Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2021

We have seen new shops, small shops and global fashion brands create or add a stronger online presence to adapt to the changes the pandemic created. . retailers in 2020, up 44.0% In 2020, TechJury saw that the mobile market share worldwide was 52.1%, and 40% of people using the internet were searching from a smartphone.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 12, 2021

Even as businesses reopen in many parts of the world and people swap masks for makeup, 2021 continues to be a time of transition, with the rules of post-pandemic life still taking shape. Like just about every industry, the influencer economy evolved significantly from 2020 to 2021. million EMV. content creators. million EMV.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 20, 2023

During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the retail industry saw a major spike in sales of sweatpants and other forms of comfortable wardrobe items. However, once pandemic restrictions began to loosen up, and people started going back to working in offices and attending live events, many consumers returned to buying more glamorous outfits.

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Cisco Retail

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games motto highlighted an immense feeling of solidarity across the world. Isolated for so long during the pandemic, these Games signified coming together and forging forward, not just as individuals, but as teams. databases, hosts) with ‘Tokyo 2020.’ databases, hosts) with ‘Tokyo 2020.’

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2021

But supply chain pressures and ongoing uncertainty surrounding the pandemic means that consumers are focusing less on how immersive and entertaining in-store shopping experiences are and more on how safe and efficient they are. Despite these reservations, 47% of consumers plan to shop in-store this holiday season, an 8% increase from 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 20, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has only heightened the move away from the physical walk down store aisles to the seamless clicks of buttons and consumers’ reliance on the internet for retail purchases. A 2020 WebAIM research report found that 98.1% The trend was never surprising. Add Toggles.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Since the start of the pandemic, demand for high-end goods has surged. billion), representing 44 per cent growth over 2020. This was largely thanks to a strong fourth quarter in which the fashion and leather goods division, including names like Dior, Fendi, Celine and Loewe, recovered to pre-pandemic levels. billion ($101.3

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 24, 2021

Little did Chico’s know that its move to digitize the customer journey would be so instrumental come 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the retailer to shutter its boutiques for more than a month. In 2020, we significantly beat our StyleConnect sales plan with strong double-digit growth,” she added.

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Inside Retail

JULY 27, 2021

Discount stores are booming in post-Covid Europe as price-sensitive consumers seek out bargains amid inflation and the devastating impacts of the pandemic. billion in sales in 2020, an increase of nearly 22 per cent in comparison to a year earlier. Bowden believes there’s no sign of dollar stores slowing down post-pandemic.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It’s not a secret at this point that increased health-related concerns brought on by the pandemic and recent lifestyle trends have led to a heightened focus on the wellness market in the retail industry, especially within the food and beverage category. percent from the time period of 2023-2020.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2022

Free returns became almost a must-have factor during the pandemic with the rapid increase in consumers shopping online […] But times are changing and retailers are now facing a perfect storm,” Jana Bowden, a professor of marketing and consumer behaviour at Macquarie University, told Inside Retail. trillion ($6.8

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Williams from US-based private equity giant L Catterton with reports of a $190 million deal in 2020, bringing the brand back under Australian ownership. This is in contrast to during the Covid-19 pandemic, when fast-growing businesses that were not necessarily profitable were being acquired at a more frequent pace.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The pandemic has introduced more than 22 million U.S. consumers to online shopping channels since March 2020, fundamentally changing the way people shop for consumer packaged goods (CPG). Easier online discovery: Online grocery shopping skyrocketed during the pandemic.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The site enhancements, which were being planned as early as January 2020, have produced significant results: year-over-year conversion rate percentage increases in the triple digits , and a bounce rate reduction from more than 50% to closer to 20% , according to Dawn Trenson, VP of Ecommerce at FILA. “You

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The National Retail Federation (NRF) estimates that organized retail crime cost stores an average of $1 billion in sales in 2020, up more than 50% over the last five years. Retail crime is on the rise, and it’s affecting companies of all sizes.

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Hyken

APRIL 30, 2021

The changing conditions in 2020 redefined how we lived and worked. Today, as organizations reel out of the effects of the pandemic, they are increasingly returning the focus on customer service to meet the evolving needs of their customers and also prepare for future disruptions.? . Customer Service Trends For 2021 .

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Inside Retail

MAY 13, 2021

A year into the Covid-19 pandemic, there’s no question the global crisis has disrupted just about everything in the fashion world, from how we dress, to how we shop, to how the industry itself operates. Luxury fashion it-girls dress up for Prada’s ready-to-wear debut. If you’re ready for re-openings, so is Prada.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The luxury market has taken a significant hit as a result of the pandemic, but some brands and retailers are finding new ways to adapt, respond and thrive. This is especially true among luxury consumers, who expect higher-quality brand interactions along with higher price tags.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The luxury market has taken a significant hit as a result of the pandemic, but some brands and retailers are finding new ways to adapt, respond and thrive. This is especially true among luxury consumers, who expect higher-quality brand interactions along with higher price tags.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2022

Chanel is on track to be one of the most profitable brands within the pandemic-challenged luxury sector. In 2020, the brand’s profits had dropped by 17.6 Last June, the brand expected its revenues to increase by double digits this year, compared with pre-pandemic levels in 2019.

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Frank Mayer

APRIL 13, 2022

Editor’s Note : This blog post was originally published in 2020 and has been recently updated to reflect the most current industry news. The pandemic had a massive impact on our healthcare system, exposing vulnerabilities in safety, staffing, and operations. Healthcare kiosks streamline patient check-in. Conclusion.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2020

This is a timely offering that could help small businesses stay afloat during the pandemic. social-network users aged 14 and older will make at least one purchase from a social channel in 2020, up 17.3% Facebook recently announced the launch of Facebook Shops. The potential is enormous.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Like most businesses in Southeast Asia, this retail icon was laser focused on holding onto its customers during the pandemic. During the pandemic, we were focused on growing and cultivating our local clientele base. Launched in April 2020, the platform started with 10 luxury retailers featuring over 200 SKUs.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 21, 2021

In recent months the global COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact in retail. data from Global-e suggests that international commerce had grown 42% by May 2020. However, in the area of cross-border ecommerce, web localization can be the difference between success and failure. And cross-border ecommerce is booming. In the U.S.,

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Wiser

JULY 6, 2021

This can be achieved in a few ways, including: Weight sensors and RFID tags to monitor on-shelf availability and inventory levels, then communicate that data directly to store associates. billion in 2020. The first, most obvious challenge to pricing in-store is the physical price tag or display. billion by 2026 , up from $1.8

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Retail Adventures

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

There are plenty to be found during the pandemic if you know where to look. Here are even more easy ways to save money during the pandemic and beyond: Shop when the entire store is on sale: These days it’s crazy to pay full price when so many stores are running sales. Have you found additional ways to save money during the pandemic?

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Cisco Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

From record business closings to record small business growth (the number of new businesses in 2020 was up 24.3 But running a small retail business during a global pandemic with economic and supply chain uncertainty swirling about adds several layers of complexity to an already stressful environment. percent per the U.S.

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VMS

JULY 7, 2021

According to The Hindu Business Line , the Indian pet care industry was estimated to reach $430 million USD by 2020. The restricted pandemic lifestyle has seen increased mental health-related issues leading to depression and anxiety across segments of society in India. million more being adopted every year. Paw’ering the Future.

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Independent Retailer

JANUARY 20, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic forced retailers to improvise and rapidly implement sweeping changes as they struggled to survive. However, there is a catch: many of the rapid-fire changes that retailers rushed through in response to the pandemic have proved surprisingly popular with consumers. by Christel Grizaut . Looking to the Future.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 5, 2023

White, who will become the retailer’s shortest running chair when she leaves, has not had the easiest of runs with a global pandemic and a cost-of-living crisis to contend with. Brittain, who stepped down from Whitbread in January this year, also sat on the board of M&S as a non-executive between 2013 and 2020.

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Wiser

APRIL 3, 2023

Amid the 2020 pandemic, Facebook launched a feature called Facebook Shops which allows business to create online stores free of charge. This is mostly due to its sheer size. In fact, there are many smaller businesses that forego a dedicated website altogether and utilize Facebook as their main source of eCommerce.

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Rangeme

MARCH 4, 2021

August 17, 2020. Supplier diversity will increase in influence, as minority population growth will account for up to 70% of the growth in purchasing power from 2020 to 2045. June 30, 2020. August 17, 2020. July 23, 2020. September 16, 2020. October 2, 2020. June 10, 2020. January 10, 2020.

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Cisco Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

From record business closings to record small business growth (the number of new businesses in 2020 was up 24.3 But running a small retail business during a global pandemic with economic and supply chain uncertainty swirling about adds several layers of complexity to an already stressful environment. percent per the U.S.

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SGN Magazine

MARCH 29, 2021

After 11 years in the Texas coastal resort of Galveston, retailer Kim Cherryhomes had her best holiday season ever in 2020. When the pandemic hit, “I had to rethink everything.”. Cherryhomes spoke to SGN in mid-March, when Texas relaxed pandemic restrictions, including ending the statewide mask mandate.

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Cisco Retail

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Cybercrime cost the world $945 billion in 2020, a 50% increase over 2018. Related blogs: Cisco SD-Access May Just Be the Vaccine You Need to Combat the Digital Pandemic. To date, mostly manual point solutions have been used to broadly enforce network access policies. They’re expensive, time-consuming, and inefficient.

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Small Biz Trends

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The National Retail Federation reports the number of returns has jumped due to the pandemic. READ MORE: Product Return Scams Cost Retailers $43 Billion in 2020. One way to find price tag-switching criminals is to know what the normal number of returns is. Here are some more numbers on the subject. Why Does Return Fraud Happen?

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VMS

JULY 7, 2021

According to The Hindu Business Line , the Indian pet care industry was estimated to reach $430 million USD by 2020. The restricted pandemic lifestyle has seen increased mental health-related issues leading to depression and anxiety across segments of society in India. million more being adopted every year. Paw’ering the Future.

Visual Merchandising 52

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