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Even Late to the Paid Membership Party, Target Believes it’s ‘Starting from a Position of Strength’

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon ’s Prime membership has been paying dividends for the company for decades, and after Walmart followed suit with Walmart+ in 2020 , it was only a matter of time before Target entered the mix. The economics for retailers are clear — but what’s less clear is how consumers will respond now that they have so many options to choose from.

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Closing the Billion-Dollar Gap in Returns Waste

Retail TouchPoints

Recommerce, the sale of secondhand merchandise, is a hot topic as consumers become more enthused about recycling goods rather than contributing to enormous mountains of landfill waste. While secondhand marketplaces are steadily growing, they barely make a dent in the billions of items today’s consumers generate. Take the U.S.

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How Data Can Help Build Loyalty for Your Private Label Brand

Retail TouchPoints

consumers to online shopping channels since March 2020, fundamentally changing the way people shop for consumer packaged goods (CPG). CPG consumers are becoming accustomed to shopping for products based on common needs-based search terms like keto, paraben-free or low sugar. Consumer Demands are Evolving.

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Rough Week for Retail CEOs: Top Execs Out at Petco, Under Armour, Fossil

Retail TouchPoints

A veteran of Marriott International , Linnartz took over the role from former Aldo Group CEO Patrik Frisk, who replaced Plank in January 2020 but resigned a little over two years later. During her short tenure, Linnartz focused on overhauling Under Amour’s C-suite and introduced its first-ever loyalty program.

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Guest Post: Five Actionable Ideas to Transform Your Customer Service in 2021

Hyken

The changing conditions in 2020 redefined how we lived and worked. Forbes had predicted that AI would take over 85% of customer service by 2020. Unfortunately, many organizations had to reduce or postpone their AI investments due to the pandemic in 2020. Automating Service-Desk With NLP-Based Chatbots.

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How small retailers can improve customer and associate experiences this holiday season

Cisco Retail

In the past 11 years, consumers have reported spending nearly $140 billion in support of local businesses on Small Business Saturday. From record business closings to record small business growth (the number of new businesses in 2020 was up 24.3 And as consumers, I hope you’ll make it a point to support small businesses this Saturday.

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How Small Retailers Can Improve Customer and Associate Experiences This Holiday Season

Cisco Retail

In the past 11 years, consumers have reported spending nearly $140 billion in support of local businesses on Small Business Saturday. From record business closings to record small business growth (the number of new businesses in 2020 was up 24.3 And as consumers, I hope you’ll make it a point to support small businesses this Saturday.