Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Baird: A lot of store renovation efforts are being driven by the expanded role of the store. For example, they need to support omnichannel services like BOPIS, ship-from-store and seamless returns. Technology is going to be central [to the store experience] — it has to be.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2020

This applies not just to consumers but to workers returning to retail stores as well. Retailers should expect that even consumers who have embraced store reopenings early on will also continue the online behaviors they learned during lockdown. There is no ‘returning to normal’.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Online sales bridged the gap between retailers and their consumers at the height of shelter-in-place restrictions, and many brick-and-mortar owners used their storefronts as a place to package orders and offer curbside pickup. The in-store experience remains a crucial part of consumer expectations. The Online-Offline Hybrid.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Additionally, there will be a wave of returns that will need to be properly managed and tracked in a way that promotes profitability and customer satisfaction. Finally, the first half of January brings an additional peak season for retailers as customers make their way online or into stores for gift card redemptions. Next Steps.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2023

Seeking to move closer to the goal of cutting its waste footprint in half by 2030, Starbucks has added 12 locations to its 100% reusable operating model. Stores in Napa and Petaluma, Calif. Customers using these bins through Oct. Starbucks also is planning to bring reusability to the drive-thru.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 8, 2024

Some thieves and ORC rings used smash-and-grab methods while other bad actors relied on ecommerce claims fraud and returns abuse. On a more drastic scale, imagine that an ORC ring is encouraging participants to return stolen merchandise.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Shoppers also can use the mirrors to request that sales associates bring specific items to the dressing room, and the store features lockers where shoppers can pick up items they’ve ordered online.

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