Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2021

As retailers look to source more ethical, natural, and eco-friendly products, Ollee has launched Australia’s first local and ethical B2B marketplace to help merchants connect with purpose-driven brands. The post Australian B2B marketplace Ollee connects merchants with ethical brands appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

After several years of declines and a host of executive switch-ups (particularly in the CEO role), Wish began a major overhaul of its business (still underway) and launched a marketing blitz to “reintroduce” itself to consumers in August 2022. Doubling down on merchants outside of China. The very next month Temu debuted in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 29, 2021

Free Market , a modern retail collective of curated brands, restaurants and experiences, will open at Runway Playa Vista in Los Angeles as one of the property’s anchor tenants on May 1. In total, the collective will include nine furniture, art, gift and fashion retailers, two restaurant experiences, a classroom and event space, and a bar.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

From navigating language and cultural barriers to grappling with high marketing costs and talent shortages, SMEs have long sought solutions that are both effective and accessible. Zhang also noted that marketing and user acquisition have become more expensive due to the fierce online competition.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2023

The company says Quin helps shoppers make better and faster decisions throughout their online or in-store journeys — fulfilling any sophisticated shopping request — ranging from finding available product assortments or recipes that match a whole suite of health- or budget-related constraints — to general health and customer service.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

and European merchants access to sell on its marketplace, which had previously only been open to China-based merchants. and Europe who order from merchants in their own region. debut later than Shein, but after a major marketing push that kicked off at last year’s Super Bowl, Temu quickly overtook Shein as the No.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 13, 2023

We speak with Yoox Net-a-Porter’s APAC general manager Natalie Lee about the resilience of luxury spending amidst an economic downturn, the importance of localisation, personalisation and incredible customer service, and how the company is using technology to improve the way it operates.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 14, 2022

And just as the metaverse will change the way that we shop, communicate and socialize, it will also change how customer service is delivered. Like the physical world, goods and services sold and consumed in the metaverse are not immune to issues that require customer service to solve. Here’s how….

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Despite a positive job market and a stabilized economic environment, most consumers ( 96% ) are looking to save money in the short term, according to a recent study from PwC. But at the same time merchants’ margins are being squeezed, making intelligent pricing and promotions strategies even more critical for success.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

strikes Gen Z as cumbersome, slow and old-fashioned. They want shopping to be fast and fun — less of a process. That’s why Synchrony partnered with payments startup Skipify, which enables purchases instantly across email, text, social and other channels. And they represent a market segment that retailers can’t ignore.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Mollie data reveals record Black Friday week online spending with European consumers checking out larger basket sizes Mollie , one of the fastest growing financial service providers in Europe, has revealed that merchants saw a 7.3 percent increase in sales during Black Friday week 2023 with larger basket values (+8.7

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2024

The services provided under this collaboration will encompass local pick-up, warehousing, international transportation, access to Chinese bonded warehouses, customs clearance, and comprehensive delivery services across China. This foundation makes it easier for European brands to launch and navigate the Chinese market.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

In fact, from 2022 to 2023 the use of social media channels for retail advertising increased by more than three percentage points, while search channels decreased by over seven percentage points, according to the Multichannel Marketing Report 2023. Popularity of TikTok advertising will continue to grow.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2022

It either becomes dreaded waste or is severely discounted, resulting both in a growing problem for the planet and a financial loss for merchants. So why aren’t merchants processing these returns in efforts to recoup these massive losses? Fortunately, there are remedies to fix this broken process. In the U.S.,

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Inside Retail

JULY 11, 2022

As Alejandro Osorio, Country Head of Grab Thailand, puts it, “We’ve seen this opportunity in the soaring demand for food and package delivery services that’s made our delivery partners with their delivery bags increasingly become a significant touchpoint. It is visible and widely accessible to consumers in all areas.”.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Retailers worldwide have battled slowing conditions, with Australian footwear giant Accent Group and American fashion brand Guess recently highlighting the impact lower consumer confidence is having on the wider market. There are a lot of online merchants vying for their dollar and they can easily compare prices.”

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365 Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

Fashion brands are pivoting to offer new, value-add delivery services and improved post-purchase experiences to enhance sales, encourage customer loyalty and protect margins, the latest data from parcelLab , the leading operations experience platform, reveals.

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Mass Relators

JUNE 8, 2022

NEW YORK — As consumers progressively purchase a wider spectrum of goods and services via digital currencies, U.S. merchants are reflecting a greater optimism, prioritization and implementation of alternate payments to meet this demand. Banking and Capital Markets Payments Leader.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Technological innovations have optimized and enhanced almost all areas of the retail organization, from marketing to fulfillment, but the process of bringing products to market has been markedly slower to advance. But these legacy processes don’t work as well as they once did, and COVID made that fact hard to ignore. “A

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Inside Retail

APRIL 4, 2022

per cent) are now aware of BNPL services, overtaking traditional online payment platforms like Paypal, Visa and Western Union, according to Roy Morgan’s Digital Payments Report last year. Not only has awareness of BNPL services grown quickly but already over 3.3 million Australians (15.7 Laybys are a thing of the past.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Because of efforts to address this mismatch of product and real-world sizing, Coresight Research estimates that the value of the extended-size market for women will grow to $32.3 this year alone, representing approximately 21% of the total women’s apparel market. Test the market with new size options and be inclusive in marketing.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2023

As they say in fashion, everything old becomes new again. And recommerce can help with a merchant’s ESG reporting , the statistical disclosure of environmental, social and corporate governance that can improve investor transparency and inspire other organizations. Opportunity #2: Better demand forecasting.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 17, 2022

Pinterest is the place to go if you need inspiration for décor, cooking, home improvement projects, summer fashion…the list goes on. Pinners) are auto enthusiasts and 18 million Pinners have at one time or another been in the market for a new vehicle. “In It might soon be though, if Pinterest has anything to say about it.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

What were your biggest goals going into writing the book, and how did your approach evolve as you embarked on the writing process? Del Rey: The Marc Lore era at Walmart, if nothing else, brought a new sense of urgency to Walmart when it comes to new online features and services, and the incubation of new business ideas. 8 division ?

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The fashion retailer is selling a curated edit from its womens, kids and menswear ranges via TikTok. It comes as Zara adopts a new marketing strategy, which has seen it experiment with more user-generated content (UGC)-style online product displays over a traditional editorial style.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Mastercard SpendingPulse measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment, providing a wealth of insights to help merchants refine and optimize their holiday strategies. Customer service, digital experience, personalization and other factors drive that emotional loyalty.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Virtually every aspect of the enterprise, from product development and analytics to operations and marketing, will need to evolve in parallel with the modern market; retailers need to rethink their cross-functional operations to thrive as they progress into the future. Embracing sustainable products and practices.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 13, 2024

In a statement, the German fashion giant said the updated evolved “ecosystem” strategy would help the business drive growth through 2028 after its gross merchandise volume slipped 1.1% to €14.6bn in 2023. Our customers want even better usability, convenience, and digital experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Customer who sell their luxury products to Fashionphile have the option of receiving payment in the form of a Neiman Marcus gift card and receive a 10% discount on the gift card value. Now, NMG has acquired a minority stake in Fashionphile and plans to open Fashionphile Selling Studios in an additional nine stores over the next nine months.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2022

These are all valid questions every retailer, merchant and brand marketer are asking themselves right now. Even though the metaverse is in its infancy, there are several early adopters on the brand and marketing side that have already jumped into the emerging digital world to help boost sales, awareness and engagement.

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Independent Retailer

AUGUST 11, 2022

Each step of the ecommerce process, from searching for products to checkout, carries a risk of retailers losing a sale. Mobile customers want a convenient and streamlined shopping experience, and each step of the ecommerce process, from searching for products to checkout, carries a risk of retailers losing a sale.

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Hyken

MAY 31, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Ad Age) Here are 5 tips for marketing organizations looking to maximize their Discovery Commerce opportunity from Aubrie Richey, VP of media for TechStyle Fashion Group that brought us brands like Fabletics and Savage X Fenty. (Ad

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2024

We had to create a springboard and then design a toolkit for future-fit places — an array of back-end and front-end products as well as curating and operating markets and events, to rethinking the public realm as the new anchor to glue all of these environments together.” Every year that will scale up.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

And in 2014, Inditex SA, which owns fast-fashion giant Zara, implemented RFID to effectively track all its products at every step in the process. Brands can include a number of features in a 2D barcode that can help improve and ease access to customer service. alongside a large QR code. A true win-win!

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Retail Minded

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Some retail brands are born in boardrooms, others are created in more unconventional circumstances – and J Brooks Boutique , an Atlanta-based online fashion business, is one of those brands. They were all made to measure and I shared the whole process on Instagram. By the following year, I’d launched my first collection of skirts.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 1, 2022

The e-commerce market is worth more than $100 billion in Indonesia this year, and the e-commerce arms of two superapps – GoTo and Sea – are going head to head for No. million driver partners, who can be quickly toggled between ride-hailing and delivery services. 1 position in the hearts, minds, and wallets of Indonesia’s consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2023

What do they need to feel confident that they’re not just getting the product they ordered, but also content and services that will support their purchase? Use content and recommendations to maximize the customer experience: The worst thing a merchant can do after consumers make a purchase is send them a product recommendation email.

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