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Webinar: Salesforce Survey Takes The Pulse Of Marketers And Global Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

Numerous industry experts have commented that COVID-19 has accelerated many existing retail trends, most notably consumers’ embrace of digital commerce. The pandemic has increased digital customer interactions, so that trend is likely to be amplified even further. Click here to register to attend the Aug. 12 webinar.

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6 Reasons Walmart’s eCommerce Strategy is Winning

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Since 90% of the United States population lives within 10 miles of a Walmart store this move has become a game changer for the retailer. Consumers love shopping online but what they really want is control. Consumers are looking for one stop shopping. What we are witnessing is a trend towards more convenient shopping trips.

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Forever 21: 4 Reasons it Failed & Filed for Bankruptcy

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Source: Bloomberg "[Forever 21] has lost much of the excitement and oomph which is critical to driving footfall and sales and is now something of an also-ran which is too easily overlooked," said Neil Saunders, the managing director of GlobalData Retail. If you are shopping at F21 Red you can pick up a camisole for less than $2.00

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5 Ways Dollar Stores Make Money & Beat the Competition

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Even retailers like Trader Joe’s that sell merchandise at higher prices than dollar stores avoided offering eCommerce during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dollar General and Dollar Tree both have a relatively modest eCommerce offering preferring to have its customers shop at their stores. What’s the experience like to shop there?

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Alibaba’s Strategy, 6 Things to Consider

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New Retail is an initiative aimed at connecting online and offline retail and digitizing stores to provide a better customer experience. While online shopping definitely accelerated in 2020, saying physical retail is more or less obsolete is not true,” said Nishtha Mehta, a China-based corporate innovation coach. “In

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The Downfall of Sears, 5 Reasons Why it’s Struggling to Survive

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During that time Sears was so dominant its sales represented 1% of the entire United States’ economy with two thirds of Americans shopping there. Hedge fund manager Edward Lampert, who is also Sears’ former Chairman and CEO and largest shareholder, purchased the company in bankruptcy proceedings for only $5.2 billion and $32.6

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Wayfair’s Strategy – 7 Compelling Facts You Need to Know

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The costs a retailer “saves” by not opening and maintaining physical stores simply shifts elsewhere but at times those dollars aren’t as productive. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 5. You need a way to make the model work.”