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. The children’s specialty apparel retailer currently operates 920 stores as well as an e-Commerce business representing 31% of its revenue. of the company’s U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Retailers seeking guidance as they look ahead to an uncertain Q4 will find plenty of solid, practical advice in the 2020 Retail Strategy and Planning series of webinars, now available on-demand. Session topics ranged from ramping up touch-free in-store technologies to strengthening supply chains and getting the most out of marketplaces.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 10, 2020

According to CoStar data from Q1 2020, before JCPenney’s bankruptcy filing in May and its announcement of the pending closure of 242 stores , the retailer had a presence in 48% of all U.S. Amazon promises its Prime members free two-hour delivery in some zip codes and a two-day shipping guarantee nationwide.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Supermajorities of the company’s noteholder groups have committed to vote in favor of the RSA plan, which Guitar Center forecasts will be completed before the end of 2020. Additionally, Guitar Center has negotiated $375 million in Debtor-In-Possession financing and plans to raise $335 million in new senior secured notes.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Seasonal hiring provides a window into retailers’ priorities, and 2020 demonstrates both the COVID-19-powered growth in ecommerce and the need to operate stores and supply chains safely. More and more, retailers’ last-mile efforts are tied in with shipping and delivery companies.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

“We really want to give our customers the ability to shop where they want, how they want. In China alone, livestreaming sales were estimated at $66 billion in 2019 and $160 billion in 2020, and are projected to reach $300 billion in 2021, according to Bryan Amaral, Founder and CEO of Clientricity.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2021

Returns provide brands and retailers the opportunity to delight their customers. market saw over $400B in returns in 2020. This was rendered possible as retailers and brands offered low-cost shipping, unlimited holding periods and easy returns. But not all brands and retailers are seizing this opportunity.

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Retail Next

APRIL 1, 2021

Customers (or should I say “shoppers”) don’t look at different channels. Half shipped, half in store? Ship to store? This could include any one or combination of stores, catalogs, social media, the phone, online. TECH CONNECTS: HELPING BRIDGE THE JOURNEY (five places that improve the end-to-end experience).

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2022

Over a four-week period, Build-A-Bear turned its store locations into micro-fulfillment centers so it could maintain store operations, keep associates working and create a bright spot for consumers navigating uncertainty and stress. Creating Joy Amid Uncertainty.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The stress of the pandemic sparked a surge in the wine, beer and spirits market: a 2020 RAND Corporation study found that alcohol consumption among adults 30 and older increased by 14%. However, beginning in late 2020, many people started to re-evaluate their habits and explore no- and low-alcohol (NA) beverage options.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2021

It was the kind of “-geddon” that could be seen coming from a mile away — a perfect storm combining an ecommerce boom; retailers, fulfillment centers and shipping providers that were already stretched thin by a global pandemic; and the historically hectic holiday season looming. Retailers across the U.S. This is the time for retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

In terms of overall sales, I’ve seen predictions for 2020 ranging from flat with 2019 to a 2% to 3% increase. Because of the dramatic increase in online/DTC sales, the order profile has changed more to shipping individual packages to consumers. The worst thing you can do is take the order and not be able to ship it.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 6, 2023

Rationalizing the stores there was way too much discount so there’s a lot of work to do, but I got really excited about the opportunity and wound up agreeing to stay on as exact chair in January 2020. The more people each of the Goodwill sellers have to hire in their e-commerce operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2021

20, revealed that out-of-stock product messages have jumped 172% this holiday season compared to the pre-pandemic period (January 2020). The Adobe Digital Economy Index , released on Oct.

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