Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Consumers are quickly losing trust, and companies must act swiftly and responsibly to restore it. A Pew Research study reveals a concerning trend: 67% of consumers have little understanding of what companies do with their data, a sentiment echoed by an IAPP study which found that only 29% feel informed about how their data is protected.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 11, 2024

Sports fans deserve a place to gather, celebrate their passions and foster new ones, and Fanatics Fest NYC aims to do just that,” said Lance Fensterman, CEO of Fanatics Events in a statement. Digital sports platform Fanatics is moving into the physical world in a big way with its first Fanatics Fest NYC , to be held at the Javits Center Aug.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

To capitalize on this new market opportunity, brands and retailers must understand what Gen Z consumers want and expect from the brand experience. The Retail Influencer Network , an exclusive group of senior business leaders and influential investors and analysts founded by Berns Communications Group, will gather in New York City Sept.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2023

SHEIN has officially launched its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Dublin City Centre, Ireland and is planning to host approximately 30 pop-up store events across the region this year to boost its profile with customers. The news comes as fellow Asia-based discount shopping app Temu picks up steam in the U.S.,

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Kissmetrics

DECEMBER 26, 2020

How you choose to promote events can have a direct impact on how successful that event is. For brands with an established place in the online hierarchy, their event promotion efforts don’t have to be particularly intense or creative. Events like Inbound are already established enough to earn a certain level of attention.

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Kissmetrics

MARCH 11, 2021

With most events going online, you need to find strategies to find and attract online event sponsors. Hosting an event, even online, is expensive. This is where event sponsors come in. What is Event Sponsorship? Event sponsorship is an agreement between an external brand (event sponsor) and an event organizer.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 30, 2023

Amazon is continuing to expand the reach of its Just Walk Out (JWO) cashierless checkout tech with a particular focus on events-based venues. Consumer preferences are ever evolving and demand for faster service models continues to grow,” said Alison Birdwell, President and CEO of Aramark Sports + Entertainment in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2024

Consumers’ loyalty program preferences and expectations are e v olving , and while financial benefits are still seen as valuable, consumers also are increasingly seeking services and experiences that reflect their journey and growing relationship with a brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Following a pandemic-induced pause in its brick-and-mortar retailing, women’s workwear retailer Argent has opened a store in NYC’s SoHo neighborhood that brings community and commerce together with a combination of appointments, networking events and free-flow spaces for consumers to work and gather. We’ve never seen demand like this.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

High-profile speakers for the event at New York City’s Javits Center include Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, actor and writer Kal Penn and a host of retail industry heavyweights including Macy’s Jeff Gennette, Target ’s Brian Cornell, Kroger ’s Rodney McMullen, LVMH ’s Anish Melwani and Neiman Marcus’ Geoffroy van Raemdonck.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Amazon has launched Small Business Month (SBM) featuring a series of events, activities and promotions to help solopreneurs and small business owners enhance their buying capabilities and scale their businesses. Amazon’s SBM kicked off with a Small Business Summit on Sept.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2023

trillion for the year, according to data released at the State of Retail & the Consumer virtual event. In just the last three years, the retail industry has experienced growth that would normally take almost a decade by pre-pandemic standards,” said Matthew Shay, President and CEO of NRF during the event. “In

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Simon and Shop Premium Outlets (SPO) are partnering with Alibaba Group ’s Tmall Global to launch a series of live shopping events in China. We’re excited to power these livestream shopping events with our innovative tech and offer a new avenue to sell on-sale premium and luxury brands to shoppers in China.”. in time for Alibaba’s 11.11

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

With COVID-19 case counts declining and vaccination efforts underway, eager consumers and retailers are both looking hopefully toward a future return to normal. The pandemic has forever altered consumer behavior, and this year in particular consumers find themselves in a kind of limbo — hope is on the horizon, but “normal” isn’t here yet.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 10, 2022

in addition to including a virtual live shopping component to make the experience available digitally in order to reach more luxury consumers wherever they are located. Cultivating the Atmosphere Through Enriching Events. The trio hope to bring this concept to additional cities such as New York and Nashville, Tenn.,

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

However, consumers are still spending, the labor market remains tight, and the Adobe Digital Price Index recently posted an overall 40-month low, an encouraging sign for online shoppers: Adobe reported that online prices fell for 11 out of 18 tracked product categories on an annual basis. But there are possible headwinds on the horizon.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2021

But today’s consumers want what’s commonly referred to as “experiential retail,” where they can go to a store and do more than just buy goods. Drawing Consumers Back Into Stores. In the brick-and-mortar space, fixturing offers a unique chance to work more closely with brands and elevate the retail experience for consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Reward members with Beauty Insider points for attending and interacting at the retailer’s Sephoria virtual brand founder events. Retail TouchPoints (RTP): How is Sephora dealing with shifts in shopper behavior over the past few years, particularly as consumers’ budgets have come under increased pressure? Emeline Berlind.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

7 and 8, Afterpay will host an IRL drop experience integrating augmented reality technology from social media company Snap that will allow consumers to try items on and experience virtual worlds. ” Consumer adoption of BNPL services has skyrocketed in the last year: In July 2020, 38% of U.S. Beginning Sept.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 31, 2023

by storm, rising to the top of the app charts and garnering millions of fans, until consumers began to realize the cost of those ultra-low prices — long delivery times and often poor quality products. Now the platform is launching its first major sales event , dubbed “330” or “Wishmas.” When Wish debuted in 2010 it took the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2023

The turbulence of the past few years has left the world in a state of economic and political uncertainty, and the severity and impact of these varied events continue to unfold. What we know for sure is that consumer perceptions and choices are affected by culture, which also affects spending habits. based consumers only.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Meta has built the most powerful discovery engine in history,” said company VP Nada Stirratt at an event announcing the new offerings. “We The New Way to Connect with Consumers: Messaging. As a company we have been investing in messaging for a long time on our consumer applications in particular. AR: The Bridge to the Metaverse.

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365 Retail

APRIL 19, 2024

Despite the Government refusing to overturn the abolition of the duty-free shopping for tourists in the Spring Budget, now half (50%) of UK consumers want the scheme to be reinstated, according to the latest research from Retail Technology Show (RTS), the leading event that connects retail’s changemakers and leading tech innovators.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

27, 2021, the event will feature 26 businesses owned by Black women from across the country, featuring products ranging from skin care to stationery, home accessories and more. Customers will be able to meet the vendors in person, and new vendors will be featured at events on Dec. Kicking off on Small Business Saturday, Nov.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In response to evolving consumer behavior, many retailers are pivoting from malls and large-format stores in city centers to neighborhood locations that aim to serve the work-from-home population. Not surprisingly, many have found the data points to residential enclaves in and around cities where consumers live.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2022

We’ve gone from a world with very limited distribution channels, a limited set of brands and a limited number of channels in which you could communicate with consumers to this kind of unbounded new economy. All of these disruptive events and moments are reducing our barriers to trying something new ,” said Brooks.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2021

That means more consumers are venturing out into the world — and going back into stores. Research from Springboard points to similar results: the company’s latest Retail Consumer Survey indicated that 56% of consumers were “very” or “completely comfortable” visiting brick-and-mortar destinations, a steady increase from the 50% figure in May.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Meta hosted its Meta Connect event virtually on October 11. Here are a few key announcements and my analysis from a consumer perspective.

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365 Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

Business events have certainly become a lot less stressful over the last few years. In fact, thanks to several virtual event platforms, the whole process of putting on a corporate event is decidedly easy. In fact, thanks to several virtual event platforms, the whole process of putting on a corporate event is decidedly easy.

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365 Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

Nearly half (45%) of UK consumers have been using savings accumulated during Covid-19 lockdowns to offset the cost-of-living crisis, according to new research from the Retail Technology Show (RTS), the industry’s leading event taking place on 24 & 25 April 2024 at London’s Olympia.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Sephora, the renowned global beauty retailer, marked a significant milestone in its UK expansion by hosting an exclusive media and VIP launch event preceding the grand opening of their second UK store in Westfield Stratford City, London.

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ESW

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The holiday designed to celebrate freedom and singlehood can be a profitable event for brands across the globe. In particular, the consumer electronic industry can tap into shoppers’ desires to gift themselves upgraded products during this worldwide sales event. Does Singles’ Day Make Sense for Consumer Electronic Brands?

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Canadian Special Events

JUNE 3, 2022

Congratulations to the nominees for the 25th Annual Canadian Event Awards. 2022 Canadian Event Awards Finalists. Best Event Design/De?cor Events, Calgary, AB, for Aysha & Drew’s Wedding. Events, Calgary, AB, for Aysha & Drew’s Wedding. R5 Event Design Inc., Best Event Design/De?cor

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Wiser

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Understanding the difference between trade promotion and consumer promotion is crucial for any business seeking to maximize its market impact and sales potential. Consumer promotions, on the other hand, primarily target the end-user of a product or service—the customers. What is Consumer Promotion?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The holiday season has always been prime time for retailers to roll out new marketing campaigns, events and experiences that draw people to their stores — and keep them there. Despite these reservations, 47% of consumers plan to shop in-store this holiday season, an 8% increase from 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Disruption — I hate that word; you don’t want to disrupt,” he said at an event hosted by retail management platform Trax in January 2023. “No His answer was that] the biggest thing you buy as a consumer is your home, and he didn’t just mean in scale and size, he meant financially, emotionally. Why do they suck?’ [His

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 9, 2021

eBay is hosting a series of in-person product authentication events for collectors across the country to promote its new online Authenticity Guarantee program, which rolled out in October 2020. The in-person collector authentication events will take place in Atlanta; Nashville, Tenn.;

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