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In Luxury Design, ‘Invisible’ Technology Supports the High-End Shopping Experience

Retail TouchPoints

Q&A with Alec Zaballero, Managing Executive/Studio Director, TPG Architecture. What does this look like in terms of design, and how does this differ from the traditional department store? This is all magnified through store design — a key part of the brand’s omnichannel.

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Saks.com Spin-Out: Genius Move or Opportunistic Folly?

Steve Dennis

Indeed, the customer is the channel and retailers with a more harmonized and remarkable retail experience generally outperform those that have failed to break down silos. The Bay has long suffered from the woes of unremarkable department stores. The lines are blurring. Digital drives brick and mortar and vice versa.

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How to Meet and Exceed Amazon-Driven Customer Expectations 

ESW

But as retailers and brands with DTC ecommerce channels know, meeting online customer expectations in an Amazon-dominated environment is challenging to say the least. While this was good news for brands that had or could set up ecommerce channels, it may have accelerated and intensified The Amazon Effect. Omnichannel is here to stay.

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19 Omnichannel Experience Examples from Top Brands

GetElastic

Front and center in any conversation about commerce are the words personalization , omnichannel , customer-centric, and experience-driven. Customer retention rates are 90% higher on omnichannel vs. single channel. By investing in the omnichannel experience. Source: Clout Brands. And how do they do that?

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Key Trends to Follow in the World of Customer Centricity

Payoneer

The biggest challenge with opening up more contact channels is keeping everything straight and not making customers bounce from team to team to get an answer. This is where a multi-channel helpdesk that organizes customer conversations can help. Be proactive. Anticipate their needs and focus on eliminating barriers.

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

Retail TouchPoints

For example, a bespoke clothing boutique that majors in providing a personal VIP experience may find its UCC functionality constraining in ways that a multi-department store offering clothing lines may not. One of retailers’ most valuable assets is their store associates’ knowledge of products and services.

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

ROI Revolution

Claim your copy so you can profit off of this channel’s meteoric rise. Jewelry, lodging, and department stores saw the biggest yearly sales growth compared to the other sectors measured in Mastercard’s SpendingPulse Report. When it comes to large retailers and department stores, 58.2% increase over 2019.

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