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How Bal Harbour Shops’ Unique Traveling Mall Connects with Luxury Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

Meeting Luxury Consumers Where They Are (Image courtesy Whitman Family Development) The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many changes in the U.S., Meeting Luxury Consumers Where They Are (Image courtesy Whitman Family Development) The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many changes in the U.S., and then to Greenville, S.C. “In

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Post-Pandemic Travel: Consumers Seek Variety And Adventure Within Safe Circles

Forrester eCommerce

Our data over the course of 2020 revealed the internal consumer tension between desire and fear. On the one hand, consumers expressed an ongoing appetite for adventure and variety of experience. On the other, closed borders, stay-at-home mandates, and pervasive consumer fears brought the travel industry to a grinding halt.

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How Travel Restrictions Will Impact Retail and Consumer Spending This Summer

Retail TouchPoints

Travel and dining out are at the top of people’s wish lists as they emerge from their forced hibernation. Dreaming of travel. If travel restrictions continue to be lifted, it sounds like people are in the mood to splurge. In terms of travel, many U.S. Money in pockets. What else should retailers expect going forward?

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Consumers Weigh Travel Industry Uncertainty With Growing Desire For Adventure

Forrester eCommerce

Stay-at-home orders and pervasive consumer fears have devastated the travel industry, which, after setting profit records a few months ago, has been reporting losses around $18 billion a week since March. Preparing for recovery begins with measuring the evolution of consumer motivation, attitude, and behavior.

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A New Take on ‘Native Retail’: Boutique Hotel Chain Mint House Lets Travelers Shop Their Stay

Retail TouchPoints

It’s an experience common to almost every traveler — you stay at a hotel and fall in love with the mattress, the sheets, the lamp. It’s an opportunity for them to tell their story to the consumer, which is especially exciting for brands that don’t have brick-and-mortar locations.

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Travel Retailer Dufry Aims to Help On-the-Go Customers with AR Try-On

Retail TouchPoints

The new partners pointed to the unique restrictions on travel shopping, with customers often pressed for time, making virtual try-on an ideal solution for customers to quickly sample products. Dufry said that it plans to bring the virtual try-on experience to “many more” airports in the future. . in a statement. “We

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Lowe’s Creates a Shoppable Holiday ‘Home’ for Stranded Travelers this Thanksgiving Eve

Retail TouchPoints

In the spirit of giving, and to fine-tune some of its brand messaging, Lowe’s is partnering with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts to create a home away from home with their Holiday Home Layover experience, specifically for travelers whose holiday travel plans have been disrupted. Miami — Wyndham Garden Miami International Airport. “We

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