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How to Tailor Return Strategies to New Holiday Shopping Patterns

Retail TouchPoints

It might seem counterintuitive for retailers to focus on returns when they are so focused on trying to convince customers to buy products in the first place (and rightly so). However, return policies actually have a major influence on whether shoppers go through with a transaction — particularly for increasingly popular online purchases.

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#RSP22: Everything You Need to Know About Holiday 2022

Retail TouchPoints

The Retail TouchPoints 2022 Retail Strategy & Planning (#RSP22) webinar series, now available on-demand, offered a wealth of tips and best practices across critical areas including pricing, location-based technology, inventory management and marketplaces. Mastercard Spending Data Reveals 4 Key Takeaways for Holiday 2022.

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What does 2022 hold for the retail industry? Hear from the experts…

365 Retail

Now, as we move into a post-pandemic environment, what will 2022 bring for retailers? What does 2022 hold for the retail industry? In 2022, the focus for retailers will be reaching?this?omnichannel Many assume the popularity of online shopping and decline of the high-street will continue during 2022. decision making.?In

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NRF Big Show to Spotlight Innovative Consumer Products and Workforce Solutions

Retail TouchPoints

Everyone in the retail industry knows January means two things: lots of holiday returns and the venerable NRF Big Show , running Jan. Reda quoted a 2022 KPMG consumer study revealing that while 58% know about the metaverse, only 8% have actually visited/participated ( 43% said they were likely to participate during the next 12 months ).

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Going Global and Acting Local in the Ecommerce Era 

Retail TouchPoints

For example, social commerce is a “big thing” in China, Ahluwalia noted. Consider the Entire Experience — Returns Included. While brands undoubtedly saw a rise in sales, they also saw a rise in returns. People don’t want to deal with the headache [of returns], so they just keep it and it’s collecting dust in their closet.

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How to Turn One-Time Holiday Buyers into Brand Loyalists

Retail TouchPoints

Brands once had the challenge of getting customers to walk through their large store doors, supplying products they wanted to purchase and hoping they would return, but everything was limited to that in-store traffic. Some may argue there are too many options.

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How #booktok is helping save indie bookstores in the US

Inside Retail

The return of independent bookstores As of 2023, the American Book Association (ABA) has announced a total 2,185 bookstore businesses, 2,599 locations, and over 300 more members than it had in 2019, reaching its highest membership levels in over 20 years. What’s driving this resurgence? per cent.