Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

A new POS system will create a centralized view of inventory for customers and associates, and improved WiFi — coupled with associate mobile POS devices — will help enrich customer service in stores. JCPenney’s “Make it Count” customer strategy and brand proposition is the centerpiece of the turnaround plan.

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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

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

United Parcel Service (UPS) plans to buy Roadie , a delivery platform supporting local same-day delivery across the country. The Roadie technology platform is purpose-build to connect merchants and consumers with contract drivers to enable efficient and scalable same-day local delivery services nationwide.”.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2023

Joined by his management team, McMillon met with suppliers, merchants, grantees, artisans and MSMEs (micro and small to medium enterprises) across the company’s programs, such as Walmart Sourcing, Walmart Vriddhi, Flipkart, PhonePe, Walmart Marketplace, Walmart Global Tech In India and Walmart Foundation.

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Retail Minded

APRIL 3, 2022

A new study revealed: Social media marketing (32%), e-commerce software (31%), email marketing (29%), retail operations (26%) and online payments (24%) score highly. 63% of US brands plan to increase investment in retail software in 2022. Social media marketing (32%). Email marketing (29%).

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Retalon

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Why should retailers care about their Order Fulfillment Process? Order fulfillment may seem like a fairly straightforward process and according to the generic “high-level” definition, it is. In today’s market, putting the right fulfillment system in place gets you a competitive edge.

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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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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. Mastercard Spending Data Reveals 4 Key Takeaways for Holiday 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A business model that was only possible with their unparalleled investment in the systems and shipping, fulfillment and supply chain infrastructure to support it. grocery market. Emphasized in an article from the New York Times Magazine last fall, Shopify’s key to success has been putting the merchant first. .

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Here are the Top 10 predictions retailers should keep in mind as they plan, implement and finalize their holiday strategies. Flexible Payments Will Gain Further Ground. Flexible payments are continuing to gain steam, particularly among younger generations. Big Box Stores Will Take Market Share From Amazon.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Following in the footsteps of Instagram, which launched its shop in 2020, TikTok has entered the competitive space with its new shop function, enabling merchants, brands and creators to showcase and sell products directly to over 1 billion users through in-feed videos, LIVEs, and the ‘product showcase’ tab. Higher customer expectations .

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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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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Investors cheered the results, sending Amazon shares up as much as 8% in trading after the market close. AWS CEO Andy Jassy in a statement touted the unit’s “continued long-term focus on customers and feature delivery,” citing efforts to incorporate generative AI into many of its services. Google Cloud margin was 9.4

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2022

Walmart has open positions across multiple segments of the company, including merchants, marketers, pharmacists, optometrists, software engineers, data scientists, distribution, store and club managers. Hiring of the 50,000 new associates will take place by the end of April, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Speedy delivery is the name of the game for supermarket retailers all over the world right now, as major chains invest in micro fulfilment centres and explore dark stores in an effort to keep up with customers’ rising expectations during the pandemic. In June, the brand went public on the NASDAQ. Missfresh generated RMB 6.1

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The competition to attract sellers has reached a boiling point, and it couldn’t come at a better time for these merchants, which for years have struggled with the rising cost of doing business on the main U.S. There’s fulfillment costs and advertising costs. marketplaces. Sellers are looking elsewhere for profitability.”

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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

AUGUST 5, 2021

That’s why properties have focused on perfecting the tenant mix , onboarding a compelling combination of restaurants, entertainment and up-and-coming DTC darlings. Last Mile Services Become a Long-Term Play for Properties. The low-hanging fruit opportunity for mall developers and landlords is to double down on the in-person experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The offering will launch with select retailers in the Dadeland area of Miami-Dade County, with plans to expand to additional cities in 2023. Many retailers and delivery companies also are turning to automated customer fulfillment solutions to improve speed and convenience.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

A recent report from the payments and shopping service Klarna found that 34% of shoppers actually plan to spend more on gifts this year than last year, with Gen Z ( 57% ) and millennials ( 53% ) more likely than other age groups to expand their budgets. said Pandya. “

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Mass Relators

MARCH 31, 2024

She has held roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as vice president, human resources for DG’s retail organization since 2021 and was named to the Mass Market Retailers Most Influential Women list in 2023. She was named to the Mass Market Retailers Most Influential Women lists in 2022 and 2024.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2023

TikTok reports that two-thirds of its users were inspired to shop even when they weren’t actually planning to do so. TikTok Shop is currently available in the UK and a number of Southeast Asian markets. Twitter Shops enables merchants to showcase up to 50 products on their Twitter profile. Consumers are ahead of brands.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Daraz, one of South Asia’s leading ecommerce platforms, recently announced upcoming plans to automate two of its smart distribution centres in Pakistan. It further bolsters the need for automation as such processes reduce operational uncertainties and increase accuracy,” he added. Diversification is key.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2020

The final shopping lists that are created and shared by teachers will present “information that could reflect schools’ reopening plans and affect how much consumers actually spend,” the NRF reported in a press release. For many parents, this uncertainty is creating stress. New Realities Influencing Back-To-School Activity.

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365 Retail

JANUARY 11, 2024

To support its growth plans, Skroutz recognised the need to optimise its customer engagement, improving both the effectiveness of its campaigns as well as helping the CRM team operate more efficiently. From onboarding to retention, customer journey marketing depended heavily on design, Business Intelligence (BI) and engineering teams.

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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? How can you communicate how you plan to meet, even exceed, these expectations every step of the way?

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2020

In fact, 2019 showed great progress for e-Commerce to close the gap in total market share of sales compared to brick-and-mortar retail. As well, many unknowns about pending legislation and its effect on merchants around the world can cause some anxiety for those in the industry. Getting Ahead Of Retail Regulations.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 15, 2021

As a result, the industry unlocked and fulfilled five years of online retail growth in just six months through a patchwork of band-aids and gut-led experiments – effectively realising 2025 sales levels in 2020. per cent in 2019 — to sit almost 10 points ahead of the overall market. Digital payment. It reached 22.8

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Retail Minded

DECEMBER 21, 2022

2023 is an overdue date for merchants to welcome agility into their point of sale, logistics and overall retail operations, yet 2023 will reveal just how important agility truly is. Merchants looking to beat the challenges of supply, inflation and even consumer behavior should lean heavily into technology that leads with agility.

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Storis

JANUARY 22, 2024

Our survey found that furniture retailers are enthusiastic about many applications of AI led by those that will increase marketing efficiency and reduce bottom-line costs. More than 50% of those surveyed plan or use Generative AI for designing digital ads, writing content, and personalizing marketing. Take Amazon and Shopify.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

In the wake of COVID-19, returns are receiving serious (and necessary) attention for several key reasons: Retailers are spending more processing returns in stores. Indeed, one-third of consumers responding to a survey by Optoro said they had kept one or more purchases that they planned to return when stores reopened.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday just around the corner, planning for a successful 2022 peak season is essential – now more than ever. But the peak season sales market is a competitive one, so getting ahead of the game and understanding your customer’s wants and needs is critical. Plan, plan and plan some more!

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Then the next step is to go beyond that to say you also plan on empowering consumers to be able to live those promises as well, whether that’s inclusivity, sustainability or giving back to the community. For example, they need to support omnichannel services like BOPIS, ship-from-store and seamless returns.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2020

But our thesis now is that digital’s role in transacting will continue to be vitally important, so consumer behavior is looking for more of those discovery processes.”. Katie Osberg, Global Retail Partnerships Lead, Business Communications, Google “Did you know that 89% of consumers begin their buying process with a search engine?

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Independent Retailer

JANUARY 17, 2023

The dropshipping company is paid for the merchandise, and retailers collect payment from the shopper, adding a healthy profit margin. Since product costs are low, you can price your merchandise at market value and run a profitable business. Orders can be processed in a few clicks, too. Begin Marketing Your Dropshipping Business.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 31, 2022

Casey has been a passionate advocate for our sellers and led the work to define and implement our seller value proposition, which has led to strong growth in our third-party marketplace and Walmart Fulfillment Services. plans to leave the company in March to “start her next chapter in New York with her family.”. business.”.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 28, 2022

With [Amazon Web Services] growing 34% annually over the last two years, and 37% year-over-year in the first quarter, AWS has been integral in helping companies weather the pandemic and move more of their workloads into the cloud. Amazon has plans to expand this format to the Los Angeles area in the coming months. That was due to a $7.6

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