Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 11, 2022

In January, at the height of the Omicron surge and in the midst of pandemic-driven supply chain woes, McKinsey & Company published an exploration of the ways in which companies are “vulnerable” to supply chain disruption. The value of conversational AI doesn’t end with the contact center, however.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2021

Telia — a telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic states — is piloting a new self-service store model in Tartu, Estonia, as it looks for cost-effective ways to serve customers in regions where full-service offices aren’t in place.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 25, 2023

Online craft gin retailer Gintonica has fallen into administration just six weeks after its owners announced the business was for sale, joining the ranks of boutique online liquor retailers grappling with a challenging environment for startups. Customers awaiting shipments are advised to contact the company directly for further assistance.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 31, 2024

This includes £228m owed to former LloydsPharmacy owner Admenta UK, with £50m owed to Aurelius Crocodile – a holding company used to control the business. LloydsPharmacy’s holding company Hallo Healthcare was able to avoid making redundancies as staff were transferred across when branches were sold.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Retail is one of the largest sectors in the world, with a retail sales forecast of $30.3 According to a report by Harvard Business Review, 81% of customers prefer to resolve issues themselves before contacting a live agent. That demonstrates how crucial customer experience is to your company. trillion in 2023.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 24, 2023

The deal contact allows for 12 months for the transaction to be completed, according to the sources. This is because the estate of co-founder Peter Buck, who passed away in 2021, donated his 50 per cent stake in the privately-held company to his philanthropic foundation under the terms of his will. The company saw a 9.85

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2022

stake in Bed Bath & Beyond and is urging the company look into the sale of buybuy BABY , among other changes. At that time, Bed Bath & Beyond had reported its first sales increase in nearly four years due to an emphasis on omnichannel services. Comparable sales fell 7% during the period as well.

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Inside Retail

JULY 4, 2022

On Saturday, The Australian Securities and Investments (ASIC) published a notice stating Stephen Dixon of Hamilton Murphy Advisory has been tapped as administrator for Sneakerboy Pty Ltd and two related companies using the Sneakerboy name. SmartCompany has contacted Hamilton Murphy Advisory for comment. More to come.

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Small Biz Trends

JANUARY 2, 2023

That’s where our five sales email templates come in handy! These free sales email templates will help you close more deals in less time. What Is a Sales Email Template? A sales email template is a pre-crafted set of messages used in cold email outreach campaigns. How to Write Sales Emails. Company Name.

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Inside Retail

MAY 5, 2022

Send offered grocery deliveries in under 10 minutes to 46,000 registered users, with an estimated 300 employees working for the company from 13 sties and several dark grocery stores in Sydney and Melbourne. Affected staff are also being contacted to discuss their employment and outstanding entitlements, the administrators said.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2023

“Since we have announced the closure we have seen a spike in sales. Communications expert Michael Smith has advised a number of companies who have closed down stores. He believes that modern retail processes make it easier for owners to contact customers via email, social media or SMS. Reducing overheads.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Real-time CDP helps companies bring together known and anonymous data from multiple enterprise sources to create a consolidated customer profile, which can be used to provide personalized customer experiences across all channels and devices — all in real time. Sachin Dev is Director of Pre-Sales and Solutioning at Algonomy.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

The retailer benefitted from an unprecedented sales boom during Covid, which saw revenue climb 51 per cent year on year to reach nearly $200 million in FY20, but the business has faced overstocking challenges post-pandemic that have dragged its revenue and profit. The company expects to post a profit in the 2024 financial year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2020

In an ongoing effort to restructure its operations, improve efficiencies and better align its costs, Bed Bath & Beyond is reportedly pursuing the sale of its Christmas Tree Shops and Cost Plus divisions and closing contact centers in Ocoee, Fla. and Layton, Utah, affecting approximately 230 and 285 employees, respectively.

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Wiser

APRIL 4, 2024

Biotopia is a consumer research institute in the organic market, collecting sales and price data since 2016 through our panelists and providing analysis to over a hundred bio companies.”

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

That, says Paul Tannock, head of ANZ and emerging markets with Niteco, can double visitor signups, increase margins and – best of all – boost sales because experimentation, as a process, can deliver real-time intelligence on how features of the site are performing and how to improve them even further. Results can even vary during the day. “In

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Stripe will be the first payment platform to offer the service to business customers, including the Shopify Point of Sale app this spring. Additional payment platforms and apps will follow later in 2022, according to the company.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Now the site, which gets its revenue from ad sales, is preparing to become a retailer, potentially selling animal-themed apparel or souvenirs. Animals Around the Globe also plans to build a mobile app that will forge even closer connections with users and unlocking a potential new sales channel.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

“Ecommerce sales have been driven by a surge in click-and-collect, specifically curbside pickup,” according to eMarketer. In an annual forecast revised in July, eMarketer predicted that BOPIS and curbside pickup sales will increase 60.4% More and more, retailers’ last-mile efforts are tied in with shipping and delivery companies.

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Secure Retail

MARCH 25, 2024

You won’t necessarily have years of sales experience, but we are looking for someone who has a proven track record of engaging with customers and winning business in a B2B environment. Unlock your potential within the payments industry with a forward-thinking company! Manage the sale through to completion.

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Inside Retail

MAY 31, 2021

With customers returning to bricks-and-mortar stores, and retail trade beginning to return to something resembling a pre-pandemic ‘normal’, shop-floor sales people are once again the first touch-point many customers will come in contact with when they want to buy. But do their skills still stack up?

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Hyken

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The customer journey is essential to any company’s success. And more importantly, how can you ensure that it’s not costing you sales? What do customers expect from contact centers? . But what exactly do customers expect from your contact center? What is a contact center CRM? .

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The best retail teams train each day to keep sharp and connected to the company and to the customer. Companies such as Sephora and Nordstrom have formalized training programs available virtually and physically and offered to new and exsisitng team members. and it is working.

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Inside Retail

JULY 28, 2021

It operates more than 100 stores in Japan, manufacturing and marketing spectacles, contact lenses and hearing aids as well as selling other optical goods. We have been looking for corporate partners that endorse the high-quality services our company has cultivated in Japan. As expected, sales picked up when the measures eased.

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Wiser

MARCH 25, 2024

A leading FMCG conglomerate faced significant challenges in sales performance, with a startling variance in store-level market share reporting 20 percent higher in top-performing stores compared to their bottom counterparts. To learn more about the Commerce Execution Suite, contact us at intel@wiser.com or visit www.wiser.com.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 6, 2024

Administrators at FRP said the reduced store footprint would coincide with “a renewed focus on the brand’s products, online sales channels and wholesale strategies, bringing the brand in line with industry peers and supporting a return to financial stability”.

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Small Biz Trends

JANUARY 2, 2023

If you’re like most sales professionals, you spend a lot of time crafting your initial email pitch. Unfortunately, many sales reps simply stop communicating with their prospects, assuming that they’ve lost interest. What Is a Follow-up Sales Email? How to Write a Sales Follow-Up Email. Step 3: Offer value.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 10, 2023

According to a recent Deloitte study, 90% of companies that use supply chain data to increase the level of transparency for their consumers experience an increase in profit. The technology also allows companies to create reports based on specific time periods and compare performance to historical data or predict future costs.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 9, 2023

Glue traps for rodents were outlawed in 2015 and convictions for selling them carry penalties of up to $50,000 for individuals and $250,000 for companies. Glue traps for insects remain legal. and Alibaba still have the products listed. “All glue traps must be banned,” said Appelbe.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 30, 2022

As the specter of a recession nears, small business owners must take steps to ensure they engage with their customers and future-proof their companies. Here are 5 tools that will ensure your company is recession-proof. Your sales team can rely on a product demo that never breaks or stresses existing infrastructure.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2023

The trend lines for private label sales have rarely looked better. The Private Label Manufacturers Association reported that sales of private label consumer packaged goods soared 11% last year to nearly $230 billion. In 88% of product categories, private label items making ESG claims experienced disproportionate sales increases.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2022

But declining sales following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions – and cash flow pressures after a period of phenomenal growth – were cited as reasons for the business falling into administration. For a company like Brosa, its [brand image] and inventory profile might have been challenging to manage.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The annual retail gathering brought a huge set of new companies and interesting perspectives that will shape the future of retail over the next three years. Other retailers also have expanded their contact lens and optical lines of business. It was amazing to be back in NYC for NRF 2023, and this year’s event did not disappoint.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Nielsen Consumer Insights reported a 37 per cent increase in supermarket coffee sales – with more premium options seeing sales growth of over 40 per cent. During the pandemic, we experienced an increase in coffee machine sales and accessories as customers sought to replicate the café experience at home,” Knox said.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2021

Ecommerce sales increased by almost 20% in just the first three months of 2020 according to McKinsey, escalating ecommerce trends by the equivalent of 10 years. Nearly one in five retailers were dependent on 2020’s holiday sales, and many of those sales came from online rather than in-store.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2021

When consumers receive communications from a company, 96% feel loyal to the brand and 84% engage with its advertising. However, even younger generations appreciate messages sent through this channel: 64% of millennials and 56% of Gen Z prefer to be contacted through their inboxes, as do 58% of Baby Boomers and 53% of Gen X. “I

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2022

In 10 years, I expect ecommerce to represent 60% (up from 21% today) of total retail sales in the United States and influence 90%+ of all retail sales (up from 70%-80% today). Experiences will be reserved ahead of time and dedicated robotic sales associates will provide personalized shopping.

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