Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 27, 2025

One area that may drastically improve consumers satisfaction with customer service: AI-powered bots that can act as a shoppers own personal concierge service. This emerging technology can ease common customer service pain points and turn lackluster chores into more luxurious, customized experiences.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2023

As Australians adopt the latest digital payment methods, the future of frictionless, automated transactions will offer a completely new customer experience. In the 2021 financial year, the number of payments on card rose to 12 billion, a 22 per cent increase on 2019 and up by more than 4 billion since 2017.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 26, 2025

In 2017, she took on the role of category director for fashion and beauty. Related Story Iceland throws 600-jobs lifeline to Sainsburys and Morrisons workers 24/01/2025 x 8:55 AM At Sainsburys, Kasoulis played a key role in improving both the digital and physical offerings, as well as enhancing the customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2025

Enthusiasm for this new way of shopping fueled the company in its early years, leading to its IPO in late 2017. But as with most good ideas, competitors followed, customers left, and with them went revenues.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 22, 2021

He will succeed Marco Gobbetti, who was named Burberry CEO in 2017. Burberry credited Akeroyd for reorganizing and accelerating growth at Versace by building on the Italian brand’s heritage to elevate product, communications and the customer experience. “I

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2020

Gary Philbin, the company’s CEO since September 2017, is retiring but will serve as a member of the board through September 23, 2020. In a planned leadership transition, Michael Witynski has been named CEO of Dollar Tree. In December, Witynski was promoted from President and COO to a newly created position of Enterprise President.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2023

When members of the restaurant’s loyalty program hover their palm over the reader, associates can pull up their MyPanera account information, greet the guest by name and provide a customized experience, including palm-based payment. Amazon acquired Whole Foods in 2017 for $13.7 billion.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2021

“The new way of unloading store-friendly, palletized trucks will make the process faster and simpler for our associates, allowing them to spend more time with our customers.”. Walmart and Symbotic have been working together since 2017, when the companies launched a pilot of the automation system at a Brooksville, Fla.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

His transformation expertise could come in handy as Asda as it looks to improve the store and customer experience. The ex-Bain consultant has been responsible for creating a seamless and integrated customers experience across the Sainsbury’s portfolio and has been instrumental in growing online sales and profitability.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2024

This is an exciting time in luxury retail, with technological advancements creating new opportunities to redefine the customer experience.” Negotiations for a potential purchase of the luxury department store retailer stretch as far back as 2017.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Add to that research from Hyunwoo Hwangbo on smart store technologies in 2017, which highlights how immersive experiences – like augmented reality fitting rooms and interactive mirrors – boost customer engagement and sales. A bored teenager on their phone who looks up long enough to say, “We’re closing soon, mate”? Less great.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 14, 2025

Prior to that, in 2017, it announced a North Star strategy centered on customer loyalty. But for Jeff Warren Macys vice president of selling and customer experience, and one of the key people involved in reinvigorating the department stores relationship with its customers sticking with the status quo is not an option.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2023

Hibbett hopes that accepting returns from other retailers in its stores will increase foot traffic and help to introduce its brand to new customers, something that similar programs have done for other retailers. That partnership has since been expanded chainwide.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2023

Walmart parted with Bonobos at a significant loss —the retail giant had spent $310 million to acquire Bonobos in 2017. Walmart also sold plus-size fashion brand Eloquii to FullBeauty Brands in April.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2024

Aldi began working with Instacart in 2017 and in June 2023 debuted Aldi Express, a virtual convenience store offering nearly 2,000 of its most-shopped items for delivery. “By Aldi will roll out Instacart Connected Stores solutions across all Aldi South Group locations in the U.S., in a statement.

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Independent Retailer

JULY 29, 2022

With the new era of retail increasing shopper expectations, delivering a flawless in-store customer experience has never been more critical. Adopting item-level radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology ensures customer service is elevated to new levels in order to remain relevant within a crowded field of competitors.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Under Natura &Co’s ownership since 2017, The Body Shop redesigned its stores and enhanced the customer experience via its Changemaking Workshop. The retailer, which became a certified B Corp. stores in April 2022.

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Mark de Bruijn writes on the Future of Customer Engagement and Commerce that not even one-fifth (17 percent) of “retailers indicate that their current omnichannel selection provides seamless integration for an optimal customer experience.” Schedule a demo today.

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Inside Retail

JULY 31, 2022

Eco-conscious chicken lovers can now charge their electric vehicles (EVs ) as they dine thanks to a partnership between Red Rooster and Evie, a company formed in 2017 to build a convenient and dependable EV charging network. A shared commitment to sustainability.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2023

Speyer joined REI in 2017 as VP of Co-op Brands, the retailer’s private label, and his role expanded to include leadership of REI’s merchandising teams in 2021. Portilla also joined the company in 2017, leading product strategy and design for Co-op Brands, including ongoing collaboration with Outdoor Afro Inc.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2023

In April, OSHA said that since 2017 it has cited Dollar General in more than 180 inspections nationwide. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for safety hazards since 2015, including blocked fire exits, blocked electrical outlets and dangerous levels of clutter.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

The division, which was formed in 2017 following Walmart’s acquisition of Jet.com , has been the incubator for initiatives including shopping via text message and a recently released software development kit (SDK) to make it easier to integrate Walmart commerce into games and apps. Walmart will reportedly shut down its Store No.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 20, 2021

In 2017, Amazon launched a tech support service to help customers understand and set up their smart home with a focus on Alexa, and Staples now also offers a range of tech support services. . Walmart isn’t the first retailer to try to take a bite out of Best Buy’s services apple.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 14, 2023

Walmart is parting with the menswear brand at a significant loss — the retail giant acquired Bonobos for $310 million in 2017 as part of a successful push to boost its digital sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2024

This unified approach is designed to both boost customer satisfaction and enhance overall store performance and efficiency. Relex has provided Couche-Tard’s European business with a unified supply chain and store and floor planning solution since 2017.

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Independent Retailer

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

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. This means that the majority of customers think that businesses do not listen to their needs and opinions.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2022

Together, these services helped Build-A-Bear truly bolster its omnichannel business, create a better customer experience, improve fulfillment efficiencies and even reduce transit costs. The retailer also rolled out single-click capabilities for shipping labels, which made the returns process faster and easier for online shoppers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 6, 2020

For more and more brands, data analysis drives the customer experience, and BEA winners exemplified that trend. We’re harnessing data to really personalize and offer an amazing experience that’s frictionless across the full ecosystem of everything we do. ”. Rebag started opening retail boutiques in 2017 and had 10.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2024

For the coming fiscal year, the retailer is planning $800 million in CapEx expenditures to fund a major brick-and-mortar expansion that will enlarge its total store square footage by 2% — its largest physical expansion since 2017.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2023

“Our surveys show high levels of patient satisfaction for our hospital-at-home experience, and the use of virtual care is a valuable tool in our efforts to eradicate both economic and geographic disparities in accessing health care services.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2023

Having joined Canada Goose in 2017, Bourke previously led the retailer’s investor relations and strategy functions. Binder, who has been engaged in consulting and interim roles with Canada Goose, will now oversee the development and execution of the company’s efforts to ensure scalable growth.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The brand, founded in 2017, has three stores in New York City and one in Boston. The Olfactory NYC store experience is designed to eliminate the guesswork behind choosing — or even creating — a signature scent. Olfactory NYC has ventured inside the Beltway for its latest store, which will open in April.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2023

In 2017, Polywood had a great product sustainability story (its outdoor furniture is made from 100% recycled plastic and comes with a 20-year guarantee) and a solid launching pad for direct-to-consumer sales (a 27 -year history of selling through big box, home improvement and specialty patio stores).

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Instead, a series of recent diversifications, including the launch of a direct-to-consumer site in 2017, meant the brand was poised to roll with the pandemic punches. The new owner immediately identified the opportunity for Kerrits to branch out from its wholesale roots. Burgeoning Livestreaming Program Helps Build Brand Equity.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2022

. “The trend toward convenience only goes in one direction as customers’ expectations rise, and we’re thrilled to continue to expand into the prepared foods and floral categories with Kroger.” Then, in 2018, the retailer launched its own internal delivery service featuring nearly 55,000 items.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 28, 2020

In the previous edition of the State of Marketing Report, the median number of customer data sources for marketers was projected to jump from 10 in 2017 to 15 in 2019 — a 50% increase in just two years. The pandemic has increased digital customer interactions, so that trend is likely to be amplified even further.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2021

In 2017, retail coffee giant Starbucks faced a strong backlash from consumers in the U.S. At the end of the day, only one certainty remains; the retail industry needs to keep improving its customer experience to stay in the game. . For retail businesses, this generally translates to product boycotts.

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