Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Once largely associated with lower-income households, dollar stores are now becoming retail staples even for more affluent households, inspiring retailers in these categories to invest more heavily in marketing, merchandising and technology innovation that will help them differentiate.

Thrift Store 273

Thrift Store Consumer Clienteling Fulfillment 273

Retail Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Pop-up stores can be a valuable tool but must align with a brand’s overall strategy and relevance to the local market. Is it the products it offers or the way it shapes customer experiences? Today, the retail literature emphasizes store experiences, retail experiences, and experiential retailing.

Customer Experience 147

Customer Experience Brand Management Management Shopping 147

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Especially in department stores, where the consumer appetite to spend appears to have fallen so dramatically between November and December? I think consumer spending, certainly in discretionary spending categories, will normalise and soften. But, he added that it’s a shrinking market. But we’ve come a long way.

Department Stores 130

Department Stores Consumer Discount Store Shopping 130

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

Across all organization sizes and market locations in our survey, cost placed highest ( 53% ) on the list of challenges. However, brands that lack strong data to support their CSR claims may worry that consumers, investors or regulators could slap the greenwashing label on otherwise honest efforts. General merchandise.

Merchant Services 213

Merchant Services Beauty and Health Returns Consumer 213

I Vend

MARCH 14, 2022

Optical retail is a large and growing global market. billion market in 2021 , nor that it is forecast to continue to grow at 6% over the next seven years. This combination of challenge and opportunity means that never has brand been so important for optical retail stores.

Customer Retention 98

Customer Retention Discount Store Department Stores Target Market 98

Inside Retail

MARCH 17, 2022

Being a luxe-for-less brand is one of our core MCoBeauty values, so it made sense for us to start our pop-up store journey at Best&Less. IR: How would you describe the Best & Less pop-up store and what the customer experience is like? IR: What are some of your other plans for MCoBeauty this year?

Fashion 130

Fashion Department Stores Apparel Marketing 130

Independent Retailer

APRIL 5, 2022

As excited as consumers were to get outside and enjoy in-store shopping, these new complications are not mixing well with summer plans. Consumers Are Showing No Signs of Slowing Down. The shift to pre-pandemic habits as well as inflation may be driving consumers’ inclination to overspend. The other component is oil.

Fashion 75

Fashion Discount Store Shipping Consumer 75