Inside Retail

APRIL 10, 2024

But while labour and marketing budgets are typically the first to be put on the chopping block, retailers may be overlooking opportunities to reduce costs in the back end by automating everyday finance functions, such as accounts payable and accounts receivable. “I

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Fortunately, not long into the crisis, search behemoth Google paid attention to these companies’ needs, announcing in April that merchants would be able to list products on its Google Shopping platform for free. Your business should certainly be looking to harness Google Shopping to its advantage. Adding Products to Google Shopping.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2024

.” Newegg+ Offers an Enhanced Shopping Experience for Free Computer and consumer electronics marketplace Newegg has launched its new free membership program, Newegg+ , and is kicking it off with a members-only sale through April 28, 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2024

Instacart and AWG are working closely together to help independent retailers set up online shopping and delivery services, as well as equipping stores with technology solutions like Caper Carts smart shopping carts, which use computer vision and AI to automatically identify items as they are placed in the cart.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

billion annually, and retailers looking to earn their business need to make their shopping experience as pleasant as it is for any other customer. “ The same goes for everything from email blast promotions to a user’s ability to read on-site reviews. Globally, shoppers with disabilities spend $1.2

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Mass Relators

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

CHICAGO – The number of consumers planning to do at least some of their holiday shopping online rose to 82% this year, according to a recent holiday purchase intentions consumer survey from Circana , formerly IRI and The NPD Group. consumers are shopping.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2023

Specifically, bot operators continue to siphon retailer profits with increasingly sophisticated automated threats — including account takeover, web and API scraping and more. According to the 2022 State of Bot Mitigation Report , nearly 70% of companies using anti-bot solutions lost revenue to bot-driven account fraud.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The updates include new features for retailers that use the Instacart Storefront solution to power their ecommerce; updated functionality for its Caper Carts smart shopping carts; and a new app for Shopify that gives CPG brands access to Instacart Ads. And good data is the foundation for good AI solutions for retailers,” Sharma added.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Either way, the goal is to bring the total shopping experience, across every channel, closer to customers’ expectations — and even anticipate expectations they don’t yet have. At the end of the day, they’re going to shop where they have the best experience, they get the best price and they feel comfortable.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2023

First-time business users that sign up for an Instacart Business account will receive a 2% credit back on orders over $250 and a complimentary year-long Instacart+ membership, which gives them free same-day delivery on orders over $35 as well as additional savings. and Canada free access to Instacart+ for a year.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

With the bustling holiday shopping season nearing, many brands have spent the last several months assessing their operational strengths and weaknesses, particularly in logistics and fulfillment. Retail supply chains account for an estimated 25% of global emissions , mainly through scope 3. 2: Order cycle time.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2023

Customers will be able to use their Schnucks Rewards account with the carts, providing them with access to clipped promotions and allowing them to view weekly circular deals as they browse the aisles. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 13, 2024

Long before there was livestreaming, social media or even the internet, there were home shopping networks — and the undisputed leaders of that realm were QVC and HSN , now both operated under the umbrella of Qurate Retail Group. But the heyday of “home shopping” in that context is now firmly behind us.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Adobe also expects more of this spending to come earlier in the season due to early shopping holidays such as the second Amazon Prime Day. Additionally, the early shopping holidays are expected to impact Cyber Monday performance, though it will still grow 5.1% from 2021 and accounting for 16.3% Adobe expects U.S. 31, 2022, a 2.5%

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Smthgood isn’t just another online shopping destination; it’s actually harnessing the power of gamification, engagement and loyalty to incentivise consumers to make more thoughtful purchases. Tan is making sure he does his bit in terms of promoting conscious fashion in the APAC region, too. “We

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Wiser

AUGUST 3, 2017

These two types of brands often choose to go about retail promotions in different ways. In this article we will break down the elements all retailers and brands need to carry promotions out as efficiently as possible. . Your competitive positioning is a key metric when planning retail promotions. Know Where You Fit in .

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 3, 2024

It said that almost a third of all spending over the period was made on items with some kind of promotional offer, up by more than £820m on the same period in 2022. “Retailers were clearly working hard during the festive period to offer best value and win over shoppers, and promotions were central to their strategy.”

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This group has exploded since the expansion of the Amazon Affiliates Program, which allows for affiliation directly through a user’s existing social media account or blog and lets them earn a percentage of sales in exchange for promoting a product.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2023

To continue on a positive trajectory, the retail sector must focus on the growth being driven by consumers’ continued adoption of online shopping. In grocery ecommerce alone, online revenues are expected to account for more than 13% of total category sales by 2026. It’s crucial to maximize the performance of Google Shopping campaigns.

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Inside Retail

MAY 8, 2024

This will allow consumers to align and ‘buycott’ from a supermarket that promotes their values. If adopted, this could be capitalised by supermarkets demonstrating altruism and corporate social responsibility – which consumers may consider when deciding where to shop.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 13, 2023

Following a series of updates to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) made in September 2022 , the platform is now lowering the eligibility criteria to enter the program and expanding the YouTube Shopping affiliate program, allowing more advanced creators to make commissions on products they feature.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 9, 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic escalating the adoption of online shopping across all categories, the home goods sector in particular has seen a notable spike in ecommerce. Social shopping also has been a major source of traffic for the brand, and has increased significantly year-over-year.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 22, 2024

By 2028, delivery is expected to account for 23 per cent of Asia Pacific food-service sales, compared to 21 per cent in 2023. As regional coffee shops expand into new markets and channels, this will appeal to young consumers and new coffee drinkers due to their price point, convenience and wide range of flavours,” he added.

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Wiser

JULY 13, 2017

You may say I’m odd, but my favorite part of the day is when I get to scroll through my personal email and browse the new sales and promotions sent to me from my favorite stores. Businesses thrive on loyal customers, in fact according to the Pareto principle, 20% of existing customers will account for 80% of a company’s future profits.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

million shoppers went shopping for great deals, compared to 179 million in 2021 and 30 million more than the projected turnout of 166.3 I think it’s turning out to be even bigger than we expected in terms of seeing enthusiasm across consumers and the shopping public.”. Mobile Accounts for More Than Half of Ecommerce Sales.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The 2024 prediction was somewhat bearish given that the National Australia Bank reported the actual sales for the four-day Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping event were estimated at $7.1 Cheap prices will not necessarily offset an unsatisfying shopping experience and poor customer engagement, let alone service.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 21, 2023

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Consumers are shopping at drug stores for groceries and household needs as much as for prescription and over-the-counter medications, according to a new study from Acosta Group. Brick & Mortar Shopping Today, brick & mortar stores account for most of the drug store channel’s sales.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 4, 2022

If you’re thinking about starting a new ice cream shop, now is a great time to do it! Owning a small business like an ice cream shop is a great way to increase your income and get ahead in the industry. Why You Should Consider Starting an Ice Cream Shop. You don’t need a lot of money to start a shop.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2021

With the speed of vaccine rollouts indicating that Zoom classes won’t be front and center for the new school year, the back-to-school (BTS) shopping season of 2021 will be unlike any other. To increase profit margins during the BTS shopping season and beyond, retailers need to find ways to reduce or offset ecommerce costs.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Emerging shopping platforms. It’s no secret that online shopping became more prevalent during the pandemic, so naturally social media platforms adjusted to this and became an increasingly popular shopping outlet. Then you can produce content that encourages them to stop scrolling to interact with your account.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2021

On the other hand, some businesses, such as home improvement stores, actually saw sales increase throughout the pandemic and began course-correcting their retail footprints to account for more online traffic. consumers have changed stores, brands or the way they shop. For example, McKinsey found that 73% of U.S.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2024

Earlier this week, Etri told A Current Affair, “If you start shopping local at places like this that are offering prices that benefit the consumer, then you are going to see more businesses open that are doing the same thing. Private-label brand sales account for 18.1 per cent overall of all FMCG retail sales.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2021

And due to slower demand, presumably as Australians got back in the swing of shopping with their feet, Kogan’s stored inventory levels spiked causing high storage expenses and a one-off $3.9 When taking its investment in Mighty Ape into account, earnings only fell 24 per cent. The business was fined $350,000 for the breach.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2022

Last year, automated emails accounted for 30% of email marketing orders while sending only 2% of the emails. To make your automations more impactful, use workflow splits to send different messages based on their shopping cart total, purchase history or what they clicked on in the previous email. Focus on key automation.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2022

China’s Miniso Group has apologised for promoting itself as a Japanese-style brand and said it would make changes across its stores to rectify this, becoming the latest retailer to respond to a surge in patriotism among Chinese shoppers.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Nowadays, Black Friday shopping looks much like shopping on Thanksgiving and Small Business Saturday and whatever name they’ve given Sunday — feet up on the couch, scrolling through deals, maybe heading out to a store or two in the afternoon but more likely just clicking “buy” and then returning to whatever it was you were watching on TV.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Anyone browsing online can be easily distracted – by both online or offline events – so a cart abandonment email offers a convenient reminder to customers of the items they’ve left sitting in their shopping cart. The promotion boosted Arizona’s off-season revenue by 201 per cent. “In

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