Inside Retail

JANUARY 14, 2024

The Iconic is the latest victim of ‘credential stuffing,’ a scam that resulted in customer accounts being used to place fraudulent orders, some totaling thousands of dollars, dating back to November last year. Deep fakes were once a futuristic concept that was seen to be concerning, but more for entertainment purposes.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2024

The world’s largest retailer shared expansive plans for the future of retail at the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2024), focusing on adaptive retail strategies that encompass realms of customers, workforce and society. It’s essentially a ‘Virtual Try-On’ service that becomes a social experience.

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Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2022

As a result of more brands moving online (and consumers spending more of their days there), shoppers have become more digitally savvy at every point in the customer journey. . With numerous options for online shopping, including marketplaces, brand/retailer websites and social media, consumers are more channel agnostic than ever.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2024

To make a splash on a platform like TikTok that caters to this kind of consumer behavior, you must become adept at creating content that quickly showcases why your product deserves to go viral. Ecommerce Growth with TikTok Today’s consumers have short attention spans and are constantly on the lookout for the next big thing in viral content.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

That was bumped to number two, and innovation is at the top this year.”. Priorities may be changing, but retailers still need to provide a superior customer experience, added webinar panelist Caila Schwartz, Senior Industry Strategist at Salesforce Commerce Cloud. “Last year the top priority was engaging customers in real time.

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Retail Smart Guys

OCTOBER 10, 2022

It has brought eCommerce and omnichannel to the front seat fostering a digital-driven retail market at present and in the future. Aside from seamless entering of sales and customer checkouts, point-of-sale (POS) systems can produce information to analyze customer data, develop inventory, track shopper trends, and hassle-free data migration.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 29, 2022

Social commerce, or purchasing products and services within social platforms, represented just 4 per cent of the US retail e-commerce market in 2021. Millennials’ and Gen Z’s reliance on social media and willingness to make in-app purchases are fuelling wider adoption – and a sort of transformation.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

Livestreaming accounted for more than 17% of all ecommerce sales in 2022 in China, but in the U.S. While that’s not a number to sneeze at — it represents $17 billion in sales — it’s also nowhere near the point of taking over the airwaves. viewers) form of video commerce is rapidly approaching maturation in the West — shoppable TV.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2021

Aaron Fidler, head of retail and commerce account management at Mastercard Australia, says the company’s latest Recovery Insights research shows that “roughly 20-30 per cent of the global Covid-related shift to digital is expected to be permanent. The AR and VR category is expected to reach USD $72 billion in 2024.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 21, 2021

James Johnson, director of technology services & strategic accounts, APAC at Shopify, says it is critical for Australian retailers to optimise their product offers and sales channels to make the most of the sales season and seize the opportunity to end a difficult year on a high.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2020

during coronavirus, the company culture at LUXIE and much more. Conor Riley: Several years ago, our products were promoted primarily through subscription boxes geared toward a younger consumer base at $10 per month , but then our brand was picked up by stores like Nordstrom. where it is being sold at higher price points.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2020

The move from school supplies and apparel to hardware and computers wasn’t at all surprising to us,” Sides explained. In addition to children’s’ health and safety, parents are prioritizing creating a comfortable and stress-free learning environment at home, according to ShopStyle.com search data. in search) and “boy clothing” (+12.5%

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2023

Pinterest’s still relatively new CEO, Bill Ready, is doubling down on the platform being a positive environment in the increasingly toxic social media universe. “I I really believe in social [media], but I think there’s a Pandora’s box that was opened,” Ready said during a keynote at Shoptalk in Las Vegas. “I

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2022

The desire to optimize the customer journey will extend to the checkout process. We’re seeing more traction among companies that help brands offer quick, single-click checkouts to drive conversions and reduce cart abandonment. Combined with personalization, improved checkout experiences can also enhance brand loyalty.

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Retail Next

APRIL 1, 2021

It’s seamless and can reorient around a customer’s changing needs, sometimes at a moment’s notice. . Customers (or should I say “shoppers”) don’t look at different channels. Shoppers look at a retailer and engage how, when, why and where they want to. Technology is at the foundation of this decade’s transformation.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2020

For example, if you know your customer likes M&Ms on Facebook, and is researching recipes that include M&Ms, and has been a past purchaser of M&Ms at your physical store, then you can “push” the candy at checkout. Targeting consumers on social networking sites works.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 12, 2024

2023 Predictions Recap Jason : At least 2 retail bankruptcies (besides Party City) Yes BNPL Consolidation (Klarna, Affirm, Afterpay. Sezzle) – at least one merges/exits US or BNPL. At least 1 top 20 retailer launches a digital in-store ad network AI is even hotter at end of 2024 than now. Shein successful IPO.

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Retail Assist

JANUARY 17, 2023

Guest Blog by Sarah Hughes , Co-founder & Director at Datitude. Quick commerce, social commerce, marketplaces, greenwashing of brands, a resurgence in physical retail and a rebalancing of ecommerce were key themes during the year. What a difference a year makes! Supply Chain Resilience.

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Retail Geek

APRIL 9, 2021

Ted: will headless commerce take off in 2021? RetailRazor: Amazon has been getting hit w/an endless series of media articles about their private label development at the expense of other merchants on the platform. Scot: [2:45] Good we will have to look at San Diego as a possible location. why/why not? Why is Amazon different?

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Retail Geek

MARCH 31, 2021

A weekly podcast with the latest e-commerce news and events. In episode 258 we cover some recent industry news, including new information on owned brands at Amazon, Target, and Bed Bath & Beyond. Jason: [3:34] Yeah it’s it it’s a pretty big expansion so.

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