Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The report found that increased labor costs and shaky consumer confidence are impacting holiday hiring plans, with retailers forecast to add a total of 410,000 seasonal jobs this season. Holiday hiring was also down year-over-year in 2022, with employers adding 519,400 jobs, a 26% decline from 2021. Amazon: 250,000 + $1.3B

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2021

Enter low-code, which abstracts away many of the hurdles from the consumer-facing app development process. Another study finds 85% of 500 engineering leads believe low-code will be commonplace within their organizations as soon as 2021. Forrester predicts the low-code platform market will swell to over $21 billion by 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Amazon: the Consumer-First Platform. Amazon has completely upleveled what a high quality ecommerce experience looks like for consumers. A business model that was only possible with their unparalleled investment in the systems and shipping, fulfillment and supply chain infrastructure to support it. behind Amazon.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Speedy delivery is the name of the game for supermarket retailers all over the world right now, as major chains invest in micro fulfilment centres and explore dark stores in an effort to keep up with customers’ rising expectations during the pandemic. In June, the brand went public on the NASDAQ. How big is Missfresh now?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Additionally, Bluecore saw an 11% increase in Black Friday site traffic, a 5% increase in orders and a 1% increase in average order values compared to 2021. Mobile shopping once again played a major role on Black Friday, with 48% of digital sales coming from smartphones, up from 44% in 2021. 19 through Nov.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2021

If retailers think online shopping in 2021 is about the simple exchange of goods for money, they’re doing it wrong. Today, every one in five purchases is made online, largely due to changing consumer habits in the wake of lockdowns and other restrictions. Customers don’t just want to buy a product — they want an experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Rather than being limited to a jam-packed four to five weeks from Black Friday to Christmas Eve, consumers are beginning their shopping as early as October (with a few doing so even earlier than that). The return to offices and social events is inspiring consumers to level up their wardrobes and focus more on apparel and footwear.

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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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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. Simplifying the schemes available. Moving your stock to an EU distribution centre .

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2020

At the store level, the funds will go toward: Renovations to nearly one-third of its locations; Expansion of curbside pickup ; Piloting “micro fulfillment centers” within supercenters to speed up fulfillment of pickup and delivery orders ; and Deploying digitization, robotics and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to make stores smarter.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2021

consumers to return to some version of normalcy, global sentiment is still mixed, according to Kantar’s Wave 9 survey of more than 10,000 people across 20 countries. Anxiety rates undoubtedly influence consumer behaviors, especially shoppers’ willingness to return to large physical spaces such as malls. Do you agree?

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 22, 2021

The IDC FutureScape 2021 webinar took a close look at some of the biggest, most impactful developments retailers can expect in the coming years. Part of the redesign of the store is all about finding the right balance of consumer pickup locations where inventory exists, where we store it and where and how fulfillment happens. ”. “The

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The agenda for the virtual 2021 Retail Innovation Conference , taking place Nov. Curious about how consumer attitudes and behaviors are evolving? What consumers really want from brands and retailers. Practical ways to harness the enthusiasm of values-driven consumers. 17 from 1:20 to 2:10 p.m. 17 from 12 to 12:30 p.m.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

As a result, many retailers must move beyond manual processes to calculate their sales tax obligations. Retailers are faced with the task of creating immersive shopper journeys within their brick-and-mortar stores, while at the same time reassuring skittish consumers that the experience is safe for them.

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Small Biz Trends

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

And if you make your purchase during Super September (Sept 1- 30, 2021), you get an additional 10%-off. Fulfillment becomes easy when using Alibaba.com, with the following details further supporting their users: Over 1 million products and counting across 40 categories. Automated processes of payments and order fulfillment.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2021

As consumers return to physical stores, features such as appointment setting and personalization will be the keys to remapping the customer experience. But COVID also revealed other opportunities to add to its roadmap, including appointment setting, curbside fulfillment and contactless payments.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Post-pandemic, consumers are returning to physical stores that offer immersive experiences. Top 10 retailers in Asia Industry giants like Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, JD.com Inc and Pinduoduo Inc continue to lead the rankings, driven by their substantial domestic consumer base, attractive pricing, and streamlined fulfilment capabilities.

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Independent Retailer

APRIL 19, 2022

billion worth of products were sold globally during the two-day event in 2021, a staggering 1,144 percent increase on its inception in 2015. Small and medium sized businesses voraciously competing for market share also saw a 100 percent year-on-year sales increase, feeding the demand of bargain-hunting consumers. An unprecedented $11.2

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Inside Retail

APRIL 15, 2021

As a result, the industry unlocked and fulfilled five years of online retail growth in just six months through a patchwork of band-aids and gut-led experiments – effectively realising 2025 sales levels in 2020. Consumers are doing as much as possible through digital and contactless channels, even when shopping in-store.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Online shoppers want variety – and they want it for everything, including their payment options. Offering more payment methods has been shown to increase conversion rates on fashion websites, but many retailers are wary of accepting alternative payment methods as they come with new vulnerabilities and fraud challenges.

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Retail Insider

OCTOBER 14, 2021

It is with great pleasure that we can announce the launch of the latest ‘Retail Insider Digital Retail Innovations’ report for 2021 (sponsored by Webloyalty ). Having said that, Amazon still figured prominently with entries in the Top 60 for its Grocery Stores, Amazon One palm payments and Amazon Key in–garage grocery delivery.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2022

Covid-19 changed the way we purchase products and services. We have found new ways to buy our favourite brand or our groceries, not only to fulfil our basic needs but often as an antidote to boredom. In Australia, new payment methods are making online shopping, especially transactions on social media, faster and easier.

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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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Inside Retail

APRIL 13, 2021

Globally, the retail sector has been undergoing a significant transformation marked by a shift towards online commerce, evolving consumer habits and increased competition due to easy access to international retailers. per cent that month compared to the year before, with significant decreases in food and drink services (-94.9

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Inside Retail

APRIL 10, 2022

Luxury streetwear label Off-White is the latest fashion brand to offer its customers payment with cryptocurrencies at its three flagship stores in Paris, Milan and London. Transactions are managed through a sophisticated digital payment system by Berlin-based technology company Lunu.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The transaction cycle does not end after purchase, and successful retailers should ensure that their omnichannel systems and processes are able to seamlessly handle the recovery period that comes after the holidays. Creating a Frictionless Returns Process. Fostering Systems Integration and Visibility. Next Steps.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

As the supply chain issues and labour shortages that defined the 2021 festive period are more or less resolved, the opportunity for a strong peak period presents itself. In fact, in 2021, the UK alone accounted for over ten per cent of global Black Friday searches online. Plan, plan and plan some more!

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

These ‘front-stage’ customer interactions are the surface layer of an interwoven chain of people and processes behind the scenes that contribute to creating a flawless customer experience (CX). The motivation of staff, the efficiency of internal processes and tools, and the company culture can make or break a brand experience.

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Mass Relators

OCTOBER 25, 2023

According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), retailers lost $112 billion due to shrink in 2022, up from nearly $94 billion in 2021. Seven in 10 retailers say the pressure is mounting to improve the efficiency and expense of managing online orders, returns, and the fulfillment process.

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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. Payment, return, and exchange policies. So, if it isn’t already.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 30, 2022

After a long run with no active Covid-19 cases, New Zealand was hit hard by the Delta variant in the second half of 2021. As New Zealand continues to reopen under the new traffic light system, retailers will also have to operate with additional safety measures in their workplaces. Trading under the traffic light framework.

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Independent Retailer

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

by PingPong Payments. trillion set in 2021, to a predicted $5.42 In 2021, social commerce sales increased by over 35 percent, totaling a spend of over $36 billion, still only 10 percent of what the Chinese market will spend. . Over the past year, ecommerce spending has skyrocketed from a record high of $4.89 trillion in 2022.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It is more important than ever for retailers to be well prepared for Peak 2021, remaining agile and fleet of foot to react to what the market throws at them while meeting consumer demand at its point of origin, says Sophie Wilson at Astound Commerce. Sophie Wilson at Astound Commerce.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

However, over the 12-month period from November 2021 to November 2022, online purchases were down 3.8 per cent due to lockdown-driven spending in 2021. Awareness Online channels should be leveraged to promote broader awareness of their products and services to potential customers across multiple platforms.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 26, 2022

And social media marketing has become an indispensable tool for leveraging products and services. Essentially an influencer produces compelling content that influences potential buyers of a product or service by promoting or recommending the items on social media. billion in 2021. billion in 2022, up from $ 13.8

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 13, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — Buoyed by the recent boom in omnichannel retailing, Instacart is redoubling its efforts to cement a central role in the marketplace, extending existing relationships with retail partners, establishing new ones, and expanding the scope of activities to include services that directly touch what goes on inside the store.

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