Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2023

Walmart is pushing further into in-store retail media as it looks to leverage its biggest advantage over retail media juggernaut Amazon — its brick-and-mortar footprint. The next frontier of retail media is in-store experiences, and it’s one we’re excited to chart.”

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Retail Remix podcast was developed to feature the founders, executives and practitioners shaping retail’s future. To tackle these challenges, 62% of respondents said they received more budget to invest in new in-store technology, while 61% said they received more budget to invest in employee training and engagement strategies.

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Wiser

APRIL 9, 2024

We’re often asked to describe, step by step, how CPG customers utilize Wiser’s platform to overcome sales challenges both at the corporate level and within the store environment. This early detection is crucial, as it may indicate a larger execution problem brewing that could affect the brand’s bottom line.

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Wiser

APRIL 18, 2024

In the dynamic world of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), brand management is a critical function that navigates complex landscapes to connect products with consumers. Navigating Cultural and Market Differences The global vs. local team dynamic is a common source of internal tension within multinational CPG companies.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2022

Perhaps you’re laser-focused on discovering ways to maximize ecommerce revenue; perhaps you seek store designs that promote experiential retail, but on a budget; or maybe you want to determine whether live shopping and the metaverse are a fit for your business.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2022

He joins the off-price retailer as it comes off a strong quarter but prepares for a challenging second half of 2022, as Family Dollar stores accelerate discounts to help compete against other retailers who have been dropping their own prices. same-store sales growth at Dollar Tree and 2% same-store sales growth at Family Dollar.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2023

billion enterprise owned by Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group (CPG), has a cash-and-carry arm (Makro) and a retail arm under the Lotus’s brand. Lotus’s, for its part, operates 2,654 retail stores, of which 225 are hypermarkets, 182 are supermarkets and 2,182 are mini-supermarkets that resemble convenience stores in size and product offering.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2024

Executives in this role are caught in a whirlwind of balancing investments with rapidly evolving consumer touch points, staying afloat amidst a sea of trends, strategies and tactics. Gone are the days of an overly polished executive making a statement that sticks. months – or 3.3 Before the pandemic, the average stood above 40 months.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2023

I think that a company like Gap faces a few challenges in trying to compete for retail media dollars,” said Lindell Bennett, a former Amazon Advertising executive who is now Chief Revenue Officer at the in-store media company Cooler Screens. “I The short answer is “no.” “ Can they all have a retail media network? Is it their audience?

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The recent Kroger-Albertsons merger announcement sent shock waves through the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries, with the move cornering approximately 19% of the U.S. Through closed-loop measurement, brands can measure how digital ad campaigns are driving both in-store and online sales. grocery market. retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 24, 2023

In the latest developments, Kroger is looking beyond its websites with plans to expand in-store advertising opportunities, and Walmart is teaming up with more tech partners to help brands get the most out of its retail media network. Kroger Makes Major Push to Expand Retail Media in Stores Kroger plans to add smart screens at 500 of its U.S.

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RepslyBlog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

At Repsly, our mission is to help CPG brands thrive in the retail landscape, and our annual Retail Outlook Report is a fundamental part of this goal. Each year, we seek to understand the challenges and priorities of both CPG and Retail Service leaders, offering an in-depth analysis of the retail landscape as they see it.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2022

In a survey of 750 executives, Deloitte found that nearly two-thirds of organizations had to cut back on environmental sustainability efforts due to the pandemic and resulting economic downturn. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated many things in the business world, but one item that temporarily fell off the priority list was sustainability.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Fortunately, today’s technology is scalable and can generate price, promotion and markdown recommendations at the store and item level, for both online and in-store online channels, at speeds unimaginable in historical human-centric, manual processes. Retailers and their shoppers are whiplashed accordingly.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Traditional in-store shelf execution strategies are even less dependable, if not obsolete. Trax is enabling its retailer customers to leverage and thereby optimise their in-store execution strategy and product availability. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 21, 2023

Theft, store associates mislabeling items and products getting damaged in a warehouse or store are three human examples that unfortunately impede profits. Now add to that list store intelligence that provides analytics and store-level strategies. These reasons are why retailers consistently turn to technology for help.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 10, 2022

Three conferences with 200+ top-notch speakers, two distinct expos and a whole host of activities — from networking events to concept stores to tours of the Magnificent Mile’s retail offerings — will be packed into the three days of the 2022 Retail Innovation Conference and Expo. Version 1.0

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2022

To keep pace with the desires of modern shoppers and demands of digital transformation, CPGs must optimize their sphere of influence through partner networks that break down traditional silos, improve business outcomes and deliver continuous value over time. Findings from Winterberry Research confirm that 70% of executives across the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2022

A lot of the pain points that we’re seeing are in the inventory side, but against that backdrop we’re going to see a steely-eyed focus on improving profitability in stores and digital channels.”. Retailers’ attitudes about ecommerce have undergone a series of rapid evolutions over the last two years.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

From optimizing placement heights and facings to pinpointing the proper arrangements for aesthetic appeal, companies leverage planograms that instruct store-level stockers exactly how to set up their shelves and displays for customer satisfaction, vendor terms and conditions, on-shelf availability and more. The Importance of P/R Alignment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2021

Without question, the COVID-19 pandemic proved to be quite a disruptor for retailers, as in-store sales dropped and other options, like ecommerce and buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) surged. CPG will thrive with D2C. The question of when — or if — a return to normal is in sight is still being pondered.

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 31, 2021

Acquisition accelerates Zebra’s Enterprise Asset Intelligence vision by expanding its growing retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) software portfolio. Through its synergies with our retail store execution portfolio, the acquisition of antuit.ai We are excited to welcome the antuit.ai team to the Zebra family.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The whole idea of what portion of the buying journey is digital versus physical has shifted,” said Ricardo Belmar, Director of Partner Marketing for Retail and CPG at Microsoft in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “We’ve 95% of Executives Want to Prioritize Cost Optimization.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Many of the biggest announcements at Walmart Let’s Grow were functionalities that (you guessed it) Amazon has previously rolled out, such as branded store pages for marketplace sellers (which Amazon launched in 2018) and local pickup and delivery of Walmart.com orders from sellers’ own physical stores (which Amazon rolled out in 2021 ).

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2023

That’s a good sign for CPG brands, which are capable of making the most seamless transition to subscriptions: deodorant, toothpaste, diapers and even smoothie packets quickly become part of consumers’ routines. Despite rumblings of consumer fatigue, Insider Intelligence research indicates that U.S. billion in 2022 to a projected $43.13

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

Executives from both companies spoke at the2022 NRF Big Show , which took place Jan. Executives from both companies spoke at the2022 NRF Big Show , which took place Jan. Over the last few years, sustainability has become increasingly important to consumers. Moving the Sustainability Needle.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

But Interactive Advertising Bureau ( IAB ) Executive Chairman Randall Rothenberg believes that many of the biggest legacy brands are barely scratching the surface, while nimbler newcomers are using sharp pickaxes to find the most valuable nuggets. took place in brick-and-mortar stores. took place in brick-and-mortar stores.

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Wiser

MARCH 23, 2021

The answer to that question is centered around retail execution. What is Retail Execution? Retail execution is the sum of your in-store efforts to increase sales and present your brand in a favorable light. Retail execution is important because it directly affects your bottom line.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Whether it’s curbside pickup, buy online, pick up in-store or extremely fast delivery, consumers increasingly expect retailers to provide them with what they want, when they want it. With the start of another year in the new normal, retailers are still questioning how to best engage with consumers in the post-pandemic world.

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Rangeme

JANUARY 2, 2024

The importance of advertising Advertising plays a crucial role in CPG marketing. This is highlighted in the fact that “ roughly 23% of CPG companies’ budgets were devoted to marketing efforts in early 2023 ,” making it the highest share of ad expenditures among all U.S. Let’s get started! industries.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Fortunately, today’s technology is scalable and can generate price, promotion and markdown recommendations at the store and item level, for both online and in-store online channels, at speeds unimaginable in historical human-centric, manual processes. Retailers and their shoppers are whiplashed accordingly.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2021

Besides trying to keep their stores sufficiently stocked, the biggest challenge for many grocery retailers in 2020 was trying to determine what shopper behaviors would remain in place post-pandemic. But not every brick-and-mortar grocery store is destined to become a micro-fulfillment center. Hybrid Shopping is Here to Stay.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Retail Insight , the leading provider of store operations execution software, has announced the appointment of Software as a Service (SaaS) industry veteran, Andy Brockway, as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

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Rangeme

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Welcome back to our consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketing series! It’s a powerful tool to attract consumers and, equally importantly, merchandise buyers who want to feature your product in their stores. In the competitive world of CPG marketing, innovative and eye-catching packaging can be a game-changer.

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Mass Relators

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Rhonda was a respected and dynamic consumer packaged goods (CPG) and healthcare leader who held senior executive positions with companies that include Market Performance Group (MPG), Merck Consumer Care, McNeil Nutritionals and Johnson & Johnson. She was also a member of the Network of Executive Women. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 29, 2021

Fortunately, data science-based price optimization solutions harness road-tested algorithms and models that separate true demand signals from the noise, factoring in price sensitivity and competitive pricing to the item/channel/store level, to recommend prices that will most engage customers on the items they pay the most attention to.

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Wiser

JANUARY 27, 2022

Wiser Solutions is launching the next iteration of its Commerce Execution Suite, with enhanced offerings in its Price Intelligence, Reseller Intelligence, and Retail Execution products. Plus, we’re growing our ability to capture in-store prices in addition to our eCommerce functionality. Retail Execution Management.

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