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It’s Official – Amazon is an Ecommerce Enabler First and a Retailer Second

Retail TouchPoints

Two key examples: Opening up its successful ecommerce platform to third-party sellers, and then taking the tech and infrastructure it had painstakingly developed for its own ecommerce operation and offering it to those sellers as a service.

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What’s in Store for Grocery in 2022?

Retail TouchPoints

Outfits like GoPuff, Gorillas and 1520 took the grocery market by storm in 2021, offering a limited menu of consumables, delivered to your door in an incredible 30 minutes or less (and commanding multi-billion dollar valuations in the process.) Merchandise assortments will shrink dramatically.

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Generative AI for Personalized Service and a Competitive Edge in Ecommerce

Retail TouchPoints

It’s still early days, but AI advancements have the potential to fundamentally change ecommerce operations by drastically improving order fulfillment practices and bridging the ever-significant personalization gap forming between the online and offline realms. This allows businesses to respond quickly and effectively to the customer.

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Omnichannel Logistics and Delivery: Good for Shoppers and Retailers Alike

ESW

Omnichannel logistics provides the backbone for a multi-faceted shopper’s journey, ensuring that every touchpoint is not only connected but also seamlessly enhances the customer experience. It also provides consistent and convenient service across physical and online channels throughout the purchase journey.

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CCS 2021: Levi’s, 1-800-FLOWERS, Under Armour Reveal How They’re Meeting Fast-Changing Consumer Expectations

Retail TouchPoints

The 2021 Connected Consumer Series reflected the challenges retail (and society as a whole) have faced during the past year, but also the growing sense of optimism that is taking hold this year. The pandemic is finally ending, but the new/remade world will require a refined approach to the customer experience.

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Gift Card Lawsuits Can Be Avoided — Here’s How

Retail TouchPoints

Many brands launch gift card programs for all the right reasons: incremental sales, new customer acquisition, brand recognition and to build customer loyalty. Not to mention consumers love them, with 80% saying they plan to purchase more gift cards in 2022.

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4 Retail Resolutions to Help Businesses Become More Profitable

RetailMinded

How they aim to accomplish that may vary, but the simple goal of making more profit when operating your business rarely – if ever – escapes a professional’s wish list for their year ahead. Do you offer a multi-carrier shipping strategy? But if you’re like most business operators, you have no idea how to do this or where to start.