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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.

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#RSP22: Everything You Need to Know About Holiday 2022

Retail TouchPoints

Rather than being limited to a jam-packed four to five weeks from Black Friday to Christmas Eve, consumers are beginning their shopping as early as October (with a few doing so even earlier than that). But despite the rush, retailers still have multiple opportunities to maximize both in-store sales and online conversions.

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Nordstrom Takes Stake in Topshop Brands, Launches Joint Venture with ASOS

Retail TouchPoints

department store chain and British online retailer aim to “redefine the traditional retail/wholesale model.”. since 2012 when it became the first retailer to bring the brand to the U.S. ASOS acquired the Topshop brand portfolio from Arcadia Group in February 2021. .

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Inside the Overlap Between Omnichannel and Personalized Experiences in Retail

Sailthru

As the world’s largest retailer and online retailer go head to head in a battle of Goliath and Goliath, one thing is clear: Omnichannel has become the white whale for retailers. Today’s consumers use an average of almost five touchpoints on the path to purchase, moving between the digital and physical worlds.

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How to Meet and Exceed Amazon-Driven Customer Expectations 

ESW

But as retailers and brands with DTC ecommerce channels know, meeting online customer expectations in an Amazon-dominated environment is challenging to say the least. Essentially, The Amazon Effect refers to the ways in which consumer expectations have changed as a result of shopping with the dominant online marketplace.

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Saks.com Spin-Out: Genius Move or Opportunistic Folly?

Steve Dennis

The Bay has long suffered from the woes of unremarkable department stores. What’s likely to be driving this move right now, however, are the recent rather frothy valuations of luxury oriented online retailers. While some recovery may come later this year, it’s hard to believe we will get a robust rebound any time soon.

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Retail vs Ecommerce: What’s the Difference?

Ecommerce Platforms

Let’s start with perhaps the most traditional form of selling: retail. The term “retail” refers to the sale of goods and services to consumers. In other words, retailers sell products to everyday people, rather than wholesales or institutional buyers. How Does Retail Work? What is Ecommerce?

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