Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Labor shortages, stressed supply chains and a major emphasis on ecommerce have turned fulfillment into one of the biggest challenges retailers will face in the 2021 holiday season. With so much at stake, retailers must get fulfillment right or risk being left behind. Store-Based Fulfillment Is Key, but the Right Tools Must Be in Place.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The NYC-headquartered Fillogic will support the retailer through ecommerce and store-based fulfillment, reverse logistics and returns, forward-staging of inventory and final-mile delivery. The space will allow the retailer to stage inventory, satisfy merchandise pickup and delivery and fulfill store-based and ecommerce orders.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 22, 2024

Now, Sephora is a clear leader in omnichannel execution — and fulfillment has become a key differentiator in the brand experience. To achieve that goal, fulfillment has to be embedded into other functional discussion areas, such as marketing and merchandising. “We We even have to be ahead of customer trends in that regard.”

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In the pandemic’s wake, many retailers set up flexible fulfillment services in order to meet new safety guidelines and consumer requirements. From early 2020 to mid-2021, the percentage of retail chains offering curbside pickup surged from a miniscule 7% to a staggering 51%. Nicholas offered six best practices: 1.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The 2020 holiday season will be dominated by uncertainty, a sharp contrast to the relatively steady growth in spending and ecommerce traffic that retailers enjoyed over the past several years. Just because consumers are looking to spend less doesn’t mean they are cutting out spending completely.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2021

Additional results for the 2020 holiday season are coming in, and the outlook is rosy despite the unprecedented challenges: Adobe Analytics pegged year-over-year online shopping growth at 32.2% , totaling $188.2 Retailers With an Omnichannel Lead Flexed it During Holiday 2020. billion , while the NRF measured 8.3%

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2020

As part of the virtual Retail Innovation Conference, Retail TouchPoints presented the winners of the 2020 Retail Innovator Awards (RIA) last night on a livestream celebration across its social platforms. The platform also gives consumers the ability to opt in to the offers, making it a privacy-friendly method to engage customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2021

But supply chain pressures and ongoing uncertainty surrounding the pandemic means that consumers are focusing less on how immersive and entertaining in-store shopping experiences are and more on how safe and efficient they are. Despite these reservations, 47% of consumers plan to shop in-store this holiday season, an 8% increase from 2020.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In November, consumers became aware of global supply chain issues, spiking fear into them that Christmas shopping may be a major challenge. According to Emarsys’ new All I Want for Christmas report, 30 per cent of consumers are worried their gifts won’t make it in time for Christmas Day. Consumers will continue shopping earlier.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Despite having just officially begun, this holiday shopping season already is marked by supply chain disruption, persistent inflation and mixed consumer confidence. And just like last year, it looks like consumers will respond by turning to ecommerce.

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Inside Retail

MAY 19, 2021

In KPMG’s Responding to consumer trends in the new reality report, our research details findings from 75,000 consumer survey responses taken over four months, from May to September 2020, across 12 countries. We will explore the four key themes emerging from our research and how retailers need to respond to the changed consumer.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 22, 2021

Now more than ever, it’s critical to understand the latest consumer expectations — and be ready to adapt. Direct-to-consumer selling. Around the world, direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands are becoming mainstream — and they’re causing a major shift in where, when and how shopping is done. Fulfilment of the future.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

While this figure is down $50 from 2019, given 2020’s overall uncertainty, such a slight decline would represent a significant victory. The pandemic’s impact on shopping habits isn’t abating: 66% of respondents will prefer home delivery over other fulfillment methods, according to a survey by Oracle.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 8, 2021

The pandemic has made consumers more open to alternative return options. A follow-up survey in October 2020 found that 60% of consumers had started using shipping companies to return items. A follow-up survey in October 2020 found that 60% of consumers had started using shipping companies to return items.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2020

However, other potentially even more significant trendlines show fundamental changes in consumers’ decision-making process related to picking brands and demonstrating customer loyalty. For example, the Qubit study found that loyalty is decreasing among a significant percentage of consumers: among 36.6% The survey of 809 U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It’s the question every retailer wants the answer to: what do consumers (and more specifically, those likely to buy their products) really want? The day kicked off with a keynote presentation by Jeff Orschell, EY Americas Practice Leader: “Bottom line for retailers is that change is still happening, consumer behavior is still changing.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2023

The idea of transforming malls into “mixed use” gathering spots has become popular, but an aerial view of these complexes provides an interesting perspective on another potential evolutionary path for the mall: as a fulfillment center. “ All those back-of-house loading docks are just perfect for fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 2, 2021

In 2020 alone, driven largely by COVID-19, digital sales doubled , as did the number of households using Kroger’s network of digital offerings. The company reported on the success of its “Restock Kroger” transformation strategy over the last three years and outlined a new strategy called “Leading with Fresh and Accelerating with Digital.”

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2021

The company operates more than 250 micro-fulfillment centers across the country, fulfilling orders for common items including cleaning and home products, over-the-counter medications, baby and pet products, food and drinks and alcohol. The funding will build upon the $1.15 delivery charge. The company acquired BevMo!

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Technological innovations have optimized and enhanced almost all areas of the retail organization, from marketing to fulfillment, but the process of bringing products to market has been markedly slower to advance. And yet the process that brands use for bringing products to market to serve that consumer hadn’t evolved at all.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Why automation is non-negotiable Australian consumers expect fast deliveries, error-free orders, and seamless shopping journeys. Case study: Subo Products’ Black Friday win Subo, an Australian e-commerce retailer, struggled with shipping large volumes of orders until it turned to ShipStation’s automation tools in 2020. A forecast $69.7

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 6, 2021

The problem became even more acute amid the pandemic, with consumers increasingly coming to expect free delivery and returns. But many retailers are seeing opportunities in using those locations as micro-fulfillment centers. Some 300 of Tesco’s 7,200 stores fulfill orders in a similar fashion. Those numbers don’t include $17.78

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

While news of potential COVID vaccines has many retailers anticipating a return to in-store shopping in 2021, this year’s Q3 financial results show that consumers’ hunger for ecommerce shows no sign of being sated. of sales fulfilled by its stores — a sign that the retailer is ready to tackle the holiday season.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2020

1, 2020, rising from $18.2 However, Target’s brick-and-mortar stores proved to be essential elements in the retailer’s overall growth, fulfilling more than 90%. e-Commerce sales nearly doubled, soaring 97% for the period ending July 31, 2020. Target achieved a record-setting 24.3% billion last year to $22.7 billion this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 28, 2021

Bloomberg , 2020). People were already shopping online and ordering food for delivery, but it has become evident that consumer preferences have changed permanently. The retail sector is at a pivotal moment in adapting to the changed market conditions and consumer preferences. Throughout 2020, major cities in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2021

Shapaker shared recommendations for what retailers and sellers need to do in order to consolidate the gains made last year, and how the industry (mostly) dodged the “shipageddon” bullet that had been predicted for holiday 2020. Retail TouchPoints (RTP): We’ve seen tremendous overall ecommerce growth in 2020. In Q2 2020, boom, the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2022

For example, during the pandemic’s peak, Build-A-Bear Workshop successfully evolved its brick-and-mortar business to offer more flexible and efficient fulfillment services so it could capitalize on surging ecommerce demand. We love the feedback that says ‘Hey, I was able to do this.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2021

Traditional retailers across the country have been playing catch-up for decades, trying to meet the changing needs of the consumer. Shoppers increasingly want the convenience of online shopping and anywhere fulfillment. As consumers, we are accustomed to instant results. Embrace “Sign-up Culture” to Find the Right Fit.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2021

A year of quick pivots for the retail industry, 2020 required brands to rapidly adjust their spaces to account for social distancing and the safety measures of consumers, staff and everyone in between. In order to lean into creating safer environments, we saw the rise of flexible fulfillment and contactless payments.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2021

in July 2020, and has steadily expanded the offering since. Today nearly 3 million consumers order groceries and other essentials each month through Uber, and we’re just getting started. The deal built on Uber’s acquisition of Postmates in June 2020. and the company plans to have nationwide coverage by the end of this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2021

Another retail holiday season has come and gone — and the 2020 season was unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Let’s review the biggest trends of the 2020 season — including takeaways for retailers to engage staff, delight customers and demonstrate resilience in the year ahead.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

With rising gas prices, food shortages, skyrocketing interest rates and ever-present inflation, consumers are worried and that means retailers are worried, too. We’re already seeing online shopping demand level off , with consumers finding a new balance between digital and physical channels. Loyalty Shifts to Value.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Supply chain challenges are nothing new, but they are newly in the spotlight as massive consumer delays and shortages affect the shopping public. Many brands were out of stock and out of luck during the 2020 holiday season. A distributed fulfillment network model can benefit brands beyond port congestion as well.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 30, 2021

The wide range is due to uncertainty regarding how consumers will shop post-pandemic — potentially impacting the performance of Prime Day 2021, which has returned to a Q2 date. In 2020, Prime Day was delayed until October. Prime Day Returns to July, but Amazon Still Welcomes Experimentation.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Research from Google indicates that this holiday season will be more omnichannel in nature than any before it, with 64% of consumers saying that they plan to shop both online and in-store. This follows on a huge bump in omnichannel fulfillment options spurred by the pandemic and ongoing product shortages.

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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

APRIL 26, 2021

Besides trying to keep their stores sufficiently stocked, the biggest challenge for many grocery retailers in 2020 was trying to determine what shopper behaviors would remain in place post-pandemic. But not every brick-and-mortar grocery store is destined to become a micro-fulfillment center. Hybrid Shopping is Here to Stay.

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