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Target Introduces Larger Store Concept With More Fulfillment Space and Merchandise

Retail TouchPoints

Localized design features: Target will incorporate community-focused elements into each store’s design, from native landscaping outside the store to localized product selections inside. Guests and team members tell us they come to Target because they feel inspired, connected and welcomed.

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What the metaverse means for retail and consumer goods

Inside Retail

At Microsoft, we break down the metaverse i nto three strategies: consumer, enterprise, and industrial. Immersive shopping experiences brought to life through digital products, interactive content, and store-associate interaction. Virtual stores enable brands to interact and connect with their customers at a new level.

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Foot Locker unveils new reinvented global store concept

Retail Focus

The global retailer introduced the reinvented retail format at its Willowbrook Mall location in Wayne, N.J., and will incorporate learnings from this concept into new stores. At Foot Locker , the retail store experience is the heart of sneaker culture.

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Store’s online fulfilment capabilities top retailers’ roadmap post-pandemic

365 Retail

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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Inventory Accuracy: The Not-so-Secret Ingredient for Holiday Sales Success

Retail TouchPoints

This created a ripple effect for retailers that were experiencing a higher volume of ecommerce orders and had to leverage stores as fulfillment centers to process and ship online orders. As stores were closer to consumers in the “last mile,” orders shipped from stores were able to arrive much more quickly and cost effectively.

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How Enterprise Modernization and Artificial Intelligence are Charting a New Course for the Consumer Industry

Retail TouchPoints

The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data highlights a significant deceleration in inflation, now standing at half of last year’s peak. These businesses find themselves at a demanding intersection.

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The Post-COVID Store: How to Tap the Pent-Up Need for Interaction Without Sacrificing Safety

Retail TouchPoints

The return to brick-and-mortar will be a slow, steady process, and preparing stores for the great return will be as much about making shoppers comfortable as it will be about enticing them back. You look at ULTA Beauty or DICK’S Sporting Goods during the pandemic and they crushed it. said Scaretta. “ Now consumers look for that.”.