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How Cargomatic Leverages Geocoding To Meet Pandemic-Driven Supply Chain Challenges

PYMNTS

Retailers that mainly depended on brick-and-mortar foot traffic had to quickly mobilize distribution services to get their goods to customers. The pandemic placed a spotlight on the importance of short-haul, local freight moves between warehouses … and retail facilities to be used as triage for home delivery,” he said.

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Text Appeal: SMS Helps Retailers Connect During Pandemic

PYMNTS

As retailers, especially those marked non-essential, move to digital commerce platforms they’re also finding new ways to stay in touch with customers during the pandemic. As a result of the pandemic crisis it is urging its retail accounts to stay in touch with their customers via mobile, most specifically through SMS (short message service).

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (June 2024)

Nerd's Eye View

This month's edition kicks off with the news that 'startup' custodian Altruist has completed a $169 million fundraising round as it continues to rebuild the RIA custodial tech stack layer-by-layer while positioning itself as the biggest RIA custodian built from scratch and solely for advisors – which, while making it the clear #3 custodian behind (..)

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Strategic Alliances: Creating Value Through Partnership 

CFO Talks

The idea is simple: leverage the strengths of each partner to achieve objectives neither could accomplish alone. Leverage each other’s strengths to create something entirely new. Clear Roles : Each party leveraged its strengths—Woolworths focused on food quality, while Engen ensured logistical efficiency. The solution?

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Retailers Are Getting Smarter About Artificial Intelligence

PYMNTS

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are starting to play a bigger role in retail, foreshadowing what’s to come in the new decade of the 2020s. According to PYMNTS research , AI and ML are blurring the divide between online and in-store shopping, and bringing an all-new human element into retail. Blurring the Divide.

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Clienteling Gives Retailers COVID-19 Interaction Options

PYMNTS

Clienteling — the practice of assigning retail sales associates to high value customers — is having a moment. According to Boston Retail Partners , 63 percent of retail personnel can’t identify customers prior to checkout. For retailers, LiveConnect delivers an effective and meaningful way to engage with their customers.

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Retailers Should Contact Shoppers By Email, Says Study

PYMNTS

Retailers should take initiative in communicating with shoppers — especially younger ones — by email rather than social media channels, a new report by Bluecore found. And, said half of those surveyed, smart devices are the conduits for reading those emails.

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