Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2024

They’ve been shaped/scarred by not one but two global economic traumas — the Great Recession of 2008-2009 and the COVID pandemic — and they’ve grown up with social media playing an increasingly large (and loud) role in shaping culture, including how these consumers shop, research and purchase products and services.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 13, 2022

Secondhand furniture reseller Kaiyo has introduced its services on the West Coast with a launch in Los Angeles following its generation of $36 million in Series B funding. While the resale market is booming, much of the focus on reselling has been placed on the apparel category. Kaiyo’s L.A.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Amazon has incorporated RFID capabilities into its Just Walk Out cashierless technology to handle the sale of apparel and fan gear at two Seattle sports venues. RFID tags placed on jerseys, hats and other items allow customers to carry out (and even wear out) their purchases without standing in line to check out.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 24, 2023

As brands increasingly look to resale to build their sustainability credentials, ThredUp ’s white label resale-as-a-service (RaaS) is proving to be an appealing plug-and-play option for retailers. For items that sell on ThredUp, customers then receive a shopping credit with the brand through which they initiated the Clean Out process.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 9, 2025

Acrelecs 20 years of expertise in developing kiosks and self-service machines made the company a perfect acquisition, especially given the long relationship between the companies. The Flooid platform enables retailers to deliver seamless, consistent experiences across all channels whether online, in-store, or at the pump.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2022

The acquisition aims to extend ESW’s market strength across apparel, beauty, personal care and luxury brands to include entertainment, gaming and electronics. Scalefast’s services are highly synergistic with ESW’s from a revenue generation perspective,” said Scalefast’s Stehle in a statement. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

While subscriptions have been an option for consumers in a number of retail environments — from apparel and pet supplies to media consumption — the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of subscriptions in a variety of industries that turned to payment technology to adapt their business. The Subscription Economy is Here to Stay.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

The white label program is powered by the ThredUP Resale-as-a-Service solution and includes the digital shop, clean-out program and cash offerings — all elements designed to encourage customers to rotate their wardrobes sustainably, buy secondhand and receive credit to repeat the process. “At

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2023

The Container Store has debuted its Closet Clean Out resale program for apparel and accessories, powered by the ThredUp Resale-as-a-Service solution. Additionally, footwear and apparel retailer Sam Edelman has launched its ReLove resale initiative with support from the Archive platform.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 12, 2021

Southeast Asia’s leading online fashion and lifestyle retailer offers customers a world of payment options and a seamless shopping experience. Now, consumers who shop Zalora will have the ability to pay with any of their preferred local payment solutions at online checkout as part of a seamless shopping experience.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

MARCH 20, 2025

Understanding how your shops perform in terms of inventory and ROI is essential to the success of any multi-store operation. INSTANT ACCESS TO DATA To get a comprehensive view of how all of your stores are operating as a whole, you must be able to access all of their data at once.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2020

G-III Apparel Group will close all 110 Wilsons Leather and 89 G.H. Bass stores, as part of a restructuring effort that will result in the company putting more emphasis on its wholesale operations. The retailer’s 41 DKNY and 13 Karl Lagerfeld Paris stores, as well as the e-Commerce businesses of all its brands, will remain in operation.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Fast and frictionless checkouts leveraging mobile payment systems and self-service options. PacSun, a US based youth-centric apparel brand, has successfully tapped into Gen Z by integrating influencer-driven online campaigns with immersive in-store experiences. Use minimal, eco-friendly packaging to enhance brand trust.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 26, 2023

year-over-year increase in both online and in-store retail sales, according to the Mastercard SpendingPulse , which measures sales across all forms of payment and is not adjusted for inflation. Apparel sales grew 2.4% Preliminary data for the period from Nov. 24 showed a 3.1% The data also excludes automotive sales. compared to 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 11, 2021

But while blending of in-store and online provides consumers with significantly more flexible shopping, it also creates operational challenges. Retailers must look for the right technology that will streamline their operations and improve the customer experience, which can ultimately increase brand loyalty and revenue.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

Amazon has announced plans for its first-ever physical fashion store — dubbed Amazon Style — which will feature women’s and men’s apparel, shoes and accessories. Amazon’s done this before… just not for apparel. The goal is an Everything Apparel Store IRL. The King of Ecommerce is no stranger to brick-and-mortar — far from it.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2020

Where large retail chains and brands may have cash reserves of up to six to nine months, most suppliers typically have only enough operating capital for 30 to 60 days. Many of these suppliers, hit hard by the shock waves of the pandemic, have ceased operations and will never reopen.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

According to McKinsey , ecommerce sales in apparel, department stores and beauty products have increased by nearly 10%, on average, since the onset of the pandemic. By exceeding these thresholds, merchants not only risk fines and fees, but also a network refusing to process further payments altogether.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 4, 2024

While design can be managed from anywhere, logistics can be intimidating to many apparel companies contemplating expanding abroad. Expanding your e-commerce business across borders is not just a step but a strategic leap towards embracing global opportunities,” Meshki’s head of operations, Damien Park-Neilson, told Inside Retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

SPARC is a 50/50 joint venture of brand licensing and marketing company Authentic Brands Group and mall operator Simon Property Group. Lucky Brand is a wholesaler of dungarees and related lifestyle apparel as well as a retailer. We expect any equity investments should be returned within a year after integration of operations.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The pandemic has accelerated the shift away from shopping in person, making it difficult for many brick-and-mortar retailers to sell products, service their debt load and pay vendors. With the pandemic affecting everyone, there has been more transparency and open-mindedness among the various constituents in the process.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Mastercard SpendingPulse measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment, providing a wealth of insights to help merchants refine and optimize their holiday strategies. The return to offices and social events is inspiring consumers to level up their wardrobes and focus more on apparel and footwear.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2023

Payment and shipping details are prepopulated using the customer’s Roku Pay information, allowing the order to be placed with the push of a button. Initial brand partners utilizing the service include men’s apparel brand True Classic , game-based connected rowing machine Ergatta and wellness brand Olly.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2021

All this is taking place even as an activist investor pushes for the retailer to spin off its online operations, claiming this would increase the retailer’s overall valuation. Macy’s also has expanded its contactless payment options with the addition of PayPal and Venmo.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The issue was first reported to Fairwork Ombudsman (FWO) in September 2020 when failures in manual payroll processes resulted in the underpayment of minimum wages, evening, weekend and public holiday penalties, overtime rates and other entitlements. million and $2.1 million respectively to 7000 underpaid employees.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Apparel and beauty companies accounted for 80.1% with late payments, fees, etc.]. All financial services, particularly all credit product innovation, tends to go from being lightly regulated to being more regulated as consumers interact with it.”. The CFPB also found that BNPL usage has expanded to a wider range of retailers.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2025

Aeon Mall, Japans biggest mall operator and an increasingly influential one throughout Southeast Asia, has turned in another record quarter for operating revenue, but not every one of its markets is singing from the same songbook. On January 9, Aeon reported operating revenue of 332.7 Operating revenue rose by 3.2

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2024

Consumers responded to steep discounts in key ecommerce categories, including electronics, where discounts peaked at 31% off listed prices (versus 25% in 2022); toys ( 28% versus 34% last year); and apparel ( 24% versus 19% ). of online orders (among retailers offering the service) and peaking on Dec. 22 and 23, when it drove 36.8%

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

Non-staff members can use credit cards, mobile wallets, QR codes or the Amazon One palm payment system to enter and shop at the checkout-free stores. Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology supports our smart medicine strategy by providing high-tech solutions to our patients, visitors and co-workers, even with food service,” said Paul P.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Pain Point #1: Selling Apparel Items in a Cashierless Store Amazon has deployed its Just Walk Out (JWO) cashierless technology in a range of sports venues, providing friction-free checkout for customers and faster transactions for retailers. But these systems’ reliance on computer vision technology made it a poor fit for apparel sales. “At

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Inside Retail

JULY 20, 2022

SpendingPulse covers all in-store and online spending across all forms of payment and includes the hospitality sector. per cent, and apparel by 2.4 We are operating in an inflationary landscape, where consumer prices are increasing, which impacts overall retail trade numbers. per cent and 23.2 per cent respectively. per cent. .

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 27, 2024

The apparel retailer currently operates 84 stores across the country. The stores will range from 1,400 to 2,500 square feet and will offer complimentary fittings and apparel steaming, a gift concierge, styling recommendations and the option to check out via text message.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Apparel, shoes and certain accessories can be rented, recycled and resold via the Circular Wardrobe. The customer goes through the checkout process as usual and on the confirmation page they have the option to view their AirRobe account which will show them the item that they have just bought as well as previously purchased items.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

The integration of intuitive shopping and payment experiences across digital platforms is expected to become more widespread, and most digital experiences will be considered shoppable in the future. Advertisers have been boosting their presence on this platform in product categories such as health and beauty, apparel and accessories.

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2021

“Brands alone can’t increase wages, we don’t control factories, yet we must recognise that we have a critical role to play and influence through our purchasing practices so we can either impede or facilitate progress on living wages,” said Rick Lambell, head of sustainable development at Kmart Australia, at the recent Global Fashion Agenda event.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Some of the most popular gift-giving categories are those experiencing the highest levels of inflation, including electronics , toys and apparel. Even outside of the holiday season, uptake in buy now, pay later (BNPL) services is exploding in the U.S., This is causing many Americans to stress this holiday season.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2023

Whether it’s the food and beverage sector, apparel and footwear or automobiles, direct-to-consumer businesses are grappling with the consequences of shifting consumer behaviors against the backdrop of an unpredictable global supply chain.

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