Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

With Salesforce’s 2023 holiday predictions forecasting that BOPIS (buying items online for in-store or curbside pickup) will influence $28 billion in incremental sales during the holiday season, retailers seeking to capitalize on this revenue opportunity need to ensure their store operations and inventory management practices are up to par.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2024

The youth-oriented retailer chose the Nedap solution for its ability to help improve inventory accuracy and enhance omnichannel fulfillment capabilities, including increased usage of buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) functionality.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The pandemic has been a challenging time for shopping centers, and even as vaccination rates climb and shoppers return to old habits, retailers are finding that many of their shopping preferences have permanently shifted. believe open air shopping centers with the right mix of retailers are more important than ever before.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

stores, to distribution center-based fulfillment of large items like riding mowers, grills and furniture. CEO Marvin Ellison, speaking during a recent conference call discussing the home improvement retailer’s Q3 financial results, revealed that Lowe’s is on track to change over its entire store base to this model by the end of 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Great American Outdoors Group, parent company of Bass Pro Shops , Cabela’s and White River Marine Group , will acquire Sportsman’s Warehouse for $785 million in cash, according to The Street. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The intersection of traditional shopping and ‘online experiences’ is unavoidable. It has gone through a rapid period of change from the primary way we shopped, to its death being prematurely called ‘ the showroom problem ,’ to continuing to be a critical piece of consumer brand strategy. It’s still retail, but it’s not.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2020

COVID has pushed retail supply chains to their limits, from the initial stock-up period at the start of the pandemic to the unprecedented ecommerce rush of the holiday season. For many retailers, omnichannel is about enabling the in-store experience online and vice versa, letting shoppers freely switch channels during their journey.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2021

The pandemic has weighed heavily on brick-and-mortar retail in general and shopping centers in particular, but the industry is now emerging into a new world with new opportunities. 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.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2024

The solution features built-in catalog services and automated marketing campaigns as well as flexible fulfillment solutions that allow retailers to choose the model that works best for their stores. Our partnership with Instacart means that we don’t have to spend additional effort maintaining operations.”

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

However, AT&T. was able to draw on lessons it learned from operating during the early days of COVID-19 to make the experience safe and orderly. The company also learned how to navigate repairs and adjust operations to meet the unique requirements of the current conditions. “At of its stores open.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2023

Using its 1,700+ stores to support fast fulfillment, Lowe’s has expanded same-day delivery services across the U.S. This same-day delivery expansion delivers on our Total Home strategy to bring more omnichannel shopping capabilities to DIYers and Pros alike.” “The in partnership with OneRail. will be delivered the following day.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The service is available for tens of thousands of products that are in-stock at nearby stores, including books, toys, games and collectibles. We’re eager to hear customer feedback and are excited to enhance the ecommerce shopping experience,” said Pete Zophy, SVP of Ecommerce at Books-A-Million in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Once you’ve gone through the time and effort to measure the space, compare and select the pieces you need, you often have to wait weeks, even months, for them to arrive at your doorstep. You walk into these stores and there’s so much variety — different qualities and different styles.” Owning the Entire Customer Experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2023

The Body Shop has gone beyond hair care, shower gels and hand soaps to include makeup in its product refill program, which prevented more than half a million plastic bottles from entering the environment in 2022 alone. The stations are now available in 800 stores worldwide and, after bringing the program to its U.S. footprint. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 29, 2023

Using the Amazon “Just Walk Out” technology, Grubhub Campus has introduced cashierless checkout at convenience stores at Loyola University Maryland. Students, faculty and staff scan a QR code to enter the store, pick their items and leave, with the payment deducted from their student meal plan or other stored payment methods.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Toward Pay Increases Photo courtesy Amazon Amazon has opened more than 50 new fulfillment centers, delivery stations and same-day delivery sites in the U.S. The ecommerce giant plans to hire 250,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal workers for fulfillment center and transportation roles in hundreds of cities across the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

At the same time, retailers are harkening back to a time in the not-so-distant past when holding too much inventory was considered an unforgivable sin. There are really two options to address this dilemma: sharply slash prices, as some big box stores are doing , or manage excess inventory by storing it away until demand increases. .

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Macy’s plans to close 150 underproductive nameplate stores — approximately 50 this year alone — and continue its expansion of smaller-format stores as it prioritizes investment in about 350 go-forward locations. The third pillar of the new strategy will be simplifying and modernizing end-to-end operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Kroger has kicked off a multi-year agreement to have Gatik AI ’s autonomous box trucks transport products from the retailer’s Dallas customer fulfillment center to multiple retail locations in the area.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 28, 2023

ecommerce sales this holiday season are forecasted to reach $273 billion , a 1% year-over-year growth rate, according to the Salesforce Shopping Index , which tracks online data and preferences of 1.5 BOPIS’ value increases even more after holiday shipping cutoff dates, when as many as one in three orders are fulfilled via BOPIS.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Items will be fulfilled from Sephora’s 500+ U.S. Customers can use either the DoorDash app or website, and members of the Sephora Beauty Insider loyalty program can earn points for these purchases by linking their account on the DoorDash app’s Sephora store page. Items from U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2022

Perhaps you’re laser-focused on discovering ways to maximize ecommerce revenue; perhaps you seek store designs that promote experiential retail, but on a budget; or maybe you want to determine whether live shopping and the metaverse are a fit for your business.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 12, 2021

To gather insights as part of the Post Occupancy Evaluation process, T&C and the Building Performance team at Cushing Terrell developed and distributed a survey to T&C’s customer base across their six store locations. Increased precautionary measures outside of the store. One-way aisles elicited the most commentary.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Reimagining the role of the store as an online fulfilment channel will become an increasing priority for retailers in their post-pandemic recovery, the latest IDC White Paper, sponsored by Sensormatic Solutions , the leading global retail solutions portfolio of Johnson Controls , has revealed.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

“We believe that Bringg offers a unique and compelling solution to provide Coles customers with an improved on-demand and consistent home delivery experience,” said James Geddes, General Manager for Online Network and Growth at Coles in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2023

Yet Walgreens has so much confidence in its ability to quickly pick and deliver orders that it’s now offering 30-minute store pickups and one-hour delivery, the latter with a money-back guarantee. It helps, of course, that Walgreens has an enviable store footprint: more than 8,800 stores nationwide, putting 78% of the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2021

Many large retailers were quick to adapt their business models and operations over the past year, combating some of the pandemic’s disruptions to the customer shopping experience. From a logistical standpoint, every product sees a minimum of eight physical touch points between its manufacturer and the store shelf.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Some retailers have taken a look at consumer data, analyzing where consumers are making online purchases to better understand where a brick-and-mortar store might be successful based on the shoppers’ location. When it comes to a small-format store, a fraction of what might be available at a large format store is in stock.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2022

As consumers have turned to more sources to shop, retailers have diversified their commerce and marketing strategies. In fact, Retail TouchPoints has seen the number of channels used to conduct business grow year after year in its annual Omnichannel and Fulfillment Benchmark Survey.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Retailers will need to account for the heightened demand for home deliveries from COVID-19, which has incentivized many retailers to form new relationships with Instacart, Shipt, DoorDash and other services that enable home delivery at scale. Ecommerce execution will lean more heavily on store-based fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Great Omnichannel Experiences Win Customers Consumers expect great omnichannel experiences — from fast shipping to buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS): 83% of consumers search elsewhere if they can’t find fast shipping options. 92% of consumers shop elsewhere to save on shipping , leading to cart abandonment. Reduce cost.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

As a result of changing consumer behaviors and spending patterns, many retailers are focused on right-sizing their store footprints, especially in shopping malls. Through its proprietary platform, Leap helps brands launch and operate “insights-driven retail stores.”

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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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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2024

Also Miller’s Outpost [which eventually went out of business after changing its name to Anchor Blue ] had Western-style facades and wood on the walls — and they also had the cool brands, so kids at school wouldn’t make fun of me. He’s also been good about creating scarcity. For other retailers, you have to find your niche.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Uber Eats users will gain access to exclusive Big Lots brands like Broyhill home décor items as well as other brands and private label products, organized by category and seasonal “aisles” such as Christmas Shop.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Offering excellent customer service is a business basic at any time of the year, but it’s particularly vital during the holiday season. Unfortunately, the nature of holiday shopping also makes customer service issues more problematic. Check out the Retail Strategy & Planning Series on-demand.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Additionally, the extended holiday season — with more consumers doing their shopping prior to the traditional peak selling season’s start on Black Friday — is likely encouraging some retailers to rely less on holiday hires and more on their existing staff. Put managers front and center. Train early and train often.

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