Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2021

The 2021 Connected Consumer Series reflected the challenges retail (and society as a whole) have faced during the past year, but also the growing sense of optimism that is taking hold this year. 5 Social Advertising Trends for Retailers to Know in 2021: Featuring Under Armour. Retail CX Trends 2021: New CX for a New World.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Have a simple checkout process. Powerful marketing initiatives and detailed product pages don’t mean anything if the buyer bails because the checkout process is too complicated. Simple and easy checkout processes are needed to seal the deal. In fact, that’s the reason one out of every five shoppers abandon their carts.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

Home discount retailer Big Lots is returning to expansion mode after more than a decade of flat store growth, with plans to open as many as 500 new stores in the next six to seven years. At the investor meeting, Big Lots also provided an update on results for Q4 of fiscal 2021. Big Lots currently operates 1,431 stores across the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2022

Shoppers are returning to stores, again. And 2021 was itself a record year for foot traffic. It’s also why retailers are spending billions on new store openings, up 13% versus 2021. Checkout is moving to frictionless. About half of all checkout lanes are self-checkout and this percentage is growing weekly.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2024

The retailer will still offer its free-to-join Target Circle loyalty program and plans to enhance it by providing its 100 million+ members with access to automatic deals applied at checkout. Walmart debuted its Walmart+ program in September 2020, followed by Kroger ’s Boost program in November 2021.

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Mass Relators

OCTOBER 25, 2023

–   Zebra Technologies Corporation  has announced the findings of its 16 th Annual Global Shopper Study that confirmed retailers are feeling the omnichannel squeeze, particularly with managing online returns and reducing shrink caused by theft, fraud and other contributing factors.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A business model that was only possible with their unparalleled investment in the systems and shipping, fulfillment and supply chain infrastructure to support it. today, meaning that in terms of purchasing power, 2021 Amazon Prime members are only paying ~$10 more per year than they were 15 years ago.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 11, 2023

from Prime Day 2021, while 1P sales increased 6.1% , according to Capitol One Research. Importantly, sellers must use FBA, Fulfilled by Amazon, to participate.) To access the deal, shoppers must be Prime members and use the Buy with Prime option at checkout. Also, Amazon gets more happy Prime members.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Usually, there’s a shift to more fulfilment options, perhaps adding one or two carriers to the mix – and according to ShipStation ANZ country manager David Boyer, this tends to be where the back of the business starts creaking. Finally, how do you offer a hassle-free way for customers to return items?”.

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365 Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

Original research of 150 of the UK’s leading retailers, including 79 fashion brands, in the ‘ Operations Experience 2021: How Does UK Retail Measure Up ?’ Report benchmarked performance across key operations experience metrics – including checkout, shipping and returns.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2022

What’s more, according to the 2021 Achieving Customer Amazement Survey Report from Shep Hyken, 75% of Americans are more likely to be loyal to a company that delivers personalized customer service, while 83% would switch brands because of a bad experience. . — More online orders mean higher return rates, and thus more customer interactions.

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Inside Retail

JULY 28, 2021

In the last 12 months alone, the industry has seen household names across the globe forced into administration (with a number never to return) including Debenhams, Arcadia Group, JC Penny and Century 21. There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has brought about lasting changes to retail worldwide. This picture may not be as rosy as it first appears.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Forrester predicts retailers, which are already facing operational and supply chain challenges, will react to the uncertainty in 2023 by shifting to managing rising costs by rolling back offers such as free returns or delivery, and investing in optimization technologies such as order management systems.

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CJ Retail Solutions

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Retail Displays in 2021 – COVID Trends & Tips. Physical screens, usually transparent, have been erected in self-service POS stations, checkouts and security areas, and where deli counters have reopened, some form of screening has been included. These will no doubt continue through 2021. Click & collect.

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Retalon

APRIL 27, 2021

Advanced analytics has the capacity to integrate every channel of a multi-channel business into its forecast to maximize the return on promotion investments. While at the same time adding to the online fulfillment system, by providing in-store pickup and local same-day delivery. Order fulfillment automation.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2021

As such, look for ways to reinvent shopping experiences — perhaps a no-lane, no-touch checkout option; refill stations to replenish commonly used goods such as shampoo or cleaning spray (sustainability sells, after all, to the tune of $150 billion by 2021 ); or omnichannel experiences that blur the digital and physical realms.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 11, 2023

If getting the order to you is expensive what about returns? This process of ordering and returning goods is very expensive. million on “refunds, returns, and discounts”. High marketing costs are one reason for Casper’s struggles but returns have also eaten into the brand’s profitability. But by 2021 they were 32.3%

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Rangeme

AUGUST 3, 2021

Let’s look at 2021’s top grocery tech trends and how they’re reinventing global grocery. February 1, 2021. March 29, 2021. “[O]nline May 27, 2021. June 2, 2021. March 25, 2021. US Click and Collect in 2020 and 2021. March 24, 2021. April 7, 2021. March 29, 2021. billion vs. $95.8

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A retail fulfillment process that is known as BOPIS — Buy Online, Pickup In-Store. During the pandemic, BOPIS retail fulfillment options kept businesses running while limiting person-to-person contact – which was essential during the pandemic. BORIS (Buy Online Return In-Store): Concentrates on reverse logistics.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

In mid-2021 rumors also surfaced of plans for large-footprint department stores , although Amazon hasn’t formally announced anything along these lines. To pull this off, Amazon will be using the same technology and processes it employs at its fulfillment centers. There will be humans working the store too.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 22, 2021

Episode 251 is our annual predictions episode for 2021 and a recap of our 2020 predictions. The year of returns – “happy returns” – a startup raises $100M+ in space. for year of returns). 2021 Predictions. Bonus – More store closures in 2021 than 2020. 2020 Predictions Recap. Transcript.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The agenda for the virtual 2021 Retail Innovation Conference , taking place Nov. Brick-and-mortar locations are still essential parts of the shopper journey, but they need to be reconfigured to accommodate both shopper discovery and functions like flexible store-based fulfillment. 17 from 1:20 to 2:10 p.m. Join the discussion on Nov.

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I Vend

MARCH 16, 2021

Mintel’s research found that whilst prior to the pandemic they were the most reluctant online shoppers (just 16% of them shopped online at least once a week), by early 2021, they were in the same bracket as all other shoppers when it came to increasing their online transactions. And 55% would never return to the site again.

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365 Retail

MARCH 1, 2022

At the end of 2021, projected sales were estimated to reach nearly USD 5.0 Flawless delivery and fulfilment will eliminate the need to manage invent ory. A clear trend is in the shift from traditional warehouse fulfilment models, as well as the re-modelling of supply chains to third-party logistics and the use of drop-shipping.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 28, 2022

billion in last year’s first quarter 2021. “Our Consumer business has grown 23% annually over the past two years, with extraordinary growth in 2020 of 39% year-over-year that necessitated doubling the size of our fulfillment network that we’d built over Amazon’s first 25 years — and doing so in just 24 months.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

There were also a number of changes that were initiated out of necessity in supply chain operations and fulfillment practices, like BOPIS, that are now preferred by consumers. Some of these experiences include: Endless aisles Self-checkouts ERP connected tablets Virtual changing rooms Product showcases.

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Retail Geek

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In other news: Walmart is accelerating it’s automated picking for store fulfillment. Episode 253 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021. Uber has purchased Drizly for $1.1B. We spoke with the VP of Partnerships at Drizly on Episode 163. Transcript.

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Retail Geek

JUNE 11, 2021

Episode 266 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday June 11, 2021. Jason: [0:24] Welcome to the Jason and Scot show this is episode 266 being recorded on Thursday June 10th 2021 I’m your host Jason retailgeek Goldberg and as usual I’m here with your co-host Scot Wingo. Transcript. Dissipate a little bit.

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Retail Geek

MAY 28, 2021

Episode 265 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday May 27, 2021. Jason: [0:24] Welcome to the Jason and Scot show this is episode 265 being recorded on Thursday May 27th 2021 I’m your host Jason retailgeek Goldberg and as usual I’m here with your co-host Scot Wingo. Digital up 82% vs 2 YA. Transcript.

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Retail Geek

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

more than 20 21 largely because 2021. so, basically Walmart slightly out performed the retail industry and two of the three years and underperformed retailing 2021, but solid growth across all three years and then Walmart is one of the nice retailers that breakout their e-commerce growth separately which. Average retail growth is 4.1

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