Issue #257: Oracle sunsetting their Commerce Cloud platform

Oracle sunsetting their Commerce Cloud platform, Digital Price Index, Apple Demand site platform and more in this issue

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Oracles to sunset its Commerce Cloud — www.linkedin.com

Rarely do you see a company win the trifecta for lose/lose/lose, but Oracle just did it.  Multiple reports now confirm that Oracle has sunsetted its Commerce Cloud platform

Adobe - Adobe Digital Price Index: E-Commerce Enters Deflation for the First Time in Over Two Years — news.adobe.com In July 2022, online prices decreased 1%year-over-year (YoY)—after increasing 0.3% YoY in June and 2% YoY in May—and dropped 2% on a monthly basis. July is the first month where e-commerce entered deflation, after 25 consecutive months of persistent inflation online.

Klaviyo and Shopify establish strategic partnership - Klaviyo — www.klaviyo.com

Klaviyo announces strategic partnership with Shopify that will bring enhanced features and functionality to mutual customers.

Mage-OS – Community-Driven Fork of Magento 2 Open Source (The Ultimate Guide to The Magento 2 Future) | FireBear — firebearstudio.com Your business's breadth, goals, and resources determine your digital needs as a retailer. The smaller your company is, the more crucial the particular e

Apple is building a demand-side platform - Digiday — digiday.com Apple may have blown up the digital ads business but it left enough fertile ground to build its own, more focused play for media dollars. The company is building a demand-side platform if recent job listings are to be believed.

Retail sales up in June following May’s decline Retail sales were up one percent in June following a revised 0.1 percent decline in May, according to the Commerce Department. The June increase suggests that consumers are continuing to spend despite inflationary pressures.