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In retail, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to accessibility

Inside Retail

But is the retail industry really living up to the promise of creating products that all consumers, with a variety of physical, visual, and neurological needs, can use? The reality is that there is no one example of what a disabled consumer looks like. This will enhance the shopping experience for all consumers,” Mohammadian explained.

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Beyond gender: How Lego’s push for ‘inclusive play’ reflects social change

Inside Retail

A new California law will require retailers with over 500 employees to offer a “reasonable” amount of kids products in a gender-neutral section in stores by 2024, or face fines of $500 per store. This is a major shift from the status quo, according to Jana Bowden, a consumer psychology expert at Macquarie University Business School.

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Post-COVID Best Practices: Combine Mall Product Pickups, Give In-Store Shoppers More Personal Space

Retail TouchPoints

Store traffic, pedestrian traffic and store layouts won’t necessarily go back to where they were in 2019 or 2018,” said Naveen Jaggi, President of Retail Advisory Services at JLL in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Every owner wants consumers back in the mall for last-minute impulse shopping.

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Retail Intelligence: How Hard-Fought Lessons From The Shop Floor Can Give E-Commerce Businesses An Edge

Retail TouchPoints

For me, a store layout, just like an e-Commerce web site layout, should be customer-centric at its heart. When I was designing floor plans, we made a point of creating spacious environments where consumers could experience products in a way that felt personal and made the products relevant to their own lives.

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The Global State of Autonomous Stores

365 Retail

In a highly competitive global retail landscape, autonomous stores are an emerging force that addresses changing consumer behaviours, reduces operational costs, improves profitability, and powers revenue growth strategies. The new business models supported by autonomous capabilities provide a compelling value proposition for consumers.

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The Benefits of Subjective In-Aisle Data Collection

Wiser

As retail moves past the first part of 2018, there seems to be a rapidly growing focus on shopper sentiment. Time and again we’ve seen that the in-aisle feedback varies significantly for our consumer electronics, CPG, and apparel clients, and we chalk it up to the in-store component making all the difference. .

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The Top 20 Best Ideas for Increasing Foot Traffic to Your Store

Indigo 9 Digital

By Tricia McKinnon , Emily McCullough and Ben Rudolph Brick and mortar retail is still the way most consumers like to shop. But with the growth of eCommerce consumers need a better reason to make a trip to your store. Make your store Instagram friendly. Try a new in-store selling concept. Offer free-Wi-Fi.