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Retailer Lessons from iGaming Companies

Retail TouchPoints

Gaming companies, more specifically iGaming companies, have undertaken strategies that could help retailers that mimic those practices improve their game, and their profitability. iGaming companies typically have minutes at most, and usually only seconds, to retain or lose a customer. There is no leisurely browsing as in retail.

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#TBT: Service Merchandise Was the OG Multi-Channel Shopping Experience

Retail TouchPoints

At its peak, the company achieved more than $4 billion in annual sales. As the company expanded, it began to open showrooms nationwide, mostly in the vicinity of major shopping malls, which were in vogue in the 1970s. We’re seeing big players experimenting with similar, more modern takes on this multi-channel shopping experience.

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Multi-Channel Retailing and the Buyer’s Journey: Opportunities and Challenges

BigCommerce

Most online sellers begin their journey from one sales channel, setting up shop through a website or marketplace. Multi-channel retailing is the practice of selling merchandise on more than one sales channel. A report by BigCommerce confirms that buyers across several age groups are shopping from multiple sales channels.

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How Google’s Approach to Attribution is Changing and Why It Matters for Ecommerce Companies

Retail TouchPoints

Companies that have been using non-last-click rules-based attribution models (namely first-click, linear, time decay and position-based) need to understand what options are now available and how this choice reflects a broader shift in marketing attribution. This decision has major ramifications for brands and retailers.

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Omnisend vs Klaviyo: A Marketer's Perspective on the Best Choice

Groove

One of the main factors to consider when growing your brand is choosing an email marketing platform that meets the needs of your business. Both Omnisend and Klaviyo are leading options as top-tier eCommerce marketing solutions, and their offerings are similar. However, the two tools cater to different types of audiences.

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Retail Performance Marketers, Rethink Your Barometer of Success This Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

With social marketing in decline , and with the economic uncertainty driving the need to reduce “awareness” marketing in favor of performance channels, the need for retailers to find new measurable, scalable marketing channels is more urgent than ever. So holidays are a huge deal for retail.

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Why Uncommon Corporate Partnerships are a Must in 2024 (and How to Make Them a Reality)

Retail TouchPoints

Despite Tightening Wallets, Select Brands Flourish As spend growth softened in the second half of 2023 across discretionary categories and companies geared toward more price-conscious consumers flourished, opportunities presented themselves for brands that kept an open mind. However, not all customers behave the same.