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Balancing Customer Loyalty in an Age of Growing Business Costs

Retail TouchPoints

But the resilience of the American consumer prevented an all-out economic disaster. Time and time again, consumers kept the economy chugging along despite the bleak forecasts from leading economists. Treasury, but even as that money faded, lockdowns hurt retailers and inflation took hold, consumers took it in stride and kept spending.

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Consumer Spending 2024: What It Means For Your Brand

Forrester eCommerce

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. This year, in 2024, the economy […]

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Deloitte Shares Loyalty Trends and Best Practices for 2024

Retail TouchPoints

To drive customer retention and loyalty, most brands and retailers continue to rely on purchase discounts ( 77% ) and loyalty program points ( 61% ), according to Retail TouchPoints research. However, a Deloitte survey reveals that consumers’ loyalty program preferences and expectations are evolving.

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Consumers Use Commerce to Show They’re Global Citizens; Here’s How Brands are Responding

Retail TouchPoints

While that definition doesn’t sound like it has much to do with commerce, millennial and Gen Z consumers are increasingly using their wallets to make an impact. As an AI-powered platform designed to help consumers and stylists discover emerging brands, Arête also understands the importance of showing up.

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Secrets of a Successful Sale: Optimizing Your Checkout Process

Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

In this session you’ll learn: The integral relationship between payment experience and customer satisfaction Proven methods for optimizing the checkout journey Leveraging payments data for personalized marketing and enhanced customer loyalty Gain invaluable insights into consumer behavior across online and offline channels through data 📅 June (..)

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Rethinking Returns: Innovative Strategies for Retailers to Drive Growth in 2024

Retail TouchPoints

Sticking with this outdated approach can lead to higher environmental impacts, unnecessary financial losses and dwindling customer trust. It might involve a time-consuming trip across town, navigating traffic and juggling work or family schedules. At the heart of this strategy is the analysis of customer return patterns.

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The State of Ecommerce Customer Loyalty in 2023

Smile.io

offers features that drive results like points redemption at checkout, embedded content, integrations, VIP programs, and loyalty landing pages.    Judge.me , Gorgias , and Little Data emphasize the importance of reviews, personalization, and first-party data and offer ecommerce predictions for 2024. YoY increase.