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#TBT: Service Merchandise Was the OG Multi-Channel Shopping Experience

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I have very vivid memories about Service Merchandise , a now-defunct business with a unique ordering process focused on catalog inventory. Service Merchandise was a bit more fun than today’s similar IKEA shopping experience because it carried more than mediocre DIY housewares and furniture. Don’t remember it?

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Shinola and Filson to Update In-Store Experience with Omnichannel Platform

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Both retail brands are owned by Bedrock Manufacturing ; Filson is known for high-end outdoor clothing and accessories, and Shinola offers products including timepieces, leather goods, jewelry and audio. Filson operates a total of 14 stores in the U.S., Shinola operates 21 stores across the U.S., Canada and Japan.

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Jewelry Sales Increased Sharply in July, Survey Finds

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jewelry sales were up sharply in July compared to the same month in 2020 as well as in 2019, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. Jewelry sales were up 82.6 grew for the 11 th consecutive month in July, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse , which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment.

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How Daniel’s Jewelers Designs Stores and Shopper Experiences for Hispanic Consumers

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Joseph Sherwood founded Daniel’s Jewelers in 1948 to make jewelry more accessible for all families. Over the years the retailer has carved a unique space in the Hispanic market thanks to its unique approach to financing, in-store services and merchandising. Or they can take in a few trades over time to get that dream piece of jewelry.

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Identifying the ‘Faces’ Behind Faceless Online Transactions

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Consumer preference for online shopping continues to rise, as more purchases are being made online than in stores with each passing year. And in sectors with a high cost of acquisition and high margins (such as jewelry and luxury retail), merchants are willing to fully subsidize APRs. In 2019 , the total market share of online U.S.

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Discounts Drive Record-Breaking Black Friday, Cyber Weekend Spending

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YoY); and Adobe is predicting that Cyber Monday will be the biggest online shopping day of all time with a sales forecast between $ 12 billion and $12.4 Consumers have taken note and spent at record rates during the big shopping days, despite dealing with rising costs in other parts of their lives.” billion (up 7.5%

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#RSP22: Everything You Need to Know About Holiday 2022

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Among its multiple impacts, COVID-19 accelerated an elongation of the holiday shopping season that was already underway. Rather than being limited to a jam-packed four to five weeks from Black Friday to Christmas Eve, consumers are beginning their shopping as early as October (with a few doing so even earlier than that).