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How Streamlining Digital Checkout Boosted Polywood Conversions Nearly 50%

Retail TouchPoints

In 2017, Polywood had a great product sustainability story (its outdoor furniture is made from 100% recycled plastic and comes with a 20-year guarantee) and a solid launching pad for direct-to-consumer sales (a 27 -year history of selling through big box, home improvement and specialty patio stores). It was an involved, intense process.

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The Grocery Store Experience: How to Design Safe, Adaptable Shopping Environments

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As 2020 came to a close, the company wanted to confirm that the changes made (and those being planned) set them up for success in 2021 and beyond. Descriptions included “miles above” any other store, the “gold standard in grocery shopping,” and “the best place to shop because of hygiene measures in place.” The Research.

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The New Retail Landscape in 2023: Where Every Day is Game Day

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The “coach” or CEO develops a road map or game plan to achieve the goal, which in retail is providing the ultimate customer experience, every day of the year. In China and in North America, stores, restaurants and shopping centers are being visually redesigned for social media sharing. Winning teams begin with an end in mind.

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How 7-Eleven’s Evolution Stores Power Innovation Chainwide

Retail TouchPoints

Other locations include Laredo Taco Company restaurants, but the latest shop features an extended covered patio for customers, frozen margaritas and beer on tap to enhance the experience. Each Evolution Store’s launch is the result of careful planning. Retail never stands still, and 7-Eleven is already planning for the future.

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From smart mirrors to in-car shopping: the tech shaping retail’s future

Inside Retail

This can be seen by the adoption of QR codes – the use of which accelerated amid Covid-19 restrictions – self checkout in supermarkets and autonomous mobile robots, which are being utilised by major retailers for (among other things) logistical, supply chain and other inventory management tasks.

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Freedom Day and ‘Back To Work’ boost online fashion checkouts, up +12% in July

A1 Retail

Fashion checkouts were also up +51% in July compared to pre-pandemic levels*, demonstrating the accelerated and sustained demand for online fashion, as UK shoppers’ switch to digital has remained buoyant even as bricks-and-mortar stores have reopened. Order volumes of women’s dresses jumped 8% from June to July ahead of Freedom Day.

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June’s warm weather boosted spending on clothing, pubs and outdoor retailers, yet restaurants continued to struggle as Brits cut back on dining out

A1 Retail

percent) – as the warm weather encouraged Brits to shop for summer clothes and socialise at pubs and bars. percent) – as the warm weather encouraged Brits to shop for summer clothes and socialise at pubs and bars. percent), sports and outdoor retailers returned to growth (1.1 percent, yet noticeably higher than in May (3.6

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