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6 Trends Driving Store Design Innovation in 2024

Retail TouchPoints

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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10 Consumer Trends Shaping the Future of Retail

Retail TouchPoints

Seismic shifts in consumer trends accelerated by the pandemic will have long-lasting implications for the retail industry at large. Future Commerce partnered with Method + Mode to conduct broad consumer research over a period of three months ending in January 2021.

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AI’s Rapid Growth Combined with Other Emerging Technologies Will Drive Greater Accessibility

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers are cautious and somewhat “on watch” when it comes to AI, but they know they’ll need to reconcile their reservations. According to Morning Consult, 52% of consumers are convinced that AI is here to stay. Immersive digital technologies will only continue to expand both in reach and accessibility in the coming years.

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How to Win Consumer Choice in 2022: Focus on These 3 Trends

Retail TouchPoints

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. Here are three trends that will define the retail industry in 2022 — and likely for years to come: 1.

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All the Feels: How Mood will Underpin Future Consumer Spending in Retail

Retail TouchPoints

The future consumer is a #mood. By now, it’s a given that consumers expect personalized brand interactions and offerings, but it’s not just functional benefits they’re after. Consumers recognize that mental wellbeing is a key aspect of living well. That rises to 62% in the U.S. 72% of U.S. 67% of U.S. 72% of U.S. 67% of U.S.

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Introducing Forrester’s Generative AI Consumer Outlook Quarterly Blog Series

Forrester eCommerce

Generative AI continues to be the topic du jour, as businesses race to understand the technology for fear of being left behind. But what about consumers? I’ll be taking you through how consumers know, feel, and use Generative AI every quarter. Forrester is closely tracking this.

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How to Improve Digital Privacy and Trust Between Consumers and Companies

Retail TouchPoints

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.