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Why Uncommon Corporate Partnerships are a Must in 2024 (and How to Make Them a Reality)

Retail TouchPoints

The trend of a cautious yet resilient consumer has continued into the early stages of 2024, with high-ticket luxury and department store industries underperforming sectors that sell necessities — online retail, discount/club, automotive and grocery. Full-service restaurants are trailing their limited-service peers.

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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.”. since 2012 when it became the first retailer to bring the brand to the U.S. The retailer will also become the only brick-and-mortar presence for Topshop and Topman worldwide.

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

Steve Dennis

is planning to split its online and brick-and-mortar operations into two companies, and then take Saks.com public, immediately strikes me as one of the dumbest strategic decisions I have heard in a long, long time. The Bay has long suffered from the woes of unremarkable department stores. The lines are blurring.

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How to Meet and Exceed Amazon-Driven Customer Expectations 

ESW

So now is the time for brands to evaluate and optimise operations to ensure a strong finish to the year. 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. And to be sure, the effect is far-reaching.

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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

BigCommerce

When you factor in the expanded ecommerce selling opportunities through omni-channel retail (like adding Amazon and eBay storefronts to your sales approach, for example), it’s easy to see that now is the best possible time to grow an ecommerce business. It’s Now or Never. 1979 – Michael Aldrich invents electronic shopping.

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Why Data-Driven Decision-Making Will Define the Future of Retail

Retail TouchPoints

When the first department store opened more than 100 years ago, the goal was to offer a multitude of specialty goods to a large number of people. Today, online stores serve that same purpose, but brick-and-mortar retail remains a powerful mechanism for both buyers and sellers.

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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. Total retail sales were up 11% year-over-year this June, a 10.4% Jewelry, lodging, and department stores saw the biggest yearly sales growth compared to the other sectors measured in Mastercard’s SpendingPulse Report. increase over 2019.

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