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TAG Heuer Unveils New Boutique at Westfield Stratford City

365 Retail

Swiss luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer has opened its doors to a new boutique at Westfield Stratford City in London. This marks the brand’s fourth standalone boutique in the capital and its seventh in the UK, reinforcing TAG Heuer’s commitment to offering exceptional customer experiences in modern, aesthetically pleasing spaces.

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Scarred by the 2008 Recession and COVID, 48% of Gen Z Frequently Shops at Discount Stores

Retail TouchPoints

That sense of unease is to be expected from a cohort shaped by both the 2008-2009 Great Recession and the COVID pandemic, and it’s had a big impact on their shopping choices: nearly half ( 48% ) say they shop the most often at discount/off-price retailers, and 25% frequently patronize dollar stores.

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How Aussie menswear brand Peter Jackson is suiting up for e-commerce expansion

Inside Retail

The brand is now able to offer customers a true omnichannel experience, including integrated stock lookups, click-and-collect and the ability to access customer information at a store level. While it was important to drive volume through e-commerce, it was important to improve the overall customer experience.

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Starbucks and Bank of America Link Loyalty Programs to Provide Extra Perks

Retail TouchPoints

can link eligible accounts to earn 2% cash back from Bank of America (on top of the rewards and benefits they already earn on qualifying purchases) and one Star for every $2 spent at Starbucks. Customers can either link their accounts through the Bank of America or Starbucks site to start collecting rewards.

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VR for Retail Training: How to Leverage the Tech to Land Stronger Outcomes

Retail TouchPoints

As we fast approach Q4 2023, there is one topic at the forefront of every retailer’s mind: holiday shopping. Or a retailer could want to strongly emphasize high-quality customer service based on recent, and repetitive, negative customer experiences in select stores.

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How Bark is Creating Products and Experiences that Pups (and Pup Parents) Love

Retail TouchPoints

Half of these pet-owning households are run by millennials and Gen Zers, who don’t just look at their pets as “furry friends” but as their children. The company was founded in 2012 with its core product offering, BarkBox. At Bark, it’s more than attribution. McDonnell: Dogs aren’t pets; they’re family.

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FTC Imposes 5-Year Ban on Rite Aid’s ‘Reckless’ Use of AI-Based Facial Recognition

Retail TouchPoints

The FTC complaint said that from 2012 to 2020, store employees using this technology erroneously accused customers of wrongdoing based on “thousands” of false positive matches with a database of shoplifters and other troublemakers.

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