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The Logistical Nightmare Before Christmas: How to Avoid it

Retail TouchPoints

The 2020 holiday shopping season is anticipated to be remarkably different than any in recent years, especially when it comes to where people are expected to shop — online. With this in mind, delivery, logistics and distribution of inventory need to be top of mind for retailers.

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Child’s play: Inside Toys ‘R’ Us’ expansion strategy

Inside Retail

“In August, Toys ‘R’ Us commissioned its first state-of-the-art autonomous mobile robot fulfilment warehouse – an incredible milestone,” he says. billion in 2020.” billion in 2020.” ” Big plans for 2022. ” Global supply chain challenges.

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6 Reasons Walmart’s eCommerce Strategy is Winning

Indigo 9 Digital

By Tricia McKinnon 2020 is the year when the eCommerce narrative shifted in a major way. Before everyone was focused solely on Amazon but as retailers were forced to shift sales online during the COVID-19 pandemic a number of retailers came to the forefront with their eCommerce savvy and Walmart is one of those retailers.

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Uber Eats’ Strategy, 6 Things to Consider

Indigo 9 Digital

If you hadn’t used a food delivery app before 2020 you might have found yourself leaning into food delivery even more than you thought you would over the past two years. With that in mind in 2020 Uber launched its grocery delivery business after purchasing grocery delivery startup Postmates for $2.7 Grocery delivery.

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

Indigo 9 Digital

But in 2020 Marks & Spencer opened up its website to outside apparel brands. In a small pilot that took place in October of 2020, where Marks & Spencer sold womenswear brand Nobody’s Child on its website, Marks & Spencer found that close to 10% of customers who bought the brand were new to Marks & Spencer womenswear.

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Staying Competitive: Keeping Up With Amazon

Rangeme

AI powers many retail processes, including Amazon’s personalized recommendations, assortment planning, and Just Walk Out technology for cashierless in-store service. Now retailers are doubling down on AI for faster processes that make the customer experience more convenient. Best Buy plans to spend $1.2B Retail Dive.

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From Clicks to Bricks: Expanding Brand Loyalty Through Physical Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Now may be the perfect time for more DTC brands to explore physical retail — in a post-COVID-19 landscape with prime real estate more affordable than ever, and shoppers seeking social interaction as they become comfortable visiting retail stores again. An Emerging Retail Trend. shoppers between February and March 2020.

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