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Consumers Turn to BNPL, BOPIS to Cope with Rising Prices and Supply Chain Uncertainty

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online holiday sales anticipated to increase 10% YoY, hitting $207 billion in the period from Nov. 31, 2021. “We’re toy industry sales increased 11% in Q3 2021 from 2020, according to the NPD Group , driven by price increases, a continuation of pandemic lifestyles and fewer promotions.

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Retail Sales Grew 3% Over Extended Holiday Purchase Period — And the Season Isn’t Over Yet

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In fact, the impacts of the most unique holiday in decades are still being felt: retailers should plan for continued shipping delays in the short term, and also continue to refine their omnichannel operations as they prepare for the rest of 2021. 3 shopping day in 2019. 11 through Dec. 24, 2020), or 2.4% 1 through Dec.

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Yoox Net-a-Porter’s APAC GM talks tech, loyalty and luxury spending

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We speak with Yoox Net-a-Porter’s APAC general manager Natalie Lee about the resilience of luxury spending amidst an economic downturn, the importance of localisation, personalisation and incredible customer service, and how the company is using technology to improve the way it operates. How do you plan to leverage them?

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Google Doesn’t Care if it Sells Products, but it Cares a Lot About Attracting Shoppers. Here’s Why.

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We’re indifferent on where the shopping journey ends, where that transaction takes place ,” said Matt Madrigal, VP and General Manager of Merchant Shopping at Google in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “It The result is a much lower barrier of entry for merchants looking to capitalize on Google’s massive reach.

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These Were the Top 10 Retail Stories of 2021

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Effective in the third quarter, Andy Jassy, formerly CEO of Amazon Web Services, stepped up to replace Bezos. Bezos’ rocket ship went up to the stars (which got all the headlines) and came back down again (hardly mentioned). Similarly, the industry’s most dominant company continued to have ups and, yes, downs in 2021.

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#RSP22: Everything You Need to Know About Holiday 2022

Retail TouchPoints

The Mastercard SpendingPulse measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment, providing a wealth of insights to help merchants refine and optimize their holiday strategies. In fact, McNamara noted that Mastercard predicts a comeback for Black Friday 2022, with total sales exceeding 2019 results.

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How Smaller Assortments, Lower Inventory Levels Can Maximize Post-COVID Success

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By creating narrower product assortments and limiting inventory levels — especially for product shipments headed to brick-and-mortar stores —merchants would gain the ability to react more quickly to changing consumer trends, and even potentially reduce their need for markdowns. Richard Maicki.