Retail TouchPoints

MAY 15, 2024

HLW recently completed the adaptive reuse of a Macy’s department store at the former Westside Pavilion in Los Angeles, which has been renamed West End. Sejal Sonani, AIA is a Principal and Managing Director at HLW. The future of shopping malls can be bright if designed right.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2022

“Wherever we show up in stores, we want to make sure it’s portrayed in a way that’s consistent,” he said. Although Ralph Lauren has exited some mid-tier department stores, Louvet maintained his stance that department stores will continue to play a role in the Ralph Lauren ecosystem both in the U.S. and globally.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

In mid-2021 rumors also surfaced of plans for large-footprint department stores , although Amazon hasn’t formally announced anything along these lines. Amazon Style could be a first foray in the department store realm where the company could expand to other untouched categories at brick-and-mortar, such as homewares.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2021

The department store retailer took a similar route by dividing Saks Fifth Avenue into distinct ecommerce and brick-and-mortar companies — a move that could become a trend among apparel and specialty retailers. Saks OFF 5TH provides a compelling assortment of brands to fashion-seeking customers at the best prices.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Conversely, 73% of consumers responding to a survey by Returnly said they would not shop with a brand again after a poor returns experience. Under these conditions, returns could quickly become a logistical nightmare, a customer experience risk and, most of all, a drain on profits. Normally, apparel returns are roughly 7.5%

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 21, 2021

How can we create a platform that allows them to customize the product the way they want it? One thing we know about consumers is that they are all looking for real-time customized experiences. They’re really looking for real-time personalized experiences. The same lesson applies to any organization.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2022

And given current health crises across the globe, this technology can help lessen risks and bring the physical store experience to those uncomfortable visiting in person. Environments offers full-scale, adaptable solutions that holistically support businesses from end to end, from energy management to health monitoring.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

And because food shopping decisions align directly with consumers’ needs and preferences, food retailers have a unique opportunity to differentiate through the physical experience they offer. For example, La Grande Epicerie in France was spotlighted as the “crème de la crème” of the French gourmet retail experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

While Amazon and many big box retailers have announced their seasonal hiring plans, department stores and fashion chains have been notably, but not unexpectedly, quiet. The pandemic has negatively impacted the department stores’ businesses. Relieving Pressure On Stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2023

at Family Dollar stores, but even discounters are facing cautious consumer spending and employee pay raises that aren’t expected to pay off for some time. at Family Dollar stores, but even discounters are facing cautious consumer spending and employee pay raises that aren’t expected to pay off for some time.

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ESW

JUNE 27, 2023

Here are five things clothing brands with consumer DTC ecommerce channels should know about the circular economy, including how it can increase brand loyalty, improve the customer experience and reduce the environmental impact. beating out DTC, value chains, fast fashion, department stores and more.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2022

Department Stores ( 66% ) and Home & Houseware ( 65.9% ) followed closely behind, showing that verticals with high SKU counts have the most to gain from omnichannel capabilities. Looking at specific retail verticals, Office & Electronics was the top performer, implementing 70% of best practices.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2022

Murali Gokki, a Managing Director in the retail practice at AlixPartners — the consulting firm that has become retailers’ go-to as they consider ecommerce spinoffs — has a more nuanced take: “The broader pressure is about transforming [these businesses] to a digital-first mindset,” he said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Pivotree Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

But meeting the complex demands of the modern supply chain isn’t easy, especially if you’re running a monolithic order management system. Customer demand and fulfillment needs are growing beyond the ability of monolithic systems to accommodate. The inability of yesterday’s systems to meet tomorrow’s demands is already showing.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2022

“Be wherever your customers are” has become the mantra of digital commerce, and whether brands and retailers like it or not, their customers are on Amazon. Earlier in my career] I worked for many specialty brands and department stores where we sort of fought Amazon,” said Stacey Renfro, CEO of the born-on-Amazon home décor brand?

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 17, 2021

“We are excited to have a storytelling platform in the pet category that communicates Purina’s expertise and commitment to providing the leading products that keep pets safe, happy and healthy,” said Kenneth Endermuhle, Manager of Category Experience Design at Purina in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Retail TouchPoints 2022 Retail Strategy & Planning (#RSP22) webinar series, now available on-demand, offered a wealth of tips and best practices across critical areas including pricing, location-based technology, inventory management and marketplaces. YOY growth this holiday season, whereas department stores will only see a 0.3%

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Kibo

OCTOBER 8, 2021

By now, most retailers understand that customer experience (CX) is a priority when it comes to ecommerce. Providing an excellent online shopping experience is even more important than the quality of the product or service, per nearly two thousand businesses in a recent SuperOffice survey. Boscov’s BOPIS Program.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Even the most commoditized of traditional shopping experiences — the supermarket — always has counters for specialty items where people can interact with staff to get exactly what they want. They should not think of live commerce as merely another way to meet customer expectations.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2021

This new ability mimics the experience of engaging with a physical object more closely than 2D pictures, and it has been suggested this could not only drive sales and conversions but cut down on returns.

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Kibo

MARCH 17, 2023

The goal of flexible fulfillment is to provide customers with a seamless and convenient shopping experience while optimizing inventory management, preserving order value, enhancing product margin, and maintaining the total cost to serve. They can also choose to source products based on factors like labor costs.

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Pivotree Blog

JUNE 8, 2022

based luxury department store Nordstrom , online sales dipped a whopping 11 per cent when its website response time slowed by just half a second. For this reason it’s more important than ever to monitor customer experience in real time. Pivotree acts quickly when your customers are experiencing site issues.

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Pivotree Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

While inventory and fulfillment continue to drive customer experiences and repeat business, supply chains have become more complex and less reliable.The sudden shift in demand for retailers was epic, and as a result, new industry leaders emerged. Pre-pandemic, supply chains weren’t a hot topic.

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365 Retail

MARCH 11, 2024

Kieran McBride, Newcastle Store Director, Fenwick said: “Our flagship store has remained a treasured part of the city centre since opening in 1882, and its evolution marks a continuing connection to Newcastle, and commitment to the city’s future.”

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The collaboration includes an exclusive collection of Nordstrom Made “VOTE” apparel, and the department store will donate a portion of the proceeds from the merchandise sales to the two organizations. Nordstrom stores and operations centers will remain open on Nov.

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RTP blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Up to 90% of consumers use their phone while shopping in stores and retailers are increasingly enhancing digital transformation strategies to take advantage of the new mobile-powered shopping era across every vertical, from department stores and supermarkets to hardware, sports and specialty retailing.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 28, 2021

Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) is making big moves to adapt to changing consumer behaviors, with strategic investments in talent, merchandising, technology and supply chain to reshape the Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman customer experience.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The premium ecommerce marketplace is strengthening its senior management tier with six newly created director-level positions, appointing accomplished retail names who will help the business realise its ambition to become the largest non-full price marketplace for fashion and beauty worldwide. “My

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ESW

JULY 6, 2023

Customers don’t have to have a bad experience to be dissatisfied with a brand’s online store. They just have to have a non-Amazon experience. Key Features of the Amazon Experience (and How Brands can Apply Them) So if Amazon is the standard, what do customers experience that sets the site apart?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2022

They didn’t have OMS [order management systems] and PIM [product information management], because everything at Amazon was a service — the order service, the item service, the price service. It didn’t make any sense not to be a part of the Amazon experience and make it as convenient and as accessible as possible for her.

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RetailMinded

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In the 17 th , 18 th , and 19 th centuries, shops with decorative interiors and galleries became the norm; department stores popped up in the more urban centers. E-commerce emerged in the late 20 th century and physical store visits declined with online platforms offering convenience and a wider selection of products.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The decision to open the store here aligns with M&S’s vision of positioning its outlets in prime locations to enhance accessibility and visibility​​. Store Manager Dior Hudson, who has worked at M&S for 10 years , said , “We are thrilled to officially open our brand-new store today in Lakeside.

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Ecommerce Platforms

MARCH 18, 2023

You can offer customers an omnichannel selling experience which appeals to both their desire to in-person interactions, and their quest for convenient shopping experiences. Inflexibility : While ecommerce stores can be managed and operated from anywhere, retail stores are limited to one location.

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Steve Dennis

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

But unless this unexpected earnings hit suggests some underlying management issue it indicates nothing about the go-forward health of the business which, from where I sit, looks rather healthy. but architecting its customer experience to reflect that the majority of physical stores sales start in a digital channel.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2020

In interviews with The Rainbow Group , a shopping center company and department store in China, they reported that they quickly upgraded their digital capacity, rebranded the company as a digital-first brand and changed their go-to-market strategy, all in 60 days. Please see a video report from Retail Store Tours Mexico.

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lateshipment

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Digital transformation (Brick-to-Click) – A recent report by IBM states that the pandemic has accelerated the shift to digital shopping by roughly 5 years; the same report also indicates that by 2020, department stores will decline by 60% while e-commerce will grow by nearly 20%. The future present is online.

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Teamwork Retail

MAY 29, 2019

To service this higher level of commerce in burgeoning urban centers, the department store was born. The department store was the first iteration of what we now consider modern retail shopping. The experience of shopping in Macy’s in 1800s New York was not all that different from today. What does the Future Hold?

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