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White Paper: Making the case for store- and aisle-friendly fulfilment

Inside Retail

Along with other retail trends, e-commerce has changed the amount of inventory retailers are keeping on store shelves, and the frequency with which those shelves are restocked,” says Steve Dimitrovski, senior sales consultant, retail and e-commerce, for Swisslog Australia and New Zealand.

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Retail Trends in 2021 — Overcoming 2020’s Challenges

Retail TouchPoints

Traditionally, the brick-and-mortar store delivered a fairly static and conventional experience to the customer. In addition, mall operators are being asked to convert empty commercial space into mini-fulfillment centers for retail tenants. Look for this to get messy as rezoning debates get heated.

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Retail Consumer Behavior Patterns and Shifting Dynamics: The Future of Retail & Retail Trends

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

The Retail market landscape has seen significant changes in retail trends and shifts in consumer behavior since the coronavirus breakout, but the industry now appears more optimistic about the growth prospects. Here Are The Ten Emerging Retail Trends We Predict For 2022. New Look Stores.

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More Private Label, Smaller Store Footprints: How COVID-19 Is Accelerating Existing Retail Trends

Retail TouchPoints

Retail was already shrinking in terms of floorspace: total square footage dropped by 4.4%. store count increased from 244,000 to 270,000. With nearly 60% of retail square footage in the U.S. COVID-19 Creates The Foundation For Private Label Renaissance. over the past 10 years , even as the U.S.

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RIC20: 50+ Sessions, 99 Speakers, Live Roundtables, Startup Innovation Labs and More

Retail TouchPoints

It’s easy to see why Retail TouchPoints and RetailX chose “The Big Acceleration” as the theme for the 6 th annual Retail Innovation Conference (#RIC20), being held virtually Oct. That’s because the coronavirus pandemic has, for better or worse, dramatically sped up a number of long-brewing retail trends.

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Retail Lessons From China: Innovation, Resilience And Recovery

Retail TouchPoints

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? There is no ‘returning to normal’. Livestreaming Unlocks Massive Sales Potential.

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Exclusive Q&A: EY Defines 5 Post-Pandemic Consumer Segments

Retail TouchPoints

Retail TouchPoints (RTP): What implications do the five emerging customer segments have for retailers as they plan for a post-pandemic future? Jeff Orschell: The big thing for me is that we all need to stop thinking about selling something to somebody, and think about how we can fulfill and enrich the lives of the people we’re serving.

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