Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2023

omnichannel growth strategy over the next three years — the largest investment the retailer has made in nearly four decades of operating in the country. Ikea will invest more than $2.2 billion in its U.S. The new facilities build on the other U.S.

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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 4, 2023

Whether it was inspiration from this “summer of sport” or keeping up with the ever-changing weather, the increasing unpredictability of consumers’ shopping habits was on display this summer. The cost-of-living crisis is undoubtedly driving buying decisions, so simplifying the consumer journey is essential for closing the sale.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2023

My daughter lives in technology. Now owned by the SPARC Group (a joint venture between brand management firm Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and mall operator Simon Properties ), Forever 21 has spent the last few years refining its image and business model to avoid a repetition of its 2019 bankruptcy.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

Faced with an endless number of brands, product options and channels to shop through, consumers are looking for the perfect combination of “value” and “values.” But consumers aren’t just buying items online and having them shipped to the house. RTP: The recession isn’t impacting retail budgets for technology, which is great.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Amazon has incorporated RFID capabilities into its Just Walk Out cashierless technology to handle the sale of apparel and fan gear at two Seattle sports venues. Earlier this year, Amazon piloted the RFID-enabled Just Walk Out technology for a few games at Climate Pledge Arena, home of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2022

Ron Johnson, CEO and co-founder of Enjoy Technology. Six years later, Johnson might answer that question differently — his “commerce-at-home” startup Enjoy Technology filed for bankruptcy on June 29, 2022, after a series of setbacks including staffing shortages and dwindling liquidity. His response: “Going to JCPenney.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 3, 2023

As consumers, we’ve learned how to adjust to and enjoy new shopping formats. We’ve grown accustomed to these various retail touch points, and as a result, we’ve started to notice omnichannel inconsistencies that might never have occurred to us before — raising our own expectations of our favorite brands and retailers. Here’s how.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2020

However, retailers have risen to the occasion and adjusted their operations accordingly — and now they need to look to the future and plan for a post-pandemic future, according to the Enabling a Resilient & Connected Supply Chain in a Post-Pandemic World webinar from the IoT Consort i um and GS1 US. “I

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

With Salesforce’s 2023 holiday predictions forecasting that BOPIS (buying items online for in-store or curbside pickup) will influence $28 billion in incremental sales during the holiday season, retailers seeking to capitalize on this revenue opportunity need to ensure their store operations and inventory management practices are up to par.

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UpSellIt

JULY 13, 2023

In today’s competitive landscape, embracing an omnichannel retail strategy has become essential for businesses to thrive. Read on to explore the key elements of an omnichannel retail strategy and how it can benefit your business. What is Omnichannel Retailing? What is Omnichannel Retailing?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 10, 2022

This is impacting consumer behavior in every industry, including the optical industry. Warby Parker noted in a statement that “we are making these changes to enable us to operate in a more focused and nimble manner and to capitalize more efficiently on our highest impact opportunities.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 2, 2023

There’s operations, technology and merchandising, and in each of these groups there’s a lot of opportunity to overspend and underdeliver.” Those team members are a critical piece of the equation: “Having the size of the team and the expertise required to run a true omnichannel business is the biggest challenge,” said Widrick. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

With the start of another year in the new normal, retailers are still questioning how to best engage with consumers in the post-pandemic world. In the past two years, consumers’ expectations and preferences have vastly changed. If one thing has become clear during the last two years, it’s that consumers value options for convenience.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

After years of lockdowns and digital-driven behaviors, consumers’ actions have shown how crucial the store experience is to how they shop and interact with brands. Retail TouchPoints asked experts across the store design, experience and technology realms to share the trends they believe will drive brick-and-mortar innovation.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2020

While the name Burton is almost synonymous with the snowboards the company began making in 1977, Burton has diversified over the years into new categories — including surfboards, apparel, goggles/optics and other sports gear — as well as expanding beyond manufacturing into direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail, both physical and digital.

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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

OCTOBER 24, 2023

However, discretionary spending is expected to drop as the federal student loan pause ends in the fall, leaving consumers with less buying power and putting pressure on revenues. By analyzing how newer service offerings impact operations across the entire business, leaders can gain unique insights and find and capture tremendous value.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 28, 2022

Athleticwear retailer Finish Line is working to optimize its merchandising strategies across its operations with the help of Aptos.

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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

MARCH 14, 2024

Inspired by the Lincoln Road shopping district in nearby Miami Beach, Bal Harbour Shops and the Whitman family — who still own and operate the enterprise — have continuously flown in the face of convention — and found enormous success as a result. The result has been the creation of new enclaves of wealthy consumers in cities across the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 24, 2024

Foot Locker has unveiled its new store format, which includes a communal sneaker try-on area to facilitate “sneaker culture” conversations and technology that provides store associates with omnichannel inventory availability data. The retailer plans to use learnings from this store, located in the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, N.J.,

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 22, 2021

The average consumer has access to more choices and greater convenience than ever before, and truly standing out in the tech-heavy retail landscape will only become more challenging in the coming years. The overarching theme of the presentation was the need for retailers to keep up with shoppers’ demands.

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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

However, consumers now have access to various communication methods. To provide an informative and empathetic experience, retailers must offer a truly omnichannel experience. Many companies are just now building their omnichannel strategies from scratch and taking a very holistic approach. Take a Down-to-Earth Approach.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 20, 2022

The designer fashion brand launched its own ecommerce operation in 2008, at a time when many other high-end specialty labels were still turning up their noses at digital. The company’s wholesale business is still thriving, but now it’s only part of an omnichannel strategy that includes ecommerce , social commerce and marketplaces.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Linnartz was appointed President of Marriott in 2021 and currently is leading the hospitality brand’s multi-billion dollar technology transformation, designed to improve customer experience, drive topline revenue and increase operational efficiency. Early in her career, Linnartz worked with Hilton Worldwide. ” .

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Baozun recently established Baozun Brand Management (BBM), through which it will use its technology portfolio to cultivate brands. The sale of the GGC business to Baozun should be completed within the first half of 2023, and it will continue to operate under the Gap Inc.

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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

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. Post-Holiday Challenges.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2023

As a result, store design teams are thinking more critically, and intentionally, about their new physical experiences — especially if technology plays a supporting role. Do retailers have interest in technologies that garner a lot of attention and PR?

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Omnisend

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

While many preached omnichannel in retail and ecommerce, few walked the walk. How brands and retailers can provide a truly omnichannel customer experience. Omnichannel Retailing: Risks, Rewards, and Mistakes. Changes across the past two years have rocked retail, ecommerce, and digital marketing industries.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 15, 2024

Within the larger global market, McKinsey estimates that the retail and CPG sectors have the most to gain from AI , with potential to harness the tech and drive huge improvements in operational efficiency as well as the customer and employee experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 10, 2023

The ultimate goal is to deliver personalized, omnichannel experiences to customers in all of Pandora’s 100 markets. To do that will take a years-long effort, already underway, to break down data silos and transform the company’s global operations. “As Pandora, needless to say, is opposed to horrible consumer experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2023

GNC will revamp its brick-and-mortar stores to make them into “home bases” where its tech-driven omnichannel experience will be launched. GNC has partnered with Salesfloor to bridge GNC.com with in-store associate coaching to create an omnichannel social selling experience.

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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

APRIL 12, 2022

Once the automated direct-to-consumer fulfillment center is fully operational, the retailer said it will employ approximately 2,800 workers and account for 30% of Macy’s digital supply chain for customers nationwide. It will support growth of our business as a leading omnichannel retailer. in a statement. in a statement. “It

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