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How GSN Makes Buying Fine Jewelry Friction-Free and Fiscally Responsible

Retail TouchPoints

Gem Shopping Network (GSN ) has carved a unique space in the shoppable media market: Its primary business is still conducted via linear television, akin to the Home Shopping Network and QVC, but it also is growing significantly through connected TV (CTV) and streaming platforms like Apple TV, Roku and YouTube.

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

Retail TouchPoints

I have very vivid memories about Service Merchandise , a now-defunct business with a unique ordering process focused on catalog inventory. Service Merchandise was a bit more fun than today’s similar IKEA shopping experience because it carried more than mediocre DIY housewares and furniture. Don’t remember it?

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Study: Consumers Warm to Social Commerce, But Payment Mistrust Could Hamper Growth

Retail TouchPoints

“For years social media platforms were strictly for information and entertainment,” said Marc Mezzacca, founder of CouponFollow and lead researcher of a recent report on social shopping behaviors in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Facebook and Instagram Lead the Way in Social Conversion.

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Shinola and Filson to Update In-Store Experience with Omnichannel Platform

Retail TouchPoints

Both retail brands are owned by Bedrock Manufacturing ; Filson is known for high-end outdoor clothing and accessories, and Shinola offers products including timepieces, leather goods, jewelry and audio. Filson operates a total of 14 stores in the U.S., Shinola operates 21 stores across the U.S., Canada and Japan.

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Jewelry Sales Increased Sharply in July, Survey Finds

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jewelry sales were up sharply in July compared to the same month in 2020 as well as in 2019, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. Jewelry sales were up 82.6 grew for the 11 th consecutive month in July, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse , which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment.

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How Daniel’s Jewelers Designs Stores and Shopper Experiences for Hispanic Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

Joseph Sherwood founded Daniel’s Jewelers in 1948 to make jewelry more accessible for all families. Over the years the retailer has carved a unique space in the Hispanic market thanks to its unique approach to financing, in-store services and merchandising. Or they can take in a few trades over time to get that dream piece of jewelry.

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What luxury retailers need to know to succeed in the year ahead

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With travel curtailed, home-bound, experience-starved consumers flocked to luxury shopping to lift their spirits and spend some of their discretionary funds accruing thanks to Covid-19 government assistance, stimulus checks, tax relief, suspended student debt payments and the pandemic-induced restrictions.

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