Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The 2020 ecommerce holiday shopping and shipping season is expected to eclipse years past. Retailers will have to have a definitive plan to communicate order confirmations, delivery updates and delay notifications. Regardless, these communications will be crucial to whether holiday customers return throughout 2021. of total U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Amid planning for new locations in other areas of New York and Washington, D.C., We see our location on the Upper East Side, and future locations we are planning to open in 2023, as complementary to our showroom experience, allowing us to reach the widest possible audience in whatever atmosphere they would prefer to shop with us.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2020

The Children’s Place plans to close 200 stores in 2020 and another 100 stores in 2021, the retailer revealed in announcing its Q1 2020 results. and Canada stores have been closed since March 18, the company enabled ship-from-store capabilities in approximately 85% of its U.S. in Q1 compared to the same period in 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

While this figure is down $50 from 2019, given 2020’s overall uncertainty, such a slight decline would represent a significant victory. Adding to the overall shipping volume will be those consumers who would normally have purchased a gift in-store and brought it to the recipient themselves.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2021

Being able to spot increases in demand in a channel and a geographic region (either through POS data, online analytics or social and marketing sources) will enable retailers to respond faster, not just in moving inventory within their network but all the way through to manufacturing and demand planning. Profitably Managing Returns.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

plan to start buying gifts earlier – the No. 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. For example, store associates should get measured on fulfillment metrics if they are picking and shipping.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 11, 2023

If getting the order to you is expensive what about returns? This process of ordering and returning goods is very expensive. million on “refunds, returns, and discounts”. High marketing costs are one reason for Casper’s struggles but returns have also eaten into the brand’s profitability. Take mattress retailer Casper.

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2022

Costs are rising at an uncomfortable rate and business owners who try to hang on for pre-pandemic conditions to return will be waiting a long time. Is the cost of shipping materials from an overseas location spiralling? Planning is essential to ensure products and materials arrive on time. Is it worth opening at 10am instead?

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Inside Retail

JULY 14, 2021

Customers in Sydney will be able to get free express delivery on all orders which are worth more than $50, and will enjoy free 60-day extended returns. At the height of the pandemic, not only did Toys R Us offer curbside pickup , it partnered with food delivery service DoorDash to offer same-day shipping on items that were available in-store.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The luggage chain plans to offer multiple “doorbuster” deals on its e-commerce sites in Australia and New Zealand, where it will slash prices on certain products for a limited number of hours. Instead of launching two new websites at the end of October as originally planned, he set a new deadline of mid-August.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In addition to the data element, Kore believes brands will benefit from better conversion rates and increased loyalty, since customers will be incentivised to buy products that have a high return on investment. The platform is doing triple the volume it did in 2019, its last normal trading year that wasn’t affected by Covid-19 lockdowns. .

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Retail TouchPoints 2022 Retail Strategy & Planning (#RSP22) webinar series, now available on-demand, offered a wealth of tips and best practices across critical areas including pricing, location-based technology, inventory management and marketplaces. We tend to think of agile pricing as something done on the website.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

Now Flip is planning an “aggressive” expansion beyond the beauty category in the coming months that is likely to enlarge both its brand portfolio and its user base. “I If 100 people buy it, and then 50 return it, we know that that user is advising people of bad-quality products, and they are demoted in the algorithm,” said Agha.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 13, 2023

NL: It offers customers access to exclusive benefits, including personal shopper services, regular discounts and offers, as well as complimentary express shipping. We plan to grow this segment by ensuring these customers invest more in their wardrobe and by ensuring new customers are making considered purchases.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Sundays was founded in November 2019 by Barbora Samieian, Noah Morse, Sara Samieian, and Moe Samieian Jr., In fact, Sundays offers free shipping for every piece of furniture delivered, as well as free white-glove service. “We all of whom are retail and design veterans with 20+ years of furniture industry experience.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Launched in 2019, Baresop is an Australian e-commerce business that offers refillable soap bottles and sachets of soap powder via subscription. Each litre of water we conserve, we plan to make accessible to communities that are running out of safe and clean water. Because without water there is no life. Watch this space.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Back in 2019, Google was on a mission to get sellers on its Google Shopping “surface,” and it looked like the company had ambitions of making a big marketplace play. In return Google gets to aggregate all that inventory , which inevitably drives more traffic and makes its core advertising business that much more attractive.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 5, 2023

On top of that, she has faced fierce criticism around her turnaround plan, which includes a focus on non-retail activities such as house building. Perhaps with M&S now motoring, Norman might jump ship to see if he can perform a similar feat at its rival? His deep grocery experience could be vital in getting Waitrose back on form.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2020

of Prime members expected to spend more this year than in 2019, while only 8%. planned to spend less. of non-members planned to make purchases during the promotion — a sizable audience. For its part, Target’s same-day delivery through Shipt keeps it competitive on the shipping front. billion in third-party sales and $1.4

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Independent Retailer

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The return of in-person shopping, alongside continued growth of ecommerce sales, proved 2021 to be one of the most successful retail years to date. According to Forbes , in 2019, ecommerce sales represented 11 percent of all retail sales. Last year, physical storefronts grew 19 percent, compared to ecommerce, which grew 14 percent. .

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Mass Relators

OCTOBER 20, 2021

NEW YORK — As COVID-19 is set to impact yet another holiday season, a return to some pre-pandemic spending levels is expected to bring holiday cheer. A merry and bright holiday season, for some 2021 holiday spending intentions are approaching 2019 levels, signaling a return to our next normal.

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Mass Relators

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Dockworkers are unloading ships as fast as they can, but the challenge is to move the containers out of the ports to make room for the next ship,” said Jonathan Gold, vice president for supply chain and customs policy at NRF. “We Some carriers have announced plans to divert to other locations, but congestion is building nationwide.

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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.

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Independent Retailer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Smart retailers are getting a leg up on ongoing supply chain bottlenecks by gearing up for Black Friday now, which means a lot of new products are getting shipped in, according to James Burati, Chief Sales Office at 1-800-PACK-RAT. Access to funding is key to ensure inventory can be accessed when needed, but planning ahead is essential, too.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Rascal Clothing was withdrawn from the deal due to one of the founders exercising a pre-emption right, which was agreed upon as part of JD’s acquisition in February 2019 but the sporting group said it expects the divestment of Topgrade Sportswear to also be completed in due course. pre-pack administration deal in August 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2022

compared to 2019 for the six weeks from Nov. The other complicating factor is you’ve got consumers who are incredibly aware of the supply chain, inventory and shipping challenges that are out there. The rise in traffic compared to 2020 showed that shoppers are starting to return to stores. Overall sales were up 8.5%

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 9, 2023

66% of consumers surveyed said “best value for money” keeps them returning to a brand, taking the top spot in terms of consumer preferences. Lowest prices” came in second and “fast shipping” came in eighth place. Dollar General, for example is planning to open 1050 stores in 2023. eCommerce business lost $2 billion.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JUNE 13, 2022

Customers that were loyal to you don’t always return even when you are trying hard to get them back. Or in the process of trying to turn the ship around many companies make a number of missteps as they desperately try to improve operations. billion close to its pre-pandemic 2019 revenues of $6.7 in 2016 to -1.5%

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Retalon

JUNE 11, 2021

While optimizing a retail supply chain for efficiency and reduction of waste requires careful planning and consideration, machine learning and predictive analytics technology have changed the rules of the game. Refusing returns is likely to reduce e-commerce sales. In a 2018 report , Gartner, Inc. The Retail Sustainability Problem.

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Mass Relators

MAY 25, 2021

Even more strikingly, retail sales increased 18% over 2019. Following are four important overarching retail trends to watch in the coming months: Experiential spending returns. Consumers used to plan their shopping carefully weeks or even months ahead of time, but that forward-looking focus shifted appreciably last year.

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Retail Insider

JULY 19, 2021

This investment looks to have been extended to her employees judging by notonly the number of them on hand but also their delivery of a very chirpy, friendly level of service that suggests a happy ship. Coach & Horses, Barnburgh.

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SGN Magazine

MARCH 29, 2021

After touring a historic ship or museum dedicated to naval history, guests are often drawn to the gift shop to find their own treasures. Current top-selling items are bracelet cuffs with a variety of designs (plain, hammered, and scroll design), earrings (the ship silhouette and anchors are the top two sellers), and the copper nail ring.

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Retalon

JULY 30, 2019

This method is a way for consumers to avoid paying shipping fees, and also a great boon to the store as well because it holds the potential for additional sales and engagement. 2. Many online retailers leverage products from multiple manufacturers who have the capability to ship directly from their own warehouse.

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Retalon

JULY 30, 2019

This method is a way for consumers to avoid paying shipping fees, and also a great boon to the store as well because it holds the potential for additional sales and engagement. 3. Drop shipping. Many online retailers leverage products from multiple manufacturers who have the capability to ship directly from their own warehouse.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2021

It was our best month online since December 2019. IR: Speaking of those ups and downs, do you attribute that to Covid, or more to the previous rebrand in 2019 not really turning out as planned? We changed our shipping threshold – free standard and express. Every single person in the brand is at a sprint right now.

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Wiser

DECEMBER 13, 2018

After a slight return to normal after Nov. After the slight trough after Thanksgiving, Cyber Monday was a return to form for holiday MAP violations. Now, consumers buy from online and brick-and-mortar retailers, compare prices across both channels and use Buy Online, Pick Up In-Store (BOPIS), ship-to-store, or other options.

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Kohl’s and Amazon would seem to be natural enemies, but the partnership they forged in 2019 turned out to be mutually beneficial. Kohl’s would accept Amazon returns at its store, handling the packing, labeling, and shipping for the eCommerce giant. The arrangement was fairly straightforward.

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