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Carter’s Plans 50 New Stores this Year; CEO says Stores Provide ‘Best Presentation of Our Brands’

Retail TouchPoints

Children’s specialty retailer Carter’s plans to open more than 50 new stores across the U.S. And when we open stores, we also see a lift in our high-margin ecommerce sales.” The retailer also is testing a same-day delivery partnership with Shipt. Carter’s currently operates nearly 800 stores across the country.

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Batteries Plus: Customer Data and Store Expertise Power Sweeping Digital Transformation

Retail TouchPoints

But that same wave of electronic innovation that gave rise to Batteries Plus also put a drain on the retailer’s business as ecommerce began to take hold. Creating these unique customer journeys is easier said than done, especially for a retailer that touches so many varied consumer segments. “We’re

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A baker’s dozen of provocative retail predictions for 2018

Steve Dennis

This is where e-commerce has made the greatest inroads. Well positioned monobrand retailers like Uniqlo, H&M, Primark and Warby Parker also will continue to steal share from less compelling multi-brand stores. Product returns were the bane of direct-to-consumer brands well before e-commerce was a thing.

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These 40 Entrepreneurs Swear by These Marketing & Growth Strategies

BigCommerce

Google advertising, newsletters and a good ecommerce platform. Lastly, having an understanding of attribution is critical to understanding multi-channel campaigns’ value. Barbara Weiderspahn, Ecommerce Manager, Racelite Hardware. Kevin Danaher, Ecommerce & Marketing Manager, Stuff2Color. Leverage Amazon.

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What Is Inventory in Retail – Everything You Need To Know As a Retail or SMB Owner

Korona

In retail, inventory is a detailed listing of all items in stock and sold in a store. The physical inventory of products is held in the store or warehouse to sell to customers at a brick and mortar or eCommerce shop. Inventory management tools and techniques provide retailers with more information to support their business.

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Hudson Uses COVID Shutdown to Shave 5 Months off Transaction Platform Deployment

Retail TouchPoints

At the beginning of 2020, Hudson kicked off its deployment of the Flooid platform to provide a new backbone for all transactions across its 1,010 travel convenience stores and specialty retail, which includes proprietary book and tech stores, duty-free shops and food and beverage concessions.

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The Best POS (Point of Sale) Systems for 2019: The Ultimate Guide

Ecommerce Platforms

Today’s commerce environment has a wide range of solutions for brick-and-mortar stores, most of which are essentially multifaceted point of sale systems. Employee management: In addition to multi-user access, your POS software should come with functionalities for managing your employees and tracking their performances.