Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Jewelry and accessories retailer Claire’s is tapping into “drop” culture with its newest offering, a subscription box service called cDrop. Aimed at “fostering self-expression” among its core Gen Z demographic, each box retails for $30 and is shipped quarterly, with no ongoing commitment for customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2022

The beauty retailer recently announced its plans to open more standalone stores and beauty shop-in-shops at Target and by adding Return Bars to locations, it will be able to boost store traffic, streamline the returns process and help reduce logistical costs.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

In fact, the use of traditional media — such as TV, radio, direct mail and outdoor advertising — as a customer acquisition tool rose from 29% in 2021 to 51% in 2022, second only to email outreach (68%). Stand Out Beyond Free Shipping . Last year’s top retention tool — free shipping — fell slightly, from 64% in 2021 to 57% in 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2021

In fact, the impacts of the most unique holiday in decades are still being felt: retailers should plan for continued shipping delays in the short term, and also continue to refine their omnichannel operations as they prepare for the rest of 2021. Retail sales grew 3% during the extended holiday season (Oct. 11 through Dec.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

In fact, Salesforce has already predicted that the modest growth of the 2021 holiday shopping season could foreshadow this year , with Q1 data showing a 3% YoY decrease in global digital sales. and shoppers placed 12% fewer orders worldwide compared to the same period in 2021. Loyalty Shifts to Value.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2021

Its retail performance exceeded Moody’s analyst expectations, and margins held up well despite heavy competition from rivals like Walmart , Target and Best Buy , according to Charlie O’Shea, VP at Moody’s. The health of these four retailers is a strong indicator of retail’s resilience, and their Q4 success bodes well for the industry.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Last Crumb even drops limited amounts of special-flavored cookies. . This scenario has become common in recent years, with individuals getting creative to be first in line to resell at an inflated price. In 2021, face coverings and masks from stars like Kanye West saw a 154% average resell price increase from $82 to $208.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

31, 2021. “We’re Inflation is driving up shopping prices as we head into the holiday season, a time when many people already feel pressured to go all out on gifts for family and friends,” said Colleen McCreary, consumer financial advocate and Chief People Officer at Credit Karma in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Discounting and perks like free shipping have been successful drivers of Black Friday and Cyber Monday campaigns; however, dropping prices is not a winning strategy that creates a path to profitability. Minimizing perks like free shipping and employing more efficient acquisition models will also fuel topline growth.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The 2020 ecommerce holiday shopping and shipping season is expected to eclipse years past. Regardless, these communications will be crucial to whether holiday customers return throughout 2021. Winter elements have historically been unkind to packages, which as a side note is why shipping insurance is a good idea during the winter.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Bluethumb Digital’s first collection, the Genesis Drop, is set to launch this Thursday, February 24, with 91 artworks from 25 Australian digital artists, including big names, such as Marble Mannequin, Mysterious AI, and Brad Robson, who recently got a shoutout from NFT aficionado Paris Hilton. The launch comes amidst growing demand for NFTs.

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Small Biz Trends

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

More than 190 countries, 40 industries, and 5,900 categories are at your disposal in 16 translated languages. And one of the best ways it makes these products available to small and medium online retailers like you is by offering drop shipping. Travel Less … Or Not at All. Dropshipping Support from Alibaba.com.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2021

This removes the cost and complexity of shipping furniture pieces for photoshoots, which is particularly difficult right now due to supply chain issues, as well as the difficulty of getting all the necessary staff in the same place at the same time. Creating the virtual showrooms was a fairly intuitive process.

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Independent Retailer

DECEMBER 27, 2022

After the pandemic-driven surge in consumer demand that triggered a frenzy of shipping activity and skyrocketing prices, logistics and transportation companies are signaling a fast slowdown. Shipping and wholesale prices are plunging and orders are not being placed as often. . Disruptions in the Container Shipping Industry.

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Retalon

APRIL 21, 2021

Maintaining margins within business constraints while efficiently providing order fulfillment to customers is a tall order, especially considering each customer purchase requires a real-time fulfillment decision within a shifting context of inventory, demand, returns, delivery times, and shipping costs. Will you deny returns at a store level?

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Retail Focus

APRIL 7, 2022

Finding the capacity and headspace to research your options might not be at the top of your to-do list, but it’s not as challenging as you might think…. There are rules in place as part of EU trade deals that allow you to recover customs costs – tariff free.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2022

comparable sales growth and growing market share in grocery during Q4 2021, and much of this success can be attributed to its robust last mile and fulfillment strategy. The personal shopper, a role that didn’t exist a decade ago, is now one of the fastest-growing positions at Walmart stores, according to Dunn. The retailer reported 5.6%

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Amazon’s 12 per cent extended-trade stock drop erased about $140 billion in its market capitalisation, greater than the entire value of companies such as Morgan Stanley, Netflix and Lockheed Martin. Prior holiday quarter sales growth was 9 per cent in 2021 and 38 per cent in 2020. Cloud misses.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2022

The 2022 back-to-school (BTS) season could be the most “normal” since the start of the pandemic, with even more demand than the record-setting BTS 2021 season for clothing, classroom supplies and new technology. Regardless of your customers’ age demographic, it’s a smart idea to offer digital wallet payment options at checkout.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2023

Much of the complexity in supply chains over the last 12 to 18 months was happening farther upstream – so Havaianas experienced some of the same problems as other brands, but at a different point in the process. As shipping rates reduce it is important for businesses to have a dynamic view on their costs,” he elaborated.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2023

On the B2B side, Merrell is using 3D and AR tech to sell their products via digital showrooms, prior to manufacturing and shipping, to increase speed to market, reduce costs and lower their carbon footprint. The furniture and home goods space is another sector of the market that’s seeing increased applications of this technology.

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Wiser

JUNE 5, 2023

From delays in delivery to running out of stock at critical times, supply chain issues can cause major headaches for small businesses. Product Sourcing – Sourcing refers to the process of finding suppliers who can provide raw materials or products at an acceptable cost while meeting quality standards.

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Retail Geek

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Episode 276 is a Recap of GroceryShop 2021, new woes for Amazon FBA sellers, and industry news. Episode 276 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday September 24th, 2021. Scot: [2:02] Wrinkle will tell us what the buzz was at grocery shop. A weekly podcast with the latest e-commerce news and events. Transcript.

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Retail Minded

JULY 25, 2022

Supply Chain and Freight Challenges Leading to Shipping Changes. While congestion at U.S. ports and the resulting supply chain issues was widely reported during the 2021 holiday season, the problem is ongoing. Starting in the 1980s, the costs involved for retailers when shipping freight was relatively low. Since the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In the world of ecommerce, Google is a bit of an anomaly: while a relatively minor player in the marketplace landscape compared to giants like Amazon and eBay , it is at the same time central to the shopping journeys of millions of consumers every day. That’s a drop in the bucket compared to Amazon’s 1.7

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The 2021 Retail Strategy & Planning webinar series, now available on demand, brought together retailers, solution providers, practitioners and industry experts from firms including IDC, Alvarez & Marsal, WSL Strategic Retail and Cambridge Retail Advisors. Holiday 2021 and Preparing for 2022.

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A1 Retail

JULY 28, 2022

Hush Puppies have acquired a further 214 new retail partners from 2021-2022. Hush Puppies UK is forecasting over 500k pairs sold by end of 2022, compared to 350k in 2021. Online sales remain a major contributor to Hush Puppies’ growth with Very, Next and John Lewis serving as Hush Puppies leading sales partners in 2021.

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Rangeme

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The 2021 Global Market: Fall Experience was a four-day virtual product discovery experience held October 18-22, facilitated by ECRM and powered by RangeMe. Consumer a Seat at Your Table , Julie McPeek and Kate Jones of Provisor Marketing described how the U.S. During the session Giving the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2021

Powell and CEO Charlie Cole, both of whom started at the company in early 2020, are part of a “new team charged with giving the brand its groove back, and that requires tech investment,” Powell said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Discovering the ‘Unknown Unknowns’. Avoiding the Dreaded ‘Rage Clicking’. “A

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 11, 2021

According to data collected by courier company Zoom2u in its 2021 Online Consumer Shopping Report, 86 per cent of shoppers would reconsider shopping with a brand if they had a poor delivery experience. The problem. Resulting in an unhappy shopper and in some cases, a poor review.”.

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Mass Relators

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

WASHINGTON – Congestion at retail container ports is expected to ease in the first half of 2022 as import growth slows, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. from the volume of imports that moved through the ports in the first half of 2021.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 17, 2022

For the uninitiated, Kicks Crew is an e-commerce marketplace for sneakers, apparel and accessories, and it offers over 400,000 unique styles online and ships worldwide. The online platform came into existence in January of 2021. “We As this market is built off demand for low supply, there has been a drop in resale prices.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 17, 2022

For the uninitiated, Kicks Crew is an e-commerce marketplace for sneakers, apparel and accessories, and it offers over 400,000 unique styles online and ships worldwide. The online platform came into existence in January of 2021. “We As this market is built off demand for low supply, there has been a drop in resale prices.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Retailers expect a busy holiday season the next two months but imports at the nation’s major container ports should continue to slow from records set earlier in the year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. from September 2021. November is forecast at 1.92

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The good news is that Halloween retail expenditure continued to grow in 2021 to £607 million, is forecast to increase to £687 million this year , and is set to rise to a whopping £777m by 2023! Customers always love a discount, but, with so much competition, incentives need to go further than simple price drops. Free shipping.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2022

Retailers pulled off a successful 2021 holiday season despite the challenges posed by the omicron variant and ongoing supply chain issues. 24, 2021, according to data from Mastercard. 21, 2021, through Jan. drop in 2020. 21, 2021, through Jan. drop in 2020. “It’s Overall sales were up 8.5%

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

As we look back at the past couple of years for clues about what the future holds for supply chains, we see similar issues have become apparent across e-commerce and international logistics. This has resulted in a convergence of the challenges for retail and global logistics. The major challenges retailers are now working on resolving are: 1.

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