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Retail/E-Commerce CRM

Retail customer relationship management (CRM) goes beyond maintaining contact data and transaction histories. A full-featured CRM for retailers can integrate point-of-sale (POS) system data to sketch a detailed picture of customers, sales goals, and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. Explore our latest CRM news, analysis, and advice for everyone in retail sales.

 

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Ready or Not, Digital Doubles Are Here

Can your CRM handle agent-to-agent commerce?

The Best CRM Software, Solutions, and Innovators: The 2025 CRM Industry Awards

Our 24th annual awards recognize the vendors and innovators that shone the brightest in the past year.

The Best CRM Software and Solutions: The 2025 CRM Industry Leader Awards

Our top five picks in 11 categories point the way forward with the best products and capabilities hitting the market in customer service, marketing, and sales.

Six Top Innovating CRM Companies for 2025: The CRM Conversation Starters

These vendors kept the industry abuzz with products, services, and integrations that add up to innovation in sales, marketing, and customer service.

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Want to Stay Visible in the Agentic Shopping Era? Make Your Brand Useful

Agentic shopping is changing consumer behavior, but brands can use helpful, personalized messaging to stay top-of-mind when AI does the browsing

Beyond Attribution: Why Retailers Need Causal Measurement to Improve Customer Experience and Revenue in 2026

Instead of relying on user paths or platform-based credit, causal approaches use experiments and incrementality models to determine whether a specific action genuinely affected an outcome.

4 Things to Consider With Your Mobile Monetization Strategy

Non-gaming app developers can use these strategies to build sustainable, user-first mobile monetization frameworks.

For Modern Retailers, Cloud-Based Firewalls Simplify Security

As the threat landscape evolves, so do the challenges of compliance, data protection, and security management. Firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS) provides a modern, cloud-based solution.

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Don’t Let Tariffs Sabotage Customer Service

As companies face difficult decision about fluctuating costs, it will be crucial to be transparent with customers.

Why AI Agents Are Booming and the Real Challenges Behind the Hype

The possibilities are exciting, but the path to a successful AI rollout isn't all smooth sailing.

Advertising Needs a Better Proofreader

Companies might be trying to seem relatable and authentic, but they risk looking unprofessional and sloppy.

GenAI’s Time Has Come. Are You Ready?

The hype is over, and the real work of making generative AI has begun.

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