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Post Covid, department stores are refocusing their menswear offer

Inside Retail

Online sales, favoured during lockdowns, might have been expected to decrease as life returned to normal, however, the research showed the trend endured, accounting for 3 per cent of total sales in 2019 to 6 per cent in 2021. While the lines are blurring between sports and fashion, this also questions the store layout.”.

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Guarding the Retail Fortress: Cybersecurity Challenges and Network Interruption Risks

Retail TouchPoints

While the report primarily focuses on how AI can optimize store layouts and marketing strategies, there is an underlying message on data security. Mattle is Retail and Distribution Leader – North America and Global Client Advocate at WTW. She has worked with several global companies focusing on risk management strategy.

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Target Introduces Larger Store Concept With More Fulfillment Space and Merchandise

Retail TouchPoints

Localized design features: Target will incorporate community-focused elements into each store’s design, from native landscaping outside the store to localized product selections inside. Guests and team members tell us they come to Target because they feel inspired, connected and welcomed.

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How technology can drive meaningful engagement between store staff and shoppers

Inside Retail

Cook says that for the past 10 to 15 years, retailers have been investing in e-commerce so they can better market to customers online and create personalisation – but it has come at the expense of technology in physical stores. “We However, retailers need to be looking at gathering data from people physically present in stores as well.

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2 Use Cases for Image Recognition in Retail Execution

Wiser

Let’s explore two key use cases of IR technology that highlight its potential to transform in-store strategies: the “Space to Sales” analysis and the “My Perfect Store” program. Editor’s Note: Contributing author is Dan Ray, Director of Customer Success at Wiser Solutions.

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Retail Assortment Strategies: What Are They & How Do They Work?

Wiser

Successful retail assortment strategies will take many different factors into account, such as customer base, location, store capacity, etc. If you hope to influence the customer path to purchase within your stores, then considering these factors is essential.

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To Experience the Future of Retail, You’ll Want to Go to the Store

Retail TouchPoints

Over the past three years, most of us have done a lot more shopping online, so it’s easy to forget that while ecommerce is still growing, most retail commerce still happens in stores. In Q3 2022, ecommerce accounted for less than 15% of all retail sales. Offer a playground for immersive experimentation.