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Sensory Enabling Technologies are Radically Reshaping the Future of Digital Retail

Retail TouchPoints

Today, it is possible to stimulate all consumer senses online. Sensory Enabling Technologies (SETs) enable consumers to feel textures, smell and even perceive the taste of a product. Key takeaways: SETs enable brands to craft exemplary customer experiences online by appealing to consumers’ multisensory perception.

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Inside Natori’s Transformation from High-End Wholesaler to Omnichannel Brand

Retail TouchPoints

The company’s wholesale business is still thriving, but now it’s only part of an omnichannel strategy that includes ecommerce , social commerce and marketplaces. But come 2006, 2007 we really started to see that loyalty go away, and the bigger piece of it was [that] fewer people were going into department stores overall.

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What Main Street Can Learn from Wall Street: Retail Businesses Should Look to the Trading Floor for Inspiration

Retail TouchPoints

The shift from store retail to online and omnichannel has changed the equation. Ever-shifting consumer tastes, the speed of omnichannel, environmental and social concerns and ongoing supply chain and other systemic shocks are spurring retail management to move faster than ever before. Now Retail is Far More Complex.

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Data Capital: The Competitive Weapon Most Retailers Have Yet To Fully Monetize

Retail TouchPoints

That weapon is an immensely valuable yet often underappreciated asset: data capital, specifically around consumer insights and demand forecasting. The few retail and consumer goods leaders that have taken notice are vigorously investing in open source technologies, data management and data science skill sets to leverage their data.

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The Technical Architecture Behind Integrated Omnichannel Unveiled

iVend

The retail industry is rapidly shifting to a true omnichannel environment. Consumer demands for instant gratification are only increasing—customers want product and pricing information to be available across the web, on their mobile devices, and at the store. They want same-day and next-day delivery, as well as in-store pickup options.

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The Technical Architecture Behind Integrated Omnichannel Unveiled

iVend

The retail industry is rapidly shifting to a true omnichannel environment. Consumer demands for instant gratification are only increasing—customers want product and pricing information to be available across the web, on their mobile devices, and at the store. They want same-day and next-day delivery, as well as in-store pickup options.

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The Technical Architecture Behind Integrated Omnichannel Unveiled

iVend

The retail industry is rapidly shifting to a true omnichannel environment. Consumer demands for instant gratification are only increasing—customers want product and pricing information to be available across the web, on their mobile devices, and at the store. They want same-day and next-day delivery, as well as in-store pickup options.