Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2022

Whether you’re just starting out or optimising your existing multichannel strategy, diversifying your e-commerce presence is most successful when you: Connect to the right channels. Market at the right time. Invest in digital marketing and retail media to maximise your presence in each channel. Fulfil customer expectations.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

Marketplaces, social media and branded ecommerce experiences offer a multitude of opportunities for brands to build customized plans for global growth, but often that “local” piece gets lost in translation (pun intended). You want to also offer consumers something that hasn’t been fulfilled by their current options.”

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Brands have been clamoring to sell on TikTok almost from the moment the platform began its meteoric rise and the #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt hashtag proved its commerce potential. Now it’s here: first launched in the UK and several Asian markets, TikTok Shop was quietly made available in the U.S. in November 2022.

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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 19, 2021

A recent Shopkick survey proposes that these behaviors are likely to continue through the holiday season: 22% of consumers plan to shop for the holiday well ahead of schedule and 25% even plan to finish their shopping by Thanksgiving, which historically has been the “official kick off” of the holiday shopping season.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2023

Social shopping is becoming more and more popular given the surge in social media usage and the ease of completing a transaction without ever leaving the app. It’s no surprise that social commerce sales are expected to reach $45.74 working with the leading agencies, publishers and marketers across digital media.

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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. Michelle M.

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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

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Some of this luxury market growth could be attributed to coronavirus travel restrictions, which have prevented wealthy Chinese consumers from buying items in person at high-end shops in New York City, Paris, Rome, etc. That dimension of brand positioning is worth considering in the Chinese market.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

“The migration of some consumer activity to online browsing and buying indicates that if retail destinations are to maximize their revenue potential post-COVID, then they need to be able to embrace these behaviors,” said Diane Wehrle, Marketing & Insights Director at Springboard. “ Photo credit: Galleria Dallas. Photo credit: Easton. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2022

As TikTok kicks off its second annual TikTok World business summit, the social media juggernaut is making headlines for more than just new platform updates. based fulfillment centers in a bid to directly challenge ecommerce giants like Amazon and Shopify. Facilitating Connections Between Brands and Creators.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2022

Qurate Retail Group has restructured its organization and launched a new business unit focused on livestreaming as it looks to “accelerate its leadership in video commerce.”. ’s largest international market, and President of HSN where he led the brand’s integration into Qurate Retail. In fiscal 2021, QVC U.S.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2021

The 15 sessions, now available on demand, encompass critical areas of the retail enterprise, including: customer loyalty strategies; visual tech developments such as AR and 3D modeling; fulfillment and delivery management; the power of social networks; fast-growing Buy Now, Pay Later services; and the all-important customer experience.

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365 Retail

MARCH 5, 2024

Social commerce – purchases made directly on social networks – may seem anecdotal to some, but it’s taking off and is expected to grow three times faster than traditional e-commerce, reaching $1.2 Selling directly on social networks, on the other hand, is more recent. trillion by 2025.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Increasingly, marketing teams are turning to influencers to help reaffirm and amplify that authenticity in order to build credibility among an increasingly skeptical audience. That is why 39% of marketing agencies and brands now spend 10% to 20% of their overall marketing budgets on influencer marketing, according to Statista.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2023

What it didn’t have at that point was a streamlined, intuitive online checkout process — and that quickly became a major hindrance to the company’s DTC expansion plans. “We We Aren’t Making Our Customers Hunt and Peck’ While cart abandonment can have many causes, overly complex checkout processes are certainly a major contributor.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The pandemic’s impact on shopping habits isn’t abating: 66% of respondents will prefer home delivery over other fulfillment methods, according to a survey by Oracle. A survey by Accenture found that 75% of consumers say they’ll do at least some of their holiday shopping online, up from 65% in 2019, while 43% plan to shop online exclusively.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2021

How MeUndies plans to use its latest funding round. In the apparel space, marketing traditionally focused on the product with the brand often taking a back seat,” Shokrian explained. The capital infusion from Provenance will help the brand expand its core competencies across product design , production and distribution.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2023

Armed with the data of years of study, the OSF Digital Strategy team can help you plan and prioritize your 2024 roadmap. She leverages 25+ years in omnichannel retail, focusing on brands, covering digital strategy and store operations, registry, marketing, tech selection and organizational design.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 15, 2021

Total costs (marketing, packaging, shipping, fulfillment, storage, etc.) / # of orders = cost per order. Evaluating 2020 Metrics and Planning for 2021. Now that you have a better idea of which KPIs to measure, let’s walk through a high-level strategy that looks at how you can monitor metrics and plan for a successful 2021.

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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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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

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. Sellers are also setting up independent stores on platforms that can help automate the selling process and enable sellers to connect their stores to a broader range of marketing channels.

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Retail Next

APRIL 1, 2021

Fulfillment. Allbirds (via Shopify), to highlight one retailer, offers pick up in store and fulfills orders via ship from store. . Social commerce. Zara has offered this inventory visibility to their customers for some time now. . Snapchat has incorporated augmented reality in their shopping experiences.

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Retail Minded

JULY 29, 2023

The market environment is experiencing a significant change, and it is crucial for companies to ensure their continued commitment to staying updated with present trends and progressions in order to prosper. The traditional methods of marketing, selling, and delivering goods are no longer reliable.

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Retail Minded

JULY 29, 2023

The market environment is experiencing a significant change, and it is crucial for companies to ensure their continued commitment to staying updated with present trends and progressions in order to prosper. The traditional methods of marketing, selling, and delivering goods are no longer reliable.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Andrea Farris, VP Development, Head of Solution Planning and Partnerships, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. With an appointment, shoppers get help from an associate to provide clothing in their sizes, as well as upselling you and bringing you a latté. It’s an opportunity to make retail special again. ”.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 3, 2021

Two years ago, online retail’s market share was sitting at 13.6% , according to eMarketer. Even if brands and retailers don’t have a physical store, they have an opportunity to create a seamless customer-focused experience that spans across their branded ecommerce sites, marketplaces and even social channels.

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Retail Geek

JULY 9, 2021

Jeff Bezos steps down Amazon offers it’s multi-channel fulfillment (MCF) to Big Commerce customers. Shopify Unite 2021 Instagram leans into commerce Nike earnings Warby Parker IPO. 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.

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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 TouchPoints

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Media and Advertising Became More Contextual (and Measurable) Marketing teams are feeling more pressure to perform. Which is why this year (and likely next year as well), the focus for resale operators , and the retailers that employ their services, was on tightening up operations as much as expanding them. Nicole Silberstein 2. Adam Blair 5.

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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). Episode 297 is a recap of the GroceryShop trade show in Las Vegas, and the Consumer Brands Executive Summit in Colorado Springs.

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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

AUGUST 11, 2022

Parachute plans to double its physical store footprint and reach 30 operational stores by the end of 2022. All digital platforms and stores aim to fulfill this vision by creating an aesthetic of comfort, relaxation and everyday luxury. “We To reach its store-opening goals, Parachute is prioritizing highly populated markets.

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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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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

According to a recent report by Bain & Co and Meta, GDP growth and inflation in Southeast Asia are projected to perform better than other markets, such as the US and EU. With shoppers often buying sweets, custom-made apparel, accessories and jewellery, White Day offers e-commerce platforms a huge opportunity to fulfil consumers’ needs.

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