Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2021

As technology and digital continues to infiltrate consumers’ lives, the need for human interaction and emotional connection is more important than ever. We sat down with design visionary Jean-Pierre Lacroix, President and Founder of Shikatani Lacroix Design , to discuss the emerging need for humanizing the digital experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 29, 2023

Creating a competitive advantage in personalization is based on a company’s ability to capture, analyze and use personalized customer data, as well as understand, customize and optimize the customer journey, all at scale. It has to be cross-channel. One of the issues is thatcustomer data is often siloed.

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365 Retail

JANUARY 18, 2024

The world of customer data is rapidly changing, and companies are responding with diverse strategies to stay ahead in this dynamic environment. The data foundation is behind the wall, and all the marketing and analytics tools get power from the foundation. Customer data should always be two things: reliable and repeatable.

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RTP blog

MARCH 2, 2018

By Paul Millette, Carousel Industries For arguably anyone in retail, the conversation of “delivering the ultimate customer experience” is as prolific as discussions about inventory management, supply chain operations and P&L statements. 1 driver in bolstering the customer experience.

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GetElastic

JANUARY 13, 2019

The success of industry disruptors such as Airbnb, Amazon and Tesla can be attributed to many factors, but these companies all have one thing in common — a focus on creating an exceptional customer experience, rather than just selling a product. As a result, customer expectations as a whole are evolving.

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GetElastic

JANUARY 14, 2019

The success of industry disruptors such as Airbnb, Amazon and Tesla can be attributed to many factors, but these companies all have one thing in common — a focus on creating an exceptional customer experience, rather than just selling a product. As a result, customer expectations as a whole are evolving.

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GetElastic

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Why a Hybrid Customer Experience is Essential for Today’s Consumer. As it turns out, based on a 2019 study , many customers actually prefer a hybrid experience over one that is entirely online or in-person. What exactly is a hybrid customer experience? Hybrid Customer Experience Example 1: Carvana.

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GetElastic

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Why a Hybrid Customer Experience is Essential for Today’s Consumer. As it turns out, based on a 2019 study , many customers actually prefer a hybrid experience over one that is entirely online or in-person. What exactly is a hybrid customer experience? Hybrid Customer Experience Example 1: Carvana.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2023

The best personalized experiences happen when retailers make the customers a part of the dialogue and leverage data to create one-to-one experiences that are more targeted to them based on their unique interests and behaviors, as opposed to customers like them. leveraging owned and gathered customer data.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2023

. “The holiday season is a stressful season — it’s more, more, more — including customers shopping for more product categories simultaneously,” said Jackie Walker, Head of Retail Experience Strategy for North America at Publicis Sapient in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 24, 2023

According to The Small Business Blog , emails are an effective marketing channel because most U.S. Yet despite the proliferation of this channel, the average consumer receives an average of 121 emails with at least 56.6% This channel is tried and true, but retailers must take a creative and personalized approach to stand out.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2023

By necessity, retailers are most concerned with the present day: they have to make sales and engage customers in the moment, no matter what channel they’re operating in. There’s the AI-powered Customer Data Platform provider Pairzon , AI imaging provider Claid.ai ; and AI-powered inventory optimization from syrup.

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RTP blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

By Garry Church, Inmar Retailer buying decisions on technology are all too often influenced by the latest trends and reflect the “flavor of the month.” The customers who spend their hard-earned income with them should be a retailer’s North Star when assessing retail technology options.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 11, 2021

Now more than ever, retailers are looking for solutions to create more seamless in-person and digital customer experiences. Offering omnichannel shopping experiences requires real-time updates and a tech stack that works together in the background to power each leg of the buyer’s journey. Providing Various Payments Technologies.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2021

I think people are getting tired of using the word omni — it’s really “channel-less.” The customer doesn’t think in channels, so [the question becomes] how can the retailer stop operating in channels? Now more than ever, “omni” is the focus. That even includes no longer operating [in terms of] “properties.”

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

With a better understanding of your customer demographics, you will be able to price your products more effectively, and respond to changing market conditions quickly so you can make data-driven decisions that will benefit your business in the long run. This can help improve customer loyalty and help you stand out from competitors.

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GetElastic

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Better customer experience means targeting people, not buyers. The success of industry disruptors such as Airbnb, Amazon and Tesla can be attributed to many factors, but these companies all have one thing in common — a focus on creating an exceptional customer experience, rather than just selling a product.

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Algopix

DECEMBER 2, 2020

No matter the industry, customers today have more ways to research their options than ever before. Customer experiences are the ultimate deciding factor that separates successful companies from the rest. And in many cases, that experience is more important than price or quality. Catalog Price Optimization.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2021

With the customer journey growing more complex every day, due in large part to the proliferation of screens and cross-channel marketing, retail brands now require robust attribution models to understand how different channels contribute to desired outcomes. Game Theory Meets Attribution. AI-Driven MTA at Scale.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Generative AI technology is progressing at breakneck speed and is predicted to change numerous aspects of our daily lives. End users are bombarded with content and media on all media and communication channels and are overwhelmed and starting to tune out.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

The new operating model will help each organization focus on their biggest growth opportunities while still working together to provide a seamless customer experience across both channels. Going forward, the ecommerce business will become “The Bay,” while the banner’s 86 stores will continue operating as Hudson’s Bay.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2023

From choosing more eco-friendly materials to incorporating energy-saving technologies, these companies have seen the importance of creating better environmental practices and have acted accordingly. Sustainability can be highly data-driven. There is also a significant intersection of sustainability with customer preference data.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2022

Greenthumb’s are putting immersive, tech-driven experiences into action. Through an interactive activation , attendees can venture through the shopping experience and see how the brands combine high-touch service and immersive technology to better serve consumers. Plus, the interactive RFID stations are a ‘must-see.’

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2024

In the not-so-distant past, customer experience (CX) was a straight line — a predictable journey from point A (the customer’s question) to point B (the company’s answer). Welcome to the future of retail, where the checkout lines are virtual, the service is personal and the experience is anything but linear.

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GetElastic

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Better customer experience means targeting people, not buyers. The success of industry disruptors such as Airbnb, Amazon and Tesla can be attributed to many factors, but these companies all have one thing in common — a focus on creating an exceptional customer experience, rather than just selling a product.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2021

This left smaller retailers searching for ways to boost online sales performance and customer experiences in the face of such stiff competition, especially for leveraging big-ticket retail events — Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas — for securing much-needed revenue. Solution: Adopt New Technologies.

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Groove

AUGUST 18, 2020

Store all of your customer data in one place, and deliver customized experiences through email and other owned channels. This tool makes it easy for eCommerce merchants to grow their contact lists, personalize user experiences and communicate more effectively with customers. Real-Time Customer Data.

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UpSellIt

JULY 13, 2023

By seamlessly integrating multiple channels, retailers can provide a cohesive and personalized shopping experience for their customers. An omnichannel retail strategy connects numerous channels and touchpoints to provide customers with a seamless shopping experience. What is Omnichannel Retailing?

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MagentoBrain

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

2023 Digital Marketing Trends and Changes Trend 1: Pay more attention to "customer experience" The discussion of customer experience has greatly increased in recent years. From the rise of UI/UX, we can see that many trends have emerged with only one purpose: to improve customer experience.

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RTP blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

For retailers, this has meant investing in cloud-based technologies and finding new ways to connect with their customers and expand their digital footprint. It gives retailers the ability to make operational adjustments in real time, ensuring that customers are not being left on hold but instead receiving the support they need.

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Sailthru

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

For the past several years, Forrester has published the Forrester Cross Channel Campaign Management Wave, their analysis of marketing technology vendors based on current offering and strategy in this field. Next-generation CCCM requires customer data management, advanced analytics, and cross-channel orchestration, among others.

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Optimizely

AUGUST 16, 2018

Marketers already know data is key to success in B2C and ecommerce. But knowing it’s important and actually being able to utilize data are very different things. Unfortunately, complete and accurate customer data has been shockingly difficult to get your hands on in B2C marketing. A missed connection with your customer.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

Priorities may be changing, but retailers still need to provide a superior customer experience, added webinar panelist Caila Schwartz, Senior Industry Strategist at Salesforce Commerce Cloud. A retailer’s web site “remains a main channel, which of course isn’t surprising,” said Hostetler. “We Currently, only 35%.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 8, 2020

GameStop plans to expand its physical and digital video game offerings as well as enhance its retail technology infrastructure through the deal. As part of the agreement, GameStop will standardize its solutions on Dynamics 365, Microsoft’s portfolio of cloud-based business applications and customer data platform.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2022

It’s those retailers that can most quickly and accurately react to these turbulent market forces and behaviors that are creating the most innovative and positive customer experiences. The rest are at risk of losing customer loyalty, brand affinity and revenue. Identifying the Right Use Cases.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 13, 2023

Rapid consumer adoption of new payment technologies and ecommerce, accelerated by the pandemic, led to demand for seamless and secure payment flows through every channel. At the same time, businesses across many sectors pivoted toward offering their own payment solutions for employees and customers alike.

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365 Retail

APRIL 3, 2024

Retailers envisioning a seamless, magical customer experience must recognise that AI’s effectiveness depends on high-quality underlying data. Ultimately this subpar experience makes me less excited about purchasing from this brand, and I decide to go elsewhere.

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