Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 21, 2021

The pandemic accelerated not just ecommerce but also digital payment methods: digital wallets reached 29.3% The wallets are expected to unseat credit cards as the preferred online payment method in the coming years, according to the FIS Global Payments Report 2021. share of ecommerce payments. of ecommerce spend.

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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. Give Back-to-School Shoppers Alternative Payment Options. Streamline Your Checkout Process for Busy Parents and Students.

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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. Make customer service a priority. Be mobile-friendly.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 17, 2022

It connects, on a centralised and measurable platform, several touchpoints and interactions a customer has with the brand or business: payments, rewards, inventory, delivery options, product return, supply chain, fulfilment options, and more. it operates in silos and unconnected platforms. Buy online, return in-store.

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I Vend

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Check out of a store – brick and mortar or digital – these days and chances are you’ll be offered a choice of payment types that would have blown your mind ten years ago. iVend POS iVend helps retailers offer the broadest range of payment types. iVend POS iVend helps retailers offer the broadest range of payment types.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2024

[Update from 3/6/2024] Over the next decade, Target plans to build more than 300 new stores and upgrade the vast majority of its brick-and-mortar fleet, with projects ranging from full remodels to adding Ulta Beauty locations, upgrading fixtures and supporting same-day services.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2021

Namely, the conversations focus on how traditional brick-and-mortar stores can incorporate AI into their operations as more and more fully autonomous stores pop up around the world. Retail stores typically had to guess what changes will have a positive impact on sales and operational efficiency. The Pandemic’s Initial Impact on Retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Outfits like GoPuff, Gorillas and 1520 took the grocery market by storm in 2021, offering a limited menu of consumables, delivered to your door in an incredible 30 minutes or less (and commanding multi-billion dollar valuations in the process.) Ultra-rapid grocery delivery will gain further influence.

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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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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Fast forward to October 2021, and Australia’s largest online fashion retailer The Iconic is leading the way on resale, partnering with AirRobe on the Circular Wardrobe, an initiative that allows customers to resell, rent, or recycle their preloved items with one click. Tapping into gen Z spending power.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Account takeover fraud, which is driven by impostor scams, increased by 50%, with no signs of slowing down in 2021. The 2021 Javelin Identity Fraud Study includes findings on identity fraud scam approaches that criminals use on each generation: Baby Boomers. K eep bots out of your customers’ accounts and checkout.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 29, 2022

Keeping pace with consumer trends and changing behaviours is key to the success of retail operations, particularly when managing the impact of current global events on supply chains to ensure they’re able to consistently meet demand. . Trying before buying’ will play a big part in contributing towards the growing volume of returns in 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

billion on Cyber Monday 2020 , while Singles Day in November 2021 in China drove $139 billion in sales for two of that country’s major online shopping platforms. That includes frictionless payments and checkout and fast shipping options. Consider that in the U.S., ecommerce merchants pulled in $10.8

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365 Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

Fashion brands are pivoting to offer new, value-add delivery services and improved post-purchase experiences to enhance sales, encourage customer loyalty and protect margins, the latest data from parcelLab , the leading operations experience platform, reveals.

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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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A1 Retail

JULY 2, 2021

The global ecommerce market is expected to continue to grow in 2021, illustrating that there is a strong a market for cross-border ecommerce. This trend is fueled by online shoppers willing to purchase goods outside of their country’s borders, so long as the process is smooth, and reliable. Compliance is Key.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 11, 2023

from Prime Day 2021, while 1P sales increased 6.1% , according to Capitol One Research. One of those brands is The Woobles , a three-year-old startup run by Adrian Zhang and his wife Justine that sells kits that teach beginners how to crochet and make cute animal plushies in the process. Also, Amazon gets more happy Prime members.

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I Vend

MARCH 14, 2023

As shoppers return to brick and mortar stores in their drovers, they crave the in-store experience. During the 2022 holiday season, 74% of shoppers visited a shopping centre, up from 70% ** in 2021, which translated to 39% of spend being in brick and mortar stores, up from 34% in 2021. Talk to iVend about mPOS for your stores.

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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. Amazon said associates will also be key in providing customer service, managing back-of-house operations and helping customers check out.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

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. These companies, like Shipbob and Flexport, streamline operations and make ecommerce more accessible for brands. The purchasing power of $79 in 2005 equals about $109.90

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I Vend

AUGUST 10, 2021

They quote research from NielsenIQ , that shows that sales for February 2021 grew by 10.6% iVend Supermarket iVend helps supermarkets offer uninterrupted service to their customers. Learn how our retail technology drives process transformation in grocery. Cost efficiencies – inventory keeping and process automation.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

These three sessions are designed to help retailers hone their omnichannel edge: In Tactics for Tackling Omnichannel Challenges: Dynamic Pricing, Returns and Beyond , Brother Mobile Solutions will look at how retailers of all sizes can handle a number of cross-channel challenges. Ecommerce and Payments.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The agenda for the virtual 2021 Retail Innovation Conference , taking place Nov. Easton Town Center CEO Jennifer Peterson of Steiner + Associates will discuss the innovative solutions they’ve implemented throughout the customer journey, such as centralized pickup and return locations and using AR to improve brand and product discovery.

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I Vend

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Retailers across the board are impacted by a scarcity of staff, a factor that will only be heightened in this coming recession by the ‘Great Resignation’ pandemic phenomenon in 2021. Retail Technology: Efficient in-store operations. Fast, reliable retail POS system and contactless payments for smooth checkout.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

That was my least favourite of all the options, as the assembly process was a nightmare and the quality always made me feel like I was in a temporary home. I thought how good it would be if I could rent it for a year, then decide if I wanted to keep it or return it. How does the production and design process work?

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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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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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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

There do seem to be a few exceptions, such as processed meat, but these are unlikely to last much longer. per cent, food service up 6.5 To be sure, retail sales growth has been in double digits, but that is partly due to the price increases, partly due to coming off a low base in 2021, and partly due to the return of tourists.

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365 Retail

MARCH 29, 2022

Keeping pace with consumer trends and changing behaviours is key to the success of retail operations, particularly when managing the impact of current global events on supply chains to ensure they’re able to consistently meet demand. . Trying before buying’ will play a big part in contributing towards the growing volume of returns in 2022.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A retail fulfillment process that is known as BOPIS — Buy Online, Pickup In-Store. Adopting BOPIS can be challenging so we’ll explain how you can successfully merge your online and physical store operations. BORIS (Buy Online Return In-Store): Concentrates on reverse logistics. Payment, return, and exchange policies.

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Retail Geek

JULY 30, 2021

In episode 271 we break down Amazon’s Q2 2021 earnings announcement. Amazon Q2 2021 Earnings Recap. Episode 271 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday July 30, 2021. 6:00] Um Extended the the new visual merchandising approach to to the Staffing and store operations yet so maybe a work in progress.

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Rain Pros

JANUARY 15, 2023

trillion by 2021. Overhead Costs are Low Operating an online business means you don’t have to absorb inflated overhead costs common among brick-and-mortar stores. Additionally, make sure you use security badges to let consumers know that their payment information is protected.

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Retail Adventures

OCTOBER 25, 2021

A few years ago Nordstrom began opening Nordstrom Local, productless stores that offer convenient services for an array of services including on-site concierge, online order pickup, easy returns, alterations, styling advice, grab and go food, and in some locations barber and beauty services. That’s a lot of customers.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

W ITH THE WORLD adjusting to Covid a few years later as less of a threat and more a part of everyday life, retailers sought to return to business as usual. In California, Amazon-owned Whole Foods stores launched palm-scanning technology at checkout. Happy New Year. INFLATION ON. OF YOUR HANDS. BEYOND AWFUL. Strategies came and went.

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Retail Geek

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

3:26] And of particular note, and I know we’ll talk about this more, they’ve seen a significant uptick in use of Buy Now, Pay Later services, and they’ve seen deeper discounting than we saw last year. billion consumers are shaping shopping trends.

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