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UPDATE: Target Adds Paid Loyalty Program, Plans 300 New Stores Over Next 10 Years

Retail TouchPoints

[Update from 3/6/2024] Over the next decade, Target plans to build more than 300 new stores and upgrade the vast majority of its brick-and-mortar fleet, with projects ranging from full remodels to adding Ulta Beauty locations, upgrading fixtures and supporting same-day services.

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How Gen Z is Disrupting the Fragrance Sector

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The fragrance sector of the beauty industry has always been a strong player, but its growth in the post-pandemic era has been booming. Some are taking that income to the ecommerce beauty and fragrance market in droves. In addition to aesthetic motivations, Gen Z seeks out home fragrance as part of their health and wellness routines.

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RetailWire: Should Walmart Reinstate In-Store Returns During A Pandemic?

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Although public health officials say it’s unlikely COVID-19 infections can be spread by surfaces or physical objects, retailers are being cautious about how they handle returned merchandise. This policy prompted customer complaints that a local ABC TV affiliate in Chicago reported on. Paula Rosenblum, Managing Partner, RSR Research.

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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

Retail TouchPoints

That, of course, is the key to Wish’s business model — by connecting international consumers directly with manufacturers (most of them Chinese, although diversifying the company’s merchant base is one of the company’s key turnaround pillars), customers can get products for dirt cheap. Reducing shopping and shipping friction.

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How Flip is Flipping the Script on Influencer Marketing by Making Actual Customers its Stars

Retail TouchPoints

Now Flip is planning an “aggressive” expansion beyond the beauty category in the coming months that is likely to enlarge both its brand portfolio and its user base. “I Of course, none of this matters if the actual commerce experience isn’t up to par (as Agha learned in his previous ecommerce venture.)

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How Retailers Can Make Effective Changes for Better Logistics Operations

Retail TouchPoints

This massive increase put significant strains on the supply chain as well as shipping and delivery. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, items that consumers shopped for reflected the stay-at-home sentiment, such as household essentials, electronics and entertainment and health, beauty and wellness products.

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Pivotree Accelerates Digital Transformation for TruckPro

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“Their laser focus on improving customer experience and their commitment to implementing the best technologies and leveraging automation has been inspiring and we hope to continue with them on this digital transformation journey for years to come.” They get the products to customers the way they want them and when they want them.