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 Focus

APRIL 7, 2022

For many SME retailers, the thought of scaling their businesses to enter new markets has many perceived barriers, particularly if you’re managing multiple roles within your business from stock procurement to marketing, quality control and customer services. Consider other international markets .

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2022

Consumers’ continued reliance on omnichannel fulfillment has created new opportunities for industry giants like Walmart to differentiate and gain market share. 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.

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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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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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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. I don’t actually believe that will happen, but the market definitely doesn’t like it.” Analysts were expecting $155.2

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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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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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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. Personalize Your Back-to-School Marketing. Another easy step: Drop account creation requirements and allow guest checkout.

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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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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2023

Looking back, the pandemic highlighted the importance of having robust and flexible supply chains, and retailers have been forced to rethink their supply chain strategies and invest in new technologies to be dynamic, nimble and agile to evolving market conditions. One example is Havaianas.

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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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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 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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Inside Retail

AUGUST 17, 2022

Back in March, it secured USD$6 million in Series A funding, which it will use to increase its foothold in the US market and attract talent across engineering, products, and its marketing team. The online platform came into existence in January of 2021. “We We are dual headquartered, in LA and in Hong Kong.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 17, 2022

Back in March, it secured USD$6 million in Series A funding, which it will use to increase its foothold in the US market and attract talent across engineering, products, and its marketing team. The online platform came into existence in January of 2021. “We We are dual headquartered, in LA and in Hong Kong.

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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 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 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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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Customers really love our fast shipping and customer service, where we get a lot of positive feedback. KZ: In Australia, we already have a [large] share of the retail market, but the US is a huge market and opportunity for us. We just launched our UK page, so we’re tackling the European market, too.

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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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Independent Retailer

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Driven by the explosive growth of ecommerce and shifting consumer preferences, the global cloud manufacturing market is expected to reach about $112 billion by 2024 , growing at an astounding 20 percent annually. This is particularly beneficial for smaller brands because they can go to market quicker and with less risk.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 5, 2023

With the cost-of-living crisis at the forefront of shoppers’ minds, it’s no surprise so shoppers have jumped ship from the traditional big four supermarkets to discounters. Retail Gazette looks at the different set of results and what the future holds for both discounters. Its market share increased from 6.1%

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Partnership with eBay will see InPost parcel lockers available as a new postage option, providing sellers with a fast and flexible way to ship parcels to customers. The partnership signals InPost’s continued expansion in the UK and marks its commitment to providing flexible solutions for a growing C2C e-commerce market.

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365 Retail

MARCH 1, 2022

Orla Power, Marketing Director at Luzern eCommerce. Brands to prioritise growth of sales on multiple online marketplaces: As brands look at ways to reach new audiences and increase sales, the use of online marketplaces will continue to grow and their popularity among consumers will see an uptick throughout the year.

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Rangeme

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In the past few years, the subscription box market reached new heights in 2021, projecting more than $15 billion in sales. Morgan Brod, Merchant Developer at SnackMagic, expresses that she sources brands that have unique, specialty products. How to get your products into retailer subscription boxes. Show them what ya got.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 26, 2022

New York fashion designer Lindsay Nicholas started her business seven years ago as a side hustle while working in marketing in Singapore. In the US, women are more averse to a drop-crotch pant, which in Australia is more common. IR: Many Australian fashion designers dream of moving to New York, but you went in the opposite direction.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

COVID-19 has accelerated an already-surging resale market. Consumers stuck at home have had the time to thin out their wardrobes and make room in the garage — along with strong financial incentives to turn their possessions into cash. Studies show how the secondhand market has picked up its pace during the pandemic.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 17, 2022

By Tricia McKinnon The resale market is one of the fastest growing segments of retail. Traditional retailers are not sitting back watching this market grow. In 2019 Foot Locker invested $100 million in resale platform GOAT, its largest investment ever at the time. StockX is now valued at $3.8 Do you like this content?

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 9, 2023

in 2021 on the back of strong growth in the prior year. This service is also beneficial for consumers worried about their goods being stolen after they are dropped off. It seems like a misnomer that someone will place an order online at home and then will put on their jacket get into their car and go to pick it up. More than 1.7

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Retail Geek

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Episode 286 is a hot take on Amazon Q4 2021 earnings. Amazon released their Q4 (and full year) earnings for 2021 on Thursday February 3rd. in 2021, which was just above the industry average of 17.9% In 2021 total revenue was $31.16B growing at 32% Year over Year. Ready Jason’s Forbes Article here.

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Retail Insider

MAY 25, 2021

The Retail Insider 2021 Transforming Retail Awards is now open for entries. This week we are looking at Most Promising Newcomer – a category which is perennially popular and where the list of winners over the four years have all gone on to achieve big success. Transforming Retail Awards – category profile – Most Promising Newcomer.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Active-lifewear brand Fabletics will celebrate the grand opening of its first UK Retail Store in London on the 26th, 27th and 28th of November 2021. There were plenty of luxury brands, but none that offered high-quality, stylish pieces at accessible prices. London is the ideal city to open our second European retail location.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 21, 2022

Episode 285 is a deep dive into the data from 2021 and holiday 2021. The US Dept of Commerce December Advanced Retail Sales Data is out, which gives us a full look at 2021 and the 2021 holiday season. So Episode 285 is a data deepdive into 2021. So Episode 285 is a data deepdive into 2021.

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 18, 2022

More than eight million parcels1 were lost or stolen between May 2021 and April 2022, with the UK having the largest increase in missing parcels compared to other countries. Full-time workers were noted to be the most at-risk group for incidents. million1) parcels, with this expected to rise unless preventive measures are put in place.

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Independent Retailer

MARCH 17, 2022

According to the UNCTAD, containers at import countries now spend an additional 20 percent time logged into systems, while vacant ships and containers are unable to mobilize from their ports. The price of manufacturing and shipping has increased to reflect the lack of labor, supply of goods, and transportation space.

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