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PowerBase Updates For June 2025: What’s Updated

We’re committed to continuously enhancing your DotActiv experience, and this July brings another round of valuable updates to our PowerBase. During June, we updated five articles. These updates ensure you have the most accurate and up-to-date information, helping you navigate the software more efficiently and maximize its potential in your business.

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PowerBase Updates For May 2025: What’s Updated

DotActiv is bringing another month of enhancements to the PowerBase to better support your needs. This May, we’ve updated four articles. These updates ensure you have the most accurate and up-to-date information, helping you navigate the software more efficiently and maximize its potential in your business.

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1-Way vs 2-Way Database Integration: Revolutionizing Retail Optimization

Effective data management has become the cornerstone of operational excellence and strategic category management in today’s fast-paced retail environment. Gartner reports that, on average, businesses lose a staggering $9.7 million yearly because of low-quality data.

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The Future of Retail: What Every Category Manager Should Prepare For

The Ever Evolving Retail Environment

The retail industry is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by technological advancements, evolving consumer behaviors, and emerging market trends. As a category manager, it’s essential to stay ahead of these changes to ensure your categories thrive. The role of a category manager is more critical than ever in this rapidly changing environment. By understanding and preparing for these shifts, you can lead your categories to success and drive overall business growth.

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Introducing DotActiv Listing: A Seamless, Sustainable Future for Product Data Management

In the ever-evolving world of retail, staying ahead requires innovation, efficiency, and a focus on sustainability. We’re thrilled to unveil our cutting-edge DotActiv Listing, a state-of-the-art SaaS platform designed to transform the way suppliers and retailers collaborate on product data management. With sustainability at its core, DotActiv Listing is set to revolutionize how we collect, manage, and utilize product data, helping businesses operate more efficiently while meeting the growing demand for eco-friendly options.

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Meet Luna – Automating Planogram Management for Greater Efficiency

At DotActiv, we are committed to continuously enhancing retail operations with tools that simplify processes and improve efficiency. That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce Luna, our new planogram refresh automation tool. Luna is designed to manage and streamline your planogram management process, saving you time and ensuring your layouts are always up-to-date with minimal intervention.

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Meet Lola – Your AI-Powered Assistant

At DotActiv, we’re constantly innovating to streamline retail operations and elevate the user experience. We’re excited to announce the launch of our new AI-powered chatbot, Lola, which is now available within the DotActiv software.

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Introducing Lola and Luna – The Future of Category Management is Here

At DotActiv, we’re constantly innovating to streamline retail operations and elevate the user experience. We’re incredibly proud to announce the release of two groundbreaking tools that will transform the way category management is done: Lola and Luna.

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How To Respond To The Growing Demand For Sustainable Products

There is no denying it: demand for sustainable products is growing. Over the past five years, for example, The Economist Intelligence Unit noted a 71% increase in online searches for such items. It’s not just an online phenomenon. The 2022 Sustainable Market Share Index found that sustainability-marketed products hold a 17.3% market share. Knowing this, retailers must adapt or risk getting left behind.

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5 Reasons Why Retailers Should Advocate For A Sustainable Future

Advocating for a sustainable future in retail has transitioned from an aspirational concept to an undeniable necessity. Consider this: a First Insight report found that 62% of Generation Z shoppers preferred to buy from sustainable brands. But it doesn’t stop with them; consumers across the board, irrespective of age, are now more inclined towards sustainable options.

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Conscious Consumerism: Capturing New Customer Segments Through Sustainability

In the ever-shifting retail landscape, conscious consumerism emerges as a transformative force, driving brands to redefine success through sustainability. As eco-awareness reshapes buying behaviors, retailers must consider the potential of sustainability not just as a moral imperative but as a strategic avenue to capture new, values-driven customer segments.

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Why DotActiv Sees A Future In Accelerating Retail Sustainability

Once an abstract concept in the retail industry, sustainability has emerged as a defining business strategy. As consumer preferences evolve, environmental concerns escalate, and the corporate conscience grows, the transition toward sustainable practices has become crucial. It’s no longer a matter of choice but a question of when. At DotActiv, we understand this reality.

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PowerBase Updates For November 2024: What’s New & Updated

With the holiday season around the corner, DotActiv remains committed to continually enhancing PowerBase to meet your evolving needs. In November, we refreshed five essential articles that highlight the features and functionality of the DotActiv software and added four articles, which include an article on our newest innovation feature, Lola. These additions and updates are designed to provide valuable insights that maximize your experience with each tool, helping you unlock new levels of efficiency and value. With these improvements, you’ll be better equipped to fully leverage the power of DotActiv software in your business.

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PowerBase Updates For October 2024: What’s New & Updated

As we move into the second-last month of 2024, DotActiv remains committed to continually enhancing PowerBase to meet your evolving needs. In October, we refreshed four essential articles that highlight the features and functionality of the DotActiv software and added one article on our newest feature, Luna. These additions and updates are designed to provide valuable insights that maximize your experience with each tool, helping you unlock new levels of efficiency and value. With these improvements, you’ll be better equipped to fully leverage the power of DotActiv software in your business.

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Boost Team Productivity: How Activ8 Simplifies Performance Management

It’s no secret that keeping track of team performance and ensuring accountability can be a complex and painful process – especially when managing staff in multiple locations, in the ever-evolving retail environment.

Introducing Activ8, a robust team management software – built to solve this challenge by providing decision-makers and managers with the tools they need to effectively monitor, measure, and optimize both individual and team performance.

From keeping tabs on punctuality to setting performance thresholds, Activ8 is designed to boost transparency, accountability, and service excellence across your entire organization.

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