SheerID

JUNE 8, 2023

As consumers increasingly value data privacy, brands need to find new ways of collecting and using data to improve the customer experience.

Customer Experience 97

Customer Experience Consumer Customer Improvements 97

Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

2023 was a confusing year: the consumers blew cold, and the economy blew hot. The recession-to-be did not materialize, and the economic outlook wasn’t half as bad as consumers would have you believe. Yet notes from the post-pandemic blues keep wafting in the air no matter the macroeconomic drumbeat.

Consumer 251

Consumer Customer Loyalty Customer Experience B2C 251

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2023

How can companies deliver personalized ads at scale, search for new customers and conquer new markets, launch effective marketing campaigns and optimize products and brand experience? In short, how can businesses connect with their customers? I will share a customer case example that answers these questions.

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POS Customer Experience Customer Technology 255

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The top five episodes of 2023 reaffirm some of the most trending topics we covered on Retail TouchPoints over the past year, illustrating how rapidly the industry (and the customer experience) have evolved. Why it Matters: In 2023, we saw employee turnover reach record highs. Let’s begin the countdown… 5.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 22, 2023

Tanger Outlets will deploy a customer engagement platform from Coniq to better empower its retail partners to deliver personalized and contextual offers to consumers. As Tanger continues its transformation, we believe omni experiences and customer data are critical to serve our retailers and guests alike.”

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Customer Customer Experience Customer Data Improvements 296

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Success in the new retail landscape in 2023 requires many of the characteristics of a winning sports team. The “coach” or CEO develops a road map or game plan to achieve the goal, which in retail is providing the ultimate customer experience, every day of the year. Winning teams begin with an end in mind. and it is working.

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Games Social Media Retail Outdoor 278

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2023

New research from Capterra finds that tip fatigue — exhaustion caused by the pressure to tip more money to a widening array of workers — is a serious problem affecting most consumers who use checkout tablets at restaurants and other businesses. This should give pause to any business that uses checkout tablets.

Consumer 210

Consumer Payment Services Point of Sale POS 210

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2023

The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data highlights a significant deceleration in inflation, now standing at half of last year’s peak. This moderating trend in inflation is an encouraging development, but it is not without its caveats, particularly within the dynamic and complex terrain of the retail and consumer goods industries.

Consumer 237

Consumer Payment Services Food and Beverages Supplies 237

SheerID

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As consumers increasingly value data privacy, brands need to find new ways of collecting and using data to improve the customer experience.

Customer Experience 88

Customer Experience Improvements Customer Consumer 88

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2023

The event also gives us business editors the chance to suss out the major trends that retail decision-makers will be grappling with in 2023. Economic headwinds are likely to blow harder when consumers’ savings from the pandemic dwindle, which a Charles Schwab analyst believes could happen by Q3. The NRF Big Show , held in NYC Jan.

Food and Beverages 277

Food and Beverages BigCommerce Home Furnishings PayPal 277

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2023

Financial services and POS solution Square has launched a new consumer-facing app that lets customers search, discover and book appointments with beauty and personal care professionals. The Square Go app, available for free for both consumers and businesses, is currently available in the U.S. for iOS devices. for iOS devices.

Books 228

Books Merchant Services Payment Services Customer 228

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

15-17, 2023 and featuring more than 950 exhibitors and 100 educational sessions. Additionally, Lowe’s Marvin Ellison will be honored with the NRF 2023 Visionary Award. New to this year’s event is the Consumer Product Showcase , offering SMB brands the opportunity to show off innovative customer-facing products.

Consumer 282

Consumer Food and Beverages Beauty and Health Toys 282

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 8, 2023

billion digital shoppers in the first half of 2023, with 33% of the globe now considered an online shopper. Right now, retailers are selfishly positioning their customer journey to benefit their marketing efforts, not the end consumer. Ditch the Redirects The consumer path to purchase has undoubtably changed. Here’s why.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2023

But, while they continued to make headlines in 2023, marketplaces themselves were no longer the hot commodity this year , marketplace sellers were. Not to mention, those particular platforms are more competitive [when it comes to capturing consumer attention]. There’s fulfillment costs and advertising costs.

Merchant Services 269

Merchant Services eCommerce Operations Games 269

Fabric

MARCH 28, 2023

Furthermore, losing control of the customer experience can attract bad actor sellers and expose businesses to financial, legal, and operational risks. Yet infinite long tails can potentially give rise to infinite “ zombie products ” and “ zombie brands ” that consume valuable resources and misallocate capital. million SKUs.

Customer Experience 130

Customer Experience Customer eCommerce eCommerce Platforms 130

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2023

With shrinking margins, economic uncertainty, and growing cyber risks from automated threats, retailers face continued challenges in 2023. This article reveals effective strategies to safeguard brands’ customers, reputation and revenue moving forward. Invisible protection for optimal customer experience.

Payment Services 303

Payment Services Merchant Services Retail Gifts 303

365 Retail

JUNE 8, 2023

Accelerating Digital Transformation In recent years, the automotive industry has transformed, and consumers have changed the way they shop for vehicles, no longer following a linear process of researching vehicles before visiting dealerships to finalize their purchases.

Automotive 118

Automotive Customer Experience eCommerce Customer 118

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2024

Store-based fulfillment of customer orders got an enormous boost during the COVID pandemic, when both curbside pickup and delivery offerings became survival tactics for so many retailers. While just 45% of 2022 survey respondents outsourced deliveries to courier services, 57% did so in 2023.

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ESW

JUNE 23, 2023

And as the number of ecommerce consumers continues to grow, new markets and segments are emerging along with it. According to Morgan Stanley, parts of Southeast Asia and Latin America could experience 17% to 20% ecommerce growth over the next five years. So what should ecommerce brands know about consumer behaviour in 2023?

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Consumer eCommerce Payment Services Shipping Costs 78

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 18, 2024

Following a 200 -store test that limited customers using self-checkout to a maximum of 10 items, Target has rolled out Express Self-Checkout to its nearly 2,000 stores nationwide. The 2023 pilot showed that the self-checkout experience was twice as fast at stores with the Express model compared to those without. “By

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MagentoBrain

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Applying AI to digital marketing can effectively help optimize the consumer experience, increase consumers' favorability for the brand, and directly affect the brand's revenue. The following will describe the seven major marketing trends in 2023 for readers, as well as six tool applications that marketers cannot ignore!

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Customer Experience Customer Marketing Payment Services 52

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2023

GNC is expanding its virtual healthcare service, GNC Health , to offer low cost and convenient care to customers. The health and wellness retailer initially rolled out free healthcare services to members of its paid loyalty program, GNC Pro Access, in June 2023. month for individuals, $29.99/month month and $59.99/month

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Customer Shipping Costs Shipping Consumer 254

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

Joyleaf, which opened in late 2023, is organized and merchandised by type of product rather than by brand: all the edibles, for example, are grouped together as a category, as they would be in a supermarket. Ackerman: When I was researching this industry, one thing I noted was that cannabis consumers are different across the country.

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Customer Retail Information Operations 240

GetElastic

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

By 2027, 20% of customers who ordered from enterprise marketplaces in 2022 will retreat from them due to ethical concerns and lack of trust.” By 2027, 20% of customers who ordered from enterprise marketplaces in 2022 will retreat from them due to ethical concerns and lack of trust.” when they lose customers due to poor experiences.

Consumer 148

Consumer Demo Improvements B2C 148

Dynamic Action

JUNE 27, 2023

Summary Retailers must shift from a product-first to a customer-centric strategy to foster long term loyalty and brand advocacy. Customer expectations and demands are skyhigh, meaning efforts must move beyond marketing towards data-backed decisions to offer a truly personalized experience. What is Customer-Centricity?

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

A historic pandemic with a double-whammy of supply chain and staffing issues as well as persistently high levels of inflation have up-ended a lot of industry norms and pushed consumers to increasing their scrutiny on where and how much they spend. consumers are increasingly looking for deals and overall experience when shopping.

Payment Services 340

Payment Services Merchant Services Retail Customer Experience 340

Forrester eCommerce

JULY 12, 2023

In a tough economy, where privacy legislation and technology changes make qualitative consumer data increasingly difficult to access, B2C marketers are struggling to adapt their data strategies for deeper customer understanding and develop AI capabilities to personalize experiences.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 13, 2023

The customer lifecycle. Today’s consumers thrive on novelty, embrace emerging technologies, and expect more from brands. As both consumers and businesses race forward, […] Until now, business leaders could count on the inevitability of all three. But no longer.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 31, 2024

We’ve all heard that today’s empowered consumer demands seamless and consistent experiences, but new research from CI&T indicates that these expectations are higher than ever. consumers of all ages, races and genders, as well as an assessment of digital retail strategies across various product categories.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The retailer, known for its ultra-low prices and treasure hunt customer experience, plans to file a lawsuit on Nov. 16, 2023 in the U.S. The lawsuit accuses these domains of using Temu’s trademarks without a license in order to “to create a false association with Temu and deceive consumers.”

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Clothing Fashion Customer Experience Article 237

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2022

To remain competitive — and capture as many online dollars as possible — retailers are prioritizing the customer experience and refining the purchasing journey, improving mobile and app capabilities, adding BOPIS (buy online, pick up in-store) and curbside delivery options, enhancing product page listings and more.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2023

The 2023 Brand Experience Award winners are brands and retailers taking innovative approaches to all things “experience” — from advanced influencer marketing strategies to immersive store designs and even thoughtful approaches to the metaverse.

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ChannelAdvisor

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

What do consumers want? Brands and retailers spend their whole careers chasing down answers to these questions — but we’ve revealed them in our 2023 global online survey results. Consumer electronics buyers are the most savvy shoppers, as an astounding 91% visit two or more sites before purchase. Our recommendation?

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The Container Store has promoted two executives as it continues to focus on strengthening its “Custom Spaces” business. Over the past two years, she and her team have worked to enhance the company’s digital customer experience and drive its ecommerce business.

Social Media 270

Social Media Customer Experience eCommerce Management 270

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 31, 2023

by storm, rising to the top of the app charts and garnering millions of fans, until consumers began to realize the cost of those ultra-low prices — long delivery times and often poor quality products. From March 30 (3/30) to April 5, 2023, shoppers will have access to deals on thousands of products and free shipping on all orders over $10.

Shipping Costs 334

Shipping Costs Consumer Supplies Shipping 334

Forrester eCommerce

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Forrester's Retail research team highlights data insights from retailers' online Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2023 participation.

Retail 251

Retail Consumer Customer Experience B2C 251

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Forrester predicts retailers, which are already facing operational and supply chain challenges, will react to the uncertainty in 2023 by shifting to managing rising costs by rolling back offers such as free returns or delivery, and investing in optimization technologies such as order management systems. Retail is already changing.

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