Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 14, 2023

In recent years, the financial landscape has changed dramatically with new economic challenges making it increasingly difficult for consumers to commit to recurring monthly payments. Against this backdrop of economic uncertainty, consumers are finding ways to manage their budgets while also staying loyal to the brands they love.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2022

On one hand, ecommerce automation saves a ton of time compared to manual ways of executing an operation. On another, it may even enable a nonexistent infeasible process, i.e. a process that’s unthinkable in a manual way but can provide an unprecedented growth opportunity to companies when automated. Advertising.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

CoStar Group, a commercial real estate firm, estimates there were a record-breaking 12,200 brick-and-mortar store closures in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. The retail industry had to reimagine ways to reach customers that sparked a digital transformation. All things considered, most agree the benefits outweigh the minimal risk.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 29, 2023

That’s why the retailer and mobile service provider uses multiple technology solutions to create a personalized shopping experience at scale. Our mission is to drive seamless omnichannel experiences.” Kurtzman revealed the numerous tools Verizon uses to manage this massive omnichannel effort. Why is that so important?

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2020

For the time being, however, 96% of the retailer’s approximately 1,400 stores — operating under the Men’s Warehouse , Jos. Bank , Moores Clothing for Men and K&G brands — have returned to operation after closing due to the pandemic. Ulta currently operates 1,264 stores. Tailored Brands Appoints Chief Restructuring Officer.

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Cisco Retail

MAY 5, 2021

The Cisco Financial Services team welcomes imimobile’s Aly Abji – Strategic Client Director for Financial Services as our guest blogger this week. Meeting customers where they are has been a common phrase and goal that customers share with us. Self-service opportunities include: Rich mobile messaging channels.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2022

In an increasingly competitive marketplace, retailers are now facing the challenge of capturing and maintaining market share and keeping their customers loyal. The good news is that since its global popularization in 2020, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) has become a real game-changer for merchants looking to boost their business.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 11, 2021

Now more than ever, retailers are looking for solutions to create more seamless in-person and digital customer experiences. But while blending of in-store and online provides consumers with significantly more flexible shopping, it also creates operational challenges. Providing Various Payments Technologies.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 16, 2021

A new study from ecommerce automation platform Linnworks found that while cost is still a major factor in purchasing decisions, nearly one in two customers surveyed said that convenience was now more important to them than price in choosing which retailers they shop with. This pandemic-fueled increase built on existing trends.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In another first, customers access the checkout solution via the Sainsbury SmartShop app rather than the Amazon app, meaning they can use an interface they already are familiar with. Sainsbury’s, one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains, had piloted a cashierless customer experience at this store using its own technology in 2019.

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I Vend

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Whilst online ordering certainly is important to meet many customers’ needs, an online-only channel doesn’t cut the mustard with all shoppers, any more than a brick and mortar only option. iVend Retail for Hardware Don’t risk anything less than an outstanding customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 20, 2021

Peter Drucker, the father of modern business management, is attributed with an iconic quote: “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” Today, every single variable in customer behavior can be utilized to decipher even the most nuanced preferences. In 2020, 88% of consumers in the U.S. Adapt your offerings.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 23, 2022

After nearly a decade of underinvestment in its tech stack, FTD began making significant solution investments in early 2020 centered on its upgraded Mercury HQ (MHQ) solution. Applying New-School Technology to Old-School Customer Service. MOL provides ‘commerce-in-a-box’ for these small business florists,” explained Bergen.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2021

year-over-year in 2020, with some retailers — such as Best Buy and Target — experiencing more than 100% growth. This massive shift to digital has forced retailers to rethink how they do business, communicate with their customers, and find creative ways to stay ahead in the evolving retail landscape. On average, ecommerce sales grew 32.4%

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2022

Sessions illustrate the increasingly complex nature of the customer experience, and how the lines between commerce, marketing, service, and even supply chain and fulfillment, continue to blur. Why the Non-Purchaser Might be Your Most Important Customer. All departments need to be working together to prevent fraud.”.

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Nvidia

JANUARY 27, 2022

From the largest firms trading on Wall Street to banks providing customers with fraud protection to fintechs recommending best-fit products to consumers, AI is driving innovation across the financial services industry. Top Current AI Use Cases in Financial Services (Ranked by Industry Sector). Overcoming AI Challenges.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2022

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) was the trendiest way to pay for all those lockdown purchases back in 2020. Most buy now, pay later offers are interest- and fee-free, unless customers miss a payment. consumers say they have used a buy now, pay later service, according to a recent study from The Ascent, a Motley Fool service.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 19, 2021

As global apparel revenues plummeted almost 20 per cent in 2020, e-commerce has emerged as the silver lining of the fashion industry’s challenging year. E-commerce fashion sales are expected to grow almost 39 per cent between 2020 and 2023. Online shoppers want variety – and they want it for everything, including their payment options.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Founded in July 2020 and launched in February 2021, Refundid is a fintech tool designed to cut, or essentially eliminate, waiting times for refunds for products bought online. According to co-founder and chief product officer Joel Aaron, refunded cash can be in the customer’s account within as little as 30 seconds. The time is now.

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A1 Retail

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Naturally Fast Food brand has introduced Adyen Giving charity donation service for payments on its new in-store kiosks. Adyen , the global payments platform, has announced the extension of its partnership with Naturally Fast Food brand, LEON to include Adyen Giving.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Following in the footsteps of Instagram, which launched its shop in 2020, TikTok has entered the competitive space with its new shop function, enabling merchants, brands and creators to showcase and sell products directly to over 1 billion users through in-feed videos, LIVEs, and the ‘product showcase’ tab. Higher customer expectations .

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2020

The Second Wave research results from April 27, 2020 showed that 73% of respondents expect this pandemic experience to change the way they shop in the future. According to the Q1 2020 Salesforce Shopping Index report, sites offering BOPIS grew digital revenue 92% between March 10-20, 2020 compared to 19% for sites not offering BOPIS.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Self-checkout is already a big part of how customers shop — according to RBR’s report, “EPOS and Self Checkout in 2020” , shipments of self-checkout solutions increased by 52% in 2019 to a new record high. Apply Task and Fraud Management Tools Strategically. Leverage Professional Services.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

As of mid-September, at least 27 major retailers had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2020, compared to 17 in all of last year, according to Retail Dive. With the pandemic affecting everyone, there has been more transparency and open-mindedness among the various constituents in the process. 2: Extend your cash runway.

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A1 Retail

JUNE 29, 2021

By David Jeffrey, Director of Product, Barclaycard Payments. The latest data from Barclaycard Payments shows that 50 percent of our transactions now come through ecommerce, up from 40 percent pre-pandemic. The remarkable rise of digital wallets and payment services. per cent to six per cent – between 2019 and 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

The turmoil also proved that mobile technology enables needed flexibility in times of disruption and drives superior customer experiences that make retailers more competitive. A lasting effect of the pandemic is that it’s increased customer demand for more options and raised expectations for more personalized experiences.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 15, 2021

As a result, the industry unlocked and fulfilled five years of online retail growth in just six months through a patchwork of band-aids and gut-led experiments – effectively realising 2025 sales levels in 2020. Before Covid-19, we were expecting online penetration to experience an increase of 3.3 Digital payment.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 13, 2023

We speak with Yoox Net-a-Porter’s APAC general manager Natalie Lee about the resilience of luxury spending amidst an economic downturn, the importance of localisation, personalisation and incredible customer service, and how the company is using technology to improve the way it operates.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2020

Walmart Canada will augment and modernize its supply chain with the construction of two new distribution centers equipped with next-generation automation, and the implementation of new warehouse management systems at DCs to help meet the needs of omnichannel consumers. More than 150 of Walmart Canada’s 408 stores are targeted for renovation.

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Retail Next

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

To cover this idea in more detail, this article identifies five specific ways in which the in-store experience is shaping retail in 2020. Prioritizing Experience Over Inventory. Now, the most successful retail stores place more emphasis on the shopper experience – even if that comes at the expense of some inventory space.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Sodipo most recently led Product Finance and Strategy at Stripe and will bring her expertise in payments to Glossier’s Accounting and Finance teams. She also will draw upon prior experience at roles in private equity firms to help the retailer continue scaling its business. Seun Sodipo will take the CFO job in February 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2021

This has increased e-commerce’s share of global retail to 17% in 2020, up from 14% in 2019. More data processed gives way to more possibilities of data breaches. Similarly, Home Depot also faced a large-scale data breach in 2014, leading to over 56 million payment information being stolen. million by 2025, up from $431.6

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2020

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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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Flash sales can help retailers boost revenue, attract new customers and enhance loyalty with existing customers. billion on Cyber Monday 2020 , while Singles Day in November 2021 in China drove $139 billion in sales for two of that country’s major online shopping platforms. Consider that in the U.S.,

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Inside Retail

MARCH 17, 2024

McDonald’s Japan on Saturday apologised for the inconvenience, saying all its restaurants and its delivery service were operating normally. Any failure or interruption of these systems could significantly impact our or our franchisees’ operations, or our customers’ experiences and perceptions.”

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Hyken

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Claron Kinny, SEO Outreach Specialist at Beaconstac , a company that creates and manages QR codes for brands for an immersive offline and online CX. He shares how companies can use QR codes to improve customer service and experience. QR codes in customer service: How effective is it?

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Holiday season 2020 has come to an end, so what now? The transaction cycle does not end after purchase, and successful retailers should ensure that their omnichannel systems and processes are able to seamlessly handle the recovery period that comes after the holidays. Creating a Frictionless Returns Process.

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