Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The word omnichannel has been around for decades, but not until very recently has the industry realized the role of distributed order management in their aggregate financial equation. When we talk about omnichannel order fulfillment , there can be a mistake in thinking it’s just about online.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2020

While the name Burton is almost synonymous with the snowboards the company began making in 1977, Burton has diversified over the years into new categories — including surfboards, apparel, goggles/optics and other sports gear — as well as expanding beyond manufacturing into direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail, both physical and digital.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Retail TouchPoints (RTP): How do you believe consumers’ omnichannel shopping behaviors will evolve or accelerate during the holiday shopping season? In fact, BOPIS became the new norm for items across all categories, from footwear and apparel to accessories, home goods, furniture and more.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2022

This expansion of its omnichannel offerings reflects growth plans that the retailer outlined in January 2022, when it revealed its goal of increasing annual sales to $8 billion to $10 billion and, over the next six to seven years, adding 500 new stores to its existing roster of more than 1,400 locations. through a new partnership with Shipt.

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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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Ecommerce Platforms

AUGUST 6, 2022

Running an efficient online store requires seamless order fulfillment , and often that means upgrading to a 3rd-party logistics (3PL) provider. This outsourcing of the fulfillment process works by sending products to the 3PL, where they store, pick, package, and ship the items as orders come in through your store.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The marketplace, powered by Mirakl , is key piece of Macy’s turnaround strategy aimed at transforming the department store into a digitally led, omnichannel retailer. The platform, which is integrated into the existing Macy’s website and app, brings an expanded assortment of 400 new brands across 20 product categories at launch.

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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. Offerings include apparel, jerseys, headwear and hardgoods from brands including Fanatics, Nike , Adidas , Mitchell & Ness , New Era , Pro Standard and WEAR by Erin Andrews.

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RTP blog

AUGUST 16, 2017

Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief: I have to admit, I was surprised when I saw the results of the JDA survey — not because I think BOPIS and other fulfillment options aren’t important, but I didn’t think they would overshadow the importance of a unique store experience. That makes sense to me.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

WHP’s global strategy for Express includes a full omnichannel launch beginning in 2024, with the opening of flagship stores and ecommerce channels featuring men’s and women’s apparel plus categories including footwear, intimates and accessories. The company also plans for shop-in-shop experiences in Mexico and Indonesia.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2022

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. Prior to this, online orders had been fulfilled from a central distribution center. Click-and-collect, a.k.a. That’s massive for the Christmas season.

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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. Accelerated by COVID, many apparel and specialty retailers are asking, ‘What is the purpose of the physical store?’

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2023

Nearly 70% of children’s apparel is purchased in stores,” said Casey on the call. “We To enable these omnichannel purchasing behaviors, Carter’s highlighted the investments it has made in its app, which now accounts for one quarter of all ecommerce sales, over the last few years.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2023

Shein and Forever 21 are joining forces in a deal that will allow Forever 21 to sell its youth-focused apparel to Shein’s 150 million online users.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 21, 2021

Large retailers like Target and Walmart continued to thrive in Q1 2021 on the back of their large store footprints and strong omnichannel presence. Best Buy hadn’t released its Q1 results as of publication time, but Anderson expected the retailer’s product mix, digital investments and omnichannel focus to pay off once more.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Digital accounted for 44% of net sales in Q4 2020, and the retailer also highlighted the fact that 25% of its digital sales were fulfilled from its brick-and-mortar stores via curbside pickup and same-day delivery. The increasing prominence of digital reflects the company’s “Polaris” omnichannel transformation strategy.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

I have one [mall] by me that used to mainly be apparel retailers. Expanding the Mall Tech Stack During the height of the pandemic, some mall owners implemented new omnichannel services and solutions to meet the immediate needs of consumers. Many developers and landlords are taking note and applying similar levels of curation.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Today’s shopper now expects a seamless omnichannel experience, convenient delivery options and an array of sustainable products — as detailed in new research from Capgemini. 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.

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Fabric

APRIL 11, 2023

Fashion and apparel storefronts always need fresh supplies of trendy clothes. That’s why, in a global apparel market that is on track to surpass $1.7 billion in 2022 , while the need for dropship in the fashion and apparel industry is growing. But today’s clothing retailers are feeling the pinch.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2023

The power of omnichannel retailing is well documented: even primarily DTC companies are realizing that they can benefit from flagship stores to enable brand discovery and build loyalty among customers in high-profile cities. Unlike some DTC-turned-omnichannel companies, Collars & Co.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Customers selecting home delivery on the Bed Bath & Beyond and buybuy BABY websites will have their orders fulfilled in stores by personal shoppers working with Shipt , a division of Target. The company also increased its number of retail partners by 50% to 120.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2020

The most notable shift between the 2019 back-to-school season and today is the strong consumer preference for technology over traditional items like apparel and even school supplies. The move from school supplies and apparel to hardware and computers wasn’t at all surprising to us,” Sides explained.

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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. The application powers store associates with mobile POS, clienteling, buy online/pick up in-store (BOPIS) and store-to-door fulfillment and endless aisle capabilities.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Kotlyar predicted that remote consultations with associates will expand beyond apparel into the electronics and home furnishings verticals. Tech knowledge also will be increasingly essential as retailers learn whether remote solutions deployed during the pandemic might have “legs.”

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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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Teamwork Retail

MAY 6, 2020

Omnichannel as a concept has taken over industry literature, and has been the obsession of retailers at all levels for many years. Omnichannel is well known for good reason, a seamless shopping experience can be the difference between effective customer retention and significant holes in the conversion funnel. . End less Aisle. “In

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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

APRIL 12, 2022

while other apparel and electronics retailers will trumpet order-to-pickup service times of under five minutes. As a result, we will see a new wave of innovation, with new, more immersive stores, sophisticated social media targeting, digital virtual experiences and more precise and personalized shopping than ever.

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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

JANUARY 14, 2021

Leaning on omnichannel capabilities from the start of the pandemic was key for both retailers. But COVID also revealed other opportunities to add to its roadmap, including appointment setting, curbside fulfillment and contactless payments.

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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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Ecommerce Platforms

JUNE 20, 2023

With the other, you’ll be able to create custom designs for unique print-on-demand products, and work with fulfillment partners to produce and deliver each item. Printful is a print-on-demand and fulfillment platform. What’s more, thanks to Shopify’s wide range of integrations, you can even use the tool to create an omnichannel store.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2021

On a micro level, we try to complement apparel with intimates, we have a very strong exposure to home furnishing in our Cady’s Alley design district, plus entertainment, health and beauty, and we would like to expand on unique food and beverage tenants that define the character of our district.”

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Fabric

MAY 17, 2023

The company has also embraced omnichannel commerce with its efforts to streamline the customer journey across sales channels and create an unparalleled online shopping experience. Over the years, SNIPES has consistently pushed the streetwear culture envelope, selling and shipping the freshest shoes, clothing, and accessories across the globe.

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Fabric

MAY 17, 2023

The company has also embraced omnichannel commerce with its efforts to streamline the customer journey across sales channels and create an unparalleled online shopping experience. Over the years, SNIPES has consistently pushed the streetwear culture envelope, selling and shipping the freshest shoes, clothing, and accessories across the globe.

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