Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Direct-to-consumer health care apparel and lifestyle brand Figs has opened its first permanent physical retail space in LA’s Century City Mall.

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Groove

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Santiago, with a rich background in consumer goods and digital sectors, dives into Cutter & Buck's transition from a golf-centric brand to a premium lifestyle label with long-lasting, consumer-favorite products.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2022

The company plans to use the funds to accelerate its global expansion and production capacity, with the goal of allowing more rapid adoption of sustainability initiatives by apparel companies. Recover is a leading disruptor in the apparel and textiles space with much-needed sustainable solutions grounded in materials science.”

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Fashion apparel retailer Express, Inc. With more than 20 years of experience in the consumer products industry and “a proven record of operating excellence, financial discipline and building high-performance teams,” Glendinning will officially join the Express leadership team and board of directors on Sept.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

2022 Hot 25 Retailers list — which identifies the brands that boosted their domestic sales by the highest percentages in 2021 compared to 2020 —exemplify three strong COVID-era trends: do-it-yourselfism, consumer preferences for more casual and value-priced apparel and increased alcohol consumption. The Kantar-NRF U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2021

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and its technology partner Higg have launched the initial phase of a new transparency program that will publicly share environmental impact data about products, beginning with their materials content. and European consumers to discover and shop for more sustainable products.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Amazon has incorporated RFID capabilities into its Just Walk Out cashierless technology to handle the sale of apparel and fan gear at two Seattle sports venues. RFID tags placed on jerseys, hats and other items allow customers to carry out (and even wear out) their purchases without standing in line to check out.

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Fabric

MARCH 14, 2023

Welcome to The Modern Retailer’s Guide To Dropshipping Fashion and Apparel. In Part 2 , we will delve deeper into the world of dropshipping, and explore some of the best tips and strategies for successfully dropshipping fashion and apparel products. Let’s dive in! This is especially true in the $1.53

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 14, 2024

Meeting Luxury Consumers Where They Are (Image courtesy Whitman Family Development) The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many changes in the U.S., Meeting Luxury Consumers Where They Are (Image courtesy Whitman Family Development) The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many changes in the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In response to evolving consumer behavior, many retailers are pivoting from malls and large-format stores in city centers to neighborhood locations that aim to serve the work-from-home population. Not surprisingly, many have found the data points to residential enclaves in and around cities where consumers live.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2022

As retailers have struggled to navigate changes in consumer behavior and economic uncertainty brought on by the pandemic, one area has seen continued growth: recommerce. Recommerce checks many boxes for both consumers and businesses. In fact, apparel resale revenues are growing 24 times faster than retail apparel sales. .

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Fabric

MARCH 14, 2023

Welcome to Part 2 of The Modern Retailer’s Guide To Dropshipping Fashion and Apparel. In this second installment, we will dive deeper into the world of dropshipping, and explore some of the best tips and strategies for successfully dropshipping fashion and apparel products.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

With the start of another year in the new normal, retailers are still questioning how to best engage with consumers in the post-pandemic world. In the past two years, consumers’ expectations and preferences have vastly changed. If one thing has become clear during the last two years, it’s that consumers value options for convenience.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The Adobe Index — which analyzes consumer transactions across more than 100 million SKUs in 18 categories — found that consumers have spent more than $541 billion online in the first eight months of this year, from January through August 2021. However, the report indicates that consumer fears about inflation have not been inflated.

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Salsify

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Expanding digital shelves have created an increasingly competitive fashion and apparel industry.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Walmart has launched Free Assembly , a men’s and women’s private label apparel line with items priced from $9 to $45. A July 2020 study by Deloitte indicated that COVID-19 had accelerated what was already a strong trend toward private label adoption by consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is planning to start regulating buy now, pay later (BNPL) products. Apparel and beauty companies accounted for 80.1% Buy Now, Pay Later is a rapidly growing type of loan that serves as a close substitute for credit cards,” said Rohit Chopra, Director of the CFPB in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 10, 2022

This is impacting consumer behavior in every industry, including the optical industry. The layoffs will not impact members of Warby Parker’s Lab team or customer-facing retail or customer experience teams. “As

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Spurred by the global pandemic, a rise in social activism and the surge of wellness movements, consumer sentiment has shifted significantly over the past few years. Nearly all (93%) consumers surveyed in PwC’s most recent Holiday Outlook shared that trust is a top influencer in their buying decisions. Pre-pandemic, that number was 70%.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Now the site, which gets its revenue from ad sales, is preparing to become a retailer, potentially selling animal-themed apparel or souvenirs. Even then, the plans are to devote a portion of the profits to the NGOs it supports.

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ESW

JUNE 27, 2023

Sustainable apparel and luxury have received growing attention as more research about the harmful environmental effects of the industry’s sourcing, manufacturing and shipping practices surface. In 2022, one in three apparel items purchased in the U.S. And 50% of consumers in Western Europe have bought preowned items.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

In 2020, more than any year since the advent of online and mobile commerce, consumers lost a sense of control. Culled from this agile, iterative survey data, here are six things we learned consumers want from retailers heading into 2021: 1. One in four consumers are shopping more with small brands. on average.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 27, 2024

Google has begun using the zero-party data of customers’ thumbs-up/thumbs-down style ratings and brand preferences to better personalize its shopping experience, helping consumers find the exact products they want among the 45 billion listed by the search engine. Google Style Picking Tool The style ratings, currently available to U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Brands and retailers are feeling mounting pressure — from consumers, shareholders and even their boards — to be more inclusive. this year alone, representing approximately 21% of the total women’s apparel market. Retailers need to realize consumers don’t want to be excluded or labeled differently to their peers because of size.

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ROI Revolution

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Apparel and retail are facing a new reality and continuing to transform as the coronavirus pandemic remains in many parts of the world. While this industry saw significant losses in 2020, the opportunity for apparel and fashion brands to innovate and become a consumer favorite has never been higher. Published October 20, 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Despite having just officially begun, this holiday shopping season already is marked by supply chain disruption, persistent inflation and mixed consumer confidence. And just like last year, it looks like consumers will respond by turning to ecommerce. This is causing many Americans to stress this holiday season.”.

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365 Retail

JUNE 29, 2023

Today, global athletic apparel brand lululemon launches on Zalando, a leading European online platform for fashion and lifestyle. Customers can now shop the brand’s innovative apparel and accessories for yoga, running, training, and most other sports activities on Zalando’s Fashion Store in several markets.

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RetailDive

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Department stores and other retailers dependent on clothing sales face a gloomy 2023 and may shutter more locations, according to the analysts.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2023

Consumers and retailers are turning to resale more than ever amid economic uncertainty, according to ThredUp ’s 11th annual Resale Report , conducted by GlobalData. consumers ( 52% ) shopped secondhand apparel in 2022. In fact, one in three apparel items bought in the last 12 months in the U.S. consumers bought 1.4

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2023

Ebay ’s spending spree is continuing with the acquisition of Certilogo , a provider of digital IDs and authentication tools for apparel and fashion goods. “Ebay pioneered recommerce, while Certilogo pioneered connected products and consumer-facing digital authentication. ”

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2022

Conscious consumption is on the rise and two big names in retail have launched new programs to tap into the consumer appetite to shop sustainably. eBay UK Features ‘Imperfect’ Products from North Face, Puma and More. eBay UK describes its new “ Imperfects ” program as “the fashion equivalent to supermarkets’ wonky veg initiatives.”

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ROI Revolution

MARCH 15, 2021

With the rapid shifts that took place last year, 2021 will be about finding ways to reach wary consumers and filling your marketing toolbox with innovative strategies to stand out. Every industry has undoubtedly been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic – but the apparel and retail industry has felt some of the biggest shockwaves.

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ESW

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

American consumers spent an astounding $1.29 In fact, apparel return rates during the holidays can reach as high as 30%. Since computers, televisions, smartphones and other electronics are often priced higher than other retail items, the return cycle can be particularly vicious for consumer electronics brands.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Value-based apparel retailer TJX continued to demonstrate the strength of the discount sector during a time of continued worries about the economy, despite slowing inflation and a still-strong jobs market. In contrast, Target’s net and comp sales both fell during its Q3, which ended Oct. 28, 2023, by 4.3% and 3% respectively.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2021

The spring and early summer was an optimistic time for many consumers who finally emerged from lockdowns looking to refresh their wardrobes and find items suited for smaller local outings during the warmer months. Retail rode strong into Q2 2021 as shoppers returned to stores even as digital sales remained elevated.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The recently announced joint venture between Forever 21 and Shein is coming to life — in the form of a Forever 21-branded line of men’s and women’s apparel that will be designed, manufactured and sold on Shein. At the same time, SPARC became a minority shareholder in Shein. Australia and parts of Europe.

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