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Nordstrom Takes Stake in Topshop Brands, Launches Joint Venture with ASOS

Retail TouchPoints

department store chain and British online retailer aim to “redefine the traditional retail/wholesale model.”. For example, customers will be able to pick up Asos.com orders at Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores beginning this fall. ASOS acquired the Topshop brand portfolio from Arcadia Group in February 2021. .

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Omnichannel Retail Index Spotlights 4 Investment Areas

Retail TouchPoints

Technology moves at lightning speed and customers get more and more sophisticated and demanding. Many retailers struggle with prioritizing the digital roadmap and ensuring that they are making the right investment decisions to meet customer demands. We used to talk about multichannel, then it was omnichannel. Loyalty programs.

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4 Trends Revealed in Our 2023 Consumer Survey

ChannelAdvisor

Trend 1: Consumers Take a Multichannel Approach The majority of online shoppers (72%) now visit between two and four websites (whether search engines, marketplaces or brand websites) on their buying journey. Join them in their multichannel approach. This indicates increasing fragmentation in an already fragmented industry.

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Secret Sales hires elite senior leadership team to drive global expansion

365 Retail

As Advisor to the CEO of VIP.com , Rashid helped develop the Chinese discount ecommerce giant into a multichannel organisation with revenues exceeding $15bn. Most recently, Rashid was CEO of retail and ecommerce at SR Retail Consultancy, where she helped start-ups to large multichannel retailers implement transformational change programmes.

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February 2020 Marketing News Recap

ROI Revolution

Over the next three years, they intend to close 125 of their least productive stores and restructure those that remain. Consumers are growing increasingly comfortable with shopping online, so it is no surprise that department stores need to adjust their strategy.

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Retail vs Ecommerce: What’s the Difference?

Ecommerce Platforms

Quick answer : The term “retail store” typically applies to a physical, or brick-and-mortar location, such as a supermarket, boutique, or individual offline store. Both retail and ecommerce stores have their own distinctive pros and cons to consider for any entrepreneur. It also takes more staff members to run a retail store.

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5 UCC Trends that Can Help Retailers Thrive in the Now ‘Normal’

Retail TouchPoints

As factors like in-store food samples and style assistants may come back into fashion, some pandemic-inspired changes will likely remain — such as the demand for curbside service and app-centric communications with customers. To meet these new customer expectations, retailers must deliver a seamless online and offline experience.