Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2022

The early-season surge can be attributed to shoppers’ awareness of potential shipping delays , which also made omnichannel fulfillment a winning solution during that final rush: stores with curbside or in-store pickup options captured 62% of global sales during the Dec. But when it came to alternative payments, BNPL was the star.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Holiday hiring was also down year-over-year in 2022, with employers adding 519,400 jobs, a 26% decline from 2021. And many retailers, seeking to snag the best staff, have announced competitive hourly wage rates and flexible payment options that offer anytime access to earned pay. Amazon: 250,000 + $1.3B Amazon: 250,000 + $1.3B

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

These experiences could go further through partnerships with supermarkets, where a QR code enables the consumer to fill their shopping basket with all the ingredients for a week’s worth of recipes and buy them with one tap on their mobile device. Lucy Cunningham is Enterprise Sales Director at InfoSum.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2024

Consumers responded to steep discounts in key ecommerce categories, including electronics, where discounts peaked at 31% off listed prices (versus 25% in 2022); toys ( 28% versus 34% last year); and apparel ( 24% versus 19% ). of online sales, up from 47% in 2022. November’s sales total of $123.5 billion topped December’s $98.6

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Consumers expect brands to provide seamless access to products and services via mobile apps. Location infrastructure gives retail product and operations teams the ability to tackle logistical challenges and labor shortages while offering customers an improved experience in-store and during order fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

billion in 2022. Signifyd data shows that there was a 35% increase in false claims that an item never arrived in 2022 in Europe, and a 68% increase in false claims about the condition of a product. For retailers with overseas customers, the returns process can be more complex, with potentially more loopholes for returns fraud.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2023

Launched in April 2022 , Buy with Prime is Amazon’s answer to the growing success (and power) of the third-party merchants that sell on its site. There was some head scratching by people when we announced this,” said Doug Herrington, CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores at a conference for Amazon sellers in September 2022.

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Retail Minded

APRIL 3, 2022

A new study revealed: Social media marketing (32%), e-commerce software (31%), email marketing (29%), retail operations (26%) and online payments (24%) score highly. 63% of US brands plan to increase investment in retail software in 2022. Only 1% will decrease their investment.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Chinese online fresh grocer Missfresh has launched special express delivery service and smart vending machines to help feed volunteers, logistics and support staff and security personnel at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

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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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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Customers shopped online well before the pandemic, but a desire to limit physical contact with stores unleashed a new level of demand, all whilst encouraging retailers to roll out new options, resulting in new consumer habits and expectations. Contactless shopping experiences. Contactless shopping experiences. Reimagined stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

“For much of the history of retail, there have been significant barriers that put high hurdles in front of entrepreneurs who wanted to launch a new brand,” said Dharmesh Mehta, VP of Worldwide Selling Partner Services at Amazon during the third annual Accelerate conference for Amazon sellers. The New ‘as-a-Service’ Frontier.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The biggest online shopping event of the year is upon us. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday just around the corner, planning for a successful 2022 peak season is essential – now more than ever. Bundling’ your products and services together in one package drives customer satisfaction, as they’ll be receiving a better deal overall.

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Independent Retailer

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Independent Retailer has rounded up some of the most important emerging trends in retail to watch out for in 2022 from top retail experts in the industry. About 43 percent of customers online begin shopping by going directly to the search bar to find their items instead of browsing by category. Meet Consumers Where They Want to Shop.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2022

Decathlon’s Data Lab in Singapore is the latest facet of the brand’s pursuit of innovation and part of its efforts to develop new digital services and incubate data projects, in collaboration with partners such as Sport Singapore, research agencies, and schools.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2023

billion in 2022 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 28.4% The statistics show that more and more retail businesses are implementing IoT solutions to explore new ways of connecting with customers, boost sales and streamline business operations. Adopting advanced technology in retail stores makes the shopping experience more engaging.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

When it debuted back in 2010, Wish was the only game in town as far as manufacturer-direct discount shopping apps went. But times have changed dramatically in the 13 intervening years: Temu , which debuted just last September, is now the top shopping app in the U.S., Reducing shopping and shipping friction.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 11, 2023

Today begins what has become one of the biggest shopping events of the year — Amazon ’s annual Prime Day member sales event. Customers are increasingly interested in shopping their values,” said O’Donnell. And then how do we get customers the value-based shopping experience they are increasingly looking for?

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Mass Relators

JUNE 14, 2022

Sellers approved to join the marketplace will be offered the services of a dedicated onboarding team, as well as access to powerful tools and services to help them rapidly scale up across the Atlantic, including the opportunity to get their goods to U.S. shoppers each month. customers within two days. The move to embrace U.K.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The overall objective of these solutions is to ensure operational quality and stability. Daraz focuses on innovating our services and adjusting our operations according to our markets’ demands; this includes optimising our distribution network in our markets,” Ahmed Tanveer, chief operating officer for Daraz Pakistan, told Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Top 10 fastest growing retailers Amid the dynamic and competitive retail landscape in 2022, ‘GoTo Gojek Tokopedia PT’ and Singapore’s ‘Sea Ltd’ emerged as standout performers, achieving retail sales growth rates of 44 per cent and 43 per cent, respectively.

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Retail Minded

JANUARY 21, 2022

And, while the current retail industry all too often has frustrating experiences to manage – including empty store shelves, hiring instability, and rising inflation – I believe that with great challenges also come great opportunities and NRF 2022 certainly reinforced this sentiment for me this year. Robotics and Retail Go Hand-In-Hand. .

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Whether it was inspiration from this “summer of sport” or keeping up with the ever-changing weather, the increasing unpredictability of consumers’ shopping habits was on display this summer. Having grown up as internet natives, Gen Z is said to be more desensitized to traditional advertising. after deploying both of these tactics.

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Independent Retailer

APRIL 19, 2022

The event has transcended even Amazon’s ubiquitous online presence, with one in three consumers last year claiming they would shop from non-Amazon affiliated retailers during Prime Day. The Future of Payment Automation. Fast growth ecommerce sellers know to prepare for Prime Day months in advance: by reinforcing inventory operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The 15 sessions covered a wide range of topics, so to make it easier to browse we’ve organized the sessions into four categories: Holiday 2021 forecasts and how best to prepare for 2022; Building loyalty with connected consumer experiences; Key ecommerce and digital marketing trends; and Embedding innovation within your retail organization.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Now, as we move into a post-pandemic environment, what will 2022 bring for retailers? From the rise of online shopping and its impact on in-store sales to the increasing importance of technology and security, we spoke to a few retail experts about what those in the industry can expect to see next year and beyond. . shops.? ?.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2021

The 15 sessions, now available on demand, encompass critical areas of the retail enterprise, including: customer loyalty strategies; visual tech developments such as AR and 3D modeling; fulfillment and delivery management; the power of social networks; fast-growing Buy Now, Pay Later services; and the all-important customer experience.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Australia Post’s 2022 e-commerce industry report told us that online retail sales represent around 20 per cent of total retail sales , with shopping habits being reformed during the pandemic. However, over the 12-month period from November 2021 to November 2022, online purchases were down 3.8

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Inside Retail

JULY 25, 2022

“If you think about Melbourne, we have a Frankston centre with a full-line store, and just down the road in Mornington, we have a 1000sqm Home store in a homemaker centre, which services that whole corridor down to the Mornington Peninsula,” Dean said. The Mornington store has performed particularly well,” Dean said. All about the home.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Customers will be able to shop for available vehicles in their area based on preferences including model, trim, color and features, check out online and then either pick up their car at a local dealership or have it delivered to their home. “Our will be able to purchase Hyundai cars online next year.

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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. Eight in 10 favor a blend of online and in-store shopping, and 75% choose to shop with online retailers that have a brick-and-mortar location.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Shoppers have readily adjusted to the “new normal,” whether it’s a higher reliance on e-commerce, a surge in-home delivery, rapid adoption of curbside pickup, an increase in contactless payment, or other modifications in their behavior. Here Are The Ten Emerging Retail Trends We Predict For 2022. New Look Stores.

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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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Independent Retailer

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

by PingPong Payments. trillion in 2022. With this in mind, how do online sellers capitalize on social commerce trends, and what preparation must be made to ensure success in 2022? Kenny Tsang, industry expert and Managing Director of PingPong Payments , discusses social commerce in a session with Independent Retailer.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 12, 2023

1) Optimise inbound and outbound We’re seeing a growing trend of retailers prioritising a review of their warehousing and fulfilment. ASC research last year found that just over a third (35%) of retailers were focusing on fulfilment, with this increasing to half (50%) this year.

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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 2022, up from $ 13.8 Top Influencer Agencies in 2022.

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Retail Geek

APRIL 29, 2022

Episode 291 is a hot take on Amazon Q1 2022 earnings. Amazon released their Q1 earnings for 2022 on Thursday April 29th. Episode 291 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday April 29, 2022. A weekly podcast with the latest e-commerce news and events. In this episode we do a deep dive into all the details.

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