Indigo 9 Digital

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon Over the past decade direct-to-consumer businesses have popped up in nearly every corner of the retail sector. From mattresses sold by Casper to prescription eyeglasses from Warby Parker ambitious founders have taken a page from Amazon’s playbook hoping to sell goods directly to consumers online. million and $58.5

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2024

Data from Statista shows that the average tenure of chief marketing officers (CMOs) at the leading 100 advertisers in the United States reached 39.6 Executives in this role are caught in a whirlwind of balancing investments with rapidly evolving consumer touch points, staying afloat amidst a sea of trends, strategies and tactics.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A decade ago, the advertising and marketing sector was taken to task by Peter Field and Les Binet. At the time of publication, many brands were prioritising short-term metrics and missing out on the results of advertising campaigns which research showed develop over time. per cent, department stores up 3.6 billion and $1.6

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Inside Retail

MARCH 13, 2024

Sonder audits and values owned media which quantifies the size of the prize, creating benchmark-based advertising rate cards for every type of retail media channel imaginable. It can often be difficult for finance departments to pick where that value is because a lot of the deals are sometimes struck as ad subsidies.

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Inside Retail

JULY 26, 2022

In 1970, it was the first American cosmetics company to feature an African American model, icon Naomi Sims, in their advertising. When business was booming, Revlon’s strategy was to expand sales through mass market department stores, as well as buying expensive advertising.

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Inside Retail

MAY 19, 2024

It sells both direct-to-consumer through a mix of online and stand-alone stores and via retail partners, including department stores and pharmacies. Réthoré attributes Asian consumers’ affinity for Jurlique to its core range of rose-based products. It goes beyond industry standards in many ways.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

November and December holiday sales average around 19% of total retail sales, per the NRF , and this share can be even higher for some department stores and specialty retailers. In many ways, the same trends we see in consumers’ Q4 shopping behaviors mirror their TV viewership. Per Adobe Analytics , consumers spent $11.3

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 10, 2023

Interject and hijack” Laws pointed to discount department store Big W as a retailer that has successfully used Pinterest to engage people across the entire user experience – from when they are making discoveries, to the point where they are ready to buy. Our job is to make the ideas that they are creating shoppable.”

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 7, 2023

What these services offer is access to a large and often diverse customer base, and the ability for brands to advertise their products to potential customers at the moment they’re looking to buy. We’d like to be able to surface different advertising messages to different segments as they go through the customer journey on our site.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Both brands were able to maintain their wholesale relationships, with Bardot seeing a different type of consumer on its websites, compared to in-store, prior to the closure of its 72 stores in 2019. We’re looking to expand [Bardot Junior] through these department stores, [as well as] through our digital channels,” he said.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

per cent) and department stores (down 0.4 Aussie consumers appear to be still spending those cash reserves built up over the Covid years, engaging in some sort of short-term gratification, turning to retail therapy to deal with the news of impending crises. . per cent bump. I’d say it’s a little more complex than that.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2024

Embrace the ‘Ceremony’ of the In-Store Experience During COVID-19 shutdowns, consumers quickly got used to browsing and buying online. Now that consumers have come back into the stores, everybody really wants an experience,” Plenert said. That’s free advertising.”

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 27, 2022

million, a fraction of the amount that many other direct-to-consumer businesses have raised to achieve a similar annual revenue. “We could do it without fundraising because we have positive EBITDA, but it’s about how quickly you want to grow,” the chief executive said. So far, Trinny London has raised £7.5

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2022

The model that Amazon first pioneered 22 years ago — an online shop of products from third-party sellers (as opposed to its own inventory) and advertising offerings to help those sellers connect with consumers — is becoming commonplace across the retail industry. It very well might be [advertising].”.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Importance of Christmas Windows to Consumers Enhancing the Festive Atmosphere Christmas windows transcend their role as mere promotional tools; they emerge as architects of a city or shopping district’s festive ambiance. Christmas windows, with their artful displays and thematic storytelling, serve as powerful emotional touchpoints.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 22, 2021

The team is also working with vendors to ensure product images and advertising reflect its target audience – like the national TVC and print campaign starring comedian Jean Kittson that Starts at 60 itself is rolling out in conjunction with the launch of its online retail offer. Older online shopping ‘boom’. A race to reach baby boomers.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

It found that 67% of consumers believe that the best shopping experiences of the future will incorporate both human and digital channels. Most of them, of course, achieved their initial success through the use of creative advertising and storytelling, often in mass-market print and television.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

While these segments lack some of the strong supplier relationships that exist in grocery, based on our observations and experience, we expect them to benefit substantially from on-site, off-site, and endemic/non-endemic advertising. This is the first step toward a reimagining of the physical store.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2022

While consumer expectations have continuously shaped retailers’ strategies, tech choices and best practices, COVID-19 accelerated this rate of change. Finally, “innovative” capabilities would incorporate personalization or tailored results based on consumer context and past behaviors. The result? Social proof for products.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2021

It’s true that some of this marketplace momentum can be attributed to retailers looking to take a bite out of Amazon’s pie by launching their own “Everything Stores” (Walmart and Target in particular come to mind). Regardless of the form the marketplace takes, the aim is the same — to keep consumers in your ecosystem for as long as possible.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2022

While the growth of online commerce and social media has made it easy for direct-to-consumer (DTC) businesses to start up and ship items to customers, moving such a business to the next level can be a lot tougher. Rise of the ‘Inclusive Consumer’ There are strong indications that many consumers are ready for these changes.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2023

Whether it’s a small boutique or a major department store chain, all businesses can harness the potential of this powerful technology. At Amazon, algorithms are used to track consumer behaviour and adapt product recommendations based on a wide range of factors.

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Inside Retail

JULY 21, 2021

To engage the value-conscious consumer, it’s time to consider more effective marketing initiatives and strategies to win, through programs that offer acquisition, increased frequency, and long-term loyalty, like Cashrewards. We take wasted advertising spend and give it to the consumer. So far, Cashrewards has generated $2.5

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Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2021

Imran Khan, consumer goods and retail industry director at Salesforce, said the retail industry also need game designers and programmers. “If People from the retail industry would need to change their customer experience and make it more interesting [for their consumers].”. Creativity and talent for storytelling.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 9, 2023

Since 90% of the United States population lives within 10 miles of a Walmart store this move has become a game changer for the retailer. Consumers love shopping online but what they really want is control. Be honest, before the pandemic weren’t you were part of the vast majority of consumers that had never tried curbside pickup?

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2021

Retail TouchPoints (RTP) : Why are consumers flocking to livestream shopping? Matt Moorut: Livestream shopping allows consumers to discover new products in a channel that they are already using. For younger consumers, this is an extension of the way they behave online. consumers via this channel? .

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Inside Retail

MAY 19, 2023

The US consumer economy may be weakening, but Walmart is bucking the trend delivering another set of very strong numbers. Improvements to the proposition, including stocking more aspirational brands in areas like beauty, and strong online service levels have helped retain higher-income consumers. Overall group revenue increased by 7.6

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The pandemic has impacted some bricks-and-mortar stores all over the world, particularly in larger settings that rely on international travellers. The retail store sales are OK, but stores [that depend] on tourism like department stores and multiple store chains have been heavily impacted,” Butscher said.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2021

While digital sales skyrocketed in 2020, the similarly large spike in store-based fulfillment showed that stores are still a vital part of the equation. The digital natives benefit from a curated location tailored to their audience, while the mall can advertise a slate of cutting-edge concepts.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The initial years of Black Friday sales in the UK were marked by dramatic scenes of long queues and physical altercations in stores. Consumers, eager to capitalize on significant discounts, often arrived at stores in the early hours, forming extensive queues that sometimes stretched around blocks.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2021

From there, the firm surveyed 530 consumers and leveraged a team of five UX designers to give each retailer a score out of 100 in seven relevant categories: overall experience, search, shop, cart, buy, fulfillment and returns. “It’s so important that consumers don’t get taken out of that shopping mode,” said Minkow.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 8, 2024

Bailing doesn’t fix the hole Let’s look at the troubled department store sector. As it turns out, closing stores most often reduces overall e-commerce sales in the trade area where a location has been shuttered. They may take quite a lot of time and consume substantial resources to bring to life.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

A new on-demand delivery app is connecting consumers with personal shoppers who will go in-store to make a purchase for them and bring it to their doorstep within two hours. Gimme aims to offer the best of both worlds: the ease of online shopping and near-instant fulfilment of buying something in-store. .

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VMS

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Stylish patrons seeking the latest fashions from shirtwaists to wing collars, and the finest of fabrics, flocked to an impressive roster of newly founded department stores including The John Wanamaker Store (designed by Daniel H. Right, Left: An advertisement for decor references the return of American soldiers from WWI (left).

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365 Retail

JANUARY 18, 2024

From cash registers being used in the first department stores to the introduction of credit cards in the mid-20th century, retailers have always had to be aware of technology trends. A fresh idea that sounds great may not be what consumers are looking for. So which ones are currently the most important?

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Independent Retailer

JULY 28, 2022

Declines in apparel and department store spending indicate that consumers are tightening their belts in some areas. Jungle Scout’s Q2 2022 Consumer Trends Report revealed that shoppers continue to spend despite rising inflation and stagnant incomes — and social media influencers have a big part to play with their spending.

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VMS

AUGUST 11, 2021

grew for the 11 th consecutive month in July, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse , which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment. With more cash in hand—fueled in part by the Child Tax Credit and pent-up savings—consumers drove U.S. According to Mastercard SpendingPulse, in-store sales were up +15.5%

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