Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Since its 2012 debut, Instacart has made significant progress in convincing Americans that grocery shopping can be done online. Our vision is that, on a 10-year horizon, customers won’t have to choose between shopping online or in store; it’ll be one single, unified mode, powered by Instacart.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

For a long time, retail consumer data-gathering was a game rigged for big players. As a report from consulting firm Catalina showed, 90 of the top 100 consumer packaged goods companies lost market share to smaller brands in recent years. Many of these smaller brands are benefiting from changes in consumer panels. Not anymore.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Fortunately, not long into the crisis, search behemoth Google paid attention to these companies’ needs, announcing in April that merchants would be able to list products on its Google Shopping platform for free. And while companies would ordinarily have to pay to list their products, for the first time since 2012, they can now do so for free.

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Inside Retail

MAY 27, 2025

When Adwaita Nayar co-founded Nykaa alongside her mother, Falguni Nayar, in 2012, India was a conspicuous outlier in the global beauty landscape. And so that’s when we thought the Indian woman needed a place to shop for beauty. That’s where our journey started.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2022

New stores are about to open at Auckland’s Botany Town Centre and Sylvia Park Shopping Centre, each offering eye testing at least five days a week. . Each of the shopping centres houses more than 200 retailers. The brand, established in 2012, specialises in designer high-end frames.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A 2012 Nielsen report suggests that testing with just five users can uncover most usability issues, but this only works if your user groups arent very distinct from each other. Almost two-thirds of consumers say they abandon purchases due to poor website UX. Applause reported that in 2024, 41.7% tested during deployment.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 21, 2025

It said the deal will position OnBuy as a serious challenger to long-established players within the UKs consumer electronics space, including Amazon and Currys. Its heritage is one that we want to protect and enhance using our innovative technology and business model.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

By 2013, the company reached peak profit, when it hit $490 million in revenue, after nearly tripling sales between 2007 and 2012. So, what is driving the renewed consumer interest in True Religion today? The first major turnaround tactic was taking a step back to realise who True Religion’s ideal consumer base is today.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2024

The company was founded in 2012 with its core product offering, BarkBox. The Bark product portfolio now includes toys, food, treats, dental kits and dental chews, and the brand is forging deep relationships with retailers like Target and PetSmart to bring this growing assortment to consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2021

Ethical consumer goods brand The Honest Company filed for its long-anticipated IPO on April 9, 2021. Co-founded by actress Jessica Alba in 2012, the company touts a line of hypoallergenic, ethically sourced products in the baby, beauty and home cleaning categories. According to the SEC filing , The Honest Co.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2024

. “The immediate effect is that overseas goods will become more expensive for Vietnamese consumers and face longer delivery times due to customs checks. This will directly impact cross-border platforms like Temu, Shein and AliExpress, along with overseas sellers on Shopee, Lazada, and TikTok Shop,” he said.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2023

This unique concept will feature endless culinary treats, bright visuals, the newest Angry Birds Games and interactive technology, and the coolest-ever themed shopping experience. In 2012, Rovio Entertainment opened an Angry Birds brand store in Shanghai, the first one outside its home base in Finland.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Consumers fear for their health and they fear for their finances, especially today with what is around 20 million. The challenge that puts on retailers is, ‘ How do I convince this finicky consumer that it’s safe to do business with me? ’. They’re shopping with just about any retailer now. people still without jobs.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2022

born between 1997 and 2012, and they make up approximately 20% of the total U.S. Constant interaction with friends on Instagram and TikTok is part of Generation Z’s lives, so there is no question that these social media channels influence what digital natives put in their shopping carts. Shopping Must be Rapid and Streamlined.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Shoppers have been hit by the highest price rises in almost 10 years after shop inflation almost doubled over the past month, new data suggests. According the latest BRC-NielsenIQ shop price index, annual shop price inflation jumped from 0.8% in January, the highest rate since 2012. in December, to 1.5% in December.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 29, 2025

Easyplant New York City When it comes to buying plants or anything greenery-related, the first place that comes to mind is probably a humble nursery or small mom-and-pop shop, rather than a chic boutique. Easyplant aims to change that. This store is more than a retail space; its an immersive experience that blends innovation with nature.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

China-based shopping apps Shein and Temu have found themselves in the crosshairs of the U.S. 1 shopping app in the U.S., consumers, allowing them to provide less robust data to CBP [U.S. market in 2012, Shein has been compliant with U.S. House of Representatives. since its September 2022 debut. Temu is now the No.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

As we fast approach Q4 2023, there is one topic at the forefront of every retailer’s mind: holiday shopping. And if Amazon Prime Day sales and back-to-school shopping trends are any indication ( hint : we know they are), then this year’s Cyber 5 is going to be one for the books.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2022

SMS marketing is a staple in today’s direct-to-consumer toolkit, opening new opportunities for customer engagement, retention, and revenue growth. The channel’s reach and popularity have extended to all corners of the world, including in Australia, where more brands and consumers are going mobile to not only communicate but shop.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

There’s no question that rising prices have altered consumer behaviors. Our recent survey of North American, UK and APAC consumers — which is the basis of an upcoming Eagle Eye report — found similar trends globally: 61% of shoppers worldwide are using money-saving tactics like seeking out on-sale items and coupons more often.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2022

As many direct-to-consumer brands are learning, there is no one-size-fits-all strategy for growth. As the concurrent shift toward consumer privacy and away from third-party cookies continues, brands are going to have to intelligently leverage data to better understand their consumers and forge more strategic (and unique) paths to growth.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The world’s biggest shopping event happens in China each year — and it’s called Singles Day. Originally a holiday to celebrate being single, as a counter to Valentine’s Day, the event has grown into a weeks-long online shopping festival that peaks on November 11. How much do consumers spend? Cyber Monday?

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2022

In the past two years, we have seen a seismic shift in the way consumers in Southeast Asia purchase technology,” Alex Tan, managing director for HP Malaysia told Inside Retail. The tailored shopping experience we expect online is now an expectation offline as well,” he said.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 19, 2021

Australia has gained a reputation for having a large number of conscious consumers, and it’s leading global brands with a sustainable focus to set up shop in the land down under. Koalas, kangaroos and eco-friendly shoppers? Queen of Raw , an online marketplace for unused textiles, launched in Australia at the end of last year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 4, 2020

Retailers have scrambled to ensure customers are able to get essential items as quickly as possible, using different methods to remain contact-free such as curbside pickup, social distancing while shopping in-store and home delivery. People never stop shopping — in fact, sales are soaring.

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Inside Retail

MAY 21, 2024

Australian direct-to-consumer brand Who Gives A Crap disrupted the way consumers bought toilet paper almost a decade ago; now its CEO is challenging businesses across the supply chain to “give a crap”. What progress has Who Gives A Crap made towards its mission since being founded in 2012?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 10, 2021

Fast forward to today and the recommerce market is booming, thanks to a generational mindset shift combined with changes wrought by the global health pandemic that are driving consumers to adopt more sustainable shopping habits. The consumer love affair with recommerce. Especially if their living spaces are constrained.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2022

“With it will come the meta-economy, which will power new opportunities for work, wealth, status and identity, and will impact how consumers communicate, play, shop and learn.”. The NFT shopping area at a London Selfridges. She pointed to the success of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) as a powerful example.

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Inside Retail

JULY 9, 2024

Walmart is facing a potential class action lawsuit over unfair and deceptive pricing practices that could cost consumers millions of dollars a year. The court order allows customers to prove their case in a proposed class action regarding Walmart’s “bait-and-switch” pricing scheme, which violated consumer protection laws.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2021

It’s estimated that these figures will continue to rise gradually in 2021, due to the ongoing prevention methods put in place internationally along with the changes in consumer spending habits. According to a study from Digital 2020 , 47% of users have seen a significant increase in the time they spend shopping online.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 16, 2021

As the quality of living and workers’ wages reached new heights, Western brands spotted a golden opportunity and raced to set up shop in the East to reach China’s 1 billion consumers (and counting). Founded in 2012, lingerie label Neiwai (meaning ‘inside and outside’) is another direct-to-consumer label that began online.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2021

Online shopping revenues experienced massive growth and unprecedented highs in 2020. The pandemic forced consumers to shop more online, getting them more accustomed to an extremely convenient and cost-effective buying experience, which has helped form shopping habits that will stick around forever. between 2020 and 2024.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the early 2010s, the Millennial generation gave rise to a slew of direct-to-consumer brands, such as Everlane, Warby Parker and Bonobos. Meanwhile, Gen Z includes those born between 1996-2012 and are seen as practical consumers who have an affinity for technology and tend to research products heavily before making a purchase.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

consumers spent $1.7 Then in 2012, Amazon decided to place ads in ecommerce search results — a click or two away from the purchase button and closer to the “purchase intent” than the highly successful affiliate links — resolving the conflict between experience and ROI. COVID-19 has only improved the business case.

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A1 Retail

JANUARY 27, 2022

The majority of consumers across all demographics are concerned about the environmental impact of online shopping, according to new research. Almost all of Gen-Z – those born between 1997 and 2012 – feel concerned (96 percent) by the impact that online shopping has on the planet.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2021

Will a digital Olympics be the nudge the West needs to make live shopping mainstream ? The pop-ups and in-store shops planned for around the country will likely still remain, but due to the current state of emergency, will be required to close by 8pm. Will sponsoring brands be tarnished by the turmoil surrounding the event ?

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Handy will confirm the appointment via email, offering consumers the ability to select the exact date and time (between 7 am and 11 pm local time) for their installation service. Our partnership with Handy is yet another way that our members can get more value out of their BJ’s membership when they shop on BJs.com.”.

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