Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 12, 2023

As a matter of fact, as accessibility becomes a more prevalent concern in the retail sector, the interplay between new technology and AI represents some good news. Features that improve accessibility have the power to help legitimize AI-powered tools and services and lead to more trust around the new technology.

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Kissmetrics

OCTOBER 5, 2020

For better or worse, technology affects communication because it is a part of our everyday lives. You might see the average elementary-aged child with their head buried in a smartphone and tempted to take a gloomy outlook on what technology has done to us. How Has Technology Affected Communication? But is it all bad?

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The technology, it turns out, largely functions as promised: AI is in fact quite good at making personalized recommendations. Which is to say that while the AI boosters have done excellent work persuading the marketers, they have their work cut out for them with the people who actually matter, i.e. customers.

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Algopix

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Cross-channel tracking, also known as cross-device tracking, involves monitoring customer interactions and behaviors across multiple online channels and devices. These channels can include websites, mobile apps, social media platforms, email, and more. This is where cross-channel tracking becomes invaluable.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 6, 2022

Data is a critical foundation in today’s retail strategies, enabling organizations to make smart analytics-based business decisions, from refining personalized marketing efforts to improving logistics operations. The rise of ecommerce and other technological advances have made the retail sector an increasingly data-rich environment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2022

H&M will work with Google Cloud ’s computing services to improve its customer experience and supply chain capabilities, by leveraging data analytics and the technology provider’s secure, sustainable global infrastructure. Over time, the partnership will develop additional data science and AI capabilities. “H&M

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As the world moves away from third-party identifiers, retailers are using their own channels to unlock the potential of their valuable shopper audiences — so much so that retail media is now the fourth-largest advertising medium, according to data from WARC. But the advertising industry moves fast.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2024

Recent estimates forecast that nearly a quarter of global retail sales will come from online channels by 2027, so the ability to serve a multilingual customer base will be essential for businesses seeking global success. Customers don’t judge businesses by the quality of their products or services alone.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2023

It doesn’t look like a commercial or an ad, he just looks like a guy with a TikTok channel creating content. With the pace at which technologies and consumer preferences are evolving, most executives seem to now take the attitude that failure has become not something to avoid, but rather a necessary piece of any strategic evolution.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

“The word that comes to mind when we talk internally about customer experience and the customer journey is fluidity,” said Lande-Shannon. “In The danger sometimes with businesses today is that it’s easy to become compartmentalized in all of the different channels that they are doing business in.”. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

Faced with an endless number of brands, product options and channels to shop through, consumers are looking for the perfect combination of “value” and “values.” Retail TouchPoints (RTP): How have shifts in consumer behaviors and expectations impacted the way retailers invest in technology? But has it changed their priorities at all?

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Some say that in the new era of retail, data is gold. For others, data is oil. Whatever valuable commodity data represents, it’s key for retailers in their quest to drive innovation and differentiation in vital areas including marketing, customer experience and product development.

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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

MARCH 29, 2022

The only way to improve customer satisfaction and deliver better experiences is through data, but a first-party data strategy alone isn’t enough. By engaging in data collaboration, CPGs can achieve a true 360-degree view of their current and prospective customers. Think Beyond First-Party Data.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2024

As 2024 unfolds, the B2B ecommerce sector is undergoing significant transformation driven by technological advancements and shifting buyer behaviors. Here we’ll take a look at these trending technologies and how they will shape B2B businesses’ ability to deliver a frictionless experience with their digitally native buyers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 13, 2023

When Houle started with Aldo Group as Senior Director of Digital Technology, “We were primarily focused on digitalizing our retail experience across all channels,” he said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. With the exponential growth in data generation and availability, the task of harnessing it effectively is paramount.

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iVend

JUNE 15, 2022

For a retailer that has enjoyed an enviably strong reputation with the shopping public, this retail customer experience was a big blow to its reputation. This lack of distinction between channels means that shoppers expect the same pricing, no matter how they transact.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Channel professionals want to talk about expanding their partner programs and building broad ecosystems, but the truth is that many of their basic program and channel management processes are still painfully manual and error-prone.

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Forrester eCommerce

JUNE 3, 2021

Following up the previously published Now Tech report, I’m excited to announce that The Forrester Wave™: Cross-Channel Campaign Management In Asia Pacific, Q2 2021 is now live.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Crate & Barrel Holdings (CBH) will embark on a multi-year digital transformation that will leverage significant investments in talent, technology and infrastructure.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2022

Data privacy has come into sharper focus over the past year thanks to new state legislation and federal privacy laws like the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA). In fact, by the end of 2024, 75% of the world’s population will have personal data protected under modern privacy regulations , according to Gartner.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 14, 2024

The four key strengths that retailers need to build or to nurture are: data depth; data quality; a simple process for media buyers; and a technology stack that enables data management, audience building, tracking, measurement and billing. Retailers must prioritize the security and ethical use of consumer information.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This concept of starting with a deep understanding of the customer (at times more deeply even than they understand themselves) and building from that point is also the basic premise of retail’s latest technological and philosophical movement — unified commerce. They just want what they want when they want it.

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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. So how do retailers regain the power of their data?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 10, 2023

From generating product descriptions and dynamic pricing to improving data quality and automating redundant tasks, AI has been monikered as the magical fix-it-all technology that promises to slash time-to-market, quadruple employee productivity and deliver larger-than-life customer experiences.

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ESW

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The partnership gives ecommerce brands built on Shopware access to ESW’s suite of solutions to enable all aspects of DTC cross-border expansion, including compliance, data security, fraud protection, taxes and tariffs to checkout, delivery, returns, customer service and demand generation, in as little as four weeks.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Digital is not a channel, platform or technology — it’s a business driver,” said Preis. Digital Through and Through Now, even though brick-and-mortar retail has regained some of its luster post-pandemic, Anthropologie is still very much a digital-first organization.

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365 Retail

JUNE 7, 2023

Amperity , the leading enterprise customer data platform (CDP) for consumer brands, has announced Forever 21 has selected Amperity to ‘maximise the value’ of its omnichannel customer data. With Amperity, Forever 21 will be able to provide more relevant, personalised customer experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2023

The retailer also has promoted Danny Miles to EVP, Chief Technology Officer and announced the departure of current COO Colin Browne and Chief Product Officer (CPO) Lisa Collier. He leads the company’s global IT teams, information security, enterprise data management and analytics, enterprise applications and digital storefront functions.

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Optimizely

APRIL 19, 2018

You already know that voice is a growing trend in technology, but do you know exactly how big it really is? With 75% of households expected to have a voice-enabled device by 2020 , voice is far more than a trend: it’s the fastest growing technology since the iPhone. Listen to where your customers are. In their home?

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 10, 2023

The ultimate goal is to deliver personalized, omnichannel experiences to customers in all of Pandora’s 100 markets. To do that will take a years-long effort, already underway, to break down data silos and transform the company’s global operations. “As Pandora, needless to say, is opposed to horrible consumer experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2023

With NewStore , the brand has unified its direct offline and online channels to helps drive operational efficiency and improve the customer experience. Associates can respond swiftly to customer needs during peak shopping hours, reduce wait times and streamline the overall checkout experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2022

Savage X Fenty has launched in-store fitting technology powered by FIT:MATCH at its first brick-and-mortar location , with plans to expand the solution across all its channels over the coming year. Savage x Fenty also has invested in FIT:MATCH to accelerate expansion of the AR-powered technology.

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Algopix

JULY 1, 2023

With the rise of e-commerce and the availability of multiple online platforms and marketplaces, it can be challenging for businesses to effectively manage their listings and reach their target audience across different channels. This is where multi-channel listing solutions come into play. What are Multi-Channel Listing Solutions?

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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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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Retailers are tackling pressing issues, from wavering customer loyalty to finding the next channel or platform they need to sell on. To juggle long- and short-term priorities, executives must address key questions, including: How can we prepare for shifts in customer behaviors? You can also incorporate automation within PLM.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The company decided to invest in technology that would help it harness the power of data to improve its customer insights and the shopper experience. “At ” Like many retailers, Mejuri acquires and engages its customers from a diverse set of marketing channels, including Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Google.

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