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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. The technology to support seamless shopping experiences is at their fingertips, but technology is only part of the equation.” We used to talk about multichannel, then it was omnichannel. Now it’s really just shopping.

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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

Jewelry, lodging, and department stores saw the biggest yearly sales growth compared to the other sectors measured in Mastercard’s SpendingPulse Report. But with pandemic restrictions subsiding and in-store shopping making a return, will consumers’ preference for digital continue? department stores may not survive the pandemic.

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

ROI Revolution

department stores may not survive the pandemic. Will the pandemic be the end of department stores? Department stores have held strong to their fashion and apparel categories, but with apparel sales in a free fall across the board, many department stores are hurting as a result of COVID-19.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [October 2020]

ROI Revolution

department stores may not survive the pandemic. Will the pandemic be the end of department stores? Department stores have held strong to their fashion and apparel categories, but with apparel sales in a free fall across the board, many department stores are hurting as a result of COVID-19.

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

ROI Revolution

In-store sales were up nearly 43% over Black Friday 2020, with department stores up 86.4%. 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%

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [November 2020]

ROI Revolution

department stores may not survive the pandemic. Will the pandemic be the end of department stores? Department stores have held strong to their fashion and apparel categories, but with apparel sales in a free fall across the board, many department stores are hurting as a result of COVID-19.

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