Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2021

Social commerce and livestream shopping in particular continues to pick up steam in the U.S., with brands across various retail segments testing out this latest addition to their marketing playbooks. Retail TouchPoints (RTP) : Why are consumers flocking to livestream shopping?

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Retail Technology Review

OCTOBER 15, 2019

A shift in consumer behaviour has seen the retail sector transition from bricks alone to a combination of bricks and clicks. With new shopping demographics purchasing products in a different format, the rise in e-commerce success has no doubt driven the recent retail revolution, with the world of digital proving increasingly important.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Is that even possible coming out of a year like 2020? This year, like most, catalyzed some nascent trends and kicked a few in the teeth. One futurist we know said, “2020 was so weird I didn’t even get a chance to be wrong.”. In no particular order, let’s examine what we believe to be some key trends in retail.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 30, 2023

A mall was the place where you could grab a bite to eat and get your shopping done all within one trip. While malls still serve this function today the advent of online shopping has meant your local mall isn’t the only game in town. The first shopping centre in the United States opened in Edina, Minnesota in 1956.

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Retail Times

APRIL 6, 2021

We don’t need to tell you that the days of traditional shopping are behind us. Customers today are voting with their wallets and choosing retailers focused on creating an enhanced customer experience. Whether it’s curbside pick up, cause based marketing, or social shopping — the way retailers are doing business is rapidly evolving.

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Retail Next

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Here are some of the most significant retail shipping trends to look for in 2020. Next-day delivery has been a staple of retail for a while, but Amazon popularized the trend with its Prime program. Investigating Trends in Retail. And fortunately, the best is still yet to come. In-Store Pickup.

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Rangeme

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

These platforms are growing as destinations for social shopping, which marries social media and online shopping, due to their tech prowess and massive user bases. Let’s see how the rise in social shopping shapes how brands reach always-on shoppers. Online shopping gets social. billion in 2020 and $19.42

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 8, 2021

We have assembled all the numbers you need, including store operations, shopper behaviors, how retailers market their businesses, and much more. If you own a retail store or are considering shop ideas for a new one, take a look at the stats below. Retail Statistics: The Big Picture. trillion during 2020 ( NRF ).

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2020

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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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Even with the current uncertainty related to COVID-19, the C2B model has some advantages over traditional retail, especially in providing a seamless integration between online and retail shopping. An Emerging Retail Trend. They expect convenience and the ability to fulfill their shopping needs immediately.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 9, 2023

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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Small Biz Trends

APRIL 15, 2021

As more retailers sell online, hackers are capitalizing on the surge in online shopping with increasingly sophisticated methods of stealing data. A study by NuData, a Mastercard company, confirms how hackers are becoming progressively more sophisticated in their tactics as retail businesses shift online.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Q4 2020 will be the most consequential retail quarter of the past 25 years. To make the most of this holiday shopping season, retailers must understand changes in consumer behavior and mindset, and reflect this understanding in their in-store experiences. Playing 100% holiday tunes could be a risky proposition.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 8, 2021

All Love” was a great representation of this: we developed a unisex collection that was available to shop in store and online at Levis.com.au, celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community and exploring the importance of learning and respecting proper pronoun use. This year’s Pride 2021 collection, “All Pronouns. It’s also a personal passion of mine!

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 31, 2022

billion up 39% from 2020 but revenues were just shy of Nordstrom’s 2019 pre-pandemic revenues of $15.1 Not bad considering JCPenny along with Neiman Marcus filed for bankruptcy in 2020. Nordstrom has not been immune to the toll the pandemic is taking on the retail sector with its net sales down in the first quarter of 2020 by 39.5%.

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Indigo 9 Digital

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

With companies like Shopify it has never been easier to set up shop online. One of the drags on profits for most direct-to-consumer retailers is advertising expenses. million on advertising in 2019 and 2020 respectively. It’s really hard to acquire customers online,” said Sucharita Kodali, a retail analyst at Forrester.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JUNE 19, 2023

Stores are a critical part of any retailer’s eCommerce strategy since customers often start shopping in a store and then order online or they elect to pick up their purchases in store. Back in 2020 Best Buy highlighted the important link between stores and eCommerce. Stores continue to play a critical role.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 14, 2021

2020 saw the Covid pandemic arrive and cause chaos among all manner of industries in the UK and across the world. Britain’s retail sector suffered the biggest drop in the total volume of sales since records were begun. It is predicted that over the next few years, around 80,000 retail units will close across the states.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2020

And for retailers, that’s a lot of competition. Retailers that can provide a satisfying shopping experience have a strong advantage, but consumers are a demanding bunch. With such high standards set, other retailers must now keep up. Getting Up To Speed With Creative Strategies. Innovate Now, Invest For The Future.

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VMS

AUGUST 11, 2021

jewelry sales were up sharply in July compared to the same month in 2020 as well as in 2019, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. The growth was part of a larger trend in which retail sales overall grew for the 11th consecutive month. percent compared with July 2020, according to the survey. compared to July 2020.

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Frank Mayer

JANUARY 5, 2021

When I wrote the “ What’s in Store for 2020 ” blog last December, I could not have predicted what was to come in three short months. My closing statement promised a bright future for retail and the point of purchase industry in 2020. Then 2020 fast-tracked these programs. So, I asked our Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc.’s

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Indigo 9 Digital

JUNE 20, 2023

From innovative digital shopping tools to fast shipments of online orders here are four elements of Sephora’s eCommerce strategy you should look out for. Properly supporting customers during their online shopping journey will be what separates the leaders from the rest. Elevate the online shopping experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2020

Here are the top five ways retail will evolve in 2020: Loyalty Breaks With Tradition. Leading retailers recognize the need to build dynamic relationships that extend far beyond traditional loyalty programs heading into 2020. A single data breach in the retail industry typically costs more than $1.84

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Indigo 9 Digital

APRIL 29, 2022

By Tricia McKinnon Amazon is a clear beneficiary of the COVID-19 pandemic with consumers rushing to shop online while retailers around the world went into lockdown and closed their doors. While shopping on Amazon for beauty or skincare you might be surprised by the depth of products that are available. in 2022 to reach $408.2

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 17, 2023

DoorDash’s revenues in fourth quarter of 2020 were up 226% to reach $970 million, Uber Eats’ revenues were up in a similar fashion by 224% to reach $1.4 Similarly DoorDash has never generated a profit with the exception of the second quarter of 2020 where it made a profit of $23 million. "It Link to source: Marketwatch.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 22, 2022

JD.com is the second largest eCommerce retailer in China behind Alibaba. billion up 28% over 2020. Brick and mortar shopping isn’t dying. JD.com believes offline shopping plays an important role in its growth and success. Omni-channel retailing is alive and well in China. In 2021 JD.com generated revenues of $149.3

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 18, 2021

And part of this experience now demands transparency in how retail businesses ship their products. ShipStation says, “COVID-19 and the supply chain issues of 2020 have heightened consumers’ expectations for visibility into their shipping and delivery.”

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 17, 2023

In May of 2021 Shein became the most downloaded shopping app on iOS and Android in the United States, with Amazon coming in second. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox. Do you like this content?

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Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

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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Inside Retail

JULY 27, 2021

Retail is constantly evolving in many ways within each country; India is going through an interesting phase. Overall, India has managed to leapfrog so many retail trends and is now honing its retail game to grab a larger share of the future. Theme 3: Networked commerce.

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Rangeme

MARCH 4, 2021

Now consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands and retailers need to adapt to conscious consumers whose core values draw them to purpose-led brands. Conscious consumers take an intentional, informed, and empowered approach to shopping. August 17, 2020. June 30, 2020. August 17, 2020. July 23, 2020. June 10, 2020.

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Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Having a store within your store to feature products from another retailer is a classic play retailers use to increase traffic and sales. There are many retailers pursuing this strategy right now. Sephora has announced a partnership with Kohl’s which will see more than 850 Sephora shops inside of Kohl’s stores.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JUNE 16, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon If you find yourself shopping at your local dollar store more and more you are not alone. In 2020 Dollar General recorded its 31st year of consecutive same store sales growth. In October of 2020 Dollar General announced it was opening a new store concept called Popshelf. to reach $37.8 New store concepts.

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Mass Relators

JULY 12, 2021

NEW YORK — Online shopping and more meals eaten at home are two food retailing trends that emerged during the pandemic and are likely to stick around in the future. And after this initial doubling and, in some cases, tripling of online grocery shopping, things have cooled a bit. But not much.”. Now two-thirds of them do.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JUNE 3, 2022

This vision is on display in Burberry’s first “social retail store” in Shenzhen China which opened in 2020. Since China represents 40% of Burberry’s sales it was a natural place to test a new concept like a “social retail store”. Do you like this content?

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 27, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon Do you remember the time when people looked down on Amazon as a place to shop for clothing? Chart of Amazon US eCommerce Sales by Product Category, 2022 With Amazon dominating the apparel sector many direct to consumer brands which once shunned Amazon are now setting up shop on the platform. Well times have changed.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JULY 21, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon If you are thinking about starting an online business which is often called a direct to consumer business in retail then you are not alone. First Amazon disrupted traditional brick and mortar shopping by selling online then many entrepreneurs followed suit hoping to grab a piece of the pie. In 2020 Casper lost $89.6

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