Forrester eCommerce

APRIL 30, 2018

Mobile is becoming a dominant digital touchpoint for retail, influencing online sales and purchase decisions in-store. Retailers will broaden their reach and increase the likelihood […].

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 22, 2023

With the exception of 2020, the total number of shoplifting complaints across New York City’s five boroughs has increased every year since 2018 — although there are signs that this tide is turning in 2023. Retail theft has increased citywide and nationwide since the pandemic, and we must continue to work together to drive down shoplifting.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2024

With the decline in high street spending and increased online competition from ecommerce stores, companies in the retail space need to be effectively innovating to keep up. This is nothing new to retailers, which have long used big data to push new inventory and create more efficient supply chains. of ecommerce sales in 2024.

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Bootstrapping Ecommerce

MAY 29, 2018

In this guide we’ll discuss the pros and cons of Retail Arbitrage, the benefits, how to build a profitable business that scales well, the best products to build a business around and where you can source your inventory from. The post Everything You Need To Know About Retail Arbitrage: 2018 Edition appeared first on Bootstrapping Ecommerce.

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RTP blog

JULY 18, 2017

By Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief The third annual Retail Innovation Conference (RIC18) is now confirmed for Tuesday-Wednesday, May 1-2, 2018 at Convene in New York City. The conference will kick off, once again, with compelling and unique Store Tours on Monday, April 30 and it will include the fourth annual Retail Innovator Awards.

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RTP blog

AUGUST 29, 2018

Q2 was a solid three months for retail, with major players such as Walmart , Target and TJX posting some of the strongest results. The National Retail Federation (NRF) was vastly encouraged by the recent numbers, boosting its 2018 sales growth forecast to a minimum of 4.5% relationship with other countries.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2022

Torrid has appointed Lisa Harper as its new CEO, as current CEO Liz Muñoz steps into a newly created position as Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at the apparel retailer that serves women sizes 10 to 30. Serving as Torrid CEO from August 2018 to April 2022, Muñoz led the retailer through the COVID-19 pandemic and a 2021 IPO.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2024

It was a tough week to be at the top in retail with a number of companies announcing CEO switch-ups following disappointing performances, including Petco , Under Armour , Fossil Group and, as Retail TouchPoints previously reported, Allbirds.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2022

There are a lot of people making a good living forecasting what’s going to happen in retail. Things like ecommerce will soon eclipse brick-and-mortar, retail is facing an apocalypse or delivery to home will become the norm in grocery shopping. The fact is, when it comes to what’s ahead for retail, no one really knows.

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Optimizely

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

If you want to meet some of the best minds in ecommerce, you no doubt already made plans to attend eTail West 2018 in Palm Springs. Starting on February 26, many of the world’s top ecommerce retailers will converge for three days of in-depth learning and valuable networking. Keynote: Today’s Omni-Advertising Age.

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RTP blog

JANUARY 29, 2018

DHL is planning to test autonomous delivery trucks in 2018. We predict the intersection of these stories: some time in 2018, at least one company will use drones launched from an autonomous vehicle to deliver a package. Expect significant progress and possibly even proof-of-concept tests by the end of 2018. Who will they be?

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RTP blog

DECEMBER 12, 2018

editors identified the bad and the ugly of retail in 2018 , highlighting key instances where retailers and others fumbled the ball. What did you think were the best retail decisions of 2018? All four of these retailers saw Q3 comparable store sales increase at least 2.3% , with Macy’s leading the way at 3.3%.

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Steve Dennis

JANUARY 2, 2019

As is my tradition, I start the year with a quick look back at the posts that got the most engagement in my role as a retail contributor for Forbes. It’s just about time for full on panic at JC Penney Physical retail isn’t dead. Boring retail is. Shockingly, none of the top ten were about Sears.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2021

Nike has reportedly closed its accounts with DSW , Urban Outfitters , Shoe Show , Dunham’s Sports , Olympia Sports and Big 5 Sporting Goods as the retailer pulls out of specialty retailers and department stores, according to Forbes and other media outlets. These aren’t the first retailers to lose Nike as a supplier.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2021

The retail industry is widely accepted as one of the leading economic indicators. Lately, the retail sector was shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic. This situation has forced retailers worldwide to adapt to a slew of new consumer demands while juggling a precarious supply chain. million by 2025, up from $431.6

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 18, 2019

Luxury brands have gone from relative inertia over digital strategies to a flurry of activity, including technology upgrades, partnerships, and even acquisitions. Back in the summer of 2017, we warned that luxury brands were out of time when it came to improving their digital customer experiences and internal operations.

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Optimizely

AUGUST 9, 2018

This week, thousands of retailers converged on Boston for Etail East 2018 to network and learn the cutting edge of ecommerce. While Etail East 2018 is sadly over, that doesn’t mean the learning has to stop now. The post 6 Valuable Lessons from Etail East 2018 appeared first on Zaius. Startups can’t do that.

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Optimizely

MARCH 13, 2018

Shoptalk 2018 is right around the corner, which means it’s nearly time to pack your bags for The Venetian in Las Vegas. But before you join 7,500 other attendees at the world’s largest conference for retail and ecommerce innovation, you have a few things you should plan first. Monday: March 19, 2018. Tuesday: March 20, 2018.

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Steve Dennis

JANUARY 17, 2018

Fung Retail Tech says no. Either way, it’s clear that the retail landscape is changing rapidly, causing some retailers to prune their store counts, shutter locations en masse or liquidate entirely. First, the irrational expansion of retail space during the past two decades is finally correcting itself.

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365 Retail

JANUARY 10, 2024

decrease in footfall across UK retail hubs, according to ShopperTrak. ” The post Liverpool ONE Achieves Its Most Impressive Year Opening Since 2018 appeared first on Retail News and Events. ” The post Liverpool ONE Achieves Its Most Impressive Year Opening Since 2018 appeared first on Retail News and Events.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 28, 2021

Walmart will make its own technologies across both digital and physical channels available to other retailers. Retailers will be able to access Walmart’s cloud-based services to reach new customers through Marketplace and offer national two-day shipping through Walmart’s Fulfillment Services.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The supermarket retailer first partnered with Instacart for deliveries in 2018; more recently, Hy-Vee began working with Uber Eats for delivery from its 260 stores in August 2023. Technology partner Upshop facilitated the FaaS integration into Hy-Vee’s systems.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The company has reported annual losses since it was formed in 2018 , reaching $15.9 This year has been hot for retail IPOs, including: Allbirds , which debuted in early November 2021 to a valuation of approximately $4.1 Risk factors cited in the filing include a potential inability to reach profitability in the future. million in 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

And that mentality of empowering people’s entrepreneurial drive extends inside the organization as well, where Home Depot has built a robust retail media operation that began long before “retail media” was a commonplace term. And that parlays easily into retail media.

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Steve Dennis

DECEMBER 27, 2018

‘Tis the season for annual retail predictions and, fear not dear reader, I will be sharing mine early in the New Year. So here’s a mostly objective–and decidedly self-indulgent–assessment of my Baker’s Dozen Of Provocative Retail Predictions For 2018. Physical retail isn’t dead.

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RTP blog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

By Debbie Hauss, Editor-In-Chief I’ve been covering the retail industry for a long time. In one of my first jobs out of journalism school, I worked for a magazine called Giftware Business , then I moved on to Private Label Product News and — fast-forward to the age of digital-only — I eventually landed at Retail TouchPoints (RTP).

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Forrester eCommerce

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Singles’ Day, the world’s largest online shopping festival, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. There’s no doubt that we will see another record-smashing year, although gross merchandise volume (GMV) will no longer be the highlight.

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Technology Online Retail B2C Retail 349

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The fast-fashion retailer also has been in search of good PR in response to a wide range of claims against it across multiple media outlets, and even government action. million for failing to protect shoppers’ data during an October 2018 data breach. million for failing to protect shoppers’ data during an October 2018 data breach.

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eCommerce Training Academy

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In 2018, there are many eCommerce events happening all over the world from Canada, USA to Australia. Online Retailer Conference & Ecommerce Expo. Retail’s Digital Summit SHOP.org. List of 2018 eCommerce Conferences & Events. January 2018. National Retail Federation. February 2018.

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Online Retail eCommerce Internet Retail Retail 81

Forrester eCommerce

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Of these, 272 million (47%) are online and 144 million will make purchases online in 2018, making the region a magnet for investment by online retailers and venture capital firms. We expect B2C online retail in Southeast Asia […].

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 4, 2022

On the business side meanwhile, retailers are now expected to deliver services that are not only convenient and safe but also more personalized. Retailers have turned to algorithms to reach these pandemic-era demands. Similarly, Amazon scrapped an AI recruitment tool in 2018 for discriminating against women applicants.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2021

For owners and franchisees of multi store chain retail outlets, the news is increasingly real and positive. A Crisis at Traditional Retail. Chain retailers face fierce competition today on many fronts, not least of which is just getting the customer into the store. Energy Efficiency as a Service: A Resource Whose Time has Come.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

It started in the runup to the 2018 midterm elections: Hundreds of companies, including many retailers, joined nonpartisan efforts to encourage voter participation through a business-led coalition called Time to Vote. Major retailers that have recently joined Time to Vote include Macy’s , Nike , Steve Madden and Stitch Fix.

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Forrester eCommerce

AUGUST 1, 2018

Many retailers today face a stacked deck. Consumers are spending their incomes at the highest rate in decades, but not on the retail staples that have traditionally filled retailers’ coffers.

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Retail Consumer Customer 170

BigCommerce

JULY 6, 2018

Not only are they great for listening to motivational speeches by executives from the world’s largest retailers, these events provide excellent networking opportunities that can help your business grow. National Retail Federation’s Retail Big Show. Paris Retail Week. Top Ecommerce Conferences to Attend. New York, NY.

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Retail Technology Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

Retail is re-structuring, re-formatting, re-skilling and re-connecting with consumers. In the current climate, success belongs to retailers that dare to be adaptive, creative and to take risks.

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Retail Consumer Internet Retail Events 87

BigCommerce

JULY 19, 2018

Whether you compare it to grocery stores, convenience stores, or independent wine shops, winery D2C shipping continues to be the leading retail channel. According to the 2018 Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Report , there are two primary reasons for this growth. But in other states, retailers can engage in DtC shipping, as well.

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