Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 19, 2021

Walgreens will host a virtual Localization Summit on May 13 to source new products from local and regional businesses and entrepreneurs. The event, which is being organized by retail marketing company ECRM , will focus on products across grocery and household , apparel , beach , tourism and general merchandise , among other categories. Through the event, Walgreens hopes to build up more locally relevant product offerings in collaboration with businesses from all 50 states, the District of Columb

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MARCH 19, 2021

©iStock/Viktoriia Fokina Pawdel CEO Arrian Lim – who is a certified digital marketer [not sure what that is] – discusses how he jumped out of the box of traditional pet marketing, applied the Blue Ocean strategy theory, and created his own growing niche. He says: That’s where I think we created a whole new category, our Blue Ocean so to speak. We reframed our proposition for our target market from pet owners to pet parents.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 19, 2021

Luxury lifestyle brand Adam Lippes has opened its first-ever store, a flagship location in Lower Manhattan’s Brookfield Place. The new retail space is designed to feel like a glimpse into Adam Lippes’ living room, featuring dusty pink walls, a rotating selection of antique objects and furniture, custom wicker and upholstery pieces and an extensive library.

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MARCH 19, 2021

It is a known fact that consumers hate standing in line at the store. Long queues scare away customers, and anyone who has ever shopped knows this. After all, how likely are you to wait in a line that stretches all the way to the door? Since Covid-19 hit, long lines have gone from being simply a nuisance and a waste of time to a potential hazard. Businesses have to be mindful of this because if customers refuse to wait in line or leave before making a purchase, it will affect their likelihood of

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 19, 2021

Five Below will double its number of Five Beyond store-in-a-store concepts to 280 in 2021, bringing the higher-priced mini-stores to 30% of all locations. Additionally, Five Below plans to open 170 to 180 new stores in 2021. The retailer experimented with the Five Beyond concept during the last two holiday seasons and decided that the reception was positive enough to expand it year-round.

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Retail Eye

MARCH 19, 2021

In honour of fraud prevention month, JCWG has reworked this piece originally from an interview with then-Staff Sergeant Chris Lawson … Continue reading →

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MARCH 19, 2021

In honour of fraud prevention month, JCWG has reworked this piece originally from an interview with then-Staff Sergeant Chris Lawson of the Halton Police Service on common retail fraud and prevention tips. In this new retail age of technology, store capacity maximums, and click-and-collect, the risk of shoplifting has diminished greatly. However, the trade-off is […].

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 19, 2021

Casual apparel retailer Marine Layer has added features such as mobile checkout, endless aisle and ship-from-store as it seeks to offer a more seamless omnichannel experience across digital and physical channels. The retailer partnered with NewStore , which offers Omnichannel-as-a-Service that combines POS, order management, clienteling and inventory, to implement its omnichannel platform across Marine Layer’s full fleet of 46 U.S. retail stores.

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Retail Eye

MARCH 19, 2021

In honour of fraud prevention month, JCWG has reworked this piece originally from an interview with then-Staff Sergeant Chris Lawson of the Halton Police Service on common retail fraud and prevention tips. In this new retail age of technology, store capacity maximums, and click-and-collect, the risk of shoplifting has diminished greatly. However, the trade-off is […].

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 19, 2021

Real estate developer EastBanc has launched a new retail venture, Concept 31/M , which offers a platform for new brands to experiment with their initial physical locations — as well as providing an opportunity for established national brands to test a new market. Located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., the dynamic experiential store allows each retailer within it to design and operate its own slice of the 22,300-square-foot space, which will also soon include a coffee bar for

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MARCH 19, 2021

Computer Vision Engineer. Apply for the position. We’re looking for Computer Vision Engineer to help us develop, introduce, and maintain our embedded systems. How do you spend one day in this position? You will be responsible for the coordinating, developing, designing and testing all the embedded software development systems for our future and current people counting sensors.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 19, 2021

The new Dolce & Gabbana boutique in Seoul is an architectural ode to the blending of tradition and innovation. Located at Cheongdam-dong in the luxury retail Gangnam District, the flagship store was created in partnership with the Ateliers Jean Nouvel studios for the architectural design and Jean Nouvel Design for the interiors. The building, located on the main luxury retail street of Seoul, features a dramatic façade with a cylinder of extra-clear glass set between four corner pillars made

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 19, 2021

The retail world is experiencing a significant change in how consumers are interacting with their brands. In 2020, the growth in online sales has accelerated to reach levels not expected until 2022 due to the pandemic. In the U.S. alone, ecommerce sales are expected to reach $794 billion, an increase of 32.4% over last year. Long term, consumers expect to be able to interact digitally even with companies that don’t traditionally have a robust online presence.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 19, 2021

Walmart has joined an international effort to make vaccination and other health records available digitally, beginning with the COVID-19 vaccine, allowing customers to easily offer proof of their vaccination status when needed. To do this, Walmart plans to use technical standards being developed under the Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI). The VCI is co-chaired by non-profit The Commons Project Foundation (TCP) with involvement from Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, Cerner, Epic Systems, the

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