Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The landscape of commerce and delivering customer experience changed dramatically over the past year, as millions of shoppers found health, safety, social distance and remote work taking center stage in their daily lives. So what are the customer experience and commerce trends that will continue, or become more fully realized, in 2021?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2023

Furniture brand La-Z-Boy has implemented a new omnichannel listening solution as part of its ongoing strategy to evolve the brand and grow customer loyalty. The XI Platform leverages InMoment’s text analytics engine and deep learning AI to help users understand and respond to all the dynamics impacting the omnichannel business.

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Omnichannel Social Media Customer Loyalty Customer Experience 209

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2020

IKEA has partnered with Google Cloud to improve it technological capabilities, including the implementation of AI and machine learning tools, upgrading omnichannel capabilities and exploring new customer service offerings.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2020

Australia-based Stateside Sports has partnered with Emarsys to harness the solution provider’s fully integrated customer data platform to fuel its future expansion. The retailer hopes to eliminate silos and unify customer data to drive more intelligent omnichannel engagement across email, mobile, social media, SMS and its retail stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2024

Pacsun will deploy the iD Cloud Store solution from Nedap as it seeks to improve inventory accuracy and gain RFID-powered operational insights to inform replenishment decisions. We pay attention to our customers’ desired preferences and listen to them every second of every day — including their expectations of a seamless shopping experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Madison Reed responded by building out its omnichannel experiences: in the last 18 months , the retailer has launched virtual hair coloring parties, added video consultations and introduced video screens at its Color Bars. We know that hair coloring, for a lot of women, is a nerve-wracking experience,” said Lande-Shannon.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2022

OSF Digital’s Digital Strategy team (formerly known as FitForCommerce) developed the 2022 Omnichannel Retail Index (ORI) to establish a benchmark for current practices and, most importantly, provide a set of actions and recommendations for the future. These key investments and opportunities include: Mobile experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2023

How can companies deliver personalized ads at scale, search for new customers and conquer new markets, launch effective marketing campaigns and optimize products and brand experience? In short, how can businesses connect with their customers? I will share a customer case example that answers these questions.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 15, 2024

Improving Store Performance and Profitability Store managers can now better prioritize and divide associate tasks so employees can work more efficiently and effectively during their shifts. As a result, they can ensure they spend their time and energy on the right tasks while also serving customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2023

In today’s challenging business landscape, where profit margins are shrinking, supply chains are slow and uncertain, labor shortages are prevalent and inflation is a concern, it is crucial for retailers and brands to differentiate between understanding customer habits and fostering customer loyalty in order to succeed.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 24, 2022

British retailer Asda is enhancing its end-to-end supply chain and retail operations by partnering with Blue Yonder to improve order management. These investments align with the company’s intentions to strengthen its omnichannel strategy and a three-year plan to invest $1.3

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

If experience has become an integral part of brand strategy, it is because brands are more customer-focused than ever. Within the context of Omni channels, retail formats have also undergone significant development and have become more responsive to the retail environment and customers. Acknowledging the power of technology .

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Blueshift is expanding the journey orchestration of its AI-powered SmartHub Customer Data Platform (CDP) across all customer experience touch points, including support, commerce, sales, loyalty, product and other CX channels. Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP aims to merge the benefits of both CDPs and campaign management platforms.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2023

million new customers the grocer attracted that year. While inflation is undoubtedly driving unprecedented demand for affordable groceries, we know that once customers experience the Aldi difference, they keep shopping with us, even when the economy improves,” said Jason Hart, CEO of Aldi U.S. in a statement.

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Kibo

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Retailers now have multiple channels to interact with customers, such as online stores, mobile apps, customer service, buy online, pick up in store/curbside, and buy online, ship from store/distribution centers (DCs) scenarios. Benefits of Real-Time Inventory Visibility. 1 Key Benefits of Real-Time Inventory Visibility.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2024

Store-based fulfillment of customer orders got an enormous boost during the COVID pandemic, when both curbside pickup and delivery offerings became survival tactics for so many retailers. And the percentage of respondents that don’t sell on or operate marketplaces shrank this year, from 16% in 2022 to 9% in 2023.

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Optimizely

MAY 30, 2017

In fact, a decent percentage of marketers will use web push exclusively as a re-engagement tool for at-risk customers – but even that’s only a good strategy if it’s being leveraged alongside more regular use. When customers are looking at specific products but may need more information. So what’s the solution?

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Rogers & Hollands , an omnichannel jewelry retailer, recently implemented Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service throughout its more than 70 stores. BTM Global was instrumental in helping us rapidly deploy the new mobile retail POS and driving quick wins to evolve our in-store guest experience.”.

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BigCommerce

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

As consumers increasingly expect fast shipping when purchasing online, it may come as no surprise that Amazon surpassed FedEx in…

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 31, 2023

Adopting NewStore’s modular, mobile-first omnichannel cloud platform will allow Filson and Shinola store associates to provide more personalized service by consolidating customer, order and inventory data into one iOS app. Filson operates a total of 14 stores in the U.S., Canada and Japan. Shinola operates 21 stores across the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The pandemic has created challenges for retailers at many levels: business viability, supply-chain disruptions, predictability, customer relationships — the list goes on. As businesses move online, quickly adapting to maintain a seamless customer experience has become mandatory. Where can you improve?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2023

Financial services and POS solution Square has launched a new consumer-facing app that lets customers search, discover and book appointments with beauty and personal care professionals. We believe Square Go is an important step in helping sellers make more sales by offering seller discovery and exceptional customer experiences.”

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Wiser

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

For most retailers, the ultimate goal is creating a seamless shopping experience for consumers. A shopping experience that spans channels, allowing customers to engage with a brand online, in-store, and in between. This means that any businesses that aren’t already creating an omnichannel experience are lagging behind.

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UpSellIt

JULY 13, 2023

In today’s competitive landscape, embracing an omnichannel retail strategy has become essential for businesses to thrive. By seamlessly integrating multiple channels, retailers can provide a cohesive and personalized shopping experience for their customers. What is Omnichannel Retailing?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Phone-based customer service, or voice, is well established as the most commonly used and the most tightly managed customer service channel. It may be exactly what contact centers need to not just move on from deflection, but have the confidence to once again encourage customers to call. And yes, customers are noticing.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 15, 2021

is deploying a new order management system (OMS) as the home décor retailer seeks to offer a more modern omnichannel customer experience and improve in-store fulfillment. At Home Group Inc.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 22, 2023

Tanger Outlets will deploy a customer engagement platform from Coniq to better empower its retail partners to deliver personalized and contextual offers to consumers. Tanger’s vision is to leverage insights and experience to inform the future of shopping,” said Andrew Wingrove, EVP and Chief Commercial Officer at Tanger in a statement. “As

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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. It was fraught with opportunities to disappoint a customer,” Larocque said.

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Omnisend

DECEMBER 15, 2020

When your customers make a purchase, they’re thinking about getting the product and not about things like customer support. When that time comes, the customer will look to contact the company. What is Omnichannel Support? This way, your customers always get accurate answers. Higher customer satisfaction rates.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2023

By replacing its legacy POS with NewStore’s omnichannel cloud platform, the London-based brand can now run its entire retail operations via iPhone. With NewStore , the brand has unified its direct offline and online channels to helps drive operational efficiency and improve the customer experience.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

One of the latest developments in this sector is the use of ChatGPT and other innovative technologies such as AI (artificial intelligence), AR (augmented reality), and VR (virtual reality) to create seamless omnichannel shopping experiences. This can help retailers increase sales and build customer loyalty.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2024

Despite expectations of a modest economic downturn, this period presents an opportunity for businesses to optimize their operations, improve marketing strategies and enhance their technological infrastructure. Additionally, maintaining ethical data usage and ensuring customer privacy will be vital in these AI deployments.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 28, 2020

“I think you have to lead, and I don’t think you can lead by saying, ‘Well, 50% of our customers just shifted over to this, we think that’s going to be a growing trend and it’s going to hit 60% in the next 12 months so we should get ahead of it,’” said Paul Conder, VP at CallisonRTKL in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2022

Using a combination of online and offline data sourced from across its organization, The Home Depot will offer product suggestions designed to help customers complete projects on which they are embarking. The Home Depot has demonstrated its focus on the customer journey through recent executive level appointments.

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Omnichannel Customer Experience Customer Data Improvements 228

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2023

The Studio is a kiosk that allows customers to create and interact with a variety of design layouts and experience products in a digital, fully 3D room with photorealistic quality. AllModern store, where it will allow customers to experience the larger digital catalog in lifelike quality while shopping in a physical location. .

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 21, 2023

Parents and caregivers are always on the lookout for activities to keep their kids engaged during the summer months, and Michaels has tapped into this need — and not coincidentally, creating new opportunities to build customer loyalty — through Camp Creatology.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 15, 2024

Within the larger global market, McKinsey estimates that the retail and CPG sectors have the most to gain from AI , with potential to harness the tech and drive huge improvements in operational efficiency as well as the customer and employee experience. But many of these tasks may just represent the low-hanging AI fruit.

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