Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2022

If you spend any time at all on social media it’s hard to escape influencers, and there’s a good reason for that — they are incredibly compelling, both to consumers and advertisers. While influencer marketing clearly isn’t going anywhere, it might soon have a new name: the “creator” appellation is increasingly taking precedence.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2021

The Flipkart Group — India’s homegrown digital commerce conglomerate that is majority-owned by Walmart — has raised U.S. The Flipkart Group includes ecommerce marketplace Flipkart , digital fashion destination Myantra , Flipkart Wholesale , online travel company Cleartrip and a majority stake in the payments app PhonePe.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Driven by these developing technologies, signs point to more digitally immersive shopping and social commerce experiences that will be easier for people with different abilities to navigate. According to Deloitte’s 2022 Global Marketing Trends, 61% of high-growth brands reported shifting to a first-party data strategy.

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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. The Convergence of Car Sales and Social Commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2022

Pinterest ’s role in the world of social media is blurry — consumers use the platform very differently than they do Instagram or TikTok, for example. But following a series of major strategic moves, the role Pinterest hopes to play in the burgeoning realm of social commerce is crystal clear.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

“As a brand that sits at the forefront of the wedding industry, we joined hands with Pinterest to execute a consumer-first activation that translates insights and trends in an illustrative manner, making once-in-a-lifetime decisions easier for every bride,” said Elizabeth Preis, Global Chief Marketing Officer at Anthropologie Group in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The company shared details about a number of current initiatives — including plans to introduce commerce capabilities into its mobile game House Flip — and promised that “over the next year, you’ll see us test a variety of experiences in virtual worlds that connect to commerce at stores and vice versa.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2021

Last year, multiple lockdowns and store closures forced fashion retailers to go online. We have seen new shops, small shops and global fashion brands create or add a stronger online presence to adapt to the changes the pandemic created. . According to Digital Commerce 360 , “consumers spent $861.12 billion online with U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 19, 2023

The full week of programming will focus on different aspects of the wedding planning process, showcasing content and products across bridal fashion and accessories, décor and favors in order to offer Pinners inspiration for their wedding planning or gifting ideas for guests.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 20, 2022

A 45-year-old family-owned luxury business might not be the kind of company one expects to be at the cutting edge of digital commerce, but thanks to President Ken Natori, the company’s second-generation leader, Natori is just that. And earn his stripes he has. I Would Always Rather Over-explore than Under-explore’.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 6, 2024

I have team members helping me every day, but I’m spearheading the ideation and planning every day. How do you plan to celebrate? Rebecca Minkoff: Our anniversary is technically February of 2025, but being that the fashion industry is always a season ahead, we’re going to start messaging it and talking about it this September.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2023

While Urban Outfitters ’ assortment is designed for consumers in their teens and early 20s, Anthropologie provides a destination for consumers’ “next generation of life,” when they’re starting careers and families, according to Chief Marketing Officer Elizabeth Preis.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2023

However, beyond celebrity mega-influencers, many influencers are curating a wealth of unique audiences that marketers may not be aware of. This includes highlighting deals on airfare and providing tips to plan key destinations during popular breaks from school.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

More and more, that means rethinking product development and expanding their sizing and assortment planning to represent a wider range of sizes and body shapes. 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

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

“We are always exploring innovative solutions that not only make our customers’ shopping experience with us a positive one, but also meet them where they are shopping,” said Kelly Cook, Chief Marketing and IT Officer at David’s Bridal in a statement. “We We know our customers are on TikTok and they love it.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

With China set to become the world’s largest luxury market by 2025 , Alibaba is intent on building out the immersive digital experience on its Tmall Luxury Pavilion to capture those consumers. From 2019 to 2021, the Luxury Pavilion has seen its customer base grown by more than 150% and sales have increased nearly 300%.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

However, it’s common for startups to experience negative cash flow in their initial years due to heavy marketing investments, including offers of competitive prices and marketing campaigns – all of which is done to build brand awareness and gain acceptance. Search engine marketing. Loyalty program.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Likewise, in retail design and experiential marketing, visual design and merchandising are also subject to an audience that now experiences the physical space virtually through these brand ambassadors who leverage their online social influence. Principle 4: Activate influencer marketing.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

Product categories include food and beverage, fashion, health and beauty, home and pets, office supplies, and cleaning and baby care. The industry’s ongoing search for talent — a particularly challenging problem in today’s tight labor market — will be addressed in a number of NRF sessions. Taking place January 15-16 from 10 a.m.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 14, 2022

announced in October 2021 that it planned to change its name to Meta, searches for the term “metaverse” skyrocketed. Sportswear giant Nike has spent like a giant on its metaverse plays, established a Metaverse Studio, launched NikeLand on Roblox (which has seen 7 million visitors ) and purchased a virtual fashion company called RTFKT.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Retail TouchPoints 2022 Retail Strategy & Planning (#RSP22) webinar series, now available on-demand, offered a wealth of tips and best practices across critical areas including pricing, location-based technology, inventory management and marketplaces.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2022

For us, it’s clearly been about innovating in how we engage with the consumer, the products we develop and [how we] go to market.” Ralph Lauren is a founding member of the Fashion Pact , a global coalition of companies in the fashion and textile industry committed to stopping global warming, restoring biodiversity and protecting the oceans.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2020

Leading into the pandemic, the luxury category had a positive outlook, according to Bain , with the overall market growing by 4% annually, and reaching an estimated $1.5 China’s influence on the luxury market is significant, accounting for 35 % of luxury purchases worldwide, according to Willersdorf. trillion in current exchange rates.

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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Spring Fair, the UK’s largest and most inspirational retail marketplace for Home, Gift and Fashion, closed on a high after four days of intensive buying, creativity and fun, and now looks ahead to its 75 th anniversary in 2025. Communication and planning with the event organisers, Hyve has been seamless.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Traci Inglis, who formerly held President and CMO roles Techstyle Fashion Group and RTW Retailwinds “There’s a huge untapped opportunity for pre-arranging a shopping appointment. Andrea Farris, VP Development, Head of Solution Planning and Partnerships, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. It’s an opportunity to make retail special again. ”.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2024

The state of affairs According to Urban, Southeast Asia’s e-commerce gross merchandise value (GMV) is expected to reach $186 billion by 2025 , and it comes as no surprise that brands want to tap into this burgeoning market. “We In the context of Southeast Asia, it remains a growing e-commerce market, according to Urban.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

“People on Pinterest aren’t here to passively scroll, they’re here to plan,” said Sydney Stanback, Global Trends and Insights Lead at Pinterest in a recent briefing on the 2024 trends. It’s this planning mindset that gives us such a unique window into the future at Pinterest.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2023

In addition, excess inventory can also tie up capital that could be used for other purposes, such as investing in marketing or other growth initiatives. Further, excess inventory can lead to lost revenue because products that are not sold quickly can become obsolete or go out of fashion.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Media and Advertising Became More Contextual (and Measurable) Marketing teams are feeling more pressure to perform. Kohl’s and Nine West launched an adaptive apparel line, and QVC leveraged some star power by launching an accessible fashion line in partnership with Selma Blair and Isaac Mizrahi. Nicole Silberstein 2. Adam Blair 5.

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Retail Next

APRIL 1, 2021

Social commerce. Not only did we see traffic and dwell time shifts relating to sales, visual merchandising and marketing changes, but we also learned unexpected things like shifts in conversation rate at very specific times of day. . Snapchat has incorporated augmented reality in their shopping experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Drawing on their combined firsthand experience in digital and consumer goods, Co-founders Jana Bobosikova, Ricky Chan and Brendon Garner knew that traditionally, brands followed a linear, hierarchical path in which products were developed, sold and then marketed to a community.

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Retail Geek

OCTOBER 6, 2022

We also discuss the latest news (and controversies) around Facebook and TikTok pulling back from some social commerce initiatives (and pressing forward with others). 31:44] Social commerce still has a bunch of avenues like live streaming does not appear to be a high volume one in the US and then later in the month.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 12, 2024

Jason visited the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Pea Ridge, Arkansas featuring drone delivery. No Shopify launches an ad product such as a retail media network Yes Meta/Google/TikTok lose ad share to new social media platforms and retail media networks. And behind the neighborhood market is a drone center.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2020

With retailers continuing to reopen their doors to the public, the question remains — what COVID-19-necessitated retailing strategies will make their way into go-forward plans, and which of those will be forgotten? With the largest livestreaming market in the world, China has cracked the code on how to integrate entertainment and commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2022

Brands must begin to wrap their heads around these immersive virtual spaces and plan their corporate metaverse strategy or run the risk of falling behind.”. Over the course of the year, the NFT market surpassed $40 billion , and Morgan Stanley predicts that by 2030 the NFT market will be worth $240 billion.

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Retail Geek

JULY 9, 2021

Multi-sided market place and so it’s a little easier to make money but still the best way to make money is with that ad Network and. You know at least three and maybe four of them are all like cumulatively what I would call Commerce right like you taught you know. [25:10] Social commerce and the the sleeper is.

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Retail Geek

JUNE 25, 2021

Internationally you know in most markets Amazon’s not quite as well penetrated as they are North America So when you say you saw some meaningful growth growth internationally. About three times the growth rate both in Europe and in Asia Pacific than we saw in the US and we also saw. [12:04]

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