acquisition of Reign, a Chile-based digital services company.
  • With this integration, we are now in a position to have a global delivery model to better serve our clients' digital needs."
  • Following the integration, Apply Digital will have over 450 employees based in eight global offices across Canada, the US, Mexico, Chile, and the Netherlands.
  • The Reign integration will help Apply Digital continue its growth and transform complex problems into simple digital solutions through human-centric designs and modern tech stacks.

Contentstack Announces New APAC Regional Director Jerry Nott, First Australia-based Hire of 2022

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Contentstack, the Content Experience Platform (CXP) category leader, today announced the hire of Jerry Nott as APAC Regional Director. Nott's hire is the first of many in Australia as Contentstack increases its investment in the region to better serve local customers and maintain the company's nearly 99% customer retention rate. Contentstack currently supports 30+ brands across APAC, with the majority in Australia, including Baby Bunting, Pepperstone Group, and Koorong.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Texas, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Contentstack , the Content Experience Platform (CXP) category leader, today announced the hire of Jerry Nott as APAC Regional Director.
  • Contentstack currently supports 30+ brands across APAC, with the majority in Australia, including Baby Bunting, Pepperstone Group, and Koorong.
  • Through Care without Compromise, Contentstack and its Catalysts partners cooperate, communicate, and cross-train support staff to deliver joint solutions to customers.
  • The event is tailored for enterprise businesses looking to future-proof their brands and will provide support to make MACH easy.

Harry Rosen, Myplanet Win Best Retail Project at Inaugural MACH Awards

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

TORONTO, July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Luxury menswear retailer Harry Rosen and their longtime solutions partner Myplanet won Best Retail Project at the MACH Awards on June 28.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Luxury menswear retailer Harry Rosen and their longtime solutions partner Myplanet won Best Retail Project at the MACH Awards on June 28.
  • Beginning in late 2018, Harry Rosen engaged Myplanet to support their ambitious digital re-platforming program, and the two have worked shoulder-to-shoulder creating world-class retail commerce experiences for Harry Rosen's clientele and staff advisory team ever since.
  • Becky Parisotto, VP, Commerce & Retail Programs at Myplanet, sees this award as confirmation that building a composable commerce solution on MACH foundations creates exceptional outcomes.
  • "The Harry Rosen brand is synonymous with high-end experiences, and upholding that standard in their digital commerce offerings was paramount, for them and for us.

Sephora Elevates The Future Of Commerce, Partners With commercetools As Next-Generation Commerce Solution

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Today, commercetools , the leader in digital commerce and inventor of headless commerce, announced Sephora , the prestige beauty omni-retailer, has selected commercetools as its next-generation commerce solution.

Key Points: 
  • Today, commercetools , the leader in digital commerce and inventor of headless commerce, announced Sephora , the prestige beauty omni-retailer, has selected commercetools as its next-generation commerce solution.
  • With the help of commercetools, Sephora will be able to more flexibly and cost-effectively accelerate new digital experiences and enhanced e-commerce functionalities.
  • Empowering Sephora to move from an older legacy system to a composable architecture, the commercetools MACH-based approach to commerce was a natural fit and progression for the retailer.
  • Were honored that Sephora has chosen commercetools as its partner for the next generation of its digital commerce business.

Hygraph Launches New Federated Content Platform for the Era of Composable Architectures

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

BERLIN, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GraphCMS, the company behind the first native GraphQL Headless CMS, has launched their new Federated Content Platform and rebranded itself as Hygraph. The new product direction reflects the company's renewed commitment to becoming the content layer for demanding product and platform experiences, as well as its expanded focus on Content Federation. With this focus, Hygraph will now offer its user base a suite of features to cut out tedious middleware development, and effortlessly join siloed data from diverse sources into a single API. This novel approach for content unification lets product teams compose services up to 10 times faster than the current methods. The MACH certified company is currently serving more than 50,000 teams across the world including Samsung, Shure, Dr.Oetker and Philips.

Key Points: 
  • Content Federation lets users extend the Hygraph GraphQL Content API with other services by connecting remote sources into the global API schema.
  • Hygraph (previously GraphCMS) is the enterprise-grade federated content platform that enables ambitious digital products at scale.
  • With the industry's most versatile GraphQL content API and a novel approach to external data sourcing, the federated content platform enables use cases beyond existing market solutions.
  • Hygraph's capabilities can be extended as a database highly optimized for structured content while giving content creators the tools to build their ultimate content pipeline.

Hygraph Launches New Federated Content Platform for the Era of Composable Architectures

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, July 12, 2022

BERLIN, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GraphCMS, the company behind the first native GraphQL Headless CMS, has launched their new Federated Content Platform and rebranded itself as Hygraph. The new product direction reflects the company's renewed commitment to becoming the content layer for demanding product and platform experiences, as well as its expanded focus on Content Federation. With this focus, Hygraph will now offer its user base a suite of features to cut out tedious middleware development, and effortlessly join siloed data from diverse sources into a single API. This novel approach for content unification lets product teams compose services up to 10 times faster than the current methods. The MACH certified company is currently serving more than 50,000 teams across the world including Samsung, Shure, Dr.Oetker and Philips.

Key Points: 
  • Content Federation lets users extend the Hygraph GraphQL Content API with other services by connecting remote sources into the global API schema.
  • Hygraph (previously GraphCMS) is the enterprise-grade federated content platform that enables ambitious digital products at scale.
  • With the industry's most versatile GraphQL content API and a novel approach to external data sourcing, the federated content platform enables use cases beyond existing market solutions.
  • Hygraph's capabilities can be extended as a database highly optimized for structured content while giving content creators the tools to build their ultimate content pipeline.

Amplience Underpins Successful Launch of Cosmetic Treatment Start-Up selfologi

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

LONDON and NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amplience, the leading commerce experience platform, has been instrumental in the successful launch of the unique online cosmetic treatment destination, selfologi, which - for the first time - connects consumers directly with specialist clinics and practitioners.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON and NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amplience , the leading commerce experience platform, has been instrumental in the successful launch of the unique online cosmetic treatment destination, selfologi , which - for the first time - connects consumers directly with specialist clinics and practitioners.
  • The company had the opportunity to grow its audience, generate leads, and build rankings in Google prior to launch six months later.
  • Specified by systems integrator Grid Dynamics and working in tandem with CommerceTools and Algolia, Amplience powers the editorially-driven and educational selfologi platform.
  • Amplience has 200 global employees and has raised $180 million from investors including Farview Equity Partners, Sixth Street and Octopus Ventures.