Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

For retailers with overseas customers, the returns process can be more complex, with potentially more loopholes for returns fraud. By examining shared IP addresses, shipping addresses and payment methods, retailers can uncover hidden associations that might indicate organized fraud rings.

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365 Retail

JULY 26, 2021

Supply chain operators are walking a tightrope in order to keep recovery on track. By contrast, the number of supplier invoices processed during the same period grew by just 2%, well below the rate seen in previous quarters. Total order volumes rose 35% in Q2 compared to the previous quarter.

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Cisco Retail

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

As retailers worked to manage all their discrete channels, the term “omni-channel” evolved to become synonymous with retailers who operated both online, E-commerce and other channels. Consumers demanded the ability to purchase online and return in-store, and retailers responded by putting processes in place that offered those options.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The holidays always tend to put a strain on the piggy bank, but a study from personal finance company Credit Karma found that 43% of consumers are feeling more financially stressed this holiday season, and inflation is the leading cause. Even outside of the holiday season, uptake in buy now, pay later (BNPL) services is exploding in the U.S.,

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Online shoppers want variety – and they want it for everything, including their payment options. Offering more payment methods has been shown to increase conversion rates on fashion websites, but many retailers are wary of accepting alternative payment methods as they come with new vulnerabilities and fraud challenges.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Determining an Initial Budget When creating your initial budget, be realistic about the required upfront costs—many expenses like inventory, web hosting, and payment processing scale with sales volume. Aim to have 6-12 months of operating costs on hand to allow time to refine your offering.

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Retail Minded

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

You’ll find special offers, rewards, and financing options whenever you shop at participating locations. Store credit cards and general-purpose credit cards each serve their own distinct role in the consumer finance landscape. They can be a smart way to start building credit, as their approval process is straightforward.

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Storis

JANUARY 22, 2024

Retailers are also offering services within their spaces. Buy with Prime” enables Shopify merchants to use Amazon’s payment and fulfillment services. Selling to Unsold Guests Mobile POS is critical to facilitating personalized follow-up to unsold guests. Take Amazon and Shopify.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 10, 2022

Luxury streetwear label Off-White is the latest fashion brand to offer its customers payment with cryptocurrencies at its three flagship stores in Paris, Milan and London. Transactions are managed through a sophisticated digital payment system by Berlin-based technology company Lunu.

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365 Retail

JULY 5, 2022

The Very Group, operator of multicategory digital retailers Very and Littlewoods, has appointed former president and CEO of Walmart Japan Lionel Desclée as group CEO. Before joining Walmart, Lionel spent three years as president and CEO of Tom & Co, which operates over 160 pet care stores in Belgium, Luxembourg and France.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The home furnishing and accent retailer, which operates 20 showrooms and 13 Ashley Home Store showroom licenses in Florida, partnered with cloud commerce provider Kibo , which offered a flexible ecommerce technology that would allow CITY Furniture to develop and support highly customized customer journeys and a fluid shopping-cart experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2023

As the oldest members of Gen Z move into their mid-20s and the youngest enter their teen years, personal finance concerns are high on their list of worries. Gen Z wants curation of services, retail stores and food and beverage experiences, since they often spend more on dining than shopping,” said Cegielski. “If

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Awareness Online channels should be leveraged to promote broader awareness of their products and services to potential customers across multiple platforms. Customer service This is often a buyer’s primary point of contact with a brand. The ability to execute on the basic sales and fulfilment transaction itself is also important.

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365 Retail

MAY 7, 2021

2020 was a year like no other, and the shockwaves caused by the pandemic have inherently altered consumer-facing operations at their very core. If services involve remote assistance, e-tailers should evaluate the software they are putting into use. Payment Modes: Today, consumers use multiple payment modes for online shopping.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The home furnishing and accent retailer, which operates 20 showrooms and 13 Ashley Home Store showroom licenses in Florida, partnered with cloud commerce provider Kibo , which offered a flexible ecommerce technology that would allow CITY Furniture to develop and support highly customized customer journeys and a fluid shopping-cart experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 15, 2021

A low conversion rate means you probably need to go back to your product and cart pages and adjust the copy, user experience, pricing or finance options so people feel more compelled to click “buy.”. Total costs (marketing, packaging, shipping, fulfillment, storage, etc.) / # of orders = cost per order. are factored in.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2023

A car is one of the biggest purchases most consumers make, but the process of buying one, especially used, has long been one of consumers’ most dreaded retail experiences. From the moment it debuted in 1993, CarMax set out to change that with a focus on honest sales interactions and simplified processes.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2021

However, that still leaves a significant portion of customers unwilling to dwell in a physical location, so retailers need to determine the right balance between online and in-store services as they plan their future strategies. I think people will be fine having someone else fulfill the order and picking it up outside.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 6, 2023

The newest generation of artificial intelligence (AI) would seem to be tailor-made for the behind-the-scenes operational complexity of today’s retail organization — and in many ways it is. Everything Comes Back to the Data As promising as AI can be in retail operations, it also carries risks. said Thota.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2022

Most buy now, pay later offers are interest- and fee-free, unless customers miss a payment. consumers say they have used a buy now, pay later service, according to a recent study from The Ascent, a Motley Fool service. BNPL fulfills a need that previously wasn’t being met,” said Sharp. In fact, 50% of U.S

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Small Biz Trends

APRIL 15, 2021

Besides having a brick-and-mortar shop, going online to offer your products and services comes with lots of opportunities for your business. An eCommerce platform is a software application that helps businesses sell products and services online. This means users don’t have to buy web hosting or install software anywhere.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2022

Savvy businesses are seeking to re-establish new baselines now that the dust has settled, from financial performance and stock turnover to operating rhythms. This is where putting the customer in control of how they purchase can help, including a range of new financing and payment options for the customer to choose from.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2022

Sessions illustrate the increasingly complex nature of the customer experience, and how the lines between commerce, marketing, service, and even supply chain and fulfillment, continue to blur. COVID-19 forced retailers to make major operational shifts at record speed, but these quick changes were made easier for Patagonia and 5.11

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Retail Geek

OCTOBER 29, 2021

It was a rigorous process. Jason: [3:54] That that is awesome I’m going to assume the one slight negative is you get some good news like that you get all those those post cooking on LinkedIn and I’m assuming, every vendor under the planet has I read your news and is now pitching you for something.

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Retail Geek

APRIL 30, 2021

It would take much longer to take effect because they’re their operating systems tend to get deployed much more slowly. To have it easy to remember password that can easily be hacked and some payment providers even give you the option to not to literally not have a password. Scot: [4:18] Yeah. Scot: [4:48] Yes and.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2020

We went through a process of intense reopening over about eight weeks from mid-May to mid-July, which has since continued at a slower pace,” said Jordi Martin-Consuegra, EVP, Chief Administrative Officer and Deputy CEO at Hudson in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. The company is now operating approximately half of its locations.

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Retail Geek

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

31:16] Bo pasts and create a fulfillment options from the store are helping Elevate traffic and driving people to brick-and-mortar based on our data what we saw is botes usage. 32:33] Then those without this creative fulfillment option and so it does speak to. But he has your question yeah I mean I think. [31:16]

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Retalon

MARCH 3, 2020

INDIANAPOLIS – February 27, 2020 – enVista , a global software solutions and consulting services firm, optimizing and unifying both physical and digital commerce, announces today a strategic partnership with Retalon to drive increased profitability and business intelligence for retailers. About Retalon: . About enVista.

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