Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

With the start of another year in the new normal, retailers are still questioning how to best engage with consumers in the post-pandemic world. In the past two years, consumers’ expectations and preferences have vastly changed. If one thing has become clear during the last two years, it’s that consumers value options for convenience.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Technological innovations have optimized and enhanced almost all areas of the retail organization, from marketing to fulfillment, but the process of bringing products to market has been markedly slower to advance. But these legacy processes don’t work as well as they once did, and COVID made that fact hard to ignore. “A

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Happy Returns offers box-free, label-free returns for more than 800 merchant partners at over 10,000 locations across the U.S. The company was acquired by PayPal a little over two years ago as part of PayPal’s ambition to expand beyond payments and become a “ digital commerce enablement engine.”

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Accusations of “greenwashing” can lead to irreversible damage to reputation and consumer trust, and with environmental social governance (ESG) now high on the agenda for public and private organizations worldwide, it’s changing how many retailers think about their businesses. And how can POS finance fit into the equation?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Brands and retailers are feeling mounting pressure — from consumers, shareholders and even their boards — to be more inclusive. But it’s still true that only a small fraction of the fashion retail market has put tactical plans into place to support this significant consumer base. Inclusion Definitions Expanding Beyond Sizing.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 31, 2022

There are an almost infinite number of answers, but the long and the short of it is that 5G will enable merchants to perform intricate digital tasks faster and on a much larger scale. “5G Here are five places where 5G-enabled experiences/solutions are either being tested or have already been deployed at retail. What is 5G, Really?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2023

In 2017, Polywood had a great product sustainability story (its outdoor furniture is made from 100% recycled plastic and comes with a 20-year guarantee) and a solid launching pad for direct-to-consumer sales (a 27 -year history of selling through big box, home improvement and specialty patio stores). It was an involved, intense process.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The key expansions include Target adding Sezzle and Affirm to its payment options; Simon enabling Klarna for interested merchants at any of its shopping centers; and FreedomPay integrating Klarna into its platform to provide more brick-and-mortar retailers access to BNPL options.

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Retail Bound

APRIL 13, 2024

From the manufacturers to the distributors, to your retail store – there are many factors and unexpected costs to consider during the shipping process that can be often overlooked. Drop Shipping Model Drop shipping is where a retailer markets a product, collects payment from the customer, and then orders the item from a supplier/wholesaler.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2023

ContextLogic , the parent company of discount shopping app Wish , has launched a new third-party logistics service for non-Wish merchants called WishPost Smart Parcel. At launch, WishPost Smart Parcel supports shipments from China to destinations in the UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Japan and the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Whether it was inspiration from this “summer of sport” or keeping up with the ever-changing weather, the increasing unpredictability of consumers’ shopping habits was on display this summer. There is, however, a huge opportunity for retailers that have the right offer, on the right product, at the right time.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2024

DoorDash and Wing first teamed up in Australia in 2022 in a partnership that has since expanded to three locations in Queensland with over 60 participating merchants. Now, when DoorDash customers with an eligible address in Christiansburg place a qualifying order from the Wendy’s located at 2355 N. locations later this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Jason Del Rey is a veteran business journalist who spent a decade at Recode reporting on Amazon , Walmart and how technology is transforming retail. Through in-depth reporting and interviews with employees and executives, the book offers an inside look at the companies’ “bare-knuckle power struggle.” 8 division ?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

And Wish, which held that top spot back in 2018, has now dropped out of the top 50 completely after having fallen to #35 as of last March. There are other troublesome indicators for the company: Q2 saw declines across the board at Wish. Here’s a look at some of those initiatives and where Wish is focusing next: 1.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 8, 2023

pullback in online spending contributed to a 2% year-over-year drop globally, although growth rates remained higher in smaller markets like the Middle East and Africa, at 21% , and in Latin America, which saw 7% growth. “If And how are you giving them a value-added product or service for being loyal to you?

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

With more consumers shopping online than ever before, thanks in part to the pandemic, which has seen more than 80 per cent go online to buy , it’s more important than ever to have the right shipping process in place. . Ecommerce empowers consumers to align their buying power with their values, and that extends to how they ship.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2023

And there’s plenty of money at stake. Retailers are discovering the power of generative AI for streamlining the process of onboarding new products for ecommerce product catalogs, using AI models trained on a wealth of specific product data. Global ecommerce sales, representing 22% of all retail sales, could increase to $5.4

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Retalon

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Why should retailers care about their Order Fulfillment Process? Order fulfillment may seem like a fairly straightforward process and according to the generic “high-level” definition, it is. In today’s market, putting the right fulfillment system in place gets you a competitive edge.

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Retail Minded

APRIL 3, 2022

A new study revealed: Social media marketing (32%), e-commerce software (31%), email marketing (29%), retail operations (26%) and online payments (24%) score highly. Investment behind the ‘buy button’ into retail operations (26%) and online payments (24%) also score highly on merchants’ wish lists.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Does your order fulfillment strategy live up to your customers’ expectations? For a vast majority of consumers, a positive delivery experience inspires fierce brand loyalty. Merchants are contending to meet a tectonic shift in online shopping behavior. Don’t hesitate to enhance your overall fulfillment strategy using technology.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2024

Pitney Bowes and PackageHub have debuted a no-box, no-label returns drop-off network at nearly 1,000 locations nationwide, with the promise of hundreds more launching soon. These new returns locations augment the existing network of 30,000 postal locations where Pitney Bowes currently offers no-label returns.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 19, 2021

New customers are a major growth engine for retailers, but many merchants view first-time online shoppers as high-risk due to their unfamiliar behaviour and lack of purchase history. In a recent report , Riskified looked at the impact of the recent shift to e-commerce on fashion retailers.

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A1 Retail

JUNE 15, 2021

A new wave of digital payments is underway, with growing consumer demand for digital wallets, QR codes, and crypto. Study based on views of 10,000 European consumers and 550 senior execs at Europe’s top eCommerce retailers. Merchants are taking action to ensure they keep pace with the changing retail landscape.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2020

When retail historians compile the definitive chronicle of this era, they will recall something remarkable: as merchants across the nation responded to the COVID-19 outbreak by shifting more operations online, two years’ worth of e-Commerce growth got crammed into two weeks. How to explain that paradox? I would point to a couple of reasons.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

It’s not just possible but inevitable that retailers can thrive on Amazon and compete with it at the same time. Amazon: the Consumer-First Platform. Amazon has completely upleveled what a high quality ecommerce experience looks like for consumers. The purchasing power of $79 in 2005 equals about $109.90 grocery market.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2020

Uber will launch a grocery delivery service through the Uber and Uber Eats app in partnership with the grocery delivery startup Cornershop. Orders placed on Uber and Uber Eats will be facilitated and delivered by Cornershop team members, and shoppers will be able to follow their purchase through every step of the delivery process.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

At the same time, many retailers are reporting higher and higher shipping costs, which are affecting profits on their balance sheets. According to a recent survey , 38% of retailers are worried about meeting consumers’ fast delivery expectations. The real complexity comes when we are looking at thousands of SKUs.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Rather than being limited to a jam-packed four to five weeks from Black Friday to Christmas Eve, consumers are beginning their shopping as early as October (with a few doing so even earlier than that). However, there are other dynamics at play that will impact seasonal results.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

That’s why properties have focused on perfecting the tenant mix , onboarding a compelling combination of restaurants, entertainment and up-and-coming DTC darlings. Last Mile Services Become a Long-Term Play for Properties. A visualization of the curbside pickup outpost at Galleria Dallas. Photo credit: Galleria Dallas.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Flexible Payments Will Gain Further Ground. Flexible payments are continuing to gain steam, particularly among younger generations. A survey by Klarna found that 75% of Gen Z, 76% of millennials and 60% of Gen X are looking for more flexible payment options. Let the countdown begin….

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2024

Alibaba.com’s mission had always been to help small businesses globally, something which is extremely meaningful to me and made it an easy choice following my time at PwC.” This allowed them to continue to meet the expectations of their consumer base [with things like] faster and more flexible delivery options.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 20, 2022

SEATTLE — Amazon Prime will soon offer members to get perks like free delivery even when they are shopping from other online merchants. “We Members will have the flexibility to shop from merchants directly, all while enjoying the fast, free delivery, seamless checkout, and easy returns they’ve come to know and love from Amazon.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2023

Shopify has launched a new integration with Google Cloud that enables its merchants to leverage Google-quality search capabilities and AI innovations on their sites. consumers look for products on retail websites ( 69% ), followed closely by general website browsing ( 63% ). And yet little more than one in 10 U.S.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Among consumers – and not just Millennials – social commerce is gaining significant traction, growing three times as fast as overall e-commerce. Today, customers expect brands to be ‘always on’: ready to provide real-time product information, delivery tracking and payment transparency at the click of a button.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Sellers Move into the Driver’s Seat At this year’s series of seller-focused conferences, executives from Amazon , Walmart and Ebay sounded like they were all reading from the same playbook, and the go-to tagline was: “We only succeed if you succeed.” There’s fulfillment costs and advertising costs. marketplaces. “For

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2020

DoorDash is taking dark store fulfillment in a new direction with an online delivery service that sells products from its owned and operated local distribution centers. The company says “many more cities” will launch the service in the coming months, including San Diego, Baltimore, Denver, Sacramento and Concord, Calif.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2020

However, other potentially even more significant trendlines show fundamental changes in consumers’ decision-making process related to picking brands and demonstrating customer loyalty. showed that changing buying patterns are likely to continue at least through the upcoming holiday season. The survey of 809 U.S.

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