Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2021

In today’s tech-driven world, retail leaders are focused on using online media and marketing to drive customer engagement. To stand out and scale in an increasingly competitive environment, marketing and CX leaders believe that having a comprehensive digital strategy is key. This floor is meant to be completely open, free play.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

Faced with an endless number of brands, product options and channels to shop through, consumers are looking for the perfect combination of “value” and “values.” Some capabilities will be subtle, even invisible, and support unique shopping missions as they span across the physical and virtual worlds.

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CJ Retail Solutions

MARCH 15, 2023

As a business owner, you understand the importance of merchandising in your shop. Good retail merchandising is essential for attracting customers, improving sales, and creating a positive shopping experience. Promotions and marketing Promotions and marketing can help drive footfall and increase sales.

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Retail Minded

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Georganne Bender, a retail thought leader and consumer anthropologist, wasn’t quite as interested in technology when reflecting on what retail needs to see in the year ahead but rather the merchandising in stores. “Retailers should update their merchandising. So where is that coming from? Another point that came up?

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 18, 2023

Consumers shopped in record numbers and retailers delivered positive holiday experiences to inflation-wary consumers, offering great products at more promotional price levels to fit their stretched budgets. The bottom line is that consumers are still engaged and shopping despite everything happening around them.” billion and $960.4

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Home Furnishings Merchandise Store Sporting Goods Accessories 52

Mass Relators

JUNE 15, 2023

“Consumers continued to spend on household priorities in May, supported by gains in the job market and wages,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. Retailers recognize the ongoing pressure on cost-sensitive consumers and are offering competitive pricing, a wide product mix and convenient shopping options to help stretch family budgets.”

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Mass Relators

JULY 18, 2023

Back-to-class spending is one of the most important shopping occasions of the year, and NRF’s consumer research shows that back-to-school and college spending is expected to set new records. Health and personal care stores were up 0.1% Electronics and appliance stores were up 1.1% General merchandise stores were down 0.1%

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Home Furnishings Sporting Goods Merchandise Store Accessories 52

Mass Relators

DECEMBER 15, 2022

WASHINGTON – November retail sales were down from October, when inflation worries prompted a surge of early holiday shopping. Consumers have been shifting back to in-store shopping for a more traditional holiday shopping experience, and we expect record participation for this year’s Super Saturday shopping weekend.”.

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Home Furnishings Sporting Goods Merchandise Store Accessories 52

Mass Relators

JANUARY 14, 2022

Consumers were backed by strong wages and record savings and began their shopping earlier this year than ever before. Even though many consumers began shopping in October, this was the strongest November and December we’ve ever seen. Sporting goods stores, up 20.9%. General merchandise stores, up 15.2%.

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Mass Relators

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

“Retailers understand the needs of consumers and have in place the people, processes, and technologies to meet consumers with the right inventory, competitive pricing and great experiences however consumers choose to shop.” Health and personal care stores were up 1.9% Furniture and home furnishings stores were up 4.4%

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Mass Relators

APRIL 14, 2023

Continued easing of inflation and the overall strength of the job market and wages are keeping the fundamentals of the consumer economy strong and should support their ability to spend on household priorities through 2023. Keep in mind that households tend to shop less during the post-holiday season. Sporting goods stores were up 0.2%

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Inside Retail

JUNE 16, 2022

But also something not many people know is from this job, I had a sneaky passion and love for merchandising stores! Meaning their confidence with online shopping has grown by not really having any other option. This is where I started to develop my passion for being customer-focused.

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 15, 2021

“We expect demand will remain strong through December, even though consumers started holiday shopping earlier than ever this year. Consumers continued spending in November, building on momentum from strong early holiday shopping in October and setting the stage for a bright holiday season,” NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz said.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2024

Similar to the idea of greenwashing, so many brands have an Australian flavour of marketing to advertise their stuff and create that local feel. I feel like what a modern business looks like isn’t so much a clothing brand that does videos to promote itself, but a video channel with a merchandise store.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 14, 2022

Consumers are adapting and shopping smarter for themselves and their families. Clothing and clothing accessory stores were up 2.6% Furniture and home furnishings stores were up 0.7% General merchandise stores were up 5.4% Building materials and garden supply stores were up 0.5% unadjusted year over year.

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Home Furnishings Sporting Goods Merchandise Store Consumer 52

Mass Relators

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

WASHINGTON – The omicron variant, inflation and bad weather in much of the country were not enough to stop consumers from shopping in January, the National Retail Federation reported on Wednesday. Health and personal care stores were down 0.7% Grocery and beverage stores were up 1.1% General merchandise stores were up 3.6%

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2024

Gen Z consumers are neither easy to define nor predictable in their shopping habits. It is assumed that they are more adept at using the technology in their hands and that this facility will inform their consuming behaviors, which McKinsey refers to as “seamless and intuitive adoption of online shopping and transactions.”

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Mass Relators

APRIL 15, 2021

American households are clearly feeling the full effect of additional fiscal stimulus, gains in the job market and the reopening of the economy. Today’s data confirms reports that people are going out and spending and that in-store traffic has picked up,” NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz said. Grocery and beverage stores were up 0.7%

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Home Furnishings Sporting Goods Merchandise Store Finance 52

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2021

In fact, even after the pandemic moves into the rear-view mirror, 46% of consumers plan to do the same amount of shopping online, and 42% said they will actually shop online even more than they do now, according to a recent study from Pitney Bowes. Most Consumers, Even Those Shopping Online, Prefer to Return In-Store.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2023

Efforts to lower stock levels were somewhat offset by investments made to “support rapidly-growing frequency categories, and strategic investments to support long-term market-share opportunities.” Inventory at the end of Q1 was 16% lower than in Q1 2022, reflecting a more than 25% reduction in discretionary categories.

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Retail Geek

AUGUST 20, 2021

Isn’t that much different than the the bigger store formats we’ve already seen Amazon starting to experiment with so I guess I’m just saying. Ali Baba’s gmv is bigger is like 1.3

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Department Stores Apparel Drop-Shipping Shipping 98

Store Growers

JANUARY 29, 2021

Shopping Ads Certification. The image below shows that study materials that are part of the Google Shopping certification: Of these 7 subtopics, 3 are things you don’t really need to start out: Local product ads. Showcase shopping ads. Google Ads campaigns from the Google Merchandise store. Performance planner.

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