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As Consumer Demand for Inclusion Rises, Retailers Must Tackle Legacy Issues and Attitudes

Retail TouchPoints

Because of efforts to address this mismatch of product and real-world sizing, Coresight Research estimates that the value of the extended-size market for women will grow to $32.3 this year alone, representing approximately 21% of the total women’s apparel market. Test the market with new size options and be inclusive in marketing.

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(Some of) the Technology that is Empowering the Customer Channel in Physical Retail

Retail Next

Social commerce. Not only did we see traffic and dwell time shifts relating to sales, visual merchandising and marketing changes, but we also learned unexpected things like shifts in conversation rate at very specific times of day. . Snapchat has incorporated augmented reality in their shopping experiences.