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Retailers Increasingly Turning to Third-Party Resources to Handle Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

Store-based fulfillment of customer orders got an enormous boost during the COVID pandemic, when both curbside pickup and delivery offerings became survival tactics for so many retailers. Want to find out more about how retailers are meeting omnichannel and fulfillment challenges?

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The four trends defining online retail in 2024

Inside Retail

Customer retention With both consumers and retailers feeling the pinch of increasing costs, customer retention will be a key theme of 2024. The competitive landscape is overflowing, making customer acquisition more expensive. Customer retention efforts are six to seven times more cost-effective.

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How bonuses and incentives help customer retention 

365 Retail

What is customer retention? Customer retention refers to a company’s capacity to convert purchasers into repeat customers, preventing them from purchasing from a rival. Why is customer retention crucial for businesses?

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American Girl, the Home Depot and Victoria’s Secret Among List of 2023 Brand Experience Award Winners

Retail TouchPoints

These companies, and their award-winning strategies and campaigns, will be featured in more detail in an awards report, running later this June.

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3 Predictions for the Future of Omnichannel 

Retail TouchPoints

In fact, Retail TouchPoints has seen the number of channels used to conduct business grow year after year in its annual Omnichannel and Fulfillment Benchmark Survey. Prediction 1: Retailers will continue to balance customer acquisition and retention. The store has become a central hub for omnichannel fulfillment.

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How Technology Fuels Customer Experience and Brand Value

Retail TouchPoints

Customers expect a seamless omnichannel shopping experience that enables them to buy anywhere and pick up anywhere with the least cost and hassle. However, successfully delivering omnichannel fulfillment requires an up-to-the-millisecond view of inventory availability across channels.

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Salesforce Predicts Just 1% YoY Online Sales Growth for U.S. Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

To maximize both sales and profitability this holiday season, both retailers and brands will need to focus on customer retention and loyalty: “A lot of switching happened over the past few years, and now consumers are looking for value and quality,” said Garf.

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