Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2022

The demand for grocery omnichannel ecommerce has been fueled by the pandemic, specifically consumers’ desire for convenience. To keep up with this demand and consumer expectations, grocers will have to invest in the right forward-looking technology to evolve omnichannel offerings to meet customer needs.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2021

Fulfillment was a key driver during the ecommerce-driven final quarter of 2020. Amazon will remain the retailer to beat, but fulfillment strategies like buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) and curbside are only becoming more important. Omnichannel and Store-Based Fulfillment Are Bigger Than Ever.

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ESW

MARCH 5, 2024

In the last few years, omnichannel logistics and delivery have become more than a nice-to-have. Omnichannel logistics and delivery are a must-have. Brands and retailers that have not yet adopted omnichannel strategies may be missing out on opportunities to grow business – especially in global markets.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The word omnichannel has been around for decades, but not until very recently has the industry realized the role of distributed order management in their aggregate financial equation. When we talk about omnichannel order fulfillment , there can be a mistake in thinking it’s just about online.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2022

Consumers’ continued reliance on omnichannel fulfillment has created new opportunities for industry giants like Walmart to differentiate and gain market share. comparable sales growth and growing market share in grocery during Q4 2021, and much of this success can be attributed to its robust last mile and fulfillment strategy.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2023

The 2023 Omnichannel Retail Index demonstrates that understanding what customers value and using that information to build long-term customer relationships is essential for survival. Leveraging rewards or discounts has been a solid retention strategy and a top priority for many. Tip 4: Provide better product detail for customer ease.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2020

That assumption seems to be confirmed by research published by Cotton Incorporated via their Consumer Response Surveys. This same survey also showed that since the pandemic began, 55% of consumers placed a buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS) order, with 25% doing so for the first time. BOPIS Fulfillment Options.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

While consumers still make plenty of online purchases, analysts expect ecommerce sales to grow more moderately in the near term compared to the past few years. Meanwhile, consumers return to brick-and-mortar stores and seek omnichannel experiences. 59% of consumers expect BOPIS as a shopping option.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2020

I would say by and large that consumer product manufacturers and retailers working in the private label space are finding ways to source products to fill the shelves,” said Melanie Nuce, SVP, Corporate Development at GS1 US during the webinar. “I Omnichannel Means One Channel, Not Two Connected Channels.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2023

BJ’s Wholesale Club is replacing its legacy order management system with Nextuple OMS Studio, which includes three “Tuples” — each an ordered set of microservices that the retailer can mix and match to create solutions for flexible fulfillment.

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ROI Revolution

MAY 20, 2021

For consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands, in particular, this change in the way consumers shop necessitated a different approach: omnichannel. Director, GM of Omnichannel at BigCommerce. But the reassuring strength of an omnichannel sales approach is that it’s a risk mitigation strategy at its core.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

So how can brands give customers support in a way that fulfills their need for instant gratification, and also feels personal and tailored to them? With conversational commerce solutions, brands can unlock a seamless omnichannel experience, win lasting customer loyalty and drive revenue. Modern consumers live on their mobile devices.

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Wiser

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

For most retailers, the ultimate goal is creating a seamless shopping experience for consumers. According to Commbox , 90 percent of consumers use multiple channels when making purchases. This means that any businesses that aren’t already creating an omnichannel experience are lagging behind. What does this mean today?

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2023

The retail industry is undergoing an unprecedented wave of change as global issues have affected retailer supply chains, the labor market and consumer behaviors. Sustainability has come to the fore as consumers become more conscious of how their purchases are impacting their local communities and the environment.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

However, Boisson is differentiating itself by helping drive and fulfill consumer demand with a robust omnichannel strategy that creates a flywheel effect not just for the business, but for NA collectively. ” Similar to Sephora, Boisson is leaning heavily into education and discovery across its omnichannel platform.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It’s the question every retailer wants the answer to: what do consumers (and more specifically, those likely to buy their products) really want? The day kicked off with a keynote presentation by Jeff Orschell, EY Americas Practice Leader: “Bottom line for retailers is that change is still happening, consumer behavior is still changing.

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RTP blog

JULY 17, 2017

By Peter Zaballos, SPS Commerce The Digital Consumer Age Of Retail The retail industry has entered a new era – the Digital Consumer Age of Retail. Consumers’ proficient use of digital channels has revolutionized the retail industry and technology has changed the way people shop today.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2024

Retail’s busiest returns period may be in the rearview mirror until next year, but rising ecommerce order volumes have caused returns management to become an aspect of ecommerce and omnichannel business that warrants a dedicated year-round strategy. Image courtesy Ryder According to Ryder’s 2023 ecommerce consumer study of 1,077 U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Post-holiday season for retailers is a period of recovery centered around understanding what happened during the holiday and how to move forward with the transaction cycle, while also preparing for ongoing omnichannel business. Post-Holiday Omnichannel Success. Gene Bornac is Chief Strategy Officer at enVista.

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Kibo

MARCH 17, 2023

90% of consumers view 2-3 day shipping as a baseline expectation. In response, leading companies are replacing their traditional fulfillment methods with flexible fulfillment strategies. According to McKinsey & Co., At the same time, costs continue to increase.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2021

When describing the essence of modern direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands, words like “digitally native,” “quirky,” “edgy” and “creative” are often used. First, consumers working from home have been prioritizing comfort and casualwear,” Shokrian added. Why the pandemic gave MeUndies a competitive advantage.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2024

” Building the Save Mart Companies’ Omnichannel Portfolio Instacart and the Save Mart Companies first partnered in 2019 to launch same-day delivery across all of the grocer’s brands.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2022

The event, which combines three previously separate shows, has been designed to provide a broad view of industry and consumer trends, as well as deep dives into role-specific topics and technologies. Ecommerce executives need to be concerned with what happens when shoppers visit a brick-and-mortar store to check out an item in person.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

According to a recent survey , 38% of retailers are worried about meeting consumers’ fast delivery expectations. And although omnichannel fulfillment is growing in importance, they still want to drive offline sales and bring people into the store, while also minimizing the impact of shipping costs on their bottom line.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

During the holiday season, the brand remains true to this core strategy, but the team also listens and engages with consumers to get valuable insights that lead to timely content around holiday gifting moments — moments that are incredibly lucrative for the brand. “I

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GetElastic

JULY 22, 2019

An omnichannel approach can help retail-based retailers in a number of ways. In short, an omnichannel approach allows retailers to engage with consumers on a variety of different platforms via a number of touchpoints. The main concept behind omnichannel commerce is providing consumers with a seamless retail experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

But the pandemic put a spotlight on a daunting gap for properties that desperately needs filling: digital strategy (and the lack thereof). Time that consumers spent sheltered in place was largely spent browsing and buying online and scrolling through social networks, and experts believe consumers’ evolved digital behaviors are here to stay.

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Ecommerce Platforms

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The best fulfillment services for Shopify are designed to help ecommerce business owners deliver products to their customers quickly and efficiently. Fulfilment services can help to make this whole process less time consuming and frustrating. What are the Best Fulfillment Services for Shopify? Shopify Fulfillment Network.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2023

“Omnichannel” has been an aspiration for brands for many years now, but while it used to refer to the merging of a retailer’s brick-and-mortar and ecommerce operations, it now means something very different. Sellers’ relationship with Amazon feels akin to the love-hate dynamic between gamblers and their favorite casino.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2024

As the lines between physical and digital retail blur, an omnichannel approach emerges as a key strategy, creating a dynamic and engaging shopping and leisure experience for Generations X, Z and Alpha. This omnichannel approach bridges the convenience of online shopping and the desire for in-person connections.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2021

But supply chain pressures and ongoing uncertainty surrounding the pandemic means that consumers are focusing less on how immersive and entertaining in-store shopping experiences are and more on how safe and efficient they are. 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

JANUARY 4, 2022

2021 was a critical year for the direct-to-consumer (DTC) space. With consumers’ rapid shift to ecommerce channels, DTC players had to navigate surges in demand and effectively compete against a broader landscape that included their startup peers but also omnichannel behemoths.

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ChannelAdvisor

APRIL 7, 2019

Developing an omnichannel supply chain strategy is essential to remaining competitive. This means enabling both order fulfillment and returns through various locations and methods, such as in your own or affiliate brick-and-mortar retail stores, as well as through digital stores. Simplify inventory management.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2020

In 2018, Ernst & Young (EY) launched an ambitious project called FutureConsumer.Now , to model scenarios that would challenge present thinking about future consumers. Orschell discussed the differences and overlaps among these consumer segments as well as other recent research. The affordability-first group is not brand-loyal.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

Foot Locker and Fanatics have partnered to connect their ecommerce inventories by allowing Foot Locker fulfill its online orders through the digital sports platform. The deal also includes Fanatics’ extension of its hot market and championship collections, with products reflecting some of the most profound moments in sports. “We

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365 Retail

MARCH 13, 2023

According to Harvard Business Review, 73% of all consumers now use multiple channels during their purchase journey. But what exactly is omnichannel and how can online retailers adapt to meet ever-changing consumer habits? But what exactly is omnichannel and how can online retailers adapt to meet ever-changing consumer habits?

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2021

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. But how can a global retail enterprise streamline and scale its social advertising strategies?

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