Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2021

Just over half ( 52% ) of U.S. adults plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, spending a total of $21.8 billion , according to a survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The holiday may be serving as a form of release for pent-up consumers: nearly three-quarters ( 73% ) of shoppers celebrating Valentine’s Day this year feel it is important to do so given the current state of the pandemic.

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Secure Retail

JANUARY 29, 2021

The A920 from PAX Technology is part of the A-series family of Smart PoS Android payment devices, bringing elegance, style and sophistication to the world of payments. Behind the large HD colour display, PAX has discretely hidden a high speed thermal printer and large capacity battery. At busy times, during shift changeovers or in high throughput environments, you may want to have a second set of batteries on stand-by fully charged ready to go.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2021

For Vietnamese retail management firm Au Chau Fashion and Cosmetic Company (ACFC) , the rapid adoption of online shopping spurred by COVID-19 store closures offered an opportunity to beef up the omnichannel experience across its suite of international brands. . ACFC, a subsidiary of Imex Pan Pacific Group, manages and distributes a range of major international brands in Vietnam, including Nike, Levi’s, Gap, Tommy Hilfiger, Mango, Banana Republic, Calvin Klein, Dune London, Cotton On, French

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Retail Adventures

JANUARY 29, 2021

Retail Finds a Way. You may recognize the reference to the Jurassic Park quote, "Life finds a way". Pandemic or no, retail always finds a way. In this international version of the Retail Adventures Podcast Georganne and Rich are back with retail strategists Ian Scott from the U.K. and Jeremy Sea from Singapore. When these four get together you never know what will happen.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2021

Natural beauty brand Freshly Cosmetics has opened a flagship store in Madrid, designed by strategic and creative consultancy CuldeSac. The approximately 1,000 -square-foot space marks the online brand’s second physical store, continuing its foray into brick-and-mortar following the success of its first location in Barcelona, Spain. The space is designed as an evolution of the Barcelona store and incorporates Freshly’s iconic curve to reflect the brand’s personality.

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Retail Technology Review

JANUARY 29, 2021

Together or apart, one English manufacturer has got lockdown Valentine’s sorted. Showing you care or getting pulses racing; this Valentine’s Day, say it with the humble candle.

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Store Growers

JANUARY 29, 2021

Last Updated on January 29, 2021. Let me give you the bad news first. Getting a Google Ads Certification won’t make you a Google Ads expert. Further, it’s unlikely you’ll get paid more because of the certificate, and it doesn’t prepare you to deal with actual challenges that a Google Ads manager faces. But there are a few cases where it might be a good idea to get that certification.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2021

Traditional retail remains a crucial stop on the consumer journey, but having faced the one-two punch of a global pandemic and the nonstop wave of digital innovation, the role of retail is being redefined in real time. How can forward-thinking brands seize this opportunity to unveil retail’s next act? Retail has been enduring a transformation for decades, from the early collapse of the great American downtown to the abandonment of the suburban shopping mall.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2021

Few retail segments require the same level of hyper-personalization as cannabis, where meeting a shopper’s needs requires understanding their exact desires and usage plans on an extremely granular level. This makes the space a natural fit for a marketplace model, where dozens of smaller brands, each with its own strains and specialties, can have their products matched with the customer who would most benefit from them.

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