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The customer is in control: Here’s the new payment and checkout experience

Inside Retail

People flock to shopping centres and it is not just to procure goods and services; it is also about the experiential enjoyment, the social element and the ability to make more informed purchasing decisions.”. Of course, physical retail has had to undergo a few changes since the first wave of Covid, particularly at entry, payment and checkout.

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Glue steps into footwear recycling and circular fashion

Inside Retail

The brand has partnered with TreadLightly, a recycling initiative powered by the Australian Sporting Good Association (ASGA) and recycler Save our Soles (SOS), to encourage customers to divert their used footwear to recycling plants rather than landfill. Shoppers who do so are entitled to receive 10 per cent off on new purchases.

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5G in Retail: Creating the WOW factor

Retail TouchPoints

Dick’s Sporting Goods , one of the largest sporting goods retailers, recently unveiled its House of Sports store with a running track, rock wall, batting cages and outdoor turf field. Rivian , the all-electric pickup truck maker, recently launched its first retail hub with a lounge, garden, and library.

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Marketing With A Different Lens: What You Can Learn From Other Retail Verticals

Retail TouchPoints

For instance, many electronics retailers are seeing results with remarketing audiences, while sporting goods is excelling at ad efficiency. Learn From: Sporting Goods. In the sporting goods sector, we’ve seen a trend toward more granular targeting as search volume has escalated around home fitness and gym equipment.

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6 Trends Driving Store Design Innovation in 2024

Retail TouchPoints

Trend 6: Loss Prevention Enters the Design Conversation Earnings results from Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lowe’s and Target brought theft, and specifically organized retail crime (ORC), into the media spotlight.

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How to Create Immersive Retail Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

This entertains the customers and establishes a brand connection during the checkout downtime or while the product is being gift-wrapped. Furthermore, content and advertising can be adapted to the location of the digital touchscreen, i.e. shoe brands in the shoe department, sports equipment in sporting goods, etc.,

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Retail Media will add Fuel to the Fire for M&A in AdTech

Retail TouchPoints

Consulting firm BCG estimates that in 2021 , 68% of Amazon’s overall profits came from advertising with related operating margins of 75%. The brick-and-mortar stalwarts of Target, Kroger and DICK’S Sporting Goods have all piled into retail media, as have digital-only players such as Instacart, Wayfair and Gopuff.