Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Even the most commoditized of traditional shopping experiences — the supermarket — always has counters for specialty items where people can interact with staff to get exactly what they want. It’s much more than that: it’s a creative performance that incorporates interaction and storytelling to increase sales and decrease returns.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Kohl’s CEO Michelle Gass will leave the department store retailer to take on the newly created position of President, LS&Co., She spearheaded strategic innovations including the introduction of Amazon returns and the retailer’s long-term strategic partnership with Sephora , which has expanded to 600 Sephora at Kohl’s shops.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The return to offices and social events is inspiring consumers to level up their wardrobes and focus more on apparel and footwear. YOY growth this holiday season, whereas department stores will only see a 0.3% It can be done in-store, it can be done by SMB retailers — but it does take some practice.”. “You increase.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2021

As the department store sector aims to reinvent itself for retail’s digital age, iconic retailer Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) is investing rapidly in technologies that will elevate its integrated luxury retail strategy across all channels. Some of our investments have been acquisitions, digital partnerships and platform enhancements.

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Cross Cap

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

But instead of rolling over, physical retailers can use this so-called “retail apocalypse” as a catalyst to evaluate their approach to customer experience – perhaps the one edge they have over their cyber counterparts. Here are four tactics to elevate the consumer experience inside the shop: Leverage Omni-Channel Fulfillment Methods.

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Inside Retail

JULY 11, 2022

What if customers are seeking out locations to gain access to the intangibles our brand offers? If that’s true, if it’s the things we offer beyond the tangible that will help us thrive, retail brands need to be built for the long haul, rather than just short-term return. And this shift is clearly working.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 6, 2022

Customer experience has the largest influence over retail success, both online and in-person,” said George Fanous, Principal at SBLM Architects in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. These traditional retail anchors are being replaced in order to enhance and personalize the shopping experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

In mid-2021 rumors also surfaced of plans for large-footprint department stores , although Amazon hasn’t formally announced anything along these lines. Amazon Style could be a first foray in the department store realm where the company could expand to other untouched categories at brick-and-mortar, such as homewares.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Mardi Najafi, Figure3: We’ve seen a shift in priorities over the course of the last five years or so, with the decrease in traffic to big anchor tenants in the mall – namely department stores – partly due to their late pivot to a seamless, omnichannel approach. I think malls offering those amenities is very important.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

While news of potential COVID vaccines has many retailers anticipating a return to in-store shopping in 2021, this year’s Q3 financial results show that consumers’ hunger for ecommerce shows no sign of being sated. of sales fulfilled by its stores — a sign that the retailer is ready to tackle the holiday season.

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The emergence of eCommerce has transformed traditional shopping habits, with a growing number of parents and students turning to online platforms to fulfill their annual back-to-school shopping needs. Tracking customer feedback, for both your own and competitor’s products, is crucial to understanding market sentiments.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 21, 2021

However, while curbside was a major brand differentiator for Target and its peers over the past year, its power will wane as more and more shoppers return to in-store shopping. People are going to be time constrained and delivering a great customer experience is going to be a valuable asset.”. ’ ” said Anderson.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 16, 2020

Shoppers have slowly begun to accept brick-and-mortar’s return: 22% have increased their willingness to set foot into a grocery store or pharmacy since March, according to data from Resonate. According to the survey, 35% of consumers will be most comfortable shopping at department stores following the pandemic, whereas only 16%.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Secondly, having a strong e-commerce channel enables customers to find products online that they may have struggled to locate in-store. Success requires organisation-wide agility and focus Delivering great customer experiences across the entire buying journey is challenging.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2021

We look forward to footfall in the malls returning to pre-pandemic levels, and are excited to welcome shoppers to Pavilion Bukit Jalil, which opens at the end of the year. IR: How would you describe Malaysian customers’ current lifestyles and shopping behaviours, and how is Pavilion catering to that? You can download it here.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2021

Despite this good news, many executives at shopping malls and “destination centers” wonder just how much of this returning traffic will find its way to their venues. Stay tuned for Part 2 of this feature, where we’ll investigate developers’ focus on digital integration and omnichannel fulfillment to drive consumer and tenant satisfaction.

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Retail Minded

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In the 17 th , 18 th , and 19 th centuries, shops with decorative interiors and galleries became the norm; department stores popped up in the more urban centers. E-commerce emerged in the late 20 th century and physical store visits declined with online platforms offering convenience and a wider selection of products.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2020

In interviews with The Rainbow Group , a shopping center company and department store in China, they reported that they quickly upgraded their digital capacity, rebranded the company as a digital-first brand and changed their go-to-market strategy, all in 60 days. Koreans are maintaining distances and wearing face masks.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 31, 2022

Nordstrom on the other hand has weathered many tests of time and is thought to be one of strongest department stores. During the first quarter of 2020 Target’s digital sales increased by a whopping 141% and it fulfilled close to 80% of those online orders from its stores. times the amount of a regular Nordstrom customer.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2021

From there, the firm surveyed 530 consumers and leveraged a team of five UX designers to give each retailer a score out of 100 in seven relevant categories: overall experience, search, shop, cart, buy, fulfillment and returns. Nordstrom Puts Ecommerce First Without Jettisoning Brick-and-Mortar.

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Rangeme

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

With stores forced to close, the popularity of e-commerce accelerated and many retailers wondered if in-store shopping would ever return. However, this is not simply a return to pre-pandemic normality. The aim today is to redefine the role of the physical store. Store remodelling isn’t only about digital alignment.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Already challenged with diversifying against an e-Commerce alternative, stores have now lost their one remaining hook as shoppers are unable or unwilling to venture in. For many consumers, this desire may be slow to return as they remain fearful of exposure to the COVID-19 virus. It is also where technology comes into play.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 12, 2024

E-com returns 10-15% growth rates. So they, you know, when this happened, you and I, I think jointly predicted that them getting into fulfillment was not only a bad idea, but a terrible idea. E-commerce returns to 10 to 15 percent growth rate.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

This category includes department stores, specialty and softline brands. According to the NRF , the total rate of returns in 2021 was just over 16% — up 6 percentage points from 2020 — and the online portion accounted for almost 21% , or about $218 billion. Fashion apparel. Digital Pure Play.

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