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Trending The Rules: Top Retail Trends Are Trending At An Unprecedented Rate

Retail TouchPoints

Earlier this year, we released a report, titled “The Best Vision is Insight,” outlining our predictions for the top retail trends of 2020. Now, the newfound immediacy of the trends has, if anything, made them more insightful. And the backlash — the desire for a return to substantive human interactions — had already begun too.

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The ones to watch: Retail trends that should be on your radar

Inside Retail

In light of digital-first shopping, the post-purchase digital experience — from convenient payments to embedded service and loyalty — will also be prioritised more than ever. Indeed, 79 per cent of consumers say that the customer experience is as important as a brand’s products and services.

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15 Return Policy Examples

Small Biz Trends

What happens when a customer returns an item they’ve purchased? Maybe the store will offer credit, or just maybe they will refuse the return entirely. If the store has a return policy, then the terms of any returns or exchanges are laid out clearly in advance, eliminating questions in the minds of customers and staff.

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How Integrated POS Tech is Helping Electronics Retailers

I Vend

In today’s modern retail stores, the point of sale no longer has to be a fixed counter – it could be anywhere in the store. Mobile POS System iVend mobile POS takes service to customers in the aisle. Learn how it could enhance your retail business. The sale is saved, and both retailer and the customer are happy.

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The Role of Mobile POS Solutions in Modern Retail

I Vend

In today’s modern retail stores, the point of sale no longer has to be a fixed counter – it could be anywhere in the store. Mobile POS System iVend mobile POS takes service to customers in the aisle. Learn how it could enhance your retail business. The sale is saved, and both retailer and the customer are happy.

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Deliver-to-door food subscriptions remain popular post-lockdown

A1 Retail

Almost a fifth of UK adults are signed up to a food or restaurant meal subscription service. Consumer appetite is here to stay as two in five Brits with subscriptions plan to take out more subscription services because of the convenience they offer.

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Vertical Integration, Collection Software, and Other Trends That can Make a Brand Thrive

Retail Focus

In retail, a brand that owns their retail locations, owns the suppliers, controls distribution, and oversees more of the processes than normal retailers, would be said to have vertical integration. Businesses that use debtor management and collection software can speed up payments and free up time too.