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Department store chain Belk thrives during the pandemic aided by ship-from-store capabilities supported by Logistyx Technologies

Retail Technology Review

US department store Belk thrived as e-commerce orders surged during the pandemic by having ship-from-store order fulfilment facilities already in place across its 291 store locations with the help of parcel shipping software from Logistyx Technologies.

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New Uberall research shows struggling UK department stores are missing out on high street customers due to online ‘invisibility’

Retail Technology Review

Uberall, the Berlin-headquartered location marketing technology specialist, has announced the findings of its research into the accuracy of online location search results of the UK’s largest department stores.

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Online spending in July spikes, through retailers need eCommerce capabilities to capitalise on the rise, says Tryzens

Retail Technology Review

Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that online spending continued to increase to reach a new record proportion of all retailing at 18.2% in July 2018, equalling the amount spent in UK department stores.

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Online spending partly rescues dismal December

Retail Technology Review

ONS retail sales figures for December saw overall sales fall 0.6% But a strong showing from department store web sales saved Christmas for many retailers says ParcelHero. against November.

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Comfort eating? Online shoppers put their money where their mouth is

Retail Technology Review

Office of National Statistics (ONS) retail figures for August highlighted the pre-Brexit wobble in consumer confidence, says the home delivery expert ParcelHero, with sales volumes down -.2% 2% compared to July, and department store sales continuing to tumble -1.3% on the previous month and -2.5% on August 2018.

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Post-COVID Best Practices: Combine Mall Product Pickups, Give In-Store Shoppers More Personal Space

Retail TouchPoints

No part of the retail sector has been hit as hard as malls. JLL found that apparel stores accounted for 25% of retail bankruptcies in 2020 and department stores another 11.4% , and that these two formats take up 57% of total mall space. Safer, More Convenient Pickup Options can Generate Mall Traffic.

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21 Sessions, Presentations and Workshops You Can’t Miss at IRCE 2018

BigCommerce

IRCE – the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition – is an annual event held in June in Chicago, Illinois. By embracing SaaS technology and emerging trends, Natori is on pace to earn a new generation of consumers – ones who buy from their site, not just in department stores. What Is IRCE? What to Know Before You Go.

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