Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

So what are the customer experience and commerce trends that will continue, or become more fully realized, in 2021? Omnichannel shopping. In 2021, omnichannel excellence will continue to become an essential point of differentiation, particularly for those retailers that don’t own their category.

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Retalon

APRIL 21, 2021

Omnichannel order fulfillment that drives customer experience (and boosts profits). Although the trend towards omnichannel fulfillment is not new, the pandemic changed many retailers’ business models almost overnight, and these changes are not going away. What is omnichannel order fulfillment in retail?

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 22, 2021

The IDC FutureScape 2021 webinar took a close look at some of the biggest, most impactful developments retailers can expect in the coming years. While many retailers have developed ways to safely deliver perishables, the speed and convenience of pickup will give these omnichannel transactions a significant edge.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Post-holiday season for retailers is a period of recovery centered around understanding what happened during the holiday and how to move forward with the transaction cycle, while also preparing for ongoing omnichannel business. Post-Holiday Omnichannel Success. Post-Holiday Challenges. Gene Bornac is Chief Strategy Officer at enVista.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Books-A-Million will leverage its 231 stores to offer same- and next-day delivery using the white label Walmart GoLocal service, which Walmart introduced in August 2021. In the coming weeks, Books-A-Million will roll out the service nationwide, beginning in the Southeast and Midwest markets. Orders placed before 3 p.m.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2024

Retail’s busiest returns period may be in the rearview mirror until next year, but rising ecommerce order volumes have caused returns management to become an aspect of ecommerce and omnichannel business that warrants a dedicated year-round strategy. Returns are a major cost of doing retail business of any kind, but especially online.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2021

Below, Shokrian shared his take on issues including: How COVID-19 impacted brand positioning and growth ; Why MeUndies is integrating social responsibility into its broader community-building efforts; Which omnichannel investments are top priorities in 2021; and His leadership lessons from 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

stores, to distribution center-based fulfillment of large items like riding mowers, grills and furniture. The retailer’s legacy distribution model had stores operating as nodes in the fulfillment process. Lowe’s kicked off the transition to the market delivery model in 2021 in its Florida and Ohio Valley regions.

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ROI Revolution

MAY 20, 2021

Published May 20, 2021. For consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands, in particular, this change in the way consumers shop necessitated a different approach: omnichannel. Director, GM of Omnichannel at BigCommerce. But the reassuring strength of an omnichannel sales approach is that it’s a risk mitigation strategy at its core.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2022

5 spot in 2021 to 13 th this year. Omnichannel access is expanding to lower-income groups , which can be a major game changer in Latin America and Africa. Greater use of small autonomous vehicles for fulfillment at a time of limited staffing is already evident in cities and on campuses.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 21, 2021

Retail results for Q1 2021 have been promising so far, showing that the economy may finally be emerging from a long, slow year. Large retailers like Target and Walmart continued to thrive in Q1 2021 on the back of their large store footprints and strong omnichannel presence. There will be demand.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2021

The February 2021 edition of the Insights Study found just 8% of participants saying they shopped for groceries exclusively online. But not every brick-and-mortar grocery store is destined to become a micro-fulfillment center. Those grocery retailers that listen, and move proactively, could have a very good 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2022

Consumers’ continued reliance on omnichannel fulfillment has created new opportunities for industry giants like Walmart to differentiate and gain market share. comparable sales growth and growing market share in grocery during Q4 2021, and much of this success can be attributed to its robust last mile and fulfillment strategy.

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ROI Revolution

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Published June 29, 2021 | Updated November 2, 2021. The 2021 holiday shopping season will be no exception, with consumers’ shopping habits and spending behaviors transformed by the events of the past several months. Bookmark and keep coming back so you’ll always be up-to-date with the 2021 holiday shopping landscape.

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ROI Revolution

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Published June 29, 2021 | Updated September 7, 2021. The 2021 holiday shopping season will be no exception, with consumers’ shopping habits and spending behaviors transformed by the events of the past several months. Bookmark and keep coming back so you’ll always be up-to-date with the 2021 holiday shopping landscape.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2022

2021 was a critical year for the direct-to-consumer (DTC) space. With consumers’ rapid shift to ecommerce channels, DTC players had to navigate surges in demand and effectively compete against a broader landscape that included their startup peers but also omnichannel behemoths. Jackson: The metaverse is the wild west, to be sure.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

stores by the end of March 2021. Shoppers can access their items using a one-time barcode within an automated email notification sent after an associate fulfills their order. Lowe’s will install pickup lockers at all its U.S. “With more than 60%. Philadelphia and in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

In fact, Salesforce has already predicted that the modest growth of the 2021 holiday shopping season could foreshadow this year , with Q1 data showing a 3% YoY decrease in global digital sales. and shoppers placed 12% fewer orders worldwide compared to the same period in 2021. Shoppers will Buy Even Earlier to Avoid Price Hikes.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2022

TCGplayer, which employs more than 600 people, will operate its TCGplayer Marketplace and Authentication Center autonomously following the acquisition, providing eBay with omnichannel capabilities including order fulfillment and cart optimization. The deal is expected to be completed by Q1 2023. Headquartered in Syracuse, N.Y.,

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2021

The 2021 Connected Consumer Series reflected the challenges retail (and society as a whole) have faced during the past year, but also the growing sense of optimism that is taking hold this year. 5 Social Advertising Trends for Retailers to Know in 2021: Featuring Under Armour. Retail CX Trends 2021: New CX for a New World.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 15, 2021

But when looking at these numbers, the excess data can feel overwhelming, so we’ve rounded up the most important retail metrics to leverage in 2021. Total costs (marketing, packaging, shipping, fulfillment, storage, etc.) / # of orders = cost per order. Evaluating 2020 Metrics and Planning for 2021. Website traffic: More than 4.5

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ROI Revolution

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Published June 29, 2021 | Updated October 5, 2021. The 2021 holiday shopping season will be no exception, with consumers’ shopping habits and spending behaviors transformed by the events of the past several months. Bookmark and keep coming back so you’ll always be up-to-date with the 2021 holiday shopping landscape.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2021

The February 2021 edition of the Insights Study found just 8% of participants saying they shopped for groceries exclusively online. But not every brick-and-mortar grocery store is destined to become a micro-fulfillment center. Those grocery retailers that listen, and move proactively, could have a very good 2021.

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Kibo

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The 2021 holiday shopping season was historic, in that it was the culmination of two years of accelerated trends, shifting consumer behaviors, and omnichannel shopping realities that have emerged since the start of the pandemic. Shoppers return to stores, while omnichannel retail remains strong.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2023

Continuing an ecommerce-focused growth strategy that launched when Francesca’s went private early in 2021, the retailer has purchased California-based wardrobe essentials brand Richer Poorer. This will deliver increased operational efficiencies, accelerate our omnichannel capabilities and open new revenue streams.”

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Omnisend

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The 2021 holiday season is already different from holiday seasons of the past, starting with manufacturing and trickling down to shipping. Omnisend research from the first half of 2021 shows that one in four people who clicked on an order confirmation message made another purchase. The dates to keep in mind for 2021 are as follows.

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ROI Revolution

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Published June 29, 2021 | Updated December 2, 2021. The 2021 holiday shopping season will be no exception, with consumers’ shopping habits and spending behaviors transformed by the events of the past several months. Bookmark and keep coming back so you’ll always be up-to-date with the 2021 holiday shopping landscape.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The funding, along with $3 million in convertible debt financing from certain Tuesday Morning leaders including CEO Fred Hand, will help the troubled retailer implement an omnichannel turnaround plan. The deal will give Tuesday Morning access to REV’s fulfillment network, infrastructure, systems and technology and ecommerce capabilities.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Research from Google indicates that this holiday season will be more omnichannel in nature than any before it, with 64% of consumers saying that they plan to shop both online and in-store. This follows on a huge bump in omnichannel fulfillment options spurred by the pandemic and ongoing product shortages.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

While news of potential COVID vaccines has many retailers anticipating a return to in-store shopping in 2021, this year’s Q3 financial results show that consumers’ hunger for ecommerce shows no sign of being sated. Long-Term Investments in Omnichannel and Supply Chains Pay Dividends at Big Box Retailers. for the quarter.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

But as we inch closer to the holiday season, malls and shopping center operators are seeing a greater need to refine and optimize their omnichannel experiences. Brands and retailers across categories responded to store closures, traffic restrictions and consumer hesitancy by expanding their omnichannel fulfillment services.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2022

As part of its new branding JCPenney has enlisted comedian and Saturday Night Live cast member Melissa Villaseñor to fulfill the role of character Penny James, a shopping and JCPenney enthusiast who is the star of the campaign. JCPenney also is launching a cross-country “Shopping is Back!”

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Kibo

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Retailers have come a long way in improving the customer experience for shoppers, focusing on personalization, omnichannel shopping experiences, and better overall customer relationship management. The importance of omnichannel fulfillment. However, there is one area where many retailers still fall short—order management.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Kroger has been bolstering its omnichannel operations in recent months. In September 2021, the retailer partnered with Instacart to launch Kroger Delivery Now , a virtual convenience store fulfilled by Kroger that delivers items from a selection of 25,000 fresh groceries and household essentials in as little as 30 minutes.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Target has big plans for 2022, with the retailer announcing plans to invest up to $5 billion this year to open new stores, enhance its digital, fulfillment and supply chain capabilities, and expand its shop-in-shop concept with Ulta Beauty.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2023

In 2018, Best Buy bought GreatCall , a provider of connected health and personal emergency response services, for $800 million , and the retailer acquired the Current Health care-at-home technology platform in 2021. Additionally, the retailer added the Best Buy Health Lively app on the Apple Watch in 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Opening day of the 2021 virtual Retail Innovation Conference , which continues today, Nov. Consumers Want Retailers to Catch Up With Their Omnichannel Shopping Behaviors. Livestreaming is a rapidly growing practice to help omnichannel brands create a deeper connection with consumers in online ecosystems. Look at their lifestyle.

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