Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The 2020 ecommerce holiday shopping and shipping season is expected to eclipse years past. Retailers will have to have a definitive plan to communicate order confirmations, delivery updates and delay notifications. Regardless, these communications will be crucial to whether holiday customers return throughout 2021. of total U.S.

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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. It changed consumer behavior and resulted in new buying habits.”

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The post-COVID-19 retail recovery hasn’t quite gone according to plan. With consumers pulling back on spending due to rising prices, retailers must evolve as well. While inflation has decreased somewhat, rising prices have created a lot of uncertainty for both brands and consumers. Retail is already changing.

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Retalon

APRIL 21, 2021

Consumer expectations have evolved in the digital age, and retailers are now offering a multitude of flexible order delivery methods such as “Buy online, pick up in-store”, “curbside pickup”, “order in store, deliver home” and more. So how can retailers offer these options to consumers while lowering their costs?

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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

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

MARCH 15, 2023

Increases in cost of shipping both for raw materials inbound to Brazil plus outbound finished goods to our markets were a big factor for some of 2021 and much of 2022, but things have mostly normalised now,” he added. Be it trade shows, buyers, or subcontractors, it’s all reliable, according to Esser.

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Wiser

JUNE 5, 2023

A good transportation infrastructure helps reduce costs associated with delays while ensuring timely deliveries so that customers receive their orders on time and without damage to items shipped. When demand for an item suddenly spikes or drops, it can lead to cash flow issues, inventory shortages, and increased competition.

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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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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. Plus, attendees got to join live educational sessions from top leaders and experts in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) and retail industry. During the session Giving the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

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. With consumers seeking bargains from home, online secondhand is set to grow 69% between 2019 and 2021, while the broader retail sector is projected to shrink 15%.”.

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Retail Minded

AUGUST 27, 2022

Locked down consumers, desperate for a. Locked down consumers, desperate for a. Stockouts were disastrous for retailers during the pandemic – up by 250% (Adobe, 2021) – and with 37% of consumers saying they’d simply shop elsewhere if they couldn’t find what. in 2021 from 10.6% considerably. The result?

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 9, 2023

in 2021 on the back of strong growth in the prior year. Consumers love shopping online but what they really want is control. Be honest, before the pandemic weren’t you were part of the vast majority of consumers that had never tried curbside pickup? Consumers are looking for one stop shopping. More than 1.7

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Independent Retailer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The key lies in using solutions that drive business intelligence forward, such as inventory planning and demand forecasting software. Worldwide shut-downs had consumers stuck indoors, sustained only by a stream of online deliveries. Of course, this level of demand could not be maintained, and in 2022, they dropped considerably.

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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. However, it made an even bigger investment in its expansion plan, opening 50 new branches to Aldi’s 18. Its market share increased from 6.1% to £178.7m

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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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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 17, 2022

One of the reasons it has grown so fast is that platforms like StockX make it easy for consumers to put up their coveted merchandise for sale in a secure and transparent manner. The top sillhuettes on StockX in 2021 were: the Air Jordan 1, Nike Dunk, the Air Force 1, the Yeezy 350 and the Air Jordan 4. Sellers are charged at 9.5%

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VMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

But backrooms filled up, investment money dried up, inflation cut into consumable income, workers sought to organize and loss prevention became a top-of-mind concern. And how can that not have an effect on consumers’ minds? It’s the first time the company plans to use drones for customer deliveries in the United States.

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Retail Bound

MAY 22, 2022

headquartered retailers plan to open more 8,100 new stores — nearly doubling the number of stores that closed ( The Daily on Retail ). Another surprising takeaway is that the global pandemic produced retail growth the industry hasn’t seen in over 20 years (7% in 2020 and 14% 2021 respectively).

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We are pleased with our strong sales growth in the quarter, as well as a modest increase in customer traffic and continued share gains in both consumable and nonconsumable product sales, all of which we believe are a testament to the strength of the value and convenience proposition we offer our customers.”. compared to 30.8% compared to 22.9%

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Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Marks & Spencer has said it started out with third party brands flowing through its distribution network but it is planning to give sellers the flexibility to use a drop ship model where the brand holds onto its inventory and fulfills the order itself. “M&S’s respectively. Right sizing its real estate portfolio.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JUNE 13, 2022

This was reflected in Tim Hortons’ same store sales growth which was slowing, dropping from 2.5% Or in the process of trying to turn the ship around many companies make a number of missteps as they desperately try to improve operations. In 2021 Tim Hortons had same store sales growth of 10.8% and its revenues in 2021 were $6.5

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V Count

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The cookware market has seen a significant drop in the last two years due to the pandemic, but it’s on a recovering path now and this industry is healing faster than most others in the retail space. between 2021-2028 according to Grand View Research. ez-toc] Kitchen and Cookware Stores. Having a people counter (a.k.a Auto Repair Shops.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 13, 2021

But what does this mean for 2021? Typically we could count on this data to guide us as we plan for the next holiday season. That uncertainty will cause some challenges for retailers as they look to demand planning. Tracking location data along with customer data can help stores better prepare for 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Labor shortages, stressed supply chains and a major emphasis on ecommerce have turned fulfillment into one of the biggest challenges retailers will face in the 2021 holiday season. Data also can help retailers make the most of whatever inventory they already have in warehouses as shipping capacity becomes more limited during the busy season.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 13, 2023

RFID is the killer app for this for most products, and this can be augmented by the use of computervision.” Adoption also is rising because prices are dropping. In 2021, the average cost of an RFID tag was four cents , down 80% from 2011, according to McKinsey. As a result, IDTechEx expects 39.3

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2021

It was the kind of “-geddon” that could be seen coming from a mile away — a perfect storm combining an ecommerce boom; retailers, fulfillment centers and shipping providers that were already stretched thin by a global pandemic; and the historically hectic holiday season looming. More Online Sales Means More Returns. Retailers across the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Both 2020 and 2021 each had their own clear themes and pressures, and this holiday season will be defined by trying to understand what has changed. “ It’s really the tale of two years ,” said Matt Kramer, National Sector Leader, Consumer and Retail for KPMG US. as an outlier.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2021

As online competition heats up, third-party marketplaces are proving to be a cost-effective and relatively low-risk way for retailers to expand their product offerings and capture consumer mindshare. In fact, many third-party marketplaces are nearly invisible to the end consumer. Expand Reach, but Within your Niche.

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Retail Minded

MAY 14, 2022

He dropped his plans for a corporate job, set up a BigCommerce e-store, took on a silent partner and hired staff. But as consumer hunger for kettlebells charged on, the company’s increasingly complex workflows were losing them money and causing them operational headaches. BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 17, 2022

Menswear direct to consumer brand UNTUCKit realized this when it first tried to figure out how to acquire its first set of customers. UNTUCKit found that, at the time, for approximately $350 it could reach 200,000 potential consumers using radio ads. Consumers simply have less money to spend. By 2018 it took 53 weeks.

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Retail Geek

APRIL 29, 2022

Key Topics: Declining macro economics First quarter 1P sales were down year-over-year for the first time in two decades, as it had to comp against a very strong Q1 2021 which was elevated by the pandemic. Another one we look at is like various credit worthiness and so like mortgage delinquencies is a good proxy for consumer health.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

For the first time the tech giant broke out revenue from its advertising business (more than $31 billion in 2021 — see, you’re impressed) and announced that it will be raising the annual fee for its Prime subscription for the first time since 2018, from $119 a year to $139 a year. billion in Q4 2021, up 98.6% stock market’s history.

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Wiser

MARCH 16, 2021

We have answers in this webinar, held on March 12, 2021, and hosted by the Category Management Association. Sabra’s award-winning products offer consumers fresh new ways of eating and connecting and include a variety of flavors of both hummus and guacamole. So from Sabra, we have Mert Damlapinar, director of eCommerce.

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Retail Geek

MARCH 11, 2022

you know some some different perspectives and some novel stuff and I did record a couple podcast there so listeners have that to look forward to will drop those over the next few weeks and so some good. it’s kind of like a multi-channel shipping solution so they’ve you and I have long.

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Mass Relators

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The pandemic accelerated this gradual change: Online retailers captured market share from established brick-and-mortar players who had to quickly adapt to new in-store consumer purchase behavior and patterns. Consumer preferences and behavior have likely changed for good, and may never fully revert to the pre-pandemic era.

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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 ATO fraud against U.S.

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