Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The closure or conversion of 144 Target stores in FY21 has left the retailer with a network of around 140 stores today, a much smaller business that is simpler and less costly to run with a stronger focus on digital sales. Taking share off specialty stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

When stores began to reopen, there was a fear that consumers would storm return desks. 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. Fortunately for retailers, that surge did not materialize.

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Rangeme

MAY 9, 2022

After working in the hospitality industry for more than 20 years and gaining years of buying experience, Arkwright decided it was finally time to open her own specialty store and cafe. She teamed up with retired cheesemonger, Raymond Cotteret, in 2020 and got to work on a business plan that would make their dreams come true.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

These locations include physical stores that take in returns for other retail brands, as well as office buildings, post offices and shipping company stores, kiosks and more. From a customer perspective, according to research from Optoro , 66% of consumers prefer to bring returns to stores rather than shipping them back.

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