article thumbnail

How Ecommerce Retailers Can Prepare Now for Back-to-School 2022

Retail TouchPoints

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. Take Steps Now to Prevent Back-to-School False Declines.

article thumbnail

Bed Bath & Beyond to Close 150 Stores, Cut 20% of Workforce

Retail TouchPoints

27, 2022, has announced a combination of store closures and layoffs designed to reduce its SG&A (selling, general and administrative) expenses by $250 million in fiscal 2022. As of May 28, 2022, the retailer operated a total of 955 stores, including 769 Bed Bath & Beyond locations.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Retailers Increasingly Turning to Third-Party Resources to Handle Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

While nearly two-thirds ( 65% ) of retailers responding to the 2022 survey had assigned in-store staff to these tasks, that percentage dropped to 56% in 2023. Another indication of this change is that the number of retailers providing dedicated space for order prep also dipped between 2022 and 2023, from 60% down to 43%.

article thumbnail

3 Predictions for the Future of Omnichannel 

Retail TouchPoints

Although some dynamics of the commerce landscape have changed, largely due to consumers venturing more eagerly back to stores following COVID-19, the survey findings paint an intriguing picture of how retailers’ omnichannel strategy will need to evolve to drive growth in 2022 and beyond.

article thumbnail

Digital Brands Groups Moves into Physical Retail with Plans for 50 Stores

Retail TouchPoints

DBG said it will use this first store to “to clear excess inventory at a meaningfully higher margin than selling into the off-price channel,” noting that it received a significant amount of excess inventory with its Sundry acquisition in late 2022. million in annual revenue and annual cash flow of over $500,000 a year.

Planning 263
article thumbnail

Deloitte Shares Loyalty Trends and Best Practices for 2024

Retail TouchPoints

To drive customer retention and loyalty, most brands and retailers continue to rely on purchase discounts ( 77% ) and loyalty program points ( 61% ), according to Retail TouchPoints research. Deloitte found that consumer interest in co-branded credit cards dropped 11% between 2022 and 2023. A major reason for this drop?

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 8-8-2022

Hyken

That said, you’ll enjoy this author’s version of how to WOW your customers. 5 Ways to Drive Customer Retention in a Post-pandemic World by Katie Fairchild. Customer retention statistics show that 65% of a company’s business comes from its existing customer base. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.