Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2023

With new applications on the horizon, AI is set to play an ever growing role in improving not only customer experience, but also store efficiency and operations. Whether it’s a small boutique or a major department store chain, all businesses can harness the potential of this powerful technology.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Founded in 1985, Taking Shape is the market leader in the plus-size fashion space in Australia and New Zealand, with around 150 bricks-and-mortar stores across the two markets, including about 60 concessions in Myer department stores. Improving the customer experience. The US market could be next on the list.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

And because food shopping decisions align directly with consumers’ needs and preferences, food retailers have a unique opportunity to differentiate through the physical experience they offer. For example, La Grande Epicerie in France was spotlighted as the “crème de la crème” of the French gourmet retail experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2023

These partnerships build on the brand’s partnerships with more than 30 retailers across grocery, drug, toy, apparel, department stores and specialty, which include Walmart and, most recently, Macy’s. Claire’s will add two additional partners this spring, but did not identify the grocers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

In mid-2021 rumors also surfaced of plans for large-footprint department stores , although Amazon hasn’t formally announced anything along these lines. Amazon Style could be a first foray in the department store realm where the company could expand to other untouched categories at brick-and-mortar, such as homewares.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

What people think about when they focus on retail innovation is the tech side of the business — next-generation marketing tools, cutting-edge last mile vehicles, frictionless checkout — but there is still plenty of innovation happening in the more foundational strategies of running a retail business. Its Aii of 78.8

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Inside Retail

JUNE 22, 2021

Starts at 60’s move into e-commerce comes as health concerns and store closures due to the global pandemic continue to drive more seniors to shop online. Since shifting to a department store model, the company’s online offering has skyrocketed from around 30-50,000 SKUs to 700,000 SKUs at the end of May 2021.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

JUNE 27, 2024

In today’s competitive retail landscape, department stores must continuously seek ways to enhance efficiency to stay profitable and keep customers satisfied. Streamlining operations not only reduces costs but also improves employee productivity and enhances the overall shopping experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2022

This is the seventh year of the Index , and while the company noted that top-performers “aggressively” rolled out optimized content, frictionless checkout and other cross-channel capabilities, there was a sizeable gap between industry leaders and their peers.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 20, 2022

Amazon’s recipe for the department store of the future includes algorithmic recommendations and what one corporate director called “a magic closet” in the fitting room. At 30,000 square feet (2,787 sq meters), the planned “Amazon Style” shop near Los Angeles is smaller than the typical department store.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Consumers are already thinking twice about opening their wallets and as reporting season rolls on, the trust gap is widening with businesses posting healthy profits while shoppers are being gouged at the checkout. To make the most of the upcoming peak trading period, a customer service reboot may be in order.

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Inside Retail

JULY 26, 2022

Department stores. “On On [previous trips to the US], we would always make the department stores a really big ticket item on the trip agenda, but we don’t anymore because we’re not seeing enough innovation from them,” Lattouf said. Emerging store concepts. One category that didn’t make the cut?

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 30, 2022

“As part of our recently announced Consumer Direct Acceleration strategy, we are doubling down on our approach with Nike Digital and our owned stores, as well as a smaller number of strategic partners who share our vision to create a consistent, connected, and modern shopping experience,” Nike said in a statement.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 25, 2024

Retail Gazette takes a look at the retailers revamping their store estates this year. John Lewis Sister chain John Lewis will also push the button on new store fits in some of its locations this autumn. The department store is investing in 160 new shop enhancements in partnership with some of its suppliers and brands.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

It’s currently working with John Lewis to bring its new concept to live in five department stores across the country. AllSaints said it will unlock new benefits, including enhanced associate mobility, streamlining the checkout process and allowing its stylists to interact with customers anywhere on the store floor.

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CJ Retail Solutions

JULY 27, 2024

They serve multiple purposes beyond simply storing and showcasing products, acting as powerful tools for driving sales and enhancing the customer experience. When thoughtfully designed and organized, they can improve the overall shopping experience, increase customer engagement, and boost sales.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Brands like Aritzia, Shein and Temu have become social media specialists at the heart of the customer experience and product development. Indeed, Shein and Temu are marketplace disruptors, offering a DTC experience online at unparalleled value. In the US alone, TikTok shop garnered 1.1

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2023

Macy’s will expand its off-mall presence by opening additional Market by Macy’s and Bloomie’s shops — smaller versions of the Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s department stores, respectively — even as it shutters full-size stores. growth at Bloomingdale’s stores during the same period. This was compared to a 3.3%

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 23, 2024

M&S said: Shoppers looking for style advice will be assisted by the 35-strong team of customer experience visual stylists who are on hand to provide help with fittings and outfit building. New technology also offers mobile checkouts for a seamless shopping experience anywhere on the shop floor, alongside self-service checkouts.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 1, 2023

Australian retail conglomerate Wesfarmers is doing exactly that as it undertakes a merger of the back-end services of its discount department store chains, Kmart and Target. But it’s not just the retail behemoths that can save money and even improve customer experience with a back-end review. Smaller retailers can, too.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

But whether consumers are traveling on a path, down a funnel or simply weaving in and out of some amorphous digital web, if all goes well they still end up in the same place — checkout (or as it’s called in the traditional funnel model, conversion). If you think about it, checkout should be one of the happiest moments in the online world.”

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 12, 2024

But most of TikTok shops and YouTube native checkout and these other experiences are what we would call video commerce. 24:43] And so, yeah, you know, I think there’s still lots of experiments. And even video commerce is not a very big thing.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Link your network to point-of-sale and inventory data Linking the screen software to inventory data can help a store promote products like produce that might be nearing its expiry date, for example or that suspends a product promotion if stock levels are running low. That’s where those capabilities could be valuable.

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