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H&M puts sustainability, experiential services and customer experience at the heart of their new Angel Central store

Retail Focus

H&M Angel Central “ will create a welcoming, modern and meaningful shopping experience where style, creativity and culture are celebrated,” says H&M UK & IE Expansion Manager, Christopher Clare. Founded in Sweden in 1947, H&M opened its first U.K. store in 1976. Over forty years later, H&M’s U.K.

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Major Customer Experience Trends Shaping the Retail Industry

Independent Retailer

Even though the COVID-19 pandemic changed so many customer experience preferences, as we slowly recover and get back to normal, consumer desires continue to shift and retailers need to constantly keep up with these transitions. In order to deliver meaningful customer experiences, you need to show them that they are heard and valued.

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Under Armour Appoints Hospitality Veteran as President and CEO

Retail TouchPoints

Linnartz was appointed President of Marriott in 2021 and currently is leading the hospitality brand’s multi-billion dollar technology transformation, designed to improve customer experience, drive topline revenue and increase operational efficiency. Early in her career, Linnartz worked with Hilton Worldwide.

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

Inside Retail

While it was important to drive volume through e-commerce, it was important to improve the overall customer experience. Prior to this, we didn’t have the structure right, so it [the previous customer experience] really held us back in what we did,” he said.

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It’s Time Retailers Give Customers What They Want: Online Shopping Without Passwords

Retail TouchPoints

To remain competitive — and capture as many online dollars as possible — retailers are prioritizing the customer experience and refining the purchasing journey, improving mobile and app capabilities, adding BOPIS (buy online, pick up in-store) and curbside delivery options, enhancing product page listings and more.

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Stylitics Buys Fashion-Oriented Visual AI Solution Wide Eyes

Retail TouchPoints

Founded in 2013, Wide Eyes is integrated with retailers in more than 100 countries and serves millions of unique users each day. The deal further expands Stylitics’ growing presence in Spain, which will allow it to expand service offerings with retail industry clients across the EU.

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Reports: Amazon Delays or Cancels 16 Warehouse Openings as Ecommerce Spending Slows

Retail TouchPoints

In March, year-over-year ecommerce sales actually declined for the first time since 2013. We have worked to protect and enhance the customer experience despite a sharp increase in costs, particularly over the past three quarters,” said Olsavsky. “We’ve Mastercard’s May 2022 SpendingPulse report found that ecommerce grew 2.2%