Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2024

Store-based fulfillment of customer orders got an enormous boost during the COVID pandemic, when both curbside pickup and delivery offerings became survival tactics for so many retailers. For example, in 2022, 21% of respondents said improved supply chain efficiency was a valuable benefit, but that percentage increased to 34% in 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2023

We found efficient ways to improve shipping times, integrate online and in-store shopping experiences and establish a culture of increased incentivization amongst store leaders and tenured associates.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

While brands can keep more customers coming back to apps by improving features themselves — and optimizing onboarding and opt-ins — they must also focus on how today’s consumers prefer to interact with brands. This behavior aligns extraordinarily well with the immediacy of excitement, challenge and rewards associated with games.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2022

eBay will pay $295 million to acquire TCGplayer , an online collectibles technology platform and marketplace for trading card games. Named the Vault , the space launched in June 2022, and eBay forecasts that it will hold up to $3 billion in assets within the next few years. Headquartered in Syracuse, N.Y.,

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2023

Consumers expect convenient, interactive shopping experiences, from online to in-store and everything in between. The furniture and home goods space is another sector of the market that’s seeing increased applications of this technology. New digital opportunities.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 14, 2021

Athleticwear brand adidas unveiled a global flagship store in Dubai that the retailer calls its most digitally connected and sustainable store in the Middle East. An area for women and kids features an interactive football and basketball game section, providing an engaging sport experience for young consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2023

There’s plenty to explore when it comes to elevating the visual delights of retail spaces. It’s also an area where many retailers could stand to improve their design strategy by employing better acoustics, empowering more creative and effective use of sound, while solving for bad sound experiences that might be driving away customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 18, 2021

The return to brick-and-mortar will be a slow, steady process, and preparing stores for the great return will be as much about making shoppers comfortable as it will be about enticing them back. They have to be able to very seamlessly direct and regulate traffic within the stores without alienating customers or shortening their dwell times.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2023

The partnership will connect Disney’s inventory with KPM’s data science capabilities to help advertisers reach audiences through streaming content and to measure the sales impact on the back end across Kroger stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

The result is that when the internet came around, distributors [initially said] to suppliers, if you sell your stuff online, I’m dropping you out of my store. But having this whole digital space where you can guide a customer to multiple stores that all have your wine in the same place and are telling the same story is such a big win.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 4, 2023

To overcome these hurdles, artificial intelligence (AI), automation and robotics have emerged as game-changing solutions that are driving the retail industry forward. However, achieving full automation in the retail space is often not feasible or desirable. So how can retailers survive and thrive in this new normal?

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Upon close, we expect the new Wish platform will have an improved customer experience through increased product assortment and merchant selection. Writing on the Wall: New Competitors Put Pressure on Wish When it debuted back in 2010, Wish was the only game in town when it came to manufacturer-direct discount shopping apps.

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ChannelAdvisor

AUGUST 17, 2022

Amazon forever changed the game when it introduced free, two-day shipping for its Prime members. Now, consumers expect that same ease and convenience with every online store they shop. Store inventory. 8 Tips to Improve Your Fulfillment. Are you meeting expectations? Source goods. Ship packages.

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

One effective way to gain valuable insights is by measuring foot traffic, a metric that offers a wealth of information about your physical store’s performance and customer behavior. Foot traffic data can be a game-changer for your business. Foot traffic data can also be leveraged to optimize store layouts.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2022

“By providing warehousing, delivery and customer service returns, our mission is to help sellers improve their operational capability and efficiency, provide buyers a satisfying shopping experience and ensure fast and sustainable growth of TikTok Shop,” reads one job listing.

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ChannelAdvisor

MARCH 22, 2021

It was a great time to be ahead of the game, and the brand’s direct-to-consumer selling strategy worked well for more than 15 years. It started with an online store. When casando first launched its online store, the team was able to rely on digital marketing to drive traffic. The post This Brand Was Ahead of the D2C Game.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2022

A lot of the pain points that we’re seeing are in the inventory side, but against that backdrop we’re going to see a steely-eyed focus on improving profitability in stores and digital channels.”. The retail industry has been built for the last 150 years around physical stores,” explained Anderson. “We’ve

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 27, 2022

After two years of online browsing, consumers are eager to get out of the house and into the store. How can businesses position themselves to attract consumers and deliver an exceptional in-store experience that builds customer loyalty and drives sales? So what’s the plan?

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Wiser

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Store audits play a pivotal role in ensuring the retail experience is consistently high quality, and that your brand is represented the way you intend. They aid in the monitoring of product availability, pricing accuracy, promotional execution, and overall store cleanliness. That’s where crowdsourcing comes into play.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Yes, Starbucks can create a buzz with 4,000+ song playlists, but most retailers limit in-store music in a way that constantly loops. We know that there’s an 86% correlation between one’s reaction to sound and their subconscious desire to return to that space.”. Bring the spirit of a buzzing fashion runway to the store entrance.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2023

Because they “combine some of the most important aspects of the in-store experience, such as interactive customer service, with the ease, convenience and pure entertainment factor of online shopping. Retailers and brands may also want to try giveaways, limited time offers/discounts or games to engage viewers.

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365 Retail

MAY 7, 2024

Effective space management is crucial for the success of any retail store, especially smaller outlets where every inch counts. Your ability to creatively utilise every available square foot enhances your shop’s appeal and improves functionality.

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Kissmetrics

MAY 10, 2021

You can use blocks to store information like: financial transactions contracts medical data supply information confidential customer data. Here’s how a block of information is created and then stored in a chain: A transaction takes place, e.g., someone buys $100 of Bitcoin. The transaction is verified and stored as a block.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2022

The bottom line is that while consumers want to return to brick-and-mortar, they now need incentives to spend their precious time with brands in physical spaces. It’s no longer enough to offer functional stores and formulaic consumer service,” explained Philipson. What does that mean for our in-store experiences? on Google.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 23, 2022

The next step for the 112-year-old floral and gift brand is offering its partner florists updated features within its new MercuryOnline (MOL) platform, powered by Shopify , which FTD CTO Matt Powell describes as “ how digital commerce interfaces with store operations.”.

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lateshipment

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Customer centricity has quickly become the name of the game for e-commerce companies as they look for ways to find competitive advantages in a crowded marketplace. For example, investing in a smart tracking system can help to keep your supply chain in check and go a long way to improving real-time tracking and inventory management.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Get ready, get excited, retailers and customers alike, the 2D barcode, a compact square label with splotches and spaces that encode up to 350X more data than a traditional UPC (4,000 characters) will have a significant impact on managing the business and delivering better customer experiences. stores is Puma.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2021

When the economy is growing, consumers flock to stores. As consumers shift towards e-commerce, this space has also drawn the attention of cybercriminals. Retailers face an even stiffer threat as Amazon expands into brick and mortar spaces. Lately, the company has been opening several grocery stores in major U.S.

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ChannelAdvisor

AUGUST 17, 2022

Amazon forever changed the game when it introduced free, two-day shipping for its Prime members. Now, consumers expect that same ease and convenience with every online store they shop. Store inventory. 8 Tips to Improve Your Fulfillment. Are you meeting expectations? Source goods. Ship packages.

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365 Retail

JANUARY 18, 2024

From cash registers being used in the first department stores to the introduction of credit cards in the mid-20th century, retailers have always had to be aware of technology trends. The move online hasn’t just affected retail, as we can see with the example of fun online slot machine games.

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365 Retail

JANUARY 9, 2023

The term “metaverse” was first coined in Neal Stephenson’s 1992 science fiction novel Snow Crash, and refers to a virtual shared space that multiple users can access at the same time. JD takes first steps into the metaverse with ‘King of the Game’, allowing players to experience its Christmas arcade.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

OCTOBER 22, 2020

While brick and mortar stores still play a strategic role in this market vertical, online shopping has skyrocketed, and with $294 billion expected in online home furnishing sales by 2022, retail store owners can no longer afford to miss out on the opportunity to ramp up their cross-channel game plans.

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365 Retail

JUNE 3, 2024

Adding hot food to your store can be a game-changer. In this guide, you’ll learn how to transform your store by adding hot food. Get ready to boost your store’s appeal and revenue with hot food offerings! Get ready to boost your store’s appeal and revenue with hot food offerings!

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2024

Lemonis said that BB&B’s Canadian website is “solid” and that the company is starting a four -store test in the United Arab Emirates with one of the largest retailers in that region, as well as finalizing an agreement to license the BB&B brand in Mexico for omnichannel retail operations.

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ChannelAdvisor

MARCH 22, 2021

It was a great time to be ahead of the game, and the brand’s direct-to-consumer selling strategy worked well for more than 15 years. It started with an online store. When casando first launched its online store, the team was able to rely on digital marketing to drive traffic. The post This Brand Was Ahead of the D2C Game.

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RTP blog

APRIL 22, 2019

The path to purchase has become a complex fusion of multiple channels and devices, and many stores are struggling to keep up. retailers had announced the closure of a record number of stores, with Toys ‘R’ Us announcing 881 closures, Walgreens closing 600 outlets and Sears revealing plans to close 284 stores, according to Statista.com.

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RTP blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

Apple + IBM Partner ship The recent bankruptcies and shuttering of apparel brands such as The Limited, American Apparel and Aéropostale, combined with declining sales at some brick-and-mortar stores, point to the demise of the physical store. It’s no longer enough to merely allow customers to view online merchandise in the store.

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