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#TBT: Service Merchandise Was the OG Multi-Channel Shopping Experience

Retail TouchPoints

During the 1970s and 1980s, Service Merchandise was a leading catalog-showroom retailer. In addition to jewelry and catalog showroom display items, Service Merchandise also had several self-service items that were located on shelves and taken by the customer to checkout as in a traditional retail store. Ahead of its Time. What’s Next?

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Best 20 Multi-Channel Listing Software: Boost Your Online Presence

Algopix

With the rise of e-commerce and the availability of multiple online platforms and marketplaces, it can be challenging for businesses to effectively manage their listings and reach their target audience across different channels. This is where multi-channel listing solutions come into play.

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Scaling Multi-Channel E-Commerce with Microservices and a Headless CMS

Fabric Blog

Having a multi-channel e-commerce solution helps you reach new customers by giving you distribution on a variety of channels. Brands and retailers can now sell through traditional catalogs and POS, online stores, third-party sellers, and even social media.

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How Retailers Can Use AI to Improve Customer Experience and Build Trust

Retail TouchPoints

trillion by 2027 – representing over 20% of overall retail sales. With the sector continuing to experience accelerated growth, major retailers are looking for ways to maintain and build trust while dramatically improving customer experience and orchestrating cohesive customer journeys. In the U.S.,

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Is Retail Media Like Eating the Forbidden Fruit?

Retail TouchPoints

Is the shiny new toy of retail media everything the market has made it out to be, or is there a second wave of transformation needed for marketers to make the most of their investments? And in the multi-device, multitasking world we live in, offsite media can drive brand recognition and engagement. So, what’s not to love – right?

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It’s Official – Amazon is an Ecommerce Enabler First and a Retailer Second

Retail TouchPoints

While it’s often lumped into the “retailer” category, clearly that is no longer Amazon’s core identifier. Here’s a look at how Amazon is moving even further away from the domain of retailer with the debut of new services in supply chain management, shipping, banking, market research, product development, inventory management and more.

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Retail Performance Marketers, Rethink Your Barometer of Success This Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

Retail and etail spend massively on measurable digital advertising. of retail sales happen during Q4. Additionally, retailers typically devote 25% of their annual budgets to media during the four-day shopping period from Black Friday to Cyber Monday, according to a survey by performance advertising software Nanigans.