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Customers are Tired of Empty Shelves, and it’s Time for a Fix

Retail TouchPoints

For customers, many aspects of a shopping trip impact whether they view it as a success. However, the potential damage extends even further when considering the harm that can be done to overall customer satisfaction and long-term loyalty. A win-win for both the retailer and the customer. If not, then the opposite becomes true.

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Amazon Appoints Insider as CEO of Worldwide Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Herrington joined Amazon as VP of Consumables in 2005, launched Amazon Fresh in 2007 and was promoted to SVP of Consumables in 2014. Amazon has named 17-year company veteran Doug Herrington to the renamed role of CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, filling the position left vacant by former CEO of the Worldwide Consumer Dave Clark.

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Sensory Enabling Technologies are Radically Reshaping the Future of Digital Retail

Retail TouchPoints

Sensory design is now recognized as a powerful sales tool — the senses play a critical role in human perceptions and can create positive experiences that delight and engage customers. Key takeaways: SETs enable brands to craft exemplary customer experiences online by appealing to consumers’ multisensory perception.

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Why Your Loyalties Should Lie With Amazon, Despite the FTC Lawsuit.

Algopix

In this article we will cover Amazon’s perspective and reasons for considering a strategic pivot from Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) to Seller Fulfilled Prime (SFP). Amazon started the trend of 2 day free and fast shipping back in 2005, creating a new norm of customer expectation. Sounds very extreme right?

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How Vintage Wine Estates is Uncorking New Opportunities in Alcohol Ecommerce

Retail TouchPoints

Three years ago, my job was all about VWE websites, supplier sites, brand sites and then following the customer journey with the hope that we were guiding them to good experiences with our retailers, but Safeway.com wasn’t showing our wines, Target.com wasn’t showing our wines — that has changed,” said Kogan. “

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Macy’s vs. HBC: Two Different Takes on the Ecommerce Spinoff

Retail TouchPoints

After a bit of pushback they have embraced ecommerce, but many of the core functions — merchandising, marketing, customer interactions — tend to still be very store-centric. Today, every retailer needs to think about what role its digital channels as well as its stores need to play together to best serve the customer – profitably.”.

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Five Ways to Improve E-Commerce Fulfillment Efficiency

OrderDynamics

Five Ways to Improve E-Commerce Fulfillment Efficiency. Many e-commerce businesses live and die by the speed and efficiency of their fulfillment. For better or for worse, Amazon Prime’s 2005 debut changed the standards for all other e-commerce retailers. Since Amazon’s debut, consumer patience has steadily decreased.