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Want to Know the Holiday Season’s Top Trends? Look at Back-to-School for Insight

Retail TouchPoints

In fact, 58% said school would be a bigger deal this year and 56% said they are more excited about shopping for back-to-school items this year. With this data in mind, and the large majority of kids going back to in-person learning, I don’t think [the Delta variant] will impact back-to-school shopping.” and how long will it last?

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Coles pockets $1 billion profit as Smarter Selling pays off

Inside Retail

With 11 lockdowns over the course of the financial year, Coles chief executive Steven Cain said shopping behaviours were starting to normalise to pre-Covid levels in the fourth quarter, before the latest round of lockdowns hit. per cent and in 2019 it was 3.4 per cent compared to liquor which rose 6.6 per cent on 2020.

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Preparing for the Rise in Online Retail Returns

Retail TouchPoints

This year the powerful combination of the special sale dates in Q4 (like Target, Amazon and Walmart holding October Black Friday events) and an increase in ecommerce holiday shopping means that this upward trend for returns will continue. Below are some considerations to prepare for the peak shopping season and the post-holiday return influx.

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Retailers: Leverage AI For A Greener Planet And Greener Financial Statements

Retalon

And retailers are rushing to offer new fulfillment options, like “buy online, pick up in-store” (BOPIS), curbside pickups, cashless checkouts, drop-shipping, mobile shopping and more. Increased Carbon Footprint: The shift to “next-day” e-commerce has increased the logistics associated with fulfilling an order and accepting returns.

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Marks & Spencer’s Turnaround Strategy, Why it’s Working

Indigo 9 Digital

That means if there is slow moving merchandise the retailer doesn’t have to worry about taking markdowns to sell the inventory. Ocado is an online grocer and Marks & Spencer paid £750 million for a 50% stake in Ocado’s UK retail business in 2019. 57% of Amazon’s unit sales in come from third party sellers on its platform.

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Personalization vs. Consistency in the Retail Customer Experience

Retalon

The growth of online and mobile shopping spheres has created more opportunities to connect with shoppers, but introduced new challenges where personalization and consistency are concerned. You can better plan for stocking of inventory at warehouses and retail locations and optimize the fulfillment process for online and mobile orders.

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Key Tips for Leveraging Personalization in the Retail Industry

Retalon

The growth of online and mobile shopping spheres has created more opportunities to connect with shoppers, but introduced new challenges where personalization and consistency are concerned. You can better plan for stocking of inventory at warehouses and retail locations and optimize the fulfillment process for online and mobile orders.