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Amazon to Mail Holiday Toy Catalog for First Time
November 8, 2018 at 4:02 pm

Amazon.com is dropping its first-ever printed holiday toy catalog to millions of customers starting this month, according to a report on CNBC. The catalog features 70 pages of cozily-clad kids surrounded by toys such as action figures, board games and Barbies, as well as high-end items such as Bose audio gear and PlayStations. The bookโ€ฆ

Crate and Barrel is Driving Engagement With Interactive Product Imagery
November 2, 2018 at 1:59 pm

In this special episode of Total Retail Talks, recorded at the recent Total Retail Tech conference, Brian Schultz, senior director, e-commerce and digital product management for Crate and Barrel, gives a presentation on how the furniture and home decor retailer is using computer-generated imagery (CGI) on its website and in marketing materials to cut costs andโ€ฆ

Why Monitor Product Content if You Canโ€™t Fix it?
November 29, 2017 at 1:24 pm

Thereโ€™s no doubt 2017 was a pivotal year in retail. The number of distressed U.S. retailers is nearing Great Recession levels, tripling in the past six years. As a result, in the last year alone, weโ€™ve bid farewell to more than 20 major brands and retailers that were once thriving staples for consumers. And asโ€ฆ

Pinterest Making it Easier to Shop Products in Photos
February 9, 2017 at 10:38 am

Pinterest recently announced a new feature that makes it easier for users to buy the items they see on the social network. โ€œShop the Lookโ€ lets users click on individual products in photos so they can buy them or, if they arenโ€™t for sale, see similar items that are for sale on the platform. Brands canโ€ฆ

4 Steps to a Better Product Page
December 12, 2016 at 10:22 am

Thereโ€™s no shying away from the internet now. Consumers are empowered by the web โ€” so much so that research firm Forrester expects U.S. online retail sales to top $500 billion by 2020, up from $373 billion in 2016. A vibrant online presence will become increasingly important to the success of retail businesses. Converting eyesโ€ฆ

Victoria's Secret Criticized for Photoshop Snafu
August 10, 2016 at 12:06 pm

Victoria's Secret is making headlines for the wrong reasons. Fortune reported a recent photograph posted to Victoria's Secret's social accounts has caused followers to accuse the lingerie brand of poor Photoshopping. In the ad, Victoria's Secret models Martha Hunt and Stella Maxwell are posing to sell the Body by Victoria product line. However, what sticks out (literally) inโ€ฆ

How to Handle Duplicate Listings on Amazon
March 28, 2016 at 12:15 pm

Have you ever searched for a product on Amazon.com and seen a result like this? As a marketer trying to increase sales on Amazon, this is incredibly frustrating. When one product is split into multiple listings, it harms sales, confuses customers, dilutes reviews, and decreases visibility in organic search rankings. This article tells you howโ€ฆ

Unique Vintage's New Approach to Visual Commerce
January 11, 2016 at 10:38 am

Unique Vintage, a retailer of vintage-inspired fashions for women, is successfully using social and visual commerce technology to acquire, retain and reward customers. In episode 19 of Total Retail Talks, Courtney Lear Wallace, director of digital marketing and e-commerce at Unique Vintage, discusses the retailer's visual commerce strategy and why it's paying big dividends.