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#TBT: Service Merchandise Was the OG Multi-Channel Shopping Experience

Retail TouchPoints

During the 1970s and 1980s, Service Merchandise was a leading catalog-showroom retailer. In addition to jewelry and catalog showroom display items, Service Merchandise also had several self-service items that were located on shelves and taken by the customer to checkout as in a traditional retail store. Ahead of its Time. What’s Next?

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Best 20 Multi-Channel Listing Software: Boost Your Online Presence

Algopix

With the rise of e-commerce and the availability of multiple online platforms and marketplaces, it can be challenging for businesses to effectively manage their listings and reach their target audience across different channels. This is where multi-channel listing solutions come into play.

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Scaling Multi-Channel E-Commerce with Microservices and a Headless CMS

Fabric Blog

Having a multi-channel e-commerce solution helps you reach new customers by giving you distribution on a variety of channels. Brands and retailers can now sell through traditional catalogs and POS, online stores, third-party sellers, and even social media.

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Walmart Rolls Out Luminate Data Insights Service to Suppliers in Mexico, Canada

Retail TouchPoints

Launched a little over three years ago to drive more value for both the Walmart business and its suppliers, Walmart Luminate gives the retailer’s suppliers access to transaction, supply chain and shopper behavior data so they can better understand customer expectations and optimize their digital and physical retail strategies.

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Axerve white paper explores digital payments trends & the importance of multi-channel and hyper-personalised payments services

365 Retail

In this context, solutions that manage the growing number of complex multi-channel payments for retailers while delivering hyper-personalised services – aka services that respond to the specific needs of the merchant, based on their target demographic habits and preferences and geographical regions – is important for customer experience.

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Is Retail Media Like Eating the Forbidden Fruit?

Retail TouchPoints

Is the shiny new toy of retail media everything the market has made it out to be, or is there a second wave of transformation needed for marketers to make the most of their investments? And in the multi-device, multitasking world we live in, offsite media can drive brand recognition and engagement. So, what’s not to love – right?

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It’s Official – Amazon is an Ecommerce Enabler First and a Retailer Second

Retail TouchPoints

While it’s often lumped into the “retailer” category, clearly that is no longer Amazon’s core identifier. Here’s a look at how Amazon is moving even further away from the domain of retailer with the debut of new services in supply chain management, shipping, banking, market research, product development, inventory management and more.