Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2025

A Connected Grocery Shopping Experience In February 2024 Hy-Vee began leveraging Instacarts Fulfillment-as-a-Service to integrate same-day delivery fulfillment capabilities into its owned and operated websites. Hy-Vee first partnered with Instacart for deliveries in 2018.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

To understand those trends – and ultimately answer the question, what is the state of shipping – we surveyed thousands of consumers and retailers and analysed more than 200 million orders powered through Shippit from 2018 to 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2021

According to Coresight Research ’s Inside the World of Amazon’s Private Label Offering report, Amazon now has over 22,617 products from 111 private label brands across nearly every category — three times the number of brands they had in 2018. Volumes are highly uncertain.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2022

Amazon has named 17-year company veteran Doug Herrington to the renamed role of CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, filling the position left vacant by former CEO of the Worldwide Consumer Dave Clark. Since 2015, Herrington has served as Amazon’s SVP of the North America Consumer.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2023

The deal coincides with the wide launch of CommentSold’s drop shipping capabilities, creating an end-to-end platform for direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales. “I I am fervently dedicated to providing a seamless and transparent monetization platform for creators,” said Gautam Goswami, CEO of CommentSold in a statement. “CS

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2020

Even with 74,000 personal shoppers and its recently launched Express Delivery service, Walmart has faced challenges keeping up with demand as consumers escalate both their online ordering and their expectations for faster home delivery. as well as Tulsa, Okla., according to CNBC.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

For the first time the tech giant broke out revenue from its advertising business (more than $31 billion in 2021 — see, you’re impressed) and announced that it will be raising the annual fee for its Prime subscription for the first time since 2018, from $119 a year to $139 a year. Since 2018 in the U.S., stock market’s history.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

According to the researchers at the Auburn University RFID Lab, a typical brick-and-mortar retailer without RFID has about 60% SKU-level accuracy, which is simply not acceptable anymore to keep up with consumer demands for speedy fulfillment and a wide product selection. RFID can raise inventory visibility up to 99%. RFID and Beyond.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 1, 2021

As supply chains become increasingly complex due to the proliferation of commerce channels and higher consumer expectations, businesses are turning to outsourced functions that can deliver on speed, quality and cost. Insourcing Fulfillment. You won’t be able to fulfill orders or there will be a significant delay in fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Instrument maker Fender , for example, wanted to find a way to keep consumers engaged despite its dealer network being disrupted by store closures. Initially capping the giveaway to the first 1,000 consumers, “we extended the offer to 500,000 a few days later and ultimately had 930,000 players using Fender Play,” he noted.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Amazon acquired PillPack in 2018 for an undisclosed amount, representing the ecommerce giant’s first steps into the pharmacy space. “As Amazon Pharmacy will expand on the services offered by PillPack , which will remain a distinct service that caters to shoppers who manage multiple daily medications for chronic conditions.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 14, 2021

CINCINNATI – Kroger announced that the first of 20 customer fulfillment centers (CFC) it is developing in partnership with British online grocer Ocado Group PLC is ready to fulfill orders from online shoppers. The breadth of this fulfillment ecosystem will be crucial in helping Kroger to continue to win in e-commerce across the U.S.”

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Circuit City also will support the partnerships with its customer service, private label products and white-glove consumer electronics experience. After it closed its last brick-and-mortar retail store in 2009, Circuit City launched a comeback in 2018 with an experiential ecommerce site.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Amazon acquired Whole Foods in 2017 and introduced a free two-hour delivery option in 2018 as it steadily expanded the grocer’s delivery footprint. However, grocery margins are tight, and retailers are limited in how many costs they can pass along to consumers: prices rose 3.7%

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2023

Thanks to its core product — stylishly packaged, “beauty forward” hand sanitizers crafted in partnership with the well-known Givaudan perfume house — the brand achieved a $60+ average order value (AOV) from its inception in 2018. After six months of B2C sales in the U.S., This is the key to growth.”

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 11, 2022

Using this stock to fulfil online orders is known as ship-from-store. . But before we get into the ins and outs of the various fulfilment methods, here are three reasons why local inventory is the future of fulfilment: 1. It’s no secret that consumers prefer fast delivery. Meet demand for faster delivery. Ship-from-store.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

It started in the runup to the 2018 midterm elections: Hundreds of companies, including many retailers, joined nonpartisan efforts to encourage voter participation through a business-led coalition called Time to Vote. Studies show that consumers are more loyal to brands that take a clear stance on issues they care about.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2020

In a 2018 study, the consulting firm A.T. In the process, countries across the world have grown dependent on each other to fulfill these supplies while keeping factory workers employed in developing economies. Between 2010 and 2018, 749,000 jobs were brought back to the U.S. In June 2018, USA Today published a list of U.S.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2025

How did the award-winning beauty brand Pat McGrath Labs go from a US$1 billion valuation in 2018 to a measly fraction of that figure just seven years later? One who is rarely seen promoting her own products in media content or at events, which is a hindrance in todays consumer landscape. Lets rewind.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

It’s no secret that consumer-facing retail has had a tough year trying to stay price-competitive for customers. King has been on a 12-month rolling contract with Myer since 2018 and has decided to retire at the end of this financial year to return home to Florida to be with his family.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 18, 2022

We now live in a world where relationships between technology and people are much healthier, making our lives more fulfilling rather than overwhelming. The International Longevity Centre notes that “retailers could thrive, not just survive, if they innovate to adapt to more older consumers”. Connected sustainability.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2023

Our partnership with Best Buy Health will help change the lives of our patients and consumers, giving them access to the tools and experiences they need to receive care in the comfort of their own home,” said Dr. Rasu Shrestha, Chief Innovation and Commercialization Officer at Advocate Health, of which Atrium Health is a part, in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Since Behn became CEO, the company has seen a 40% increase in its active user base, and the brand currently serves more than 400,000 consumers nationwide. The retailer leverages an identity marketing platform to verify the status of each consumer tribe, giving it the flexibility to make these offers exclusive while reducing discount abuse.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The stores would include integrated online-to-offline capabilities as part of a digitally empowered phase of Nike’s Consumer Direct strategy , the Consumer Direct Acceleration. In 2018, Nike tested the neighborhood-centric Live pilot in Los Angeles.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

France’s Minister of Agriculture noted that market changes — namely widespread inflation and cost of living increases — had considerable impact on consumer spending, resulting in a market stagnation that kept the region’s wine cellars filled to the brim.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2022

“As we accelerate our mission to help consumers access all the best of their neighborhood with convenience and ease, we’re excited to collaborate with Kroger to offer a broad selection of their customer favorites on-demand,” said Shanna Prevé, VP of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development at DoorDash in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2021

As online competition heats up, third-party marketplaces are proving to be a cost-effective and relatively low-risk way for retailers to expand their product offerings and capture consumer mindshare. In fact, many third-party marketplaces are nearly invisible to the end consumer. But this model is unlikely to work for most retailers.

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Inside Retail

MAY 20, 2021

It’s a] consumer-insights-led and tailored rapid fulfillment initiative built to meet and exceed the needs of consumers. The team at Repco operates under the ‘genuine service’ philosophy, launched in 2018, and it guides the brand’s customer-centric approach for both internal and external customers. “A

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2022

Not to mention consumers love them, with 80% saying they plan to purchase more gift cards in 2022. All these laws must be considered in your customer service, operations and fulfillment procedures or your program runs the risk of a costly lawsuit or state action.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2023

A car is one of the biggest purchases most consumers make, but the process of buying one, especially used, has long been one of consumers’ most dreaded retail experiences. So in 2018 the retailer embarked on a five -year digital transformation journey aimed at making every stage of the car-buying journey omnichannel.

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Wiser

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Direct-to-consumer (D2C or DTC) brands are everywhere these days: advertised on buses, pulling shoppers in on Instagram, and increasingly setting up storefronts on Main Streets around the world. After all, these brands found success online by really understanding their target market and directly applying this to consumer marketing.

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Inside Retail

JULY 31, 2024

According to a report authored by analysts at Citi Research, expectations in 2023 that a turnaround was imminent are now being fulfilled and they are likely to be sustained for some time as new models are rolled out. AI is the big driver It’s AI though that industry analysts see as the biggest driver behind the resurgence of PC sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2020

With the California attorney general on track to enforce the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in July 2020, retailers will continue to face challenges in meeting CCPA compliance. According to the recent PwC Consumer Intelligence Series survey of more than 5,000 consumers, 83% want more control over their data.

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Inside Retail

JULY 13, 2021

Since the fast fashion brand first launched on Tmall in China in 2018, it has continued to embrace third-party marketplaces in the broader region, including Myntra in India and Zalora in Southeast Asia. “I “It’s just that the channels and platforms will fulfil different purposes going forward.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 13, 2023

RTP: What key consumer behaviors are you aiming to respond to as a brand? Houle: Consumer behaviors have evolved significantly and as a retail brand, we need to be attuned to these changes and respond proactively. Unified commerce: Consumers today expect a seamless shopping experience across channels.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2020

As the LUXIE brand has grown to become a global DTC cosmetic tools brand sold in 160 countries, its consumer base has shifted from an average age of under 20 to a 30- to 45-year-old demographic. Riley : When I first came on board as CEO in February 2018, I wanted to get us out in front of a lot of consumers. and Singapore.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2023

Under lenient returns policies, retailers tend to be too quick to blame high returns on so-called “opportunistic renters” — consumers who buy with the intention of returning the item rather than keeping it. Devising a new returns policy, then, entails managing a series of trade-offs that vary from one business to the next.

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