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NRF Big Show to Spotlight Innovative Consumer Products and Workforce Solutions

Retail TouchPoints

New to this year’s event is the Consumer Product Showcase , offering SMB brands the opportunity to show off innovative customer-facing products. Growth is likely to continue in 2023, fed by the ongoing deprecation of third-party cookies that has made first-party customer data a highly valuable asset for brands and retailers.

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The End of D2C as we Know it: Enter Direct-to-Retail

Retail TouchPoints

Every few decades, retail brands discover a new way to connect with consumers. The early 2000s saw the beginning of an online media push that brought standardized content from one brand to many consumers. Having a direct line with consumers via D2R provides brands with first-party retail data in a whole new way.

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2021 Update on GDPR and Its Impact on Brands and Consumers

GetElastic

Loss of consumer trust and loyalty can be even more devastating even for companies that do not need to be GDPR compliant. Think of the GDPR as a kind of consumer bill of rights governing data use. Consumers “own” their information. Data accumulated on a consumer cannot be sold to third parties.

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Retail Loyalty’s Moment is Now

Retail TouchPoints

There’s no question that rising prices have altered consumer behaviors. Our recent survey of North American, UK and APAC consumers — which is the basis of an upcoming Eagle Eye report — found similar trends globally: 61% of shoppers worldwide are using money-saving tactics like seeking out on-sale items and coupons more often.

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Digital Transformation Propels Burton’s Omnichannel Growth Plans

Retail TouchPoints

While the name Burton is almost synonymous with the snowboards the company began making in 1977, Burton has diversified over the years into new categories — including surfboards, apparel, goggles/optics and other sports gear — as well as expanding beyond manufacturing into direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail, both physical and digital.

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

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers have moved on to a very digitally led lifestyle and mindset, whereas the retail industry, at least many legacy retailers, still think of digital commerce as separate from store commerce. . This strategy could hold water. And governance consultant Diligent expects investor activism to increase again in 2022.

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Pros and Cons of HubSpot: Choosing the Right Tool

Groove

In 2010, co-founders Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Sha published a book called Inbound Marketing, about - you guessed it - how to grow your business through the Inbound Marketing methodology. Pro - Did you know that 60% of consumers have stopped doing business with a brand because of a poor customer service experience ?