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How to Meet and Exceed Amazon-Driven Customer Expectations 

ESW

If they needed a new shirt, they went to the department store. If they needed to replace a light bulb, they went to the hardware store. But since customers demand choice, global brands need the right partners with the expertise to broaden the product catalogue. Customisation Amazon makes excellent use of customer data.

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Macy’s vs. HBC: Two Different Takes on the Ecommerce Spinoff

Retail TouchPoints

To be sure, digital transformation is the name of the game in retail today, but the jury is still out on whether an e-separation is a successful way to actually achieve that — or a quick way to kill a business already in decline. This strategy could hold water.

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Nordstrom: No good deeds go unpunished

Steve Dennis

Nordstrom was a first mover in deploying buy online pick-up in store (BOPIS) and continues to elevate its capabilities by dedicating (and expanding) in-store service desks, among other points of seamless integration.

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5 UCC Trends that Can Help Retailers Thrive in the Now ‘Normal’

Retail TouchPoints

In retail markets where the customer experience is perceived at the same or greater importance of the underlying products and services, a lack of differentiation can rapidly undermine brand value. CRM systems) and enabling customers to switch to a live video call as part of a single seamless experience.

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Assortment Planning In Retail: How To Optimize Your Stocks For Your Store’s Profitability?

Korona

So, for example, department stores may opt for a broad (generalist) but shallow selection of clothing and fashion categories. In comparison, shoe stores will have a narrow (shoe-focused) but deep (many brands and models of shoes) category selection. Leverage data from your POS software for more informed decision making.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [August 2021]

ROI Revolution

Jewelry, lodging, and department stores saw the biggest yearly sales growth compared to the other sectors measured in Mastercard’s SpendingPulse Report. But with pandemic restrictions subsiding and in-store shopping making a return, will consumers’ preference for digital continue? department stores may not survive the pandemic.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [December 2021]

ROI Revolution

Retail sales as a whole still saw significant yearly growth on Black Friday according to data from Mastercard SpendingPulse. In-store sales were up nearly 43% over Black Friday 2020, with department stores up 86.4%. When it comes to large retailers and department stores, 58.2% increase over 2019. 9/9 update.

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