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As Gen Z Enters Prime Spending Years, Brands Sharpen Their Pitch

Retail TouchPoints

They’re Gen Z, born between 1997 and 2012 and comprising 20.69% of the U.S. The space also features an integrated payment system, allowing brands to use it as a point of sale, with products stored in a basement floor stockroom. That’s approximately 67 million people in the U.S.

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How H&M took workforce planning to the next level

Inside Retail

Each year, in-store and online sales generate more than $US22.3 The creation of H&M’s workforce planning system began back in 2012 when the company deployed Board to track the performance of individual stores. Managers are able to enjoy a real-time view of retail activity across more 5000 points of sale.

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Instacart May Have Started with Grocery Delivery, but its Future is Focused on Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Since its 2012 debut, Instacart has made significant progress in convincing Americans that grocery shopping can be done online. The pandemic helped, of course, but that alone cant account for the companys impressive growth over the past 13 years. Instacart executives celebrate the company’s IPO on Sept. Image courtesy Instacart.)

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How L’Occitane’s Dr Vranjes Firenze aims to grow in Australia and beyond

Inside Retail

L’Occitane also acquired a 50 per cent stake in Singaporean skincare brand Erborian in 2012. Our strategy has always been and still is to be at the most exclusive point of sales,” Cristina Rebollini, Dr Vranjes Firenze’s export manager and international business developer, told Inside Retail.

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Retail Smart Guys offer Holiday Sales Tips!

Retail Smart Guys

He has also worked extensively with point-of-sale systems, including Retail Pro, QuickBooks Point of Sale, and Microsoft Dynamics. Retail Smart Guys Wins Top Sales Award, Again. •. Retail Smart Guys are boosting sales for their clients worldwide! •. Retail Smart Guys Wins Top Sales Award, Again. •.

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As the squeeze on spending tightens, can AI unlock retail success?

365 Retail

in 2012 to an estimated 5.1% Historic sales data combined with point of sale (POS) data allow retailers to see first-hand what customers are purchasing and when. Even before Covid-19, retail profitability was already under significant strain.