Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In addition to the products and services they offer, retailers are reconsidering the environmental and social impacts of their supply chains, employee activity and even which partners they choose to work with in an effort to fulfill a moral obligation to their consumers — especially the younger generation.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Think food services, retail and personal and laundry services, for instance. This included adding ecommerce platforms, touchless payments and contactless delivery such as curbside or buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS). Reasons cited were that the country’s 1.1 This should not be a one-and-done effort.

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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

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Customers are more likely to trade up when they transition to the in-store environment. It’s all just commerce now With retailers using the online channel to promote engagement across the entire buying journey, the distinction between the online store and physical stores has become increasingly blurred.

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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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Mike Anthony

MAY 3, 2023

Big supermarket chains have been under pressure for some time as e-commerce, discounters and convenience stores and specialists all vie for share. Then inflation hits both store operation costs as well as cash-strapped shoppers. They can extend their payment terms, so that in effect the supplier owns more (often all!)

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2020

North American travel retailing giant was forced to temporarily close more than 700 stores, furlough the bulk of its workforce and cut expenses deeply. “We The company is now operating approximately half of its locations. Now we are going to finish ahead of time with a full deployment across all of our operations by the end of October.

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