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A Generational Analysis of Today’s Home Improvement Customers

Retail TouchPoints

During the pandemic, the relationship between homeowners and their homes fundamentally changed, as lockdowns, social distancing guidance and quarantine protocols left many consumers with an abundance of time to stare at their own four walls. This makes them a great target audience for brands in the home improvement space.

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Stimulus Checks Spur 5.3% Jump in January Retail Sales

Retail TouchPoints

The jump in consumer spending after three consecutive months of declines is largely attributed to the $600 stimulus payments shoppers received as part of the $900 billion package passed by Congress in December 2020 to counteract the economic impact of the ongoing pandemic. increase from December 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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2021 Deep Dive: Home Goods Industry Data, Trends, + Stats to Know

ROI Revolution

The home goods and furniture industry has seen massive growth over the past year, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home mandates. With people spending more time inside their homes over the past year, redecorating and remodeling became common among many consumers. 2021 Home Goods Trends + Stats.

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Pop-Up Strategies That Power Unique Shopper Journeys

Retail TouchPoints

Beyond Yoga’s Los Angeles pop-up experience Photo courtesy of Beyond Yoga. Despite their temporary nature, pop-up shops are intended to make a lasting impression on visitors through offering extraordinary consumer journeys. The cornerstone of every pop-up design strategy must be focused on the target customer.

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(Some of) the Technology that is Empowering the Customer Channel in Physical Retail

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In my first blog post, “ The Relevance of Physical Retail in the Customer Channel ,” available on empatheticmachines.org , I spoke about the relevance of physical retail today as well as introduced the idea of the Customer Channel. When I say we are in the era of the Customer Channel , what do I mean?

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Many unhappy returns: E-commerce’s Achilles heel

Steve Dennis

The reason that many eCommerce companies (or the e-commerce divisions of “omni-channel” retailers) don’t make money is that the marginal cost of acquiring a customer, plus the supply chain cost of fulfilling that order, exceeds the gross profit (essentially, revenue less the cost of goods).

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Holiday Season 2020 Will be Different. Here’s How

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A question that is largely on the minds of retailers and consumers alike. With COVID-19 still at large, consumers will be making difficult shopping choices and retailers will be scratching their heads for a strategy that will bring them a great sale. What are consumers planning? Holiday season 2020 from a consumer standpoint.