Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As you’re planning for 2022, here are four strategies to help you focus and refine the digital experience to realize immediate ROI in 2022 and beyond. New technologies such as semantic vector search have made it possible to not only deliver what buyers are searching for but also fulfill their goals. Here’s a scenario.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As discount shopping app Wish continues its comeback effort , parent company ContextLogic outlined its plans for 2023 at a summit for its merchants — including a major overhaul of the platform’s shipment pricing structure in order to bring down shipping costs for customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

all of whom are retail and design veterans with 20+ years of furniture industry experience. But it was the stress Barbora Samieian felt while shopping for furniture after the birth of her first child that made her think there was an opportunity to completely rethink furniture design and merchandising.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

“We believe that Bringg offers a unique and compelling solution to provide Coles customers with an improved on-demand and consistent home delivery experience,” said James Geddes, General Manager for Online Network and Growth at Coles in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Optimizing Customer Journeys Contactless technologies such as RFID and other Internet of Things (IoT) applications can dramatically improve inventory accuracy, a key element of optimizing customer journeys: “Most retailers are losing as many as 8.2

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

7-Eleven has upgraded its mobile app with simplified login and registration, a centralized deals and rewards area for 7Rewards loyalty members and improved in-app shopping and delivery experiences via 7NOW Delivery. 7-Eleven has increasingly been branding its offerings to consumers. “It

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

stores, to distribution center-based fulfillment of large items like riding mowers, grills and furniture. The retailer’s legacy distribution model had stores operating as nodes in the fulfillment process. Lowe’s has converted eight of its regions, covering more than half its nearly 1,800 U.S. During the call on Nov.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We are making the necessary moves to reinvigorate relationships with our customers through improved shopping experiences, relevant assortments and compelling value.” lower than the same period in 2022, with comp sales down 5.4% drop from 2022. Q4 net sales of $8.1 billion were 1.7% on an owned basis and 4.2%

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2023

Using its 1,700+ stores to support fast fulfillment, Lowe’s has expanded same-day delivery services across the U.S. The retailer began piloting same-day delivery with OneRail in select markets in 2022. The retailer began piloting same-day delivery with OneRail in select markets in 2022. in partnership with OneRail.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2023

The Body Shop has gone beyond hair care, shower gels and hand soaps to include makeup in its product refill program, which prevented more than half a million plastic bottles from entering the environment in 2022 alone. stores in April 2022 , The Body Shop has stations in 50% of its U.S. footprint. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Heading into the 2022 peak season, everything old is new again. In an ideal world, no retailer would wind up with excess inventory because they would have the right insights to understand where and when their product most needs to be fulfilled. Better Inventory Forecasting = Happier Customers. Excess Inventory Eats into Profits.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 30, 2023

In 2022, a National Retail Federation/Prosper Insights and Analytics survey indicated that 56% of consumers had started their BTS shopping by early July, with 81% planning to shop sales the week of July 11. Perhaps more worrisome for retailers, 2022 saw a leveling-off of household spending on education-related purchases.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Other interested sellers can now apply to join as the program’s geographic reach expands throughout this year and in 2022. Research from Google indicates that this holiday season will be more omnichannel in nature than any before it, with 64% of consumers saying that they plan to shop both online and in-store.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2023

15, 2022 at Tanger Outlets in Riverhead, N.Y., Laugh aligned CS Hudson’s knowledge with the power of social good while enabling the use of today’s most current in-store and online technology to drive better customer experiences and awareness. The fifth annual “Live. Laugh” Pop-Ups for Good event, held Dec.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2022

ChaseDesign just finished our annual study of 1,000 shoppers to see what the latest insights are around online grocery shopping, specifically focused on which delivery methods are winning out pre, during and now post-COVID times. In 2011, less than 1% of grocery shopping was done online. COVID obviously changed that, almost overnight.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2024

There’s a battle underway to create the future of retail — not just change it one step at a time, but radically overhaul the way shopping is experienced. We saw this early in the pandemic, as retailers quickly implemented new ecommerce and fulfillment capabilities. Relentless focus on the customer. That sounds good.

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365 Retail

JUNE 20, 2022

Fulfilment – both in terms of delivery and returns – top shoppers’ considerations when buying online, the latest research from Retail Technology Show , the flagship event for retail, reveals. Fulfilment is the next battleground,” Matt Bradley continued. “The

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Items will be fulfilled from Sephora’s 500+ U.S. Customers can use either the DoorDash app or website, and members of the Sephora Beauty Insider loyalty program can earn points for these purchases by linking their account on the DoorDash app’s Sephora store page. Items from U.S. per order or an annual fee of $49.

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Mass Relators

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

FMI’s annual research report, The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2022, finds that food retailers are focusing on investments in new technologies (73%) like foodservice ordering and delivery, dynamic pricing, and mobile checkout systems. Retailers report they are also expanding numerous fresh or perimeter departments. “A

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

With the bustling holiday shopping season nearing, many brands have spent the last several months assessing their operational strengths and weaknesses, particularly in logistics and fulfillment. In fact, last peak season, at least 10% of orders were returned each week from November 2022 to mid-January 2023, per Salesforce data, as U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Virtual reality functions and applications are emerging as innovative solutions to fulfill customers’ demands, playing a crucial role when facing the industry’s most pressing challenges. To overcome these tasks, here are five trends that will shape interior design in 2022: 1. Balance in Colors and Materials.

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Retalon

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Why should retailers care about their Order Fulfillment Process? Order fulfillment may seem like a fairly straightforward process and according to the generic “high-level” definition, it is. In today’s market, putting the right fulfillment system in place gets you a competitive edge. What is order fulfillment?

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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 29, 2023

One of the most interesting things I learned was that in the 19 th and early 20 th centuries, some companies built what came to be known as “company towns,” owning not just the houses where their workers lived but the “Company Store” that they shopped at, as well as other essential services. and among the top marketplaces around the globe.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

There is no return authorization process; customers notify Seel they would like to make a return, wait for a confirmation email with the shipping label, and pack and ship their item for a full refund. The partnership aims to enhance the customer experience on GoodwillFinds.com, which launched in October 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2023

Shopping center operators are facing a new call to action: Evolve and elevate your experiences or lose your customers forever. We’re pivoting away from being a real estate company and leaning into being an experience company,” said Stephen Yalof, CEO of Tanger Outlets in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Uber Eats users will gain access to exclusive Big Lots brands like Broyhill home décor items as well as other brands and private label products, organized by category and seasonal “aisles” such as Christmas Shop. Big Lots had partnered with the Target -owned Shipt to offer store-based same-day delivery in July 2022. “By

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

While shoppers have a month or so to build their shopping lists, brands need to start preparing now. Don’t oversell products if you don’t have the supply to fulfill orders. There are several things brands can do today to ensure a successful round two in October. Think About Inventory Early Start having inventory conversations now.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

No, they won’t arrive on your doorstep in a giant box cushioned by packing peanuts, but Amazon customers in the U.S. Healey Brothers Auto Group worked with Pinterest to promote autos to “Pinners” in June 2022 , and Alibaba features used cars on its site. will be able to purchase Hyundai cars online next year.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 28, 2023

ecommerce sales this holiday season are forecasted to reach $273 billion , a 1% year-over-year growth rate, according to the Salesforce Shopping Index , which tracks online data and preferences of 1.5 BOPIS’ value increases even more after holiday shipping cutoff dates, when as many as one in three orders are fulfilled via BOPIS.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 30, 2024

The retail technology revolution has brought forth many new innovations such as palm scanning and AI chatbots over the last few years, all of which have sought to meet the same goal: improving the customer experience. Steve Carlin is a seasoned retail executive and investor in multiple global startups.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2021

But supply chain pressures and ongoing uncertainty surrounding the pandemic means that consumers are focusing less on how immersive and entertaining in-store shopping experiences are and more on how safe and efficient they are. Do you foresee one taking precedence over the other during the holiday season?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

However, many retailers struggle to deliver these experiences because of limited resources and a lack of expertise. Location-Powered Experiences Drive Results. Retailers use location to deliver stellar experiences for customers through their brand’s mobile app. Offer rapid turnaround for on-premise orders.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

As a result of changing consumer behaviors and spending patterns, many retailers are focused on right-sizing their store footprints, especially in shopping malls. Fitts noted that using these spaces could be wise and valuable “calculated risks” that serve a business better than a traditional shopping center or retail corridor.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2022

Perhaps you’re laser-focused on discovering ways to maximize ecommerce revenue; perhaps you seek store designs that promote experiential retail, but on a budget; or maybe you want to determine whether live shopping and the metaverse are a fit for your business.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Now, foot traffic is still relevant, but brands also have to worry about growing their social presence, having social shops to make purchasing quick and easy, livestream shopping, oh and making sure this all connects back to their website/online store and that they are collecting data to improve future customer experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Virtual reality functions and applications are emerging as innovative solutions to fulfill customers’ demands, playing a crucial role when facing the industry’s most pressing challenges. To overcome these tasks, here are five trends that will shape interior design in 2022: 1. Balance in Colors and Materials.

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