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Why Uncommon Corporate Partnerships are a Must in 2024 (and How to Make Them a Reality)

Retail TouchPoints

The trend of a cautious yet resilient consumer has continued into the early stages of 2024, with high-ticket luxury and department store industries underperforming sectors that sell necessities — online retail, discount/club, automotive and grocery. Where else are my customers shopping? How can I adjust my strategy to compete?

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Personalization As The Digital Strategy For Beauty Commerce

RTP blog

In physical brick-and-mortar stores, the personal nature of the beauty industry is clearly evident in the important role the in-store beauty consultant plays in helping consumers discover, evaluate, try on and ultimately purchase beauty products. And it’s no wonder that consumers need assistance in this category.

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Holiday Season 2020 Will be Different. Here’s How

lateshipment

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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Clear vision – omnichannel retailing for optical brands

iVend

Optical retail straddles two worlds – optical retail stores are part medical practice, with prescription lenses, and part fashion retailer, selling designer frames and sunglasses. According to the Association for Customer Loyalty, one of most effective tools for branding is omnichannel retailing.

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19 Omnichannel Experience Examples from Top Brands

GetElastic

Customer retention rates are 90% higher on omnichannel vs. single channel. The experience plays out in any number of ways, dependent on customer preference; do they want to shop entirely online and pick up in-store? These investments add up to a better, faster, more convenient experience wherever their customers are.

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

ROI Revolution

The DeepMind team’s findings could provide valuable insights for future pandemics or introduce possible benefits for the COVID-19 pandemic like different treatment options, better molecular understanding of how the disease operates and spreads, etc. department stores may not survive the pandemic. 9/9 update. 8/28 update.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [October 2020]

ROI Revolution

department stores may not survive the pandemic. Will the pandemic be the end of department stores? Department stores have held strong to their fashion and apparel categories, but with apparel sales in a free fall across the board, many department stores are hurting as a result of COVID-19.

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