Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

At Microsoft, we break down the metaverse i nto three strategies: consumer, enterprise, and industrial. Consumer metaverse. Immersive shopping experiences brought to life through digital products, interactive content, and store-associate interaction. Augmented Store Experiences. Virtual Worlds & Experiences.

Consumer 263

Consumer Store Layout Merchandise Store Fulfillment 263

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2024

While this is certainly disappointing, taking these actions will allow the company the opportunity to put forth a restructuring plan aimed to focus on the wholesale distribution and ecommerce divisions, which continue to operate, accepting and fulfilling orders without interruption.”

Wholesale 253

Wholesale Fulfillment Planning Location 253

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Retail TouchPoints (RTP): How are the increasing demands for fast fulfillment affecting supply chains? In general, when you’re trying to speed up delivery and still provide a wide assortment of products, that puts the burden largely on inventory, and getting that inventory positioned close to the end consumer. To provide a 99.5%

Returns 293

Returns Supply Chain Management Fulfillment Customer Experience 293

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2024

Gen Z consumers are neither easy to define nor predictable in their shopping habits. The consumer cohort born between 1996 or 1997 and 2010 and 2020 (there is no complete agreement here) is hard to read and reach because they are a product of the world they have been born into, one where change is constant, frequent and often unexpected.

Consumer 236

Consumer Department Stores Merchandise Store Advertising 236

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 30, 2024

Through AI and other technologies, customers in grocery stores, clothing outlets and other convenience-style shops no longer need to wait in line to check out. As for concertgoers at these same venues, over half of U.S. consumers ages 15-69 anticipate going to a show in 2024, a jump from the 36% who attended one in 2023.

Checkout 230

Checkout Customer Experience Merchandise Store Consumer 230

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This accessibility has historically allowed emerging brands to scale their businesses, gain widespread distribution and seamlessly find their way into consumers’ hands. Retailers can more easily demonstrate to buyers that these brands can drive net new consumers to their categories.

Marketing 230

Marketing Consumer Fulfillment Accounting 230

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This accessibility has historically allowed emerging brands to scale their businesses, gain widespread distribution and seamlessly find their way into consumers’ hands. Retailers can more easily demonstrate to buyers that these brands can drive net new consumers to their categories.

Marketing 224

Marketing Consumer Fulfillment Accounting 224