#12DaysofChristmasatAspire Halloween is over, which means it’s time to prepare for Christmas! According to the NRF, holiday sales in November and December will climb between 8.5 % and 10.5 % over 2020, to between $843.4…
The year 2021 saw enormous global upheaval and transition. From ‘personalized experiences’ to ‘hyper-personalized experiences’ – that’s what the future of the retail industry looks like. 80% of customers say the experience a brand provides…
A cohesive look, feel, and experience across channels has become an absolute necessity for retail brands. Salesforce Commerce Cloud has been on the forefront of helping brands achieve this with minimum effort and implementation time…
An impressive number of 6,932,074 students enrolled in at least one online course in 2020 alone, according to the latest Distance Education Research report. Universities and marketers are rapidly discovering that online courses can be an effective way to attract a diverse range of student demographics,…
3 wicked strategic ways to boost your online sales this Halloween! No tricks, just treats Halloween is around the corner – The “scary-good” time of the year. In 2020, US shoppers spent roughly $8.8 billion over the Halloween season. This year, it could go…
The year 2021 heralded the dawn of a new era in retail and ecommerce. The pandemic triggered a tremendous shift in nearly everything digital, and while 2020 will be remembered as an outlier in terms of the frenetic…
Privacy is now a public matter. What seemed new in the world of data privacy laws just a while back aren’t anymore. Regulatory and compliance measures have been around for decades. However, it wasn’t until…
Trust. A short word it may be, but it has a lasting effect in the business world, especially for companies processing vast amounts of data. Retail brands that have created a storefront require regular updates…
French intellectual Simone de Beauvoir told the world that “buying is a profound pleasure”. And if shoppers buy from the comfort of home, or anywhere for that matter, wouldn’t that pleasure like no other? But…
Why reinvent the wheel when all the hard work has been done and perfected for you? This is essentially what out-of-the-box (OOB) software or commercial off-the-shelf software COTS solutions provide for businesses that are unable…
Merchants no longer have to worry about a fully stocked inventory and can cash in on out-of-stock (OOS) products, whether at their store or their online storefront. The concept of Endless Aisle shopping allows customers…
British writer and politician Edward Bulwer-Lytton had once said, “The small retail dealer trades only with his neighbor; when the great merchant trades he links the four quarters of the globe.”. Though this statement is…
