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Data-Driven Sustainability: How Supply Chain Efficiency and Clienteling Drive More Sustainable Operations and Customer Choices

Retail TouchPoints

When delivering goods, luxury retailers can also reduce their carbon footprint by offering BORIS, BOPIS and BOSS (buy online, return in-store, buy online, pick up in-store, and buy online, ship to store) options. There is also a significant intersection of sustainability with customer preference data.

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15 Return Policy Examples

Small Biz Trends

What happens when a customer returns an item they’ve purchased? Maybe the store will offer credit, or just maybe they will refuse the return entirely. If the store has a return policy, then the terms of any returns or exchanges are laid out clearly in advance, eliminating questions in the minds of customers and staff.

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Does Procurement Play a Role in Retail Recovery?

Retail TouchPoints

For most types of consumer retail stores, the pandemic scared regulars away, diminished traffic from visitors, altered consumer preferences, snapped formerly reliable supply chains and required dramatic shifts in the way stores serve their clientele. But that’s only part of the story. What about enhanced health and safety measures?

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Managing retail touchpoints for a positive customer experience

Retail Focus

Brands ensure a frictionless journey “from and to”, at any time, from any location and through any device or touchpoint. . Many brands have taken one step further to focus on clienteling services to offer personalized experiences. Acknowledging the power of technology .

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As ‘Appointment Retailing’ Use Cases Expand, More Brands See Value

Retail TouchPoints

For it to be the right approach, it would need to surpass other conveniences that have taken over in the past year, such as online shopping with fast shipping or BOPIS.” Ultimately, the customer must feel at ease within the space, or they will be reluctant to return. Is the store limited in space?

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Managing retail touchpoints for a positive customer experience in an omnichannel context

365 Retail

Brands ensure a frictionless journey “from and to”, at any time, from any location and through any device or touchpoint. . Many brands have taken one step further to focus on clienteling services to offer personalized experiences. Acknowledging the power of technology .

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5 Critical Omni-Channel Fulfillment Strategies (and How to Avoid Mistakes)

Retalon

The world’s most successful retailers don’t just choose one, they leverage a combination of strategies, based on the needs of their clientele: 1. Buy online pick up in store (BOPIS). BOPIS allows shoppers to purchase their item online and then pick it up in person at a brick-and-mortar location. 3. Drop shipping.