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WHAT IS FUELING THE REBIRTH OF PHYSICAL STORES?

Retail Minded

For example, Target recently reported that as much as 75% of its online orders involved their stores in some capacity: be that buy online, pickup in store (BOPIS), curbside pickup, ship from store, local home delivery from store stock, or even buy online, return in store (BORIS). The Value of Modern POS.

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Breaking Barriers: How Brick-and-Mortar Retailers can Deliver Exceptional Customer Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

People have been saying “Retail is dead” for several years now. Comparable store sales increased 9%, and the company’s gross margin increased to 58.8%. No, retail isn’t dead. Bad retail is dead. For example, your sales data can tell you what day of the week and time of day stores see the heaviest foot traffic.

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In-store shopping is far from dead – but the phygital world beckons retailers

Inside Retail

Lightspeed is a single platform for point-of-sale, payment processing, inventory management and reporting which also includes tools for e-commerce and marketing. So, how can retailers tackle this pain point? “And this appeal will last. 39 per cent of shoppers favour stores with loyalty programs.

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The Future of Retail in the New Era of Risk

Retail Prophet

The result is slow turns, deep markdowns, write-offs, and heaps of dead stock in warehouses, much of which eventually becomes landfill. The myopic focus on low price has lead to an epidemic of markdowns and dead stock. Image Credit: Hip To Save). Becoming a Force for Good.