Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2021

Below, Shokrian shared his take on issues including: How COVID-19 impacted brand positioning and growth ; Why MeUndies is integrating social responsibility into its broader community-building efforts; Which omnichannel investments are top priorities in 2021; and His leadership lessons from 2020.

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Groove

DECEMBER 14, 2020

A Signifyd survey shows that 40% of U.S. Creating Safe In-Store Shopping Experiences. Safety has become the new customer experience in stores as merchants have stepped up their social distancing game with signage, one-way aisles, exit-only and entrance-only doors. Survey Insights. eCommerce Fraud in 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Trend 2: Technology will Elevate Omnichannel Performance and Key Value Props Nearly two-thirds ( 63% ) of respondents to Retail TouchPoints’ annual Store Design & Experience Survey shared that better integrating technology into the experience was a top priority for them in 2023. customer experience).

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2024

According to the Retail TouchPoints 2023 Omnichannel and Fulfillment Benchmark survey, 54% of retailers cited minimizing fraudulent returns as a major challenge, second only to shipping and handling costs.

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Kibo

JULY 17, 2020

Since March, stores have had to close, limit customers, and scale back hours to adhere to COVID-19 regulations. At the same time, customers have sheltered in place, and have been eager to adopt safe shopping habits. And signs indicate that customers have embraced the option for good. Deliver A Better BOPAC Experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2020

However, other potentially even more significant trendlines show fundamental changes in consumers’ decision-making process related to picking brands and demonstrating customer loyalty. The survey of 809 U.S. Several studies have documented a dramatic shift in spending from physical stores to online.

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Omnisend

DECEMBER 15, 2020

However, providing exceptional customer service isn’t about the number of channels but the quality of customer service across them —and omnichannel customer support can help do that. Learn how to make your touchpoints consistent, well-designed, and connected to provide a completely seamless experience. Learn more!

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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. US consumers spent 32.4

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2022

BOPIS, boasts a number of very strong positives for both retailers and their customers. Retailers save on shipping costs while leveraging their in-store inventories to fulfill customer orders, while shoppers get the products they want without having to wait for a delivery. Click-and-collect, a.k.a.

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Retalon

APRIL 21, 2021

Omnichannel order fulfillment that drives customer experience (and boosts profits). Although the trend towards omnichannel fulfillment is not new, the pandemic changed many retailers’ business models almost overnight, and these changes are not going away. What is omnichannel order fulfillment in retail?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In fact, more than 40% of adults reported visiting a mall within a two -week period in August, up from 35% at the beginning of June and 30% in the beginning of April, according to Coresight Research’s ongoing survey of 1,600 consumers. The goal was to go beyond just buying products on shelves and reframing the customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

In fact, results from Retail TouchPoints’ latest Store Design & Experience Survey revealed that 58% of respondents plan to remodel and/or renovate a minimum of 11% of their store footprint through 2024. It’s an expansive venture, but it’s probably less expensive than acquiring customers online at this point,” she said.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Here’s where to start: Creating Solutions for Permanent Changes in Customer Expectations As stay-at-home orders drove both retailers and CPG companies to accelerate their adoption of omnichannel strategies, their supply chain processes got significantly more complex.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2023

That’s according to a recent study by the ICSC that surveyed Gen Z consumers, defined by the Pew Research Center as those born between 1997 and 2012. Almost all of Gen Z chooses to shop in person; they are truly the omnichannel shopper,” said Cegielski. The study found that four out of five are worried about the health of the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2022

In fact, the vast majority of respondents ( 91% ) to Retail TouchPoints’ second annual Store Design & Experience Benchmark Survey indicated that store design and experiences were “somewhat” or “much more” important to their business strategy. The survey of 150 retail executives uncovered five key priorities: .

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

All eyes have shifted to e-Commerce as, according to a recent Forrester survey, 42% of consumers do not plan to return to stores after stay-at-home orders are lifted. [1]. Store Fulfillment Is A Lifeline. 1] With the right store fulfillment technology , brands can keep inventory moving despite slower foot traffic or mandatory closures.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2020

Consumer Pulse Survey conducted during the first week of June. When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveyed more than 4,000 U.S. The Jungle Scout 2020 Consumer Trends Report , based on a survey of more than 1,000 U.S. Nonetheless, predicting what will happen is even more challenging than usual.”.

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ESW

AUGUST 18, 2023

The world’s best-loved brands all have one thing in common: They deliver superior customer experiences. Regardless of product or industry, dominant brands prioritise and execute next-level online customer experiences in every market. These experiences don’t happen by accident.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2023

Our partnership with Best Buy Health will help change the lives of our patients and consumers, giving them access to the tools and experiences they need to receive care in the comfort of their own home,” said Dr. Rasu Shrestha, Chief Innovation and Commercialization Officer at Advocate Health, of which Atrium Health is a part, in a statement.

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RTP blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

This sixth annual Retail TouchPoints Store Operations Survey examines the top challenges omnichannel retailers face in shoring up their brick-and-mortar locations, and reveals the strategies and technology solutions they are using to meet those challenges. Remember the old saying: You can’t manage what you don’t measure.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Results from Retail TouchPoints’ 2023 Store Operations Survey indicate that hiring and retaining associates, at 70% , and high employee turnover rates, at 67% , are their top challenges. Established store associates are no strangers to the complexities of omnichannel. Allow associates to focus on their strengths.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2020

However, uncertainty regarding school openings and remote learning practices is impacting what households are spending thus far, according to the NRF survey. Results from two separate surveys, each collecting feedback from 1,000+ U.S. Heightened competition inspiring hyperlocal, omnichannel advertising.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Get ready, get excited, retailers and customers alike, the 2D barcode, a compact square label with splotches and spaces that encode up to 350X more data than a traditional UPC (4,000 characters) will have a significant impact on managing the business and delivering better customer experiences. Who doesn’t want that?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

Results from Retail TouchPoints’ annual Customer Loyalty and Personalization Benchmark Report reaffirm that retailers are focused on building a strong foundation of first-party data to support their supply chain, in-store services, omnichannel marketing and experiential strategies. . Collect and Leverage First-Party Data .

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Ecommerce execution will lean more heavily on store-based fulfillment. Holiday hires will help retailers leverage their store-based omnichannel fulfillment capacity through buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS), curbside pickup, home delivery and ship-from-store services. Fulfillment Crunch Will Affect Delivery Cutoff Dates.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2022

Better data insights, which are available from anonymized sources such as credit cards and cell phone geolocation, also can be key to delivering the best possible customer experience. “We’re In fact, 67% of respondents to Deloitte’s survey cited ecommerce and online shopping platforms as top investment areas for the coming year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 18, 2022

Retail TouchPoints partnered with Amazon Web Services on a survey of more than 500 retail and CPG executives to understand: . For our survey respondents, the most significant opportunities existed in packaging, reducing product waste and reducing carbon footprint. Their firms’ perspectives on CSR; .

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Consumers Want Retailers to Catch Up With Their Omnichannel Shopping Behaviors. Omnichannel is so important for us right now as the retail industry, and all industries for that matter, are hit with supply chain issues,” said Aaron Veit, Director of Digital Product Management at Crate & Barrel. Hoyler noted that: 94% of U.S.

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Smile.io

MAY 15, 2024

   Consider these scalability factors when choosing an ecommerce platform: Omnichannel compatibility —As ecommerce stores scale, new sales channels emerge. Shopify Plus and POS are great options for omnichannel commerce.  Omnichannel commerce is a strategy to reach customers across different platforms.

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Sailthru

MARCH 8, 2018

As the world’s largest retailer and online retailer go head to head in a battle of Goliath and Goliath, one thing is clear: Omnichannel has become the white whale for retailers. Technology has created a complex customer journey. How can a brand master the omnichannel experience? Personalization and omnichannel.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Phone/text chats connecting associates with customers was the top COVID-era innovation that retailers plan to continue using, selected by 56% of respondents to the 2021 Retail TouchPoints Omnichannel and Fulfillment Benchmark Survey. The second-highest selection was virtual appointments with salespeople/stylists, at 34%.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

From the customer service of store associates to the quality of the products for sale, every store visit has its own unique factors that play into a customer’s overall satisfaction — factors that become irrelevant if the product a shopper is looking for isn’t available. According to a Retail Insight survey of over 1,000 U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

During the pandemic, focus shifted to ways shopping malls were attempting to make shopping faster, easier and safer for consumers with curbside services offerings and other omnichannel capabilities. Retail design and experience experts agree that malls can no longer copy-and-paste the same combination of retailers and food offerings.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Prior to the 2020 upgrades, visitors to the FILA site would find a “customer experience that was sorely lacking,” Trenson noted. “I The brand took the bulk of the inventory that had originally been designated for retail stores and shifted it to online sales and fulfillment. sneaker collaboration.

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lateshipment

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

This term is coined as “ The one-time shopper dilemma ”, where e-commerce businesses are unable to convert one-time shoppers into repeat customers due to unfavorable customer experiences. 76% of customers say that an unacceptable customer experience would affect their decision to order from the company again.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2023

This aligns with our survey results in which organizations dug into a real need to invest in their workforce.” The survey of 502 executives was designed to assess the challenges and priorities of executives charged with making decisions regarding employee scheduling, communication, task management and learning.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2020

To chart the attitudes and behaviors that will redefine consumer purchasing in the coming years, EY asked survey participants to imagine life when the pandemic is just a memory. Retail TouchPoints (RTP): What implications do the five emerging customer segments have for retailers as they plan for a post-pandemic future?

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