Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2021

The past six months have been tough, even punishing, for many retailers, but there was good news this past holiday season. According to Bazaarvoice, 81% of consumers planned to purchase holiday gifts this year, with 61% stating they would spend the same as last year. However, a question mark still hangs over where they spent their money, as research showed that since the beginning of the pandemic, 49% of shoppers have been purchasing more online.

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Tokinomo

JANUARY 27, 2021

How can you make sure that you reach the shelves of the biggest retailers? How can you increase brand awareness and customer loyalty? How can you promote your products efficiently?

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Marketing Promotions 198

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2021

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has named Starbucks COO and former Sam’s Club President and CEO Rosalind (Roz) Brewer as CEO, effective March 15, 2021. Brewer also will join the retailer’s Board of Directors upon assuming the role. She succeeds current CEO Stefano Pessina, who will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the Board. In her new role, Brewer will leverage her experience in strategic development, marketing, digital transformation, loyalty, innovation and technology, supply ch

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Customer Experience Marketing Consumer Shopping 252

I Love Fashion

JANUARY 27, 2021

Fashion Digital Marketing Agency. The inclusion of the internet in human lives has transformed the way people live, work, and shop. The contemporary mode of advertisement for the brands, however, is not an exception though! Consequently, people have devised marketing automation for enticing their potential customers along with the incorporation of a few assuring sub-processes that together contribute to instigating more business leads.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2021

When describing the essence of modern direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands, words like “digitally native,” “quirky,” “edgy” and “creative” are often used. This is especially true if you’re attempting to define MeUndies, the Los Angeles-based underwear and loungewear company that turned the category on its head with its subscription model. Founded in 2011, MeUndies initially stood out with its bold, colorful and pop culture-infused prints as it acquired a loyal customer base through social media.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

JANUARY 27, 2021

Managing a jewelry store can be a rewarding experience. Managing a chain of jewelry stores is even better. But if you’re store or chain isn’t living up to its full potential, it may be time to consider how you can improve your jewelry retail chain to be all it can be. The following jewelry store management tips can help take your retail chain from “diamond in the rough” status to gold bullion.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

JANUARY 27, 2021

Cross-channel retailing is the practice of reaching customers through multiple sales channels that usually include both online and brick-and-mortar retail channels. Amazon proved that it’s possible to build an online presence for retail operations and to sell practically any kind of merchandise through online sales channels. But the big box retailer did not arrive at e-commerce by building a brick-and-mortar presence first.

Supply Chain Management 57

Supply Chain Management Point of Sale Fulfillment Accounting 57

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2021

Women’s apparel retailer Christopher & Banks has generated interest in its ecommerce business, even as it continues to wind down its brick-and-mortar operations and shutters its Plymouth, Minn. headquarters. The retailer currently operates 450 stores in 44 states. After filing for bankruptcy earlier in January 2021, Christopher & Banks has entered into a letter of intent with ALCC to serve as the stalking horse bidder for its ecommerce business.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

JANUARY 27, 2021

Managing a jewelry store can be a rewarding experience. Managing a chain of jewelry stores is even better. But if you’re store or chain isn’t living up to its full potential, it may be time to consider how you can improve your jewelry retail chain to be all it can be. The following jewelry store management tips can help take your retail chain from “diamond in the rough” status to gold bullion.

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Jewelry Point of Sale Management Returns 52

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2021

Retail TouchPoints and design:retail are in search of the top young professionals in the retail industry for the next class of the 40 Under 40 — the top 40 up-and-coming industry leaders under the age of 40. This year, the publications have expanded nominations to include all roles and job functions in the retail ecosystem — from ecommerce and marketing to innovation and store design.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

JANUARY 27, 2021

Cross-channel retailing is the practice of reaching customers through multiple sales channels that usually include both online and brick-and-mortar retail channels. Amazon proved that it’s possible to build an online presence for retail operations and to sell practically any kind of merchandise through online sales channels. But the big box retailer did not arrive at e-commerce by building a brick-and-mortar presence first.

Supply Chain Management 52

Supply Chain Management Point of Sale Fulfillment Accounting 52

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2021

Fashion retailer C&A is improving its digital operations, particularly product development, through a partnership with Centric Software. The company will leverage Centric’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution in Brazil, where it operates 300 stores across 125 cities. C&A had been planning to implement PLM for approximately two years when the coronavirus pandemic made the need more urgent, due to all of its product development teams working remotely.

Fashion 149

Fashion Planning Management 149

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2021

BJ’s Wholesale Club will strengthen support for its drop-ship program with online order fulfillment and delivery accuracy solutions from CommerceHub. The solution provider has signed a three-year exclusive agreement with BJ’s, which operates 219 club stores and 150 BJ’s Gas locations in 17 states. The retailer has enhanced several of its omnichannel offerings in recent years, including the launch of curbside pickup at all club stores in August 2020.

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Drop-Shipping Shipping Fulfillment Wholesale 149

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2021

In an aim to increase speed and convenience for its customers, Walmart is scaling up the number of stores that also will serve as local fulfillment centers, adding dozens of locations with many more to come. Walmart piloted its first local fulfillment center in Salem, N.H., in late 2019. “It’s no secret our customers love the speed and convenience of pickup and delivery,” wrote Tom Ward, SVP of Customer Product, Walmart U.S. on the company’s corporate website.

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Fulfillment Location Planning 149

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