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Simplifying the Customer’s Return Trip

Retail Pro

Building a clientele is tough. A retailer needs inventory tools that luckily, omnichannel POS and retail … Continue reading → The post Simplifying the Customer’s Return Trip first appeared on Retail Pro Blog.

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A Retailer’s Guide to Preparing Your Warehouse for Ecommerce Success

Retail TouchPoints

Another factor driving the adoption of WMS in ecommerce is the growing trend for retailers to offload online order fulfillment to distribution partners. Success for any retailer — especially those involved in ecommerce fulfillment — begins with what I often refer to as good warehousekeeping. A (Tidy) Path to Success.

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CallisonRTKL releases its Retail 2022 Forecast

Retail Focus

Retailers are already redesigning brick-and-mortar locations to accommodate product distribution, converting retail stores into micro-fulfilment spaces and offering curb side pick-up and return services, many large stores are also looking to distribute essential customer services across a small network of physical locations.

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‘We are in the Business of Emotions, Not Transactions’: Exclusive Q&A with Neiman Marcus Group CTO Bob Kupbens

Retail TouchPoints

We already use Stylyze today through our clienteling tool, NM and BG CONNECT, allowing us to provide outfit styling as well as other applications to assist our selling associates and provide our customers with a personalized luxury experience. RTP: What role will these digital capabilities play in NMG’s overall omnichannel strategy?

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Don’t Fall Victim to a Cyber Attack: A Shopper’s Guide to Cybersecurity

Retail TouchPoints

And in today’s day and age, shopping online has never been easier — with targeted ads, free shipping, free returns, stores built into Instagram or TikTok, logins saved on your browser and payment information saved on your devices. It’s a way to treat ourselves, and to indulge in a little luxury.

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WHAT IS FUELING THE REBIRTH OF PHYSICAL STORES?

Retail Minded

The key to this lies in not being distracted by the minutiae of how an order is necessarily placed, but rather, concentrating on where it ultimately gets fulfilled. 21 st century retailers need to understand that the store will remain a significant channel for generating revenue, customer engagement and fulfilment opportunities.

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#RIC20 Roundtable Recap: How Stores Can Still Amaze Shoppers

Retail TouchPoints

The main messages: Lean in to clienteling, partnerships and regional ambassadors. Attendees discussed a better approach to training, specifically in COVID-related tasks, scheduling optimization that maximizes coverage and appointment-based tools that handle customer queues.