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Fueled by Discounts and BNPL, Online Holiday Sales Grow 4.9%

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers responded to steep discounts in key ecommerce categories, including electronics, where discounts peaked at 31% off listed prices (versus 25% in 2022); toys ( 28% versus 34% last year); and apparel ( 24% versus 19% ). Discounts in other categories ranged from 18% off appliance prices to 24% off for computers.

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City Furniture Overhauls Ecommerce Approach to Create Highly Customized Shopper Journeys

Retail TouchPoints

The home furnishing and accent retailer, which operates 20 showrooms and 13 Ashley Home Store showroom licenses in Florida, partnered with cloud commerce provider Kibo , which offered a flexible ecommerce technology that would allow CITY Furniture to develop and support highly customized customer journeys and a fluid shopping-cart experience. “Our

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#RSP22: Everything You Need to Know About Holiday 2022

Retail TouchPoints

The Mastercard SpendingPulse measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment, providing a wealth of insights to help merchants refine and optimize their holiday strategies. The return to offices and social events is inspiring consumers to level up their wardrobes and focus more on apparel and footwear.

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After Lackluster Q2, Francesca’s Explores Strategic Alternatives

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Following a 29% drop in net sales during Q2, apparel, jewelry and accessories retailer Francesca’s will investigate strategic alternatives ranging from lease deferrals and refinancing to bankruptcy. Francesca’s, which operates approximately 700.

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How Hydra Health is Transforming the Hospital Gift Shop

Retail TouchPoints

“Our mission is to transform spaces that have traditionally been kind of an afterthought and turn them into beautiful, customer-centric and revenue-generating spaces, ” Kloor said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. This approach] then ends up generating more revenue for the hospital.

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RSP21 Reveals Top Growth Drivers for the Post-COVID Era

Retail TouchPoints

The 15 sessions covered a wide range of topics, so to make it easier to browse we’ve organized the sessions into four categories: Holiday 2021 forecasts and how best to prepare for 2022; Building loyalty with connected consumer experiences; Key ecommerce and digital marketing trends; and Embedding innovation within your retail organization.

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City Furniture Overhauls Ecommerce Approach to Create Highly Customized Shopper Journeys

Retail TouchPoints

The home furnishing and accent retailer, which operates 20 showrooms and 13 Ashley Home Store showroom licenses in Florida, partnered with cloud commerce provider Kibo , which offered a flexible ecommerce technology that would allow CITY Furniture to develop and support highly customized customer journeys and a fluid shopping-cart experience. “Our

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