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How the rise of online scams and fakes is changing consumer behaviour

Inside Retail

Consumers believe that sellers, distributors, and e-commerce stores share responsibility for ensuring product authenticity, with a desire for more ways to verify authenticity and reliable customer service. He said that the pandemic and related lockdowns and movement restrictions were a further blow to physical store operations.

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The Need for Delivery Speed Drives Holiday Hiring

Retail TouchPoints

Ecommerce execution will lean more heavily on store-based fulfillment. Holiday hires will help retailers leverage their store-based omnichannel fulfillment capacity through buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS), curbside pickup, home delivery and ship-from-store services. Relieving Pressure On Stores.

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Top 50 Global Retailers: Walmart and Amazon Still Lead, Alibaba Drops Out of Top 10

Retail TouchPoints

Department store chains in all countries continue to lose overall share, though most had a burst of sales in the summer when most countries relaxed COVID-19 restrictions,” Marcotte wrote. In-store digital technology like smart shelving and frictionless purchases are expected to be a major competitive differentiator.

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Macy’s Returns to Profitability in Q4 Despite Same-Store Sales Dip; Digital Grows 21%

Retail TouchPoints

Macy’s Q4 and full-year 2020 results show signs of a turnaround for the department store, hard hit, like many of its counterparts, by the COVID-19 pandemic. Net income for the 13 weeks ended Jan. The increasing prominence of digital reflects the company’s “Polaris” omnichannel transformation strategy.

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Levi’s Picks Kohl’s CEO as LS&Co. President

Retail TouchPoints

Kohl’s CEO Michelle Gass will leave the department store retailer to take on the newly created position of President, LS&Co., 2, 2023, Gass will lead the Levi’s brand and the company’s global digital and commercial operations, at which time she also is expected to join the company’s board of directors. Beginning Jan.

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How Retailers Can Control Costs Even As Return Rates Climb

Retail TouchPoints

In a survey of consumers conducted by Doddle , 84% said a positive returns experience encourages them to shop with a retailer again. Conversely, 73% of consumers responding to a survey by Returnly said they would not shop with a brand again after a poor returns experience. In-Store Returns Trending Up, But Not Pouring In.

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Post-COVID Shopping Center Strategies: ‘Digital Districts’ and Landlord-Tenant Collaboration

Retail TouchPoints

While digital sales skyrocketed in 2020, the similarly large spike in store-based fulfillment showed that stores are still a vital part of the equation. They can serve as anything from staging grounds to fulfill orders from multiple retailers at a communal “curbside” to open areas where larger-scale events can take place.

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