Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Once upon a time, finding the perfect product online was like wandering the aisles of a library without a card catalog. It has fundamentally altered the way we explore, discover and embrace products in the ever-shifting landscape of online shopping. Here are some key insights that can be applied to any industry building with AI.

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Inside Retail

MAY 23, 2022

Artificial intelligence (AI) is getting more style-savvy every day and is transforming digital merchandising by offering retailers and their customers strategic, style-driven product recommendations. But how do AI-powered product recommendations work? This can help generate the most impactful results and highest conversions.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2024

Studies indicate that consumers are willing to put their money where their mouth is, with products that make environmental, social and governance-related claims seeing disproportionate growth over products that don’t make such claims, achieving a 1.7 percentage point increase in the CAGR.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

By leveraging its capabilities, Zalora aspires to reshape online shopping paradigms, streamline operations, and set new benchmarks for efficiency and productivity in the industry. Innovation matters “It automates production services, improves search accuracy, and reduces manual efforts, leading to enhanced customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2023

Two new entrants into the world of resale, Carhartt and Hanna Andersson , serve very different consumer segments, but both are highlighting the same brand attribute with their resale programs — their products’ durability. As the name implies, Carhartt Reworked will offer repair and resale of previously worn or slightly imperfect gear.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2024

The surge in the launch of over 1,610 new vegan products in 2023 alone echoes a resounding consumer sentiment; that many of us are leaning toward simpler, less processed foods that prioritize value and sustainability. Furthermore, labels should conspicuously highlight any allergens present in the product, like nuts, soy, wheat or gluten.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Fortunately, not long into the crisis, search behemoth Google paid attention to these companies’ needs, announcing in April that merchants would be able to list products on its Google Shopping platform for free. And while companies would ordinarily have to pay to list their products, for the first time since 2012, they can now do so for free.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 15, 2024

“To stay ahead in a highly dynamic market, retailers are actively considering how AI can help them meet evolving customer preferences, address labor shortages and drive sustainability efforts,” said Cynthia Countouris, Director of Product Marketing for Retail, CPG and QSR at Nvidia in a blog post outlining the survey results.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For example, AI could find all the v-neck t-shirts in a catalogue of 100,000 products using only the images by first finding if it is a t-shirt and secondly finding out if it’s a v-neck or not. For example, simultaneously understanding customers, products, and orders to provide a personalised shopping recommendation.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The Macy’s Live sessions will feature the retailer’s Stylists in an interactive chat environment where they will offer detailed product descriptions, give real-time reviews and make recommendations. Improved curation options include better product filters, personalized recommendations and favorite item lists.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2024

At the retail store: I walk in with a particular product in mind. I ask where the product is, and the staff’s reaction to my product request is a look of disapproval. They point in a particular direction, leaving me doubting if this product is reputable and wondering if I said something I shouldn’t have? And so, on we go.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 2, 2024

The rise of the stationery market Research and Markets attributes the rise of this seemingly old-fashioned consumer product category to a few factors, including consumers’ preference for a tactile writing experience, the power of influencer marketing and the growth of e-commerce.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The strategic acquisition is poised to revolutionise Akeneo’s Product Cloud offering , infusing intelligence and cutting-edge technology to further elevate product experiences for brands, manufacturers, retailers and distributors globally.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 15, 2023

Caring about every dollar Mark Coulter, Temple & Webster co-founder and CEO, attributes the business’ strong start to the year to a change in consumer sentiment, as well as an enhanced focus on value – which is resonating with its customer base in a retail recession. It plans to increase its brand spend in the upcoming financial year.

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Store Growers

MAY 10, 2023

In a nutshell, Google Shopping is a platform where consumers can browse through millions of products and filter them by various categories, such as brand, price, location, article type, etc. This helps them find and compare products from multiple retailers in one place. What Are the Product Data Requirements for Google Merchant Center?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2022

Instead, focus on the prerequisite for success: having control of product content so that it can be fed to where it’s needed in the correct format. Employing a Product Information Management (PIM) system, typically working in conjunction with the brand’s ERP system, means data can be centrally managed. Leverage internal expertise.

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Store Growers

APRIL 30, 2023

The title is one of the most important product attributes in your feed. It tells customers what to expect from the product while helping Google match products with relevant search queries. What Is the Product Title Attribute in the Product Feed? Let’s dive straight into it. Is product_title Required?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Facebook user is around 40 years old and responds better to a video ad with product description content. How can this product appeal to both millennials and Gen Xers? Instead, they are meant to provide the consumer with detailed information regarding products, which also can contribute to improved SEO rankings.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2021

These are closely followed by entertainment products, both offline and online. You must first analyze the value attributed to your products and the possibility of launching offers and discounts while considering the promotions launched by the competition. Lowering prices to get new customers is no longer enough.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 17, 2022

Catalogs allows merchants of all kinds to upload their active inventory directly to Pinterest and turn those ecommerce listings into dynamic Product Pins, making them more shoppable. also used Pinterest’s product feed feature, which automatically updates inventory data every 24 hours for greater accuracy. Healey Bros.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The entire journey, from product discovery through to purchasing, relies on word-of-mouth recommendations, so social media is a powerful tool for amplifying the reach of our hundreds of thousands of affiliates around the world. More specifically, Mavely was created to drive more effective product discovery, social sharing and social commerce.

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Store Growers

APRIL 9, 2023

In this article, we’ll introduce you to the material attribute and cover how to use it in Google Shopping, how to add it to your product feed, and how to deal with several main issues that might arise when using it. Let’s start by defining the material attribute. What Is the Material Attribute in the Product Feed?

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Advanced Supply Chain (ASC) polled 100 UK retailers, with 63% reporting a rise in the number of goods being returned during the last year, which they attribute largely to the squeeze on consumer finances. Shoppers want it to be simple and straightforward to return products.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 31, 2021

Marketplaces are “traffic heavy” because of their trustworthiness, product variety, product content, deal discovery and delivery options. By having a ready-made audience to sell to, brands must get their products in two shopper hotspots to get discovered: product categories and product searches. . Go multichannel.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 17, 2023

Certainly, in retail, it can be easy to forget about the individual consumer behind the aggregated data attributes that have been collected about them. Lisa Lopez, HRG digital assets manager, commented, “We’ve seen incoming data assets that have outdated images, incorrect dimensions or attributes improperly assigned.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 29, 2023

This article details the specifics of crafting a precise and comprehensive customer service representative job description tailored for a small business environment. The Importance of a Well-Defined Job Description A well-defined job description is not just a list of tasks and responsibilities. Processing payments and refunds.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 11, 2021

A surge in ecommerce has caused returns to increase dramatically at the same time as consumers are focusing on sustainabilityas a core attribute in their purchase decisions. (In From the time the product is manufactured there is an absolute impact to sustainability, whether it is carbon emissions, packaging, etc.,

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Store Growers

MARCH 19, 2023

Last Updated on March 20, 2023 Google regularly introduces new attributes for its shopping feed on a regular basis. And one of these recent additions is the product_highlight attribute. In this article, we’ll cover how to use the attribute, and explain how to avoid feed issues related to it. No, product_highlight is optional.

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Store Growers

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Last Updated on February 24, 2023 Sometimes, users know exactly what they are looking for in a product available on Google Shopping. Especially for apparel items, product features like color can help convert potential customers. What Is the Color Attribute in the Product Feed? Is the Color Attribute Required?

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Independent Retailer

JULY 13, 2021

clicks, adds to a cart, and/or purchases) and suggesting similar or complementary products during the same session. After deploying an API-first recommendations solution, The Vegan Kind was able to surface recommended products associated with the items visualized, ultimately increasing the opportunity for shopping cart expansion.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2021

AR room planners, robust review and recommendation engines, detailed product listings, live chat — name a phygital enhancement and they’ve got it. It’s sometimes hard to find what you want using use descriptive words,” explained Stein. The Problem with Regular Search — Words. “It’s Let’s say you want a modern sofa.

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Store Growers

MARCH 7, 2024

Add products to your Shopping campaign This indicates that there aren’t any products available to this particular Shopping campaign. That can be because an inventory filter is excluding all products, or because there are no products in the linked Google Merchant Center account. Advice is the same as above.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

You can explore various products and conveniently deliver them to your doorstep with a few clicks. Diverse product selection and information: When shopping for CBD products, consumers are sure to find a diverse selection at online stores.

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Store Growers

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Last Updated on March 16, 2023 Sometimes, users know exactly what they are looking for in a product available on Google Shopping. Especially for apparel items, product features like color can help convert potential customers. What Is the Color Attribute in the Product Feed? Is the Color Attribute Required?

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 11, 2022

Foremost among today’s challenges is the reliable flow of products from source to shelf,” explains PLMA President Peggy Davies. Quality, innovation, and the cost of goods will always be attributes that retailers prize in their partners, but right now product availability, continuity and on-time delivery are at the top of the list. “We

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Store Growers

JUNE 11, 2018

Audrey had followed all of the steps herself: create a product feed from her store and link it to Google Merchant Center. But her products were getting disapproved and she kept getting errors. Which means that the content of the product feed was below Google’s quality guidelines. Google Shopping Product Data Specification.

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Cisco Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Unlike Secure Network Analytics, however, Secure Cloud Analytics is a Software as a Service (SaaS) delivered product meaning that all data storage and analytics is happening in a Cisco hosted cloud offer, with the only on-premises footprint being a sensor to collect on-premises network telemetry and forward the data to the cloud.

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