Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 2, 2022

The new relationship is part of the retailer’s digital transformation, aimed at turning the 70-year-old company into a “modern mobile retailer.” The new Yelloh delivery trucks will keep the company’s signature yellow but feature an updated name and branding.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Consumer habits changed drastically last year as people went online to shop. According to McKinsey , 75% of consumers tried a new shopping behavior due to economic pressure, store closings and changing priorities, and the data we are seeing internally shows 50% of shoppers now intend to shop both in-store and online.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

Whether it’s coping with a disruptive event or shifting buyer behavior, nimble retailers fare the best. The turmoil also proved that mobile technology enables needed flexibility in times of disruption and drives superior customer experiences that make retailers more competitive. Moving From Mobile-First to Mobile-Only.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2024

With the decline in high street spending and increased online competition from ecommerce stores, companies in the retail space need to be effectively innovating to keep up. Use Existing Data and Research to Find New Revenue Streams Launching a new revenue stream can be costly, risky and time-consuming. of ecommerce sales in 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2023

Retailers are adapting their store environments to meet consumers’ heightened demand for ease and convenience. Nearly half ( 46% ) of retailers surveyed in Retail TouchPoints’ Store Operations Survey noted that they provide mobile POS to associates — and an additional 31% plan to implement the technology this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2022

Destination retailer Event Network — which operates gift shops for aquariums, zoos, museums, science centers, botanical gardens and other cultural attractions — has upgraded to a mobile point-of-service (POS) system and adopted a new cloud infrastructure as it continues its digital transformation.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2023

The retailer began offering same-day delivery in partnership with DoorDash in December 2020. Petco also has updated its mobile app to include a streamlined, centralized profile for pets’ wellness needs, including nutrition, vaccinations and grooming appointment reminders. “Our

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RTP blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

Yet this past summer Walmart — the largest brick-and-mortar retailer in the world — announced its acquisition of Bonobos, indicating it may not be all “doom and gloom” for retail stores. of total retail sales — because though the physical store may not be going away, it is transforming.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Global downloads of mobile shopping apps were up 16% year-over-year in the first half of 2022 while the number of sessions was up 29% , according to data from the It’s Not Luck, It’s Skill: Make Every Marketing Dollar Count This Holiday Season report by data.ai. in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2022

Casual lifestyle brand Tom Tailor has launched a new mobile shopping experience through the NewStore omnichannel cloud platform’s Consumer App. Currently available in Germany, where Tom Tailor is headquartered, the app will eventually be expanded into additional markets.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 14, 2024

“There’s nothing new today about the idea of a pop-up, everybody’s doing them, they’re almost ubiquitous,” said Lazenby, who now serves as President and CEO of the family business, Whitman Family Development , in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Of course, that hasn’t stopped them, not in the least.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Despite global economic concerns, consumer spending has remained robust throughout 2023, and retailers are looking forward to a blockbuster Q4 full of holiday spending. eMarketer expects retail mobile commerce sales to account for 43.4% of total retail ecommerce sales in 2023. billion, up from $415.93

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

7-Eleven has upgraded its mobile app with simplified login and registration, a centralized deals and rewards area for 7Rewards loyalty members and improved in-app shopping and delivery experiences via 7NOW Delivery. 7-Eleven has increasingly been branding its offerings to consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 3, 2023

As consumers, we’ve learned how to adjust to and enjoy new shopping formats. Many of us have become experts at navigating an ecommerce site in seconds, and some of us may even pay for groceries via mobile apps on our smartphones. For example, say you try on a white button-down in-store. You love the shirt, but want it in red.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

For consumers, creators and retailers alike, sifting through the ever-changing array of functionalities across platforms is still fraught with misfires, miscommunications and mistrust. Whether social commerce will play a crucial role in retail going forward is no longer a question. In 2010 , adults in the U.S. earning $26.97

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

Put mildly, it has been a challenging few years for retailers. A historic pandemic with a double-whammy of supply chain and staffing issues as well as persistently high levels of inflation have up-ended a lot of industry norms and pushed consumers to increasing their scrutiny on where and how much they spend. Where should they start?

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

Mobile apps have become a critical customer engagement channel for retailers as they try to create and capture more value for, and from, their customers. And the majority of retailers (74%) agree that investing in mobile apps is key to driving profitability.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

As we approach the traditional sales window ahead of the holidays, retailers and brands have to move quickly to adjust their digital strategies due to the coronavirus pandemic. Brands that want to be part of that mobile growth need to start working on their m-commerce strategies now. . Don’t just take our word for it.

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Forrester eCommerce

APRIL 30, 2018

Consumers can choose between a variety of touchpoints; but when it comes to mobile, loyal customers will download your app, but everyone else will be left with the mobile browser. Mobile is becoming a dominant digital touchpoint for retail, influencing online sales and purchase decisions in-store.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2021

We all know COVID has forever changed the consumer, but in what ways? Which issues should retailers prioritize as they head into holiday and, most importantly, 2022? GWI’s Vice President of Trends and Research, Virna Sekuj, sits down with Alicia Esposito to dig into the firm’s latest consumer research.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2022

over its mobile Express Pay shopping app. The Scan & Go technology was introduced to afford an easier shopping experience to customers through scanning and bagging items as they shop, eventually checking out and paying with their mobile devices. Walmart Inc. has filed a lawsuit against BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The growth of retail media networks (RMNs) in recent years has been impressive. As the world moves away from third-party identifiers, retailers are using their own channels to unlock the potential of their valuable shopper audiences — so much so that retail media is now the fourth-largest advertising medium, according to data from WARC.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It doesn’t just refer to experiences like bungee jumping or white water rafting, but rather, encompasses the consumer desire for a valuable end-to-end brand experience. Instead of waiting for the consumer to come across your advertisement on TV or a desktop computer, the key is to meet them where they are — wherever that may be.

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Forrester eCommerce

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

My colleague Alex Causey and I have now finished the second European Retail Wave. This year we evaluated the functionality and usability of six European retailer’s mobile apps.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2022

The mobile devices support communications throughout the entire store and in the parking lots, via both text messaging and walkie-talkie communications. They also feature more efficient app speeds than other mobile devices. hdPhones are being rolled out to approximately 100 stores per week, with plans to equip all U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Despite the surge in online shopping, physical stores remain essential for retailers, providing a space for customers to interact with products and build deeper brand connections. Retailers must provide compelling reasons for in-store visits, blending digital and physical experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 30, 2021

PDI , a global provider of enterprise management software for the convenience and fuel industries, has purchased the GasBuddy mobile app, which drivers use to find and share real-time fuel prices. The app has 5 million active mobile users, representing billions of fuel gallons and hundreds of millions of dollars of convenience retail spend.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2022

While consumer expectations have continuously shaped retailers’ strategies, tech choices and best practices, COVID-19 accelerated this rate of change. Where does that leave retailers today, especially as they develop their holiday plans and finalize their budgets for 2023? The result? Loyalty programs.

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iVend

MARCH 20, 2024

In today’s modern retail stores, the point of sale no longer has to be a fixed counter – it could be anywhere in the store. Mobile POS System iVend mobile POS takes service to customers in the aisle. Learn how it could enhance your retail business. The global market for mobile POS terminals was $36.07

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Brick-and-mortar retailers have historically built deep relationships with customers locally, on a one-to-one basis. Unfortunately, unexpected situations can occur at any moment, like a global pandemic that reduces foot traffic to a trickle, or the shift of consumer demand online from offline channels. It’s About Entertainment.

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RTP blog

MAY 19, 2017

By Amitaabh Malhotra, Omnyway Millennials are a retail force to be reckoned with. To survive, retailers have to engage with Millennial shoppers, but many have struggled to do so. Major chains — including JCPenney , Macy’s , Sears , Kmart , CVS — plan to shut more than 1,000 retail stores in 2017. trillion by 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2023

New research from Capterra finds that tip fatigue — exhaustion caused by the pressure to tip more money to a widening array of workers — is a serious problem affecting most consumers who use checkout tablets at restaurants and other businesses. For instance, most consumers are willing to tip at restaurants for table service and food delivery.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Retail Remix podcast was developed to feature the founders, executives and practitioners shaping retail’s future. The top five episodes of 2023 reaffirm some of the most trending topics we covered on Retail TouchPoints over the past year, illustrating how rapidly the industry (and the customer experience) have evolved.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 31, 2022

So what can retailers do with 5G? 5G is really three things — speed , latency and massive connectivity ,” said Michael Colaneri, a 30-year AT&T veteran who now leads the telecom’s retail business vertical. Simply put, 5G is the next generation of public mobile networks (hence the “G” ). What is 5G, Really?

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2024

Retail media experienced massive growth in 2023 and shows no sign of slowing in 2024. But even as retail media networks have proliferated , ad buyers still are limited in how many they can participate in. A lack of standardization across the retail media ecosystem. The culprit?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2024

The Retail TouchPoints team is reporting on all the news breaking before, during and after the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo , taking place June 4-6, 2024, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Are you ready to explore the evolved customer journey?

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

Everyone in the retail industry knows January means two things: lots of holiday returns and the venerable NRF Big Show , running Jan. New to this year’s event is the Consumer Product Showcase , offering SMB brands the opportunity to show off innovative customer-facing products. Get the Skinny on 2023 Trends.

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