Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Brands and retailers are feeling mounting pressure — from consumers, shareholders and even their boards — to be more inclusive. But it’s still true that only a small fraction of the fashion retail market has put tactical plans into place to support this significant consumer base. billion in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Technological innovations have optimized and enhanced almost all areas of the retail organization, from marketing to fulfillment, but the process of bringing products to market has been markedly slower to advance. But these legacy processes don’t work as well as they once did, and COVID made that fact hard to ignore. “A

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ESW

JUNE 1, 2023

ESW Case Study ICONIC US FASHION BRAND. CONQUERING DTC IN CANADA This world-famous fashion house had a wholesale arm in Canada that sold exclusively to local retailers. This approach both increased efficiency and enabled the brand to offer a wider array of items, sizes and price points.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

After several years of declines and a host of executive switch-ups (particularly in the CEO role), Wish began a major overhaul of its business (still underway) and launched a marketing blitz to “reintroduce” itself to consumers in August 2022. Doubling down on merchants outside of China. The very next month Temu debuted in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 14, 2022

One definition most can agree on, though, is that it’s a “virtual world,” and one that already is presenting tremendous opportunities for both brands and consumers. And just as the metaverse will change the way that we shop, communicate and socialize, it will also change how customer service is delivered. Here’s how….

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Groove

APRIL 18, 2024

The holiday season may be the most critical time of year for Magento merchants to immerse themselves in the mind of the shopper and consider updating some of their Magento site features. The simple reason is that for many merchants, a new buyer persona arrives during the holidays. Where you may normally target Ms.

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Optimizely

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

High fashion is a highly competitive space. But Aneesha Rao has fashion buyers down to a science. She’s the Strategy & Digital Marketing Manager for two different high-fashion online retailers: Need Supply and Totokaelo. This combination of tech skills and fashion savvy has served her well. …and much more.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

and European merchants access to sell on its marketplace, which had previously only been open to China-based merchants. and Europe who order from merchants in their own region. Discount shopping app Temu is giving U.S. The addition of U.S.

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Kissmetrics

DECEMBER 30, 2020

An affiliate network connects publishers, like blog owners or influencers, with companies looking to promote their products or services. Publishers or site owners sign up, choose the products or services they want to promote and receive custom links that track how many people purchase from their sites. What is an Affiliate Network?

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

strikes Gen Z as cumbersome, slow and old-fashioned. They want shopping to be fast and fun — less of a process. That’s why Synchrony partnered with payments startup Skipify, which enables purchases instantly across email, text, social and other channels. And they represent a market segment that retailers can’t ignore.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2023

The company says Quin helps shoppers make better and faster decisions throughout their online or in-store journeys — fulfilling any sophisticated shopping request — ranging from finding available product assortments or recipes that match a whole suite of health- or budget-related constraints — to general health and customer service.

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Omnisend

MARCH 29, 2021

If ever any industry fully embraced ecommerce, it’s fashion. Consumers are just as (and perhaps arguably more so, thanks to COVID-19) comfortable buying new apparel online as they are in-store. According to Shopify’s Fashion Industry Report , the fashion industry will reach a whopping $713 billion by next year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2022

Recommerce, the sale of secondhand merchandise, is a hot topic as consumers become more enthused about recycling goods rather than contributing to enormous mountains of landfill waste. While secondhand marketplaces are steadily growing, they barely make a dent in the billions of items today’s consumers generate. Take the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Despite a positive job market and a stabilized economic environment, most consumers ( 96% ) are looking to save money in the short term, according to a recent study from PwC. But at the same time merchants’ margins are being squeezed, making intelligent pricing and promotions strategies even more critical for success.

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365 Retail

MAY 16, 2023

Clearpay, a leader in Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), has announced partnerships with household and garden retailer wilko, parenting favourite Online4Baby and one of Europe’s fastest growing ecommerce businesses OnBuy – allowing these retailers to offer online customers more flexible payment options.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

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). The return to offices and social events is inspiring consumers to level up their wardrobes and focus more on apparel and footwear.

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365 Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

Fashion brands are pivoting to offer new, value-add delivery services and improved post-purchase experiences to enhance sales, encourage customer loyalty and protect margins, the latest data from parcelLab , the leading operations experience platform, reveals.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2023

Executive teams have historically looked at the customer journey as a funnel, aiming to bring consumers from an initial point of engagement through to a purchase. And consumers agree, with 90% saying that the post-purchase experience is just as important as the quality of the products they’re getting.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Consumers want more information about the products they buy, and retailers want more visibility into the products their customers buy. And in 2014, Inditex SA, which owns fast-fashion giant Zara, implemented RFID to effectively track all its products at every step in the process. Who doesn’t want that? alongside a large QR code.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

What were your biggest goals going into writing the book, and how did your approach evolve as you embarked on the writing process? Del Rey: The Marc Lore era at Walmart, if nothing else, brought a new sense of urgency to Walmart when it comes to new online features and services, and the incubation of new business ideas. 8 division ?

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 17, 2022

Pinterest is the place to go if you need inspiration for décor, cooking, home improvement projects, summer fashion…the list goes on. In general, Pinners spend 2X more than people on other platforms, so whether they are coming to look for new furniture or fashion or dinnerware, we see a lot of purchase intent.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2023

As they say in fashion, everything old becomes new again. While that’s attractive marketing fodder for retail CMOs who want to appeal to environmentally minded consumers, CFOs will appreciate the potential profitability of selling an article of clothing not just once but twice or more in the circular economy.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2022

But ongoing pressure from consumers, employees and even regulators has forced businesses — especially retailers — to reprioritize sustainability along with broader corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies. Consumer Demands Accelerate Sustainability Priorities. of purchases.

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Ecommerce Platforms

JANUARY 24, 2022

In fact, as many as 60% have used such a service, with some consumers using ‘buy now, pay later' options more than once a week. . As its name implies, BNPL apps enable consumers to purchase a product and then pay for it in installments (usually across a few weeks or months). So what is this new trend? About Sezzle.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2024

Experts indicate that the root of shopping malls’ “identity crisis” is their inability to effectively leverage data to curate experiences that represent the full scope of consumers’ needs and lifestyles. That is, until Dolphin Centre in the UK. That means being much more content-focused and more audience-focused.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

Source: Statista This forecast highlights the tremendous potential and increasing influence of social media platforms as key drivers of consumer purchasing behavior. Best of all, Facebook’s feed requirements align closely with that of Google, making the process of getting your product catalog up and running easy and not time-intensive.

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Groove

AUGUST 22, 2022

By offering your perishable products directly to consumers outside of your existing in-person sales channels, you will earn new brand champions without sacrificing profit margins to middle-men and chain grocery stores. Shipping & Packaging Processes. Why Sell Food Online? Customer Distance. Large Quantities & Catering.

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Dynamic Action

JULY 7, 2023

Summary Fashion designers can use data to understand customers, make smarter decisions, and choose aesthetic options. Data science offers predictability and certainty in navigating the evolving fashion market. Investment in analytics allows merchants to focus on creativity and improve decision-making and profitability.

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Ecommerce Platforms

OCTOBER 15, 2020

It provides shoppers some much-needed wriggle room with its buy-now, pay-later service. Is this payment service too good to be true, or is it just another way to fall into debt? The crux of Afterpay is that shoppers can settle their purchases across four installment payments. Afterpay Review: Afterpay's Four-Part Process.

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Ecommerce Platforms

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

So, integrating the two could unlock a wealth of benefits for online merchants. But first, you should know that Amazon provides all kinds of perks for online merchants , including: Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) : This service warehouses your products in Amazon's fulfillment centers. As such, it garners consumer trust.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

A new POS system will create a centralized view of inventory for customers and associates, and improved WiFi — coupled with associate mobile POS devices — will help enrich customer service in stores. New and improved rewards: To truly create value for its middle-class consumers, JCPenney is focusing on rewarding them for their loyalty.

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Ecommerce Platforms

JANUARY 6, 2023

Shopify affiliate apps bring all of the tools you need into your existing online store, to streamline the marketing process. These tools can help with tracking purchases, generating unique affiliate links, and even distributing payment or commissions to your advocates. Excellent contract and payment management. Go to the top.

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Ecommerce Platforms

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Thanks to the massive traffic on Taobao and her customer-centred sales approach, she has become a top influencer, selling food, fashion and beauty products, and even farm produce and real estate. Standing from consumers' points of view, they build honest relationships with customers in the process. for consumer goods and 10.6%

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ESW

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Among the ever-increasing selection of online payment options, there’s a new type of player you’ve probably noticed. Whether Klarna, Afterpay, Sezzle, the function of these payment platforms is the same: Consumers get the product immediately with a small down payment. Forget credit cards. What Is Buy Now Pay Later?

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ROI Revolution

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

of consumers said they go online grocery shopping at least once per month including pick-up and delivery. of consumers say they go online grocery shopping at least once per week, which was unchanged from 2017. Another unsurprising barrier to online grocery shopping is the service or delivery charges involved.

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Groove

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

For the purpose of this blog, we will define the widespread public adaptation of purchasing goods and services through the internet as taking place in the year 2000. Although PayPal existed at this time, most consumers were not comfortable entering their credit or debit card information in their browser. Social Commerce.

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Groove

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Selling products online often means wild swings in revenue generation based upon trends, seasonality or consumer sentiments. This translates to many eCommerce merchants seeing massively profitable summer or winter months. Fashion & Apparel. The reason why customers will subscribe to your service is twofold.

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