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Ron Johnson’s Enjoy Technology Files for Bankruptcy, Set to be Sold

Retail TouchPoints

Back in 2016, Ron Johnson was asked in a fireside chat at Shoptalk about the biggest mistake he had ever made. Six years later, Johnson might answer that question differently — his “commerce-at-home” startup Enjoy Technology filed for bankruptcy on June 29, 2022, after a series of setbacks including staffing shortages and dwindling liquidity.

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Apple Store Creator’s ‘Commerce-at-Home’ Startup Enjoy to Go Public via SPAC

Retail TouchPoints

Enjoy , which Johnson founded in 2014, brings the store experience to consumers’ homes via a technology-powered “mobile store” operation. . “In Johnson likens the impetus behind Enjoy’s “commerce-at-home” model to that which has driven successful companies such as Peloton and Airbnb.

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EE Studio Store, an Innovative Fusion of Technology and Physical Retail, Makes Debut at Westfield London

365 Retail

EE has raised the curtain on a visionary new flagship store, The EE Studio, at Westfield London, White City. The UK’s largest telco retail space, the store presents a seamless integration of physical and digital experiences for consumers, laying a foundation for a novel retail strategy in the telecommunications industry.

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Telstra fined $50m for unconscionable conduct toward Indigenous Australians

Inside Retail

We expect much better from large businesses like Telstra, but all businesses in Australia have a responsibility to ensure sales staff are not breaching consumer law by manipulating or tricking consumers into buying products or services they do not need or cannot afford.”.

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Utilizing the External Data Boom for Digital Shelf Optimization

Retail TouchPoints

It can constantly and immediately change the way it is arranged to beat other shelves at capturing the customer’s attention. What you are optimizing are essentially two things: How the users find your products What they see when looking at them. While customers come to browse the physical shelf, your digital shelf goes to the customer.

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Does it Work for your Online Retail Business?

Retail TouchPoints

Humans have been dynamically evolving the concept of loans and credit in commerce for hundreds of years — culminating in the explosion of consumer credit cards in the 20th century. consumers have now used a buy now pay later (BNPL) service. . Using BNPL, approved customers can defer payments at checkout — both online and in-store.

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Japanese Digital Marketplaces are Hot! What to Know About Setting Up Shop

Retail TouchPoints

With proper planning and the right partners, the Japanese digital marketplace is a prime one to enter: projected at $144 billion dollars, Japan is the fourth largest ecommerce marketplace, growing at an almost 15% annual growth rate. Ads are everywhere and Japanese consumers are very receptive to advertising.

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