Star Miconics

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Something I find particularly exciting about the start of each new year is getting to look through the growing retail and e-commerce trends, and 2024 did not disappoint. At a time when digital storefronts and spaces are just as crucial as physical ones, the retail landscape is undergoing yet another epic transformation.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

This week, the social media platform introduced a sweeping set of new tools and advertising products — including product links , live shopping and even a full-service commerce solution — all aimed at expanding TikTok’s reach from culture and creation into commerce. In-feed ads are where the real shopping action happens.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2022

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. At the same time, they will build out more robust retention toolkits that represent the diverse behaviors of consumers.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This year, over 102 million people will buy via social platforms in the US alone and by 2025, global sales via social commerce will exceed US$1.2 Among consumers – and not just Millennials – social commerce is gaining significant traction, growing three times as fast as overall e-commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Since moving to digital in 2016, we’re always looking for innovative ways to serve our readers,” said Campbell Price, Ecommerce Director at The Independent in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Social Commerce Meets Affiliate Marketing. Then the merchant takes over for fulfillment, logistics and so on.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2023

But that’s been one of the goals of the Walmart web3 project The Cultureverse , Justin Breton, Director of Brand Experiences and Strategic Partnerships at Walmart, shared with attendees at Advertising Week New York last week. “We When you build the community first, they follow.”

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2021

We’ve done our Future Consumer Index seven times during COVID-19 and at this point, 19% say they have no fear at all [about COVID-19] and 33% say they’ll feel more comfortable in the next six months,” Orschell said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. However, availability of products continues to be a challenge for many retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2022

At the end of 2021, the editors of Retail TouchPoints took a stab at predicting what would happen in ecommerce in 2022. Now, at the halfway point of the year, we thought we’d check in on how well our predictions have held up. Prediction #1: Content will Become Central to Commerce. Verdict: Spot on.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 10, 2021

At Chicago’s McCormick Place, Aug. Alternative Fulfillment Models: Dark Stores, Ghost Kitchens, Drive-thrus and More will be one of several sessions examining how retailers can use pandemic-inspired pivots to improve their business for the long term. Hot Takes on Livestreaming, Influencer Marketing and Social Commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2022

Registration has officially opened for The Retail Innovation Conference & Expo (#RICE22), which will take place May 10-12, 2022 at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. The first day of the conference agenda will kick off on Wednesday, May 11, with notable keynote speakers and tailored track sessions through the afternoon.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

Both are approved by the FAA to fly drones without a dedicated observer being able to see the drone at all times, known as Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS). This expansion will bring the ultimate convenience of drone delivery to communities across the DFW area,” said Prathibha Rajashekhar, SVP, Innovation and Automation at Walmart U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

There is, however, a huge opportunity for retailers that have the right offer, on the right product, at the right time. The numbers from our latest guide to omnichannel commerce speak for themselves, showing that marketing across three or more channels earns brands 250% higher engagement.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2022

E-commerce businesses are fighting for consumers’ attention at an extraordinary rate. In an industry that’s already heavily saturated, hundreds of emerging digital channels have made it increasingly difficult to stand out, writes Simon Kelly, solutions manager, Apac at ChannelAdvisor. Market at the right time.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2023

Educational Insights first launched its shop in April 2023, and Lee Parkhurst, Senior Brand Manager at the company, said they’ve “been quadrupling our business month over month since.” I yell at my television, but my television will never interact back with me.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

After years of degrading consumer trust in platforms, brands and the influencers they hire, Agha’s premise is that his TikTok-esque social commerce platform — which features product reviews only from real, authenticated shoppers — will power the next wave of ecommerce discovery and online community. And that’s what he did.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

This follow-up strategy is important for brands investing in livestream shopping or social commerce because they should be connecting with those customers now that visited them for the first time pre-holiday. This is especially helpful to mitigate excess inventory and stockpiles of items customers aren’t purchasing.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

Marketplaces, social media and branded ecommerce experiences offer a multitude of opportunities for brands to build customized plans for global growth, but often that “local” piece gets lost in translation (pun intended). You want to also offer consumers something that hasn’t been fulfilled by their current options.”

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Inside Retail

MARCH 29, 2022

We are at the forefront of innovation with social commerce, enhanced retailing and emerging retailing. New and emerging technologies are needed to ride on these trends,” said Joshua Emblin, Territory Director, APAC, at Commercetools. . Interestingly, the 65+ demographic is particularly active on YouTube.

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365 Retail

MARCH 1, 2022

Orla Power, Marketing Director at Luzern eCommerce. Brands to prioritise growth of sales on multiple online marketplaces: As brands look at ways to reach new audiences and increase sales, the use of online marketplaces will continue to grow and their popularity among consumers will see an uptick throughout the year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2023

Social shopping is becoming more and more popular given the surge in social media usage and the ease of completing a transaction without ever leaving the app. It’s no surprise that social commerce sales are expected to reach $45.74 Prior to SMI, Li held a senior role at Comscore, Inc., billion in 2022.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

JANUARY 16, 2024

Whether it’s click-and-collect options, in-store digital experiences, or social commerce, brands are finding innovative ways to connect with consumers across various touchpoints. Social Commerce: Social commerce surges as retailers tap into direct selling through platforms like Instagram and TikTok.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In the ’30s and ’40s there were so many candy stores on the Lower East Side — there were at least seven within a block of where we’re located, but they’re all gone now,” said Skye Cohen in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “I Leveraging social media to ensure the store’s product offerings stay in sync with consumer demand.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Photo courtesy of TikTok Shop While the ecommerce functionality has been available to at least some users since late last year, today marks the service’s debut to the wider TikTok community, and to say that both consumers and brands have been eagerly anticipating this development might be an understatement. reads the company announcement.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

That was bumped to number two, and innovation is at the top this year.”. Priorities may be changing, but retailers still need to provide a superior customer experience, added webinar panelist Caila Schwartz, Senior Industry Strategist at Salesforce Commerce Cloud. “Last year the top priority was engaging customers in real time.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

“The migration of some consumer activity to online browsing and buying indicates that if retail destinations are to maximize their revenue potential post-COVID, then they need to be able to embrace these behaviors,” said Diane Wehrle, Marketing & Insights Director at Springboard. “ Photo credit: Galleria Dallas.

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Inside Retail

MAY 7, 2023

E-commerce sales in Asia are expected to nearly double between 2021 and 2025,” Simone Morandi, growth markets commerce lead at Accenture Song, the company’s digital agency, told Inside Retail. Closer to home, Southeast Asia’s GDP growth is expected to outpace almost all other regions at 4.7 per cent in 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

This exponential growth, highlighted by President Harley Finkelstein at the company’s Q3 2021 earnings call in late October, came as a surprise to just about no one given ecommerce’s recent unprecedented growth. At Shopify retail effectively means all commerce that happens in person or offline,” he said.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2023

It will affect not only the newest generation, but everyone — because no one ever had a [landline],” said Fabio Vacirca, Global Head of Commerce at Accenture in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “No You can just go in with your supply chain and fulfillment centers, so you can just have dark stores if you want.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 21, 2021

But, at the same time, others thrived. . Retailers are grappling to evaluate with the right network across a blend of large warehouses, smaller localised fulfilment centres and deliveries from stores. Consumers are increasingly online and on social media, which is leading to a boom in social commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2022

As TikTok kicks off its second annual TikTok World business summit, the social media juggernaut is making headlines for more than just new platform updates. based fulfillment centers in a bid to directly challenge ecommerce giants like Amazon and Shopify. Shopping Ads currently come in three formats: video , catalog listings and live.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

According to Edited, the total number of consumers deemed “plus-sized” is set to grow at twice the rate of the rest of the market. Edited’s data points to a severe gap in the market creating a feeling of “otherness” among a significant consumer base that has an expanding share of wallet, according to Kayla Marci, Market Analyst at Edited.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2021

The 15 sessions, now available on demand, encompass critical areas of the retail enterprise, including: customer loyalty strategies; visual tech developments such as AR and 3D modeling; fulfillment and delivery management; the power of social networks; fast-growing Buy Now, Pay Later services; and the all-important customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

“This year saw Western brands taking a bigger percentage of total Singles Day sales,” said Andy Halliwell, Senior Director of Retail at Publicis Sapient in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. These brands’ sales are growing at rates of 200% to 300% year on year.”. Extended Festival Designed to Mitigate Fulfillment Crunch.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2021

The study also revealed that many of these behavioral changes are here to stay: 95% of consumers said they expect at least one COVID-related lifestyle change to be permanent. They could be dark stores serving as micro-fulfillment centers, cutting down on shipping and delivery costs. And how can retailers start moving in this direction?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

During the session Fine-Tune Your Holiday Strategies With the Latest Spending Insights , Michael McNamara, Senior Principal for Mastercard SpendingPulse, and Emilie Kroner, EVP, Retail & Commerce at Mastercard, used key findings from the summer 2022 SpendingPulse to chart trends for the 2022 holiday season.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 2, 2022

Shopping centres have long been a meeting place for people from all backgrounds, but now it’s time to up the ante as consumers are yearning for human connection more than ever, says Kelly Miller, general manager of retail at Mirvac and director at the Shopping Centre Council of Australia. Dynamic storage options for partners.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Consumers increasingly want to do business with brands that reflect their values, from sustainability to social consciousness. 16, Kristin Shane, SVP Merchandising at PetSmart , and Gayitri Budhraja, Chief Brand Officer of e.l.f. 16 at 12 p.m. Practical ways to harness the enthusiasm of values-driven consumers.

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