Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 8, 2021

There’s no escaping it. Our lifestyles have been severely impacted by the novel coronavirus. Redundancies, layoffs, school closures — these are the reasons we find ourselves at home, unable to live the lifestyles we desire, and why many are seeking alternative avenues of income. How do we better our lives and create additional income streams during such unprecedented times?

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 8, 2021

A weekly podcast with the latest e-commerce news and events. Episode 250 is a recap of the holiday commerce season, an update on #shipageddon, and other news from December. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Podcast RSS SoundCloud TuneIn iHeartRadio Google Play Music Overcast Pocket Casts Facebook. ? ? ? ? ? This week we recap the commerce results for Holiday 2020 (including the data sources you can use to get a read for yourself), give an update on #shipageddon, and cove

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 8, 2021

UPS expects to handle 8.75 million returns during the week of Jan. 4, 2021, a 23% rise from the highest volume return period in the 2019 peak-season cycle, according to Freight Waves. The surge is being attributed to the high number of ecommerce orders during the holiday season, along with the abundance of return options retailers are using to help manage traffic and let shoppers make returns safely.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 8, 2021

The pandemic has normalized working from home, creating a ripple effect in the business world. It has encouraged many organizations to rethink their telecommuting practices, shrink the size of office spaces and, in some cases, shutter offices completely. More than half of Americans want to continue working remotely, which has encouraged 21 major companies, including Google, Uber, American Express and Airbnb to extend their work-from-home policies , according to Business Insider.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 8, 2021

Starbucks has promoted Rachel Ruggeri, currently SVP of Finance, Americas, to EVP and CFO. A 16-year Starbucks veteran, Ruggeri succeeds Patrick Grismer, who will be retiring from the CFO position effective Feb. 1, although he will remain with the company as an advisor through May 2. Ruggeri will report to President and CEO Kevin Johnson. “It gives me great confidence to know that Rachel, a long-time Starbucks colleague and a seasoned financial executive, is stepping into this role,” said Johns

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 8, 2021

Amsterdam-based clothing brand Daily Paper opened its inaugural New York flagship store, located on the Lower East Side, in October 2020. The brand’s African cultural heritage and contemporary clothing inspired the design of the two-story, 1,140- square-foot store, which boasts a “club” vibe interwoven throughout the space. The Daily Paper team partnered with interior architect designer Heather Faulding of 4plus Design on the space.

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