Retail TouchPoints

MAY 30, 2022

A huge part of retaining customers is having a return policy that is clear and concise, giving customers the security they expect and want. In trying to accommodate all customer demands while simultaneously fighting for market share in a rapidly expanding and competitive fashion industry, retailers are relaxing their return policies.

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 14, 2024

Kohl’s has added brands including Carhartt, Hanes and Levi’s to its newly christened in-store returns service, The Return Drop @ Kohl’s. The retailer has partnered with Inmar Post-Purchase Solutions and Narvar to provide shoppers with package-free, label-free returns in its 1,100+ stores nationwide.

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In 2021, returns cost retailers a whopping $761 billion , or almost 17% of total U.S. 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.

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 8, 2021

million returns during the week of Jan. 4, 2021, a 23% rise from the highest volume return period in the 2019 peak-season cycle, according to Freight Waves. UPS expects return volumes to be distributed evenly throughout the week rather than concentrated on one or two days. UPS expects to handle 8.75 An estimated 1.75

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2021

Glossier will return to brick-and-mortar with three permanent locations scheduled to open this year. The retailer’s physical locations drew more than 1 million visitors in 2019 with an average conversion rate of 50%. The first will launch in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood on Aug.

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Seeking to minimize customers’ return complexities, Walmart has partnered with FedEx for at-home pickup of unwanted gifts or ill-fitting apparel. Customers can schedule returns via the new Carrier Pickup by FedEx service for products that have been shipped and sold by Walmart.com, using either the website or the Walmart app.

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Online return fraud cost U.S. For every $100 in returned merchandise accepted, U.S. to return fraud, the NRF has calculated. While it is possible for shoppers to commit return fraud innocently simply by mis-reading the returns policy, a significant number of returns are the result of premeditation and malicious intent.

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 30, 2021

The wide range is due to uncertainty regarding how consumers will shop post-pandemic — potentially impacting the performance of Prime Day 2021, which has returned to a Q2 date. Prime Day Returns to July, but Amazon Still Welcomes Experimentation. compared to Prime Day 2019, reaching $10.4 Total sales rose 45.2%

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

With record-setting online sales looming on the horizon for the holiday season, retailers also are bracing for an onslaught of online returns. Those retailers selling primarily or exclusively online are expecting a corresponding hike in the volume of returns, but not much difference in the return rates they have become accustomed to.

Returns

Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2021

The items on Amazon Warehouse will be checked over and fulfilled by Amazon staff, can be eligible for free delivery for Prime members, and will be discounted. According a 2020 resale report from ThredUp, the online second-hand market is expected to grow from $7 billion in 2019 to $35 billion in 2024.

Apparel

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2020

However, Target’s brick-and-mortar stores proved to be essential elements in the retailer’s overall growth, fulfilling more than 90%. All in all, Q2 performance results in significant improvement to Target’s credit profile, both over Q1 2020 and Q2 2019, and we expect favorable results to continue for the balance of 2020,” he added.

Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2021

Retail rode strong into Q2 2021 as shoppers returned to stores even as digital sales remained elevated. Target’s Store-Based Fulfillment Model Drives Convenience. More than 95% of Target’s Q2 sales were fulfilled from stores, the result of years of developing and perfecting the fulfillment process. compared to Q2 2019.

Consumer

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2022

For example, during the pandemic’s peak, Build-A-Bear Workshop successfully evolved its brick-and-mortar business to offer more flexible and efficient fulfillment services so it could capitalize on surging ecommerce demand. In Q4 2021, it processed 70% of online orders through its stores. It transformed [the business].”.

Fulfillment

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Returned children’s goods retailer Toys ‘R’ Us Australia has signed a long-term exclusive licence agreement to facilitate the return of the Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us brands to the United Kingdom. The post Toys ‘R’ Us Australia to head up UK revival appeared first on Inside Retail.

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2020

Consumer-friendly and flexible return policies can be the difference between getting a new customer and losing a sale. According to proprietary research conducted by Forter, 23% of shoppers will abandon their carts if returns options are poor. Returns Abuse And Customer Expectations. This is amplified in some industries.

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 4, 2021

Amazon has introduced two new Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) programs to help merchants selling on Amazon resell customer-returned or overstocked items. FBA Liquidations will provider sellers the option to use Amazon’s existing wholesale liquidation partners and technology to recoup potential losses on returned and overstock inventory.

Merchant Services

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Even eight years later, in 2019, it was only 3% of all grocery shopping, according to LEK Consulting. Online grocery shot up from $30 billion in 2019 ( 3% of total U.S. Some of these delivery startup companies that were getting huge valuations in 2019 and 2020 are now struggling to stay afloat.

Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The new strategy came as no surprise; the company already had pulled its products off Amazon in late 2019 as part of an ongoing pivot to focus on growth via its own channels, paring back the number of retailers it partners with and investing more in its own stores, website and mobile apps.

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

21 hearing date by six to seven months , which Tiffany claims is an “attempt to run out the clock to avoid fulfilling its obligations under the merger agreement.”. Global sales at the luxury retailer fell 29% in Q2 2020, an improvement over Q1’s 45% drop, and the company returned to profitability. 24, 2020 deadline.

Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Target has big plans for 2022, with the retailer announcing plans to invest up to $5 billion this year to open new stores, enhance its digital, fulfillment and supply chain capabilities, and expand its shop-in-shop concept with Ulta Beauty.

Payment Services

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

“Our investments in digital innovation continued to pay off in the quarter, with digital sales up 21% from 2019. Digital accounted for 44% of net sales in Q4 2020, and the retailer also highlighted the fact that 25% of its digital sales were fulfilled from its brick-and-mortar stores via curbside pickup and same-day delivery.

Department Stores

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

For example, a UK-based business with traction in Europe should consider warehousing stock in Germany, Poland or the Netherlands to shorten the fulfillment process. Third-Party Logistics Providers (3PL) and Fulfillment of Product. New 3PL tools help make fulfillment of product easier for retailers. Remote Working.

Shipping

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

True Classic ’s use of the ParcelLab post-purchase experience and returns management solution has helped the T-shirt and activewear brand boost its email click-through rate (CTR) and open rate by 1.87% and 6.55% respectively compared to the brand’s previous provider.

Shipping

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

King has been on a 12-month rolling contract with Myer since 2018 and has decided to retire at the end of this financial year to return home to Florida to be with his family. The customer-first plan was introduced back in 2019 and remains the centrepiece of the company’s strategy to deliver for all its interested parties.

Department Stores

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

While we predict that ASP will increase monthly between 8% and 12% for the remainder of 2022, there is a silver lining for holiday shoppers: the return of discounting. Up to 60% of digital orders are now influenced by the store – whether demand is generated or fulfilled. Physical Stores will Drive Growth Across all Channels.

Drop-Shipping

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2021

In 2019, 85% of consumers went to stores for their grocery shopping, according to research from ShareThis. However, even as conditions improved, shoppers haven’t completely returned to their old ways, with just 62% returning to stores so far this year. That dropped to 46% in 2020, driven by lockdowns and safety concerns.

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2021

billion compared to roughly $3 billion in 2019, according to data from IWSR. At Vroom, unit sales increased 82% YoY in fiscal year 2020 , and revenue was up $916 million from 2019. Overcoming Last Mile and Return Hurdles. The numbers speak for themselves: Online sales of alcohol in the U.S. were up 80% last year, approaching $5.6

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

That’s nearly 2X the 2019 GMV total of $38.4 The payoff is that because these consumers are diligent about doing their research, they return fewer items, “which is so much more sustainable.”. Extended Festival Designed to Mitigate Fulfillment Crunch. The topline numbers from Alibaba ’s 11.11 1 — generated $74.1 billion (U.S.)

Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2021

I have met dozens of computer vision startups but could not find a technology that can fit our industry and was strong enough to fulfill our goals. billion in 2019. Voyage81 was founded in 2019 by CEO Niv Price, former head of R&D at Unit 81 in the Israeli Defense Forces; CTO Dr. Boaz Arad, who has a Ph.D.

Consumer

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 31, 2020

Alex Gourlay, who served as Interim President of Walgreens, will return to his role as Co-Chief Operating Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance. Standley held multiple leadership roles during his career at Rite Aid, which ended in 2019 when he stepped down amid a C-suite shakeup that also resulted in the elimination of 400 corporate jobs. “My

Fulfillment

Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The streaming platform, which launched in late 2019, feeds behavioural data into AI algorithms to serve personalised viewing suggestions to its 118 million global paid subscribers. Hyper-personalisation is a great way to fulfil this demand, especially when brand loyalty is undergoing a dramatic transformation.

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

the former New York City flagship will become a drop-off site for returning items. On March 27, Rent the Runway laid off its entire retail staff during a Zoom call, offering no assurance that the jobs would return, according to a report in The Verge. “We We have no visibility into when or if we will be able to reopen our stores.

Apparel

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2022

Launched in 2019, Walmart’s InHome service offers delivery of fresh groceries and everyday essentials directly into customers’ refrigerators. Walmart associates will also pick up online returns as part of the service, which costs $19.95 per month or $148 per year. in a statement.

Planning

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

Home discount retailer Big Lots is returning to expansion mode after more than a decade of flat store growth, with plans to open as many as 500 new stores in the next six to seven years. Big Lots currently operates 1,431 stores across the U.S. Over the last 12 months (as of January 2022), the retailer brought in $6.2 billion in sales.

Planning

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 29, 2020

Net income was $838 million compared to $906 million in Q1 2019, dragged down by $283 million in wage increases and sanitation-related costs. In 2019, our off-price and e-Commerce businesses accounted for nearly 60% of sales. We have a unique mix of assets, and the flexibility of our business model continues to serve us well.

Department Stores

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2021

Richman founded Boosted Commerce in 2019 alongside Charlie Chanaratsopon, who’s no stranger to the world of retail; he’s the founder of the women’s fashion and accessories chain Charming Charlie. Whether or not the seller uses Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is also a huge factor , and in fact many rollups look to buy FBA businesses exclusively.

Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2020

Households with children in elementary and high school are set to spend an average of $789.49 , far exceeding the 2019 record of $696.70. The most notable shift between the 2019 back-to-school season and today is the strong consumer preference for technology over traditional items like apparel and even school supplies.

Merchant Services