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Shopping Center Outlook: Why Open Air, Mixed Use and Tech-First Locations Are Hot

Retail TouchPoints

Kampf and Northwood Retail, which operates shopping centers including Domain NORTHSIDE in Austin, Texas and Freshfields Village in Kiawah, S.C., Open Air Shopping Centers Enable Easy Omnichannel Services. One thing that’s unlikely to change in 2022 is the importance of omnichannel offerings. “What’s going to normalize?

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What do Today’s Consumers Really Want? #RIC21 Day One Answers the Question

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers Want Retailers to Catch Up With Their Omnichannel Shopping Behaviors. Omnichannel is so important for us right now as the retail industry, and all industries for that matter, are hit with supply chain issues,” said Aaron Veit, Director of Digital Product Management at Crate & Barrel. Hoyler noted that: 94% of U.S.

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Remaining Agile in a New Age of Retail: Three Things that Enterprise Brands can Learn from Smaller Players 

Retail TouchPoints

From leisure and sportswear to gifts and jewelry, the chances are you’ve bought a product from a small business over the last couple of years — whether it be a digitally native startup, a one-person band working from their kitchen table or a small independent store selling online around the world.

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Retail’s Digital Future

iVend

Consumer preferences have shifted in response to the pandemic, as many have faced changes in their jobs, income and leisure time. Digital strategies also hold the potential to accelerate the omnichannel retail model, which has become indispensable to a retailer’s ability to deliver exceptional brand experiences on all sales channels.

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Brilliant Efficiency Lessons For Leading Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

An agile operation means you are primed to adjust what you do, and are ready to jump and make the most of the opportunities that change brings. Sometimes it takes a fresh set of eyes and efficiency work study measurement to create fresh insight on your operation and a robust business case for change.

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Three new independent brands sign up to Liverpool ONE

365 Retail

Totalling over 6,300sq ft, the signings of leading Irish athleisure brand, Gym+Coffee, local jewellery brand, Say it with Diamonds, and fast-growing Liverpool-based coffee operator, Bean, are reflective of GBI’s commitment to supporting entrepreneurs and community-based businesses.

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Retail’s Digital Future

iVend

Consumer preferences have shifted in response to the pandemic, as many have faced changes in their jobs, income and leisure time. Digital strategies also hold the potential to accelerate the omnichannel retail model, which has become indispensable to a retailer’s ability to deliver exceptional brand experiences on all sales channels.