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

Retail TouchPoints

What does this look like in terms of design, and how does this differ from the traditional department store? Retail store design is a multi-year investment in capital, and therefore it is easier to adapt to unprecedented changes through brand communication and customer service models.

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Inside Natori’s Transformation from High-End Wholesaler to Omnichannel Brand

Retail TouchPoints

The company’s wholesale business is still thriving, but now it’s only part of an omnichannel strategy that includes ecommerce , social commerce and marketplaces. Loyalty to those stores used to be 100% — a top customer would go to Neiman Marcus for everything and not go anywhere else. And earn his stripes he has.

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Inside the Overlap Between Omnichannel and Personalized Experiences in Retail

Sailthru

As the world’s largest retailer and online retailer go head to head in a battle of Goliath and Goliath, one thing is clear: Omnichannel has become the white whale for retailers. Technology has created a complex customer journey. How can a brand master the omnichannel experience? Personalization and omnichannel.

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A baker’s dozen of provocative retail predictions for 2018

Steve Dennis

The department store space is a great example. Moreover, large, well capitalized companies will take advantage of asset “fire sales” or technology plays to complement their skills and accelerate their growth. Honey, I shrunk the store. Omnichannel is dead. “Cool” technology underwhelms.

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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. Keeping the customer front and center pays off in your bank account. Be proactive.

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

Retail TouchPoints

Trend 1: Fully integrated communications technologies streamline experiences for optimal convenience. When the pandemic hit, the immediate falloff of customers being able to purchase items in-store accelerated technology adoption for greater ecommerce capabilities, new digital initiatives and even remote working for support staff.

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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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