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As Consumer Demand for Inclusion Rises, Retailers Must Tackle Legacy Issues and Attitudes

Retail TouchPoints

Brands and retailers are feeling mounting pressure — from consumers, shareholders and even their boards — to be more inclusive. More and more, that means rethinking product development and expanding their sizing and assortment planning to represent a wider range of sizes and body shapes.

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All-in-one fresh foods market, catering and event location BRIDGE opens in Zurich

Retail Focus

With this initiative, Migros remains faithful to its principles, which are based on the mission of using its own resources to give partners a platform and to build bridges together to reach consumers. Only FSC certified materials were used for the completion of the interior of the market.

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Dollar General promotes 18 executives

Mass Relators

Prior to joining DG, she served as executive vice president of supply chain at Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) where she held leadership oversight of all warehouses, distribution and fulfillment centers for brick-and-mortar stores, ecommerce facilities and the company’s customer care call center.

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(Some of) the Technology that is Empowering the Customer Channel in Physical Retail

Retail Next

Fulfillment. Allbirds (via Shopify), to highlight one retailer, offers pick up in store and fulfills orders via ship from store. . Technology is helping make physical retail central to Direct-to-Consumer strategy by providing retailers and brands with a wealth of data – especially in relationship to their physical retail stores.

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A Crisis Will Always Find A Supply Chain’s Weakest Link

Retail TouchPoints

In the early weeks of the pandemic, consumers hoarded toilet paper in massive quantities. Toilet paper rolls are low-value, high-volume products bulky enough to take up large amounts of space in warehouses, on vehicles and on store shelves. As consumers avoided in-store grocery shopping, many began baking their own bread at home.

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How Interior Define ‘Democratizes Customization’ with Digital Tech and Localized Sales

Retail TouchPoints

This kind of category-specific innovation is largely possible because of that great democratizer, the internet, which has made it easier than ever before to bring new retail concepts to niche consumer groups at the scale required for success. In this regard, furniture company Interior Define is no different than its DTC counterparts.

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