Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2020

Ready to grow even further, the company launched a digital transformation to swap out its legacy systems, advance customer knowledge through data and provide a truly omnichannel customer experience. Like its ERP system, Burton’s POS was dated and needed to be replaced.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2023

Many retailers struggle to cultivate genuine engagement that builds lasting relationships and delivers frictionless customer experiences. If customers feel your efforts are merely transactional, they won’t hesitate to go to your competitor looking for the next best deal. Tip 4: Provide better product detail for customer ease.

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iVend

APRIL 17, 2023

iVend for Magento ChatGPT is used by retailers to enhance their omnichannel strategy. So how does chatGPT play a role in omnichannel retail POS? Omnichannel retail is the bringing together of multiple online and offline channels in a customer-centric approach that delivers the best possible shopping experience.

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iVend

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A mobile retail strategy is critical to the success of retailers. Shoppers have their mobile device with them anywhere and everywhere, putting the retail experience at their fingertips 24/7/365. iVend for Magento iVend helps retailers to engage mobile shoppers. So where to start?

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GetElastic

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

It’s projected that by 2021, mobile will account for 54% of total ecommerce sales. Mobile commerce has enhanced the shopping experience for consumers worldwide by making online transactions quick, convenient and smooth. Why optimize for mobile commerce? 6 ways to optimize mobile commerce: 1.

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365 Retail

MARCH 13, 2023

By building an omnichannel strategy, brands can diversify reach and expand their presence across different channels to communicate with audiences they may have previously failed to resonate with, as well as engage new customers. But what exactly is omnichannel and how can online retailers adapt to meet ever-changing consumer habits?

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2023

By using high-quality images and videos of products, customers are drawn closer. While videos make for a more engaging customer experience, only 40% of product detail pages currently use video, according to the 2022 Omnichannel Retail Index. Aside from how the products are displayed comes how the customer discovers them.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 28, 2023

During this time, as a “lean and mean” team, “We didn’t really have social media, we didn’t do any marketing,” Wells explained. “We When he returned to True Religion as creative director in late 2019, social media and the creator economy had reached a critical inflection point.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2023

As a result, more brands need to look for ways to incorporate 3D and AR tech into their omnichannel strategy. As with all next-gen tech, there have been some early adopters, especially in the realm of fashion, footwear and accessories, that are already employing 3D and AR to enhance the ecommerce experience.

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GetElastic

APRIL 11, 2023

With headless commerce, the front-end and back-end of an eCommerce platform are separated, allowing businesses to customize the presentation layer and integrate with other technologies more easily. With this headless commerce trend, social media can now be used for more than just colorful posts and ads or for building brand awareness.

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GetElastic

JANUARY 13, 2019

The success of industry disruptors such as Airbnb, Amazon and Tesla can be attributed to many factors, but these companies all have one thing in common — a focus on creating an exceptional customer experience, rather than just selling a product. As a result, customer expectations as a whole are evolving.

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Kibo

JUNE 10, 2021

Omnichannel commerce is a strategy that connects every sales channel that consumers use to interact with a retail brand. This may include a brand’s website, social media accounts, mobile app, or physical stores. An omnichannel strategy seeks to deliver a cohesive message across all channels. Download the findings.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The top five episodes of 2023 reaffirm some of the most trending topics we covered on Retail TouchPoints over the past year, illustrating how rapidly the industry (and the customer experience) have evolved. Let’s begin the countdown… 5. Why it Matters: In 2023, we saw employee turnover reach record highs.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Every checkout experience should reflect four key traits about the shopper: Who they are : Are they a first-time or repeat shopper? Social media? What device they’re on : Mobile? There’s no limit to the extent that retailers can tailor their checkout experiences. Member or non-member? B2B or B2C? High or low price?

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

This means retailers need to take an omnichannel approach to successfully meet the demands of their audience. Mini purchase platforms that use expression and stripe integration can also allow customers to complete payment directly within the survey following a resolution with customer service. The Omnichannel Approach.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2024

This year, we’ll hear senior-level executives’ perspectives on how customer experiences are evolving as content, community and commerce converge. With an emphasis on customer experience, RICE has three tailored tracks to reflect the distinct interests and needs of its key audience members.

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Omnisend

DECEMBER 14, 2023

These can be your website, social media, affiliate sites, and online marketplaces, or physical sales channels, such as retail stores and marketplaces like farmers’ markets, trade events, and craft fairs. These customers would probably never discover your brand or website elsewhere. hours per day on it.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

For retailers that are reformulating their customer experience during these times, they should tap into Gen Zers to share feedback, ensure new offerings are meeting actual needs and de-risk initiatives along the way. Double Down On Building An Integrated Mobile Experience .

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2022

The interactive mobile experience uses augmented reality to help customers visualize how a pair of shoes will look on them from every angle, which can better inform purchasing decisions. The new feature is currently available to customers in the U.S. The new feature is currently available to customers in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

While the bulk of retail media has been dominated by fairly basic website-based offerings — sponsored search, display ads, promoted listings — the true power of these offerings comes in connecting retail data with other channels, including stores and third-party platforms like social media and connected TV.

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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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Smile.io

MAY 15, 2024

   Consider these scalability factors when choosing an ecommerce platform: Omnichannel compatibility —As ecommerce stores scale, new sales channels emerge. Whether expanding into physical retail locations, social commerce, online marketplaces, or international online stores, you need an ecommerce platform that supports you.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Their preferences and values are making it more convenient and spontaneous…more interwoven with social media…and in some cases, more like a game. Customize physical stores to the omnichannel experience. Building this kind of omnichannel experience revolves around a combination of data analytics and mobile devices.

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Smile.io

APRIL 15, 2024

A refreshed mobile app experience As a brand that relies heavily on its brick-and-mortar retail locations, PetSmart needs to provide an optimized omnichannel customer experience. That is, ensuring customers can leverage the loyalty program online and in-store. That’s where a mobile app is so valuable. 

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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. . Invest in Your People .

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Algopix

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Cross-channel tracking, also known as cross-device tracking, involves monitoring customer interactions and behaviors across multiple online channels and devices. These channels can include websites, mobile apps, social media platforms, email, and more.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

But as we inch closer to the holiday season, malls and shopping center operators are seeing a greater need to refine and optimize their omnichannel experiences. Brands and retailers across categories responded to store closures, traffic restrictions and consumer hesitancy by expanding their omnichannel fulfillment services.

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Smile.io

OCTOBER 14, 2020

It’s go digital or face demise in a post-pandemic world That’s also why monitoring e-commerce trends is more important than ever before to ensure your digital experiences are up-to-date and relevant. Customers Prioritize Experience Over Product or Service Customer experience is the new battlefield of e-commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

You have to have [social media] surveillance of course, but a better strategy is to use actual cloud-based software-as-a-service that handles the spikes for you,” Goetsch noted. Think about how important buy online, pick up in-store; pick, pack and ship in-store; omnichannel shelf price changes; and in-store traffic insights are.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2024

For example, True Religion uses social media and its mobile app to launch items from its archive that are available for sale only in limited quantities. These brands have been able to do more than maintain their stellar reputations, however; they also have become more “hip” thanks to the power of social media.

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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

JULY 29, 2020

To attract a new generation of shoppers, retailers are looking to redefine go-to-market strategies and reimagine the customer experience inside their physical store locations. However, realizing the store of the future means that the physical store needs to be a whole lot more connected, mobile and smarter.

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lateshipment

JANUARY 17, 2023

The main reason is due to the fact that customer experience (CX) much like e-commerce is an ever-changing area and you need to keep yourself updated with new trends in the field to thrive and enjoy success. In short, CX helps you build and maintain a loyal customer base. That’s not all!

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Ecommerce Platforms

MARCH 5, 2023

Shopkeep (now Lightspeed POS) and Shopify also provide access to a range of tools to help business leaders create omnichannel sales strategies, including site builders and ecommerce capabilities. It allows companies to turn any mobile device into a point of sale system, with the Shopify Retail POS app for Android and iOS.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 11, 2023

Football fans expect an exciting competition and amazing experiences if they visit the stadium, just as retail customers expect personalized experiences and quality products. Data analytics is a powerful tool retailers can use to deliver better shopping experiences. AI: Retail’s New Star Player?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2022

Navigating the past two years of digital changes has been a challenging yet invigorating time for brands and social media users alike. From the large spike of social platform users and increased time spent online to measurement fluctuations, everyone has developed new behaviors and preferences within the social space.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 17, 2023

AI-First Customer Service is the Future AI transforms both the cost and quality of the customer experience through the phone. Generative AI is helping companies make great strides in these channels to make the experience more human-like, more accurate, and more intelligent — with the least amount of effort.

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