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. To combat these effects, some brands are embracing circular economy strategies.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 25, 2023

QVC and HSN parent company Qurate Retail has sold online retailer Zulily to investment firm Regent , which also owns retail and apparel brands including Club Monaco , DIM Paris , Escada , DryBar , Sassoon and Wonderbra. He added: “Zulily has been a trailblazer in using technology to create a compelling online customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2023

Whether it’s the food and beverage sector, apparel and footwear or automobiles, direct-to-consumer businesses are grappling with the consequences of shifting consumer behaviors against the backdrop of an unpredictable global supply chain. These businesses find themselves at a demanding intersection.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Customers will receive a $5 credit per piece of swimwear, from any brand, that they return, which can then be applied to a J.Crew swimwear purchase, for up to $20 per full-price swim piece. The apparel industry is one of the major sources of waste, producing 92 million tons of textile waste annually, according to Earth.org.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In fact, BOPIS became the new norm for items across all categories, from footwear and apparel to accessories, home goods, furniture and more. This created a ripple effect for retailers that were experiencing a higher volume of ecommerce orders and had to leverage stores as fulfillment centers to process and ship online orders.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 27, 2024

The apparel retailer currently operates 84 stores across the country. They perform exceedingly well and customers love them, which is why expanding our retail footprint is such a huge growth initiative for us as a brand.” We’re happy to strengthen existing markets and try out new ones as well,” said Riccobono.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Rufus isn’t Amazon’s first application of gen AI technology, and as Mehta and Chilimbi pointed out, more general AI technology has been used expansively by the company for over 25 years to power product recommendations, hone the path of products in fulfillment centers, enable cashierless technology and develop the Alexa assistant.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Countless companies, producing and selling everything from books to apparel, prescriptions to electronics, and so much more, must submit to Amazon’s bullying and extortion, or lose access to the online market.” Amazon’s market power originates online, but it wields that power along every Main Street in America.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2020

At the store level, the funds will go toward: Renovations to nearly one-third of its locations; Expansion of curbside pickup ; Piloting “micro fulfillment centers” within supercenters to speed up fulfillment of pickup and delivery orders ; and Deploying digitization, robotics and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to make stores smarter.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2021

The department store retailer took a similar route by dividing Saks Fifth Avenue into distinct ecommerce and brick-and-mortar companies — a move that could become a trend among apparel and specialty retailers. Saks OFF 5TH provides a compelling assortment of brands to fashion-seeking customers at the best prices.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Traditionally, sport/leisure apparel and footwear brand FILA relied primarily on retailers to get its products on the bodies and feet of consumers. FILA needed to quickly move its website experience from a relatively static brand catalog to an appealing, efficient direct-to-consumer sales portal. sneaker collaboration.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In anticipation of customer demand for more and faster delivery options during the holidays, Bed Bath & Beyond has launched multiple options for same-day home delivery. Bed Bath & Beyond also has established a partnership with Instacart , allowing shoppers of both banners to use the websites and mobile apps of either delivery service.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2023

In addition to toys, games and stuffed animals, apparel, accessories and services like complimentary Uber trips were available to appeal to middle and high school-aged children. The pop-up used a BOPIS model (for free, of course), allowing the children to select an item they liked ahead of time.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Insourcing Fulfillment. Your in-house fulfillment may not be able to handle your spike in order volume without overwhelming production capabilities. You won’t be able to fulfill orders or there will be a significant delay in fulfillment. Outsourcing Fulfillment. Increased errors.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

“It was paramount that we focused our efforts toward simplifying the core technical components of the customer experience in the app — including purchasing, payment and rewards,” said Ranga Mohan, VP of Engineering at 7-Eleven in a statement. 7-Eleven has increasingly been branding its offerings to consumers.

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Sailthru

MARCH 11, 2019

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Take note of category demands: While the Mastercard SpendingPulse revealed moderate growth across categories, electronics, apparel and luxury (excluding jewelry) are likely to have the most significant year-over-year gains. This will create a significant opportunity for specialty apparel retailers, which are predicted to see 4.6%

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

this year alone, representing approximately 21% of the total women’s apparel market. Retailers need to listen to the customers who are demanding representation, or risk walking away from potential profit and alienating a new consumer base.”. billion in the U.S. Inclusion Definitions Expanding Beyond Sizing.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

Foot Locker and Fanatics have partnered to connect their ecommerce inventories by allowing Foot Locker fulfill its online orders through the digital sports platform. Customers will be able to shop these goods through footlocker.com, kidsfootlocker.com and champssports.com.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

“In today’s digital age, online shopping has become a norm, and customers are increasingly seeking swift delivery solutions,” said Kristin Matter, VP, Digital at JD Sports in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2020

Iconic apparel retailer Brooks Brothers has joined the ranks of retailers whose struggling businesses were tipped into Chapter 11 bankruptcy by the pandemic. From a customer experience perspective, being able to provide complete visibility both online and in-store to all that inventory was a big win for us,” he said.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

Amazon has announced plans for its first-ever physical fashion store — dubbed Amazon Style — which will feature women’s and men’s apparel, shoes and accessories. Amazon’s done this before… just not for apparel. The goal is an Everything Apparel Store IRL. The King of Ecommerce is no stranger to brick-and-mortar — far from it.

Clothing 221

Clothing Payment Services Apparel Department Stores 221

Ecommerce Platforms

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

As one of the most popular shipping apps for ecommerce order fulfillment, ShipStation often gets recommended for managing shipments, finding great deals from carriers, and sending tracking codes. This means that you partner with ShipBob for the entire fulfillment process. mo for 50 shipments per month. Bronze: $29.99/mo Silver: $49.99/mo

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2021

Nike Seoul is among the first Nike stores to secure a LEED Gold certification and is the first in Asia to launch Recycling & Donation, Nike’s fully integrated service for recycling and donating gently worn footwear and apparel. more…).

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2022

BOPIS, boasts a number of very strong positives for both retailers and their customers. Retailers save on shipping costs while leveraging their in-store inventories to fulfill customer orders, while shoppers get the products they want without having to wait for a delivery. Click-and-collect, a.k.a.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2023

The Container Store has debuted its Closet Clean Out resale program for apparel and accessories, powered by the ThredUp Resale-as-a-Service solution. Additionally, footwear and apparel retailer Sam Edelman has launched its ReLove resale initiative with support from the Archive platform.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 29, 2023

From high-end luxury brands like Balenciaga and Gucci focusing much of their stock offering on sneaker apparel to High Street stores like Walmart offering budget-friendly options, sneakers and sportswear is big business for brands.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2023

“Now, retailers will be able to enhance their digital properties with better product discovery experiences, creating more fulfilling shopping experiences for their customers.” And yet little more than one in 10 U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2023

To take the obsession even further, it seems like everyone is wearing branded apparel promoting them. This branded apparel — or merch, as it’s more commonly called — sent consumers into a frenzy. Everywhere you look, someone is talking about these moments.

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Retalon

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Why should retailers care about their Order Fulfillment Process? Order fulfillment may seem like a fairly straightforward process and according to the generic “high-level” definition, it is. In today’s market, putting the right fulfillment system in place gets you a competitive edge. What is order fulfillment?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

I have one [mall] by me that used to mainly be apparel retailers. The goal was to go beyond just buying products on shelves and reframing the customer experience. For example, destinations like Galleria Dallas rolled out dedicated curbside pickup outposts to transform dormant malls into fulfillment centers.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 21, 2021

People are going to be time constrained and delivering a great customer experience is going to be a valuable asset.”. Anderson expects supply chains to remain a key friction point for retail in the foreseeable future, and the data expertise that drives a great omnichannelm experience can also smooth bumps in inventory and sourcing.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2022

It’s energizing to think about customer experience transformation and what that could possibly mean for a business. In the retail industry, many organizations are at a pivotal moment of forging a path forward to define the future-state customer experience where the physical and digital converge. We all like to think big.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

While retail presence is shrinking in many big cities, apparel retailers’ brick-and-mortar locations are actually growing overall — just with a different approach. A downtown location in a major city might stock a larger apparel section, while a store on a college campus might carry quick-and-easy meals or dorm room necessities.

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Consumer Food and Beverages Retail Apparel 249

Fabric

MARCH 27, 2023

Great customer experience. Retailer Shipment and Tracking Vendor Shipment and Tracking fabric Marketplace BigCommerce Integration Vendors using BigCommerce can directly integrate with Marketplace for inventory, orders, and fulfillment details, which will be synced between the two systems automatically. Benefits: More control.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2021

As consumers return to physical stores, features such as appointment setting and personalization will be the keys to remapping the customer experience. But COVID also revealed other opportunities to add to its roadmap, including appointment setting, curbside fulfillment and contactless payments.

Payment Services 190

Payment Services Retail Omnichannel Channel 190

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As part of the virtual shopping experience, visitors can turn themselves into realistic 3D avatars to shop and interact with other fans in a space designed to replicate game-day energy. The avatars can browse through aisles, discover products on racks and virtually try on apparel and accessories before making a purchase. “As

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