Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

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. Shopping is one of life’s simple pleasures.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2023

It’s not Saturday morning cartoons; it’s not these huge, big-budget ads — but we can still create incredible content and connect with thousands, even millions of consumers through TikTok.” Parkhurst took Retail TouchPoints behind the scenes of the company’s growing TikTok empire and its entrance into the emerging world of TikTok commerce.

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Inside Retail

MAY 7, 2023

Living in Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, India , Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, and the Philippines, these digital consumers are between the ages of 6 and 26 and represent 36 per cent of the aforementioned countries’ populations. He went on to say that creating consumer awareness about a product or service can be challenging.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Rather than being limited to a jam-packed four to five weeks from Black Friday to Christmas Eve, consumers are beginning their shopping as early as October (with a few doing so even earlier than that). The return to offices and social events is inspiring consumers to level up their wardrobes and focus more on apparel and footwear.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The pandemic’s impact on shopping habits isn’t abating: 66% of respondents will prefer home delivery over other fulfillment methods, according to a survey by Oracle. Adding to the overall shipping volume will be those consumers who would normally have purchased a gift in-store and brought it to the recipient themselves.

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365 Retail

MARCH 13, 2023

According to Harvard Business Review, 73% of all consumers now use multiple channels during their purchase journey. But what exactly is omnichannel and how can online retailers adapt to meet ever-changing consumer habits? Is outsourcing fulfilment the answer? billion daily active users. By 2026, it’s estimated that 39.9%

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2023

While several retail outlooks predict consumers are looking for deep discounts this year, retailers should strive to offer more than just deep discounts and focus on providing value in other ways to achieve long-term loyalty and keep higher profit margins. Social influence continues to show opportunities as U.S.

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365 Retail

MARCH 1, 2022

Brands to prioritise growth of sales on multiple online marketplaces: As brands look at ways to reach new audiences and increase sales, the use of online marketplaces will continue to grow and their popularity among consumers will see an uptick throughout the year. Brands will embrace social commerce by using social to test and learn.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2021

This group increased their online purchases by nearly 3.5X ( 343% ), according to a new global survey of more than 9,650 consumers in 19 countries conducted by Accenture. They could be dark stores serving as micro-fulfillment centers, cutting down on shipping and delivery costs.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Convenience can come in the form of different types of fulfillment options , including getting things delivered or picking up in-store. Oftentimes I don’t think consumers realize they can get something faster by just swinging by a local store than getting it shipped to them.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

And more importantly, how does this “native” status impact the methods brands use to engage these current and future consumers? A panel at the June 2023 Retail Innovation Conference & Expo provided answers and insights in the session titled Gen Z and Gen Alpha: Creating Impactful Brands for the Next Wave of Consumers.

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Retail Minded

JULY 29, 2023

According to McKinsey & Company , 75% of consumers are exploring new shopping behaviors, indicating a significant change in their preferences and priorities. Understanding Changing Consumer Behavior The retail industry is undoubtedly no longer what it used to be; customer shopping habits and preferences are quickly changing.

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Retail Minded

JULY 29, 2023

According to McKinsey & Company , 75% of consumers are exploring new shopping behaviors, indicating a significant change in their preferences and priorities. Understanding Changing Consumer Behavior The retail industry is undoubtedly no longer what it used to be; customer shopping habits and preferences are quickly changing.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2020

As the LUXIE brand has grown to become a global DTC cosmetic tools brand sold in 160 countries, its consumer base has shifted from an average age of under 20 to a 30- to 45-year-old demographic. Riley : When I first came on board as CEO in February 2018, I wanted to get us out in front of a lot of consumers. and Singapore.

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Rangeme

JUNE 8, 2021

However, before you launch into e-commerce you need to decide where you’re going to sell your products. Let’s take a look at the options: Direct to consumer, via your own website. Direct to consumer, via Shopify. Pros: Huge customer base; Amazon takes care of international fulfillments. A foreign marketplace.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2023

In 2017, Polywood had a great product sustainability story (its outdoor furniture is made from 100% recycled plastic and comes with a 20-year guarantee) and a solid launching pad for direct-to-consumer sales (a 27 -year history of selling through big box, home improvement and specialty patio stores). It was an involved, intense process.

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365 Retail

MARCH 5, 2024

Social commerce – purchases made directly on social networks – may seem anecdotal to some, but it’s taking off and is expected to grow three times faster than traditional e-commerce, reaching $1.2 trillion by 2025. Fourteen years later, however, 7 out of 10 do so, according to a study by Klarna.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Over a third (36%) of consumers are planning to spend more than in 2020, an average of £363 over the weekend . In-person shopping will increase this year, but majority of consumers plan to shop online and more people than ever will use social channels to make purchases.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

And as they become more important structures versus things just made out of shipping crates, they’re creating another layer of the city that hadn’t existed before. From just being operated by restaurants they’re expanding to having retail, bike parking and play spaces.

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Retail Geek

JULY 9, 2021

Jeff Bezos steps down Amazon offers it’s multi-channel fulfillment (MCF) to Big Commerce customers. Shopify Unite 2021 Instagram leans into commerce Nike earnings Warby Parker IPO. Breaking News: Instacart has appointed Facebook executive Fidji Simo as its new CEO. Amazon News. Other News.

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Retail Next

APRIL 1, 2021

Half shipped, half in store? Ship to store? This could include any one or combination of stores, catalogs, social media, the phone, online. Fulfillment. Allbirds (via Shopify), to highlight one retailer, offers pick up in store and fulfills orders via ship from store. . Social commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2023

Among them were unpredictable shipment of supplies and waning consumer demand that left many with excess inventory. That’s why it’s important to explore social media sites, particularly those that focus on video content. Savvy brands are starting to use short-video formats and livestreaming to social-sell their products.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

JANUARY 23, 2023

Brands typically need more data to deliver personalized messages to consumers at scale. Retail Media enables them to create better consumer profiles for personalization by leveraging retailers’ first-party data in a secure manner. Immersive Commerce Want a competitive advantage in 2023?

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2023

As its reach and impact in the fashion industry continues to grow, SHEIN is focused on righting the brand ship and zeroing in on its manufacturing and product development processes. Production for specific SKUs is accelerated, reduced or paused based on market demand.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 12, 2024

No Live Streaming Commerce Still not meaningful in US in 2023 (less than 5% of social commerce in US) Yes Jason Total Score: 3 of 5 Scot : Amazon uses this 2022 setback/slowdown/reversion to the mean for a public resetting of expectations, but behind the scenes they take share and raise the bar on shipping.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 31, 2022

And 64% of all consumers have purchased a virtual good or taken part in a virtual experience or service in the past year.”. Katie Thomas, Lead, and Tanya Moryoussef, Manager, Consumer Practice, Kearney Consumer Institute : “ Splurges aside, inflation is definitely a concern among consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 11, 2023

You get KIKI World , a next-gen beauty company and community-powered commerce engine. But the problem with this model, according to Garner, is that while consumers do all these activities, they don’t see very much in return for their loyalty — or their labor.

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Retail Geek

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Episode 297 is a recap of the GroceryShop trade show in Las Vegas, and the Consumer Brands Executive Summit in Colorado Springs. We also discuss the latest news (and controversies) around Facebook and TikTok pulling back from some social commerce initiatives (and pressing forward with others).

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Retail Geek

APRIL 30, 2021

You know it remains to be seen what’s really going to happen but it seems like the retailers have a lot of confidence in in this being a permanent new consumer Behavior. You know are what or you know how people are using that app so I you know like it’s predominantly a shipping tracking app and so I the.

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Retail Geek

AUGUST 20, 2022

First move to making fulfillment by Amazon available to non Amazon sellers or at least sellers off of the Amazon platform and so it’s kind of interesting. Checked out on Tick Tock in huge quantities yet but it’s super interesting the Amazons kind of approach to social commerce, is get content creators and influencers and sellers.

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Retail Geek

APRIL 7, 2023

We also briefly discuss e-commerce in Brazil, around Jason’s recent trip to São Paulo. In this episode we recap everything you may have missed if you couldn’t make it to Las Vegas. Progression and then this last one that we’ll talk about at the end called platforms. [19:11]

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Retail Geek

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In this episode we cover: Amazon Q4 Earnings Walmart Q4 Earnings US Department of Commerce Q4 e-commerce data Discussion of Temu and other Social Commerce News Don’t forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. on a Friday night you’re. In China via u.s.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 6, 2023

Goodwillfinds.com is an e-commerce site, which sells previously owned merchandise, which has been donated to Goodwill. We cover many of the tactical challenges (onboarding SKUs, product content, fulfillment, and curation), as well as the opportunities of this new “CircularCommerce” space.

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Retail Geek

APRIL 9, 2021

Amazon is building Micro Fulfillment Centers to deliver fast-moving grocery & convenience SKUs in under 45mins. Scott Silverman: What do you think will be the most surprising post-pandemic consumer behaviors that e-commerce retailers should prepare for? A hundred and forty thousand square foot micro fulfillment centers.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 20, 2023

Shopify launches an ad product such as a retail media network Meta/Google/TikTok lose ad share to new social media platforms and retail media networks. 6:08] Startup automation things that could bring automated picking to store fulfillment or small fulfillment centers or. Pick to light systems and gloves like a lot of.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 16, 2021

Offering items at a lower price than competitors was once an almost guaranteed method of increasing online conversion rates, but today’s consumers are increasingly prioritizing convenience across the entire shopper journey in making online purchasing decisions. In fact, the average consumer shopping journey now includes 7.6

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 7, 2022

Jason : Made to Order apparel business > 9 figures Yes Retailer offers viable health alt insurance option to consumers No Grocery E-Com > 10% someone deploys(not pilots) MFC Yes Amazon Shopify Competitor (shipping solution) No Retail Media > $20B Yes. commerce penetration says at 16% or better in 2021.

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