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

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers are becoming increasingly mindful about sustainability when it comes to shopping habits, and luxury retail is responding by investing in sustainable initiatives that will protect the environment while still allowing them to continue delivering luxurious items.

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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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Don’t Fall Victim to a Cyber Attack: A Shopper’s Guide to Cybersecurity

Retail TouchPoints

Shopping is one of life’s simple pleasures. And in today’s day and age, shopping online has never been easier — with targeted ads, free shipping, free returns, stores built into Instagram or TikTok, logins saved on your browser and payment information saved on your devices.

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A Retailer’s Guide to Preparing Your Warehouse for Ecommerce Success

Retail TouchPoints

Above all, they must keep the customer experience top of mind, and Amazon sets the benchmark for customer experience and expectations when it comes to online shopping. New Solutions for Ecommerce Fulfillment (and Returns). This allows your employees to pick directly into the box with pre-calculated dimensions and shipping weight.

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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. Do they invest in automation technology to enhance data-sharing between sales channels?

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Managing retail touchpoints for a positive customer experience

Retail Focus

Many brands have taken one step further to focus on clienteling services to offer personalized experiences. To conclude, brands that aimed at investing more in the social variable have replicated the experience of shopping with friends through devices, like squad shopping and group buying. . Engaging the senses.

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

Retail TouchPoints

Less than half ( 48% ) of consumers who have already received the vaccine say they feel more comfortable shopping in stores now. Further, 96% of consumers say they will continue to take personal safety precautions while shopping. Ultimately, the customer must feel at ease within the space, or they will be reluctant to return.