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Retail and eCommerce news from the week beginning 2 May 2022
The multi-channel B2B ecommerce platform, Znode has release with new product release introduces features for payment and ordering while enhancing inventory, notifications, @Znode, #ecommerce, #retail
New report reveals consumer demand for IOT enabled retail experiences
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Publicis Groupe to acquire Profitero
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Tradeswell’s launches new public app on the Shopify App Store
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Retail and eCommerce news from the week beginning 25 April 2022
The UK's largest digital jeweller Astley Clarke has signed up to Brightpearl’s dedicated Retail Operating System, @brightpearl,@astleyClarke,#ecommerce,#retail
Mobiquity and Stripe partner to provide payment processing experiences
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WPP expands into eCommerce with the launch of ‘Everymile’
WPP has launched 'Everymile' – expanding its offer with a new fully managed service. Everymile will provide brands with an outsourced direct-to-consumer (DTC) ecommerce solution.
The new venture builds on WPP's existing...
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