Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is planning to start regulating buy now, pay later (BNPL) products. Apparel and beauty companies accounted for 80.1% of users charged at least one late fee in 2021, up from 7.8% of individual loans in 2021 saw at least some portion of the order returned, up from 12.2%

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

From November 2018 to November 2021, Bunnings implemented a trial FRT at 63 stores in Victoria and NSW, capturing the faces of every visitor. ” Consumer advocacy group Choice has welcomed the Privacy Commissioner’s determination and said it must serve as a warning for businesses.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2022

Retailers pulled off a successful 2021 holiday season despite the challenges posed by the omicron variant and ongoing supply chain issues. 24, 2021, according to data from Mastercard. 21, 2021, through Jan. The top 10 days of the season accounted for 35.8% These consumer data points are a perfect indicator of this.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2022

Most experts expected holiday 2021 to be a digital success, and the season didn’t disappoint: global sales hit $1.14 As a result, Cyber Week 2021 accounted for 23% of total ecommerce spend, down slightly from 24% in 2020. trillion , up from $1.1 trillion in 2020, while U.S. 18 and Dec.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

Consumer demand for all types of products accounted for 60 percent of inflation in the U.S. between 2019 and 2021, according to researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the University of Maryland and Harvard University.

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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. 31, 2021. “We’re

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2021

consumers spent an estimated $14.9 As a result, CBD brands are getting innovative with their marketing tactics in order to engage new customers and educate consumers about an often misunderstood subset of the cannabis industry. By all accounts, the strategy is working. Using Interactive Quizzes to Engage and Inform.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2021

Covid-19 hit the reset button on consumer behaviour. But it is not just the initial seismic shifts in consumer behaviour that have thrown down the gauntlet for retail. But it is not just the initial seismic shifts in consumer behaviour that have thrown down the gauntlet for retail. The answer is deceptively simple.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2021

The increase in social media usage, combined with a tandem increase in online purchasing, proved to be the push both consumers and brands needed to move into the burgeoning realm of social commerce. Despite these efforts, 63% of purchases from social media were completed on an external site , according to the CouponFollow study.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Unfortunately, unexpected situations can occur at any moment, like a global pandemic that reduces foot traffic to a trickle, or the shift of consumer demand online from offline channels. Consumers Want Digital Interactions. Though they’ve seen success, relationships built solely on in-person interactions aren’t scalable.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Global ecommerce rose from 15% of total retail sales in 2019 to 21% in 2021. While that may seem odd to say, given the extent that ecommerce now pervades most consumers’ everyday shopping, the current hot take from some industry analysts is that ecom growth has slowed and brick-and-mortar retail is on the rise.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2023

After linking its loyalty program with Dick’s Sporting Goods in 2021, Nike is now partnering with Hibbett on a similar “ connected partnership.” Members can now link their Nike membership and Hibbett Rewards accounts on the Hibbett website.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2021

When the economy is growing, consumers flock to stores. On the other hand, when a recession is imminent, consumers and their wallets generally stay put and are more conservative. This situation has forced retailers worldwide to adapt to a slew of new consumer demands while juggling a precarious supply chain. Cyber threats.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2021

Recently, however, something new has begun to drive massive growth in the used goods sector — consumers who are shopping based on their values , in addition to searching for value. It is this facet of the modern economy that consumers have begun to reject. The Fastest-Growing Channel in Retail’. “ fashion market this year alone.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

can link eligible accounts to earn 2% cash back from Bank of America (on top of the rewards and benefits they already earn on qualifying purchases) and one Star for every $2 spent at Starbucks. Customers can either link their accounts through the Bank of America or Starbucks site to start collecting rewards.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2021

With occupancy rates under pressure, shopping-centre landlords have already reviewed property valuations to account for tighter rent market conditions and financial concessions required to retain key retail brands. Myer online sales increased by 28 per cent, to $540 million, in FY21, accounting for 20 per cent of total group sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 27, 2022

compared to the same period in 2021. Ecommerce accounted for 21.6% in 2021 and 20.6% consumers approached their holiday shopping — from hunting for the best deals to making trade-offs that stretched gift-giving budgets,” said Michelle Meyer, North America Chief Economist at the Mastercard Economics Institute in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2021

2020 saw a huge upswing in email and online fraud affecting retailers, including spoofing of retailers’ websites, consumer account takeovers and fraudulent delivery of messages. That’s why we predict retailers will increase authentication efforts in 2021; and inbox providers agree. Wider use of authentication tools.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Accelerating vaccine rollouts combined with pent-up consumer demand will drive 2021 U.S. The projected increases for 2021 will put sales growth rates on a par with 2020’s. The 2020 November-December holiday season accounted for 19.4% retail sales to at least $4.33 That total would represent a 6.5% growth rate.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 3, 2021

Beer Cartel launched its beer subscription service back in 2009 and it now accounts for about 80 per cent of the online business, according to Kelsey. But consumers can also make one-off purchases on the site. Fortunately, the uptick in sales over Covid has continued, with May 2021 sales surpassing the same month last year.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Gift cards are shaping up to be a holiday hero this season, as consumers and retailers continue to grapple with supply and shipping issues. 27-28, online spending on gifts cards was up 414% from the September 2021 average. That growth has already begun, with ecommerce gift cards accounting for 29.8%

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

We’re going to skip any in-depth discussion of consumers’ ever-warming embrace of online shopping because it feels more “established than trending,” and because with limited space we want to cover what we believe are more intriguing developments for supply chain professionals. Consumers appreciate the focus on health and safety.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2020

In 2021, businesses in the United States will face new VAT rules for selling to final consumers in Europe. 1, 2021 to July 1, 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but U.S. While these news rules originated in the EU (with similar concepts in the UK, Norway and Switzerland), they are crucial for U.S.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 19, 2022

Over the past two years, many Australian consumers have reset their expectations of the brand and customer experience. Having endured the pandemic and moved by escalating social and environmental causes, more consumers want to act for the greater good and expect businesses to follow. The power of purpose. Balancing purpose and profit.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2022

A survey of 2,500 people by the Consumer Reference Group – reported by Energy Consumers Australia – revealed that electricity bills are set to increase by $300 for households, and $1,500 for small businesses. So, what are the implications of rising costs – in particular, rising energy costs – for retailers and consumers?

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2021

While e-commerce adoption skyrocketed all around the world at the peak of the pandemic, perhaps more interesting was the rate at which older consumers embraced online retail. Globally, Asia dominates the e-commerce universe, accounting for over 50 per cent of all retail sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 30, 2021

In 2020, consumers spent approximately $630 billion on online shopping, and merchants lost $12 billion to fraud. Account takeover fraud, which is driven by impostor scams, increased by 50%, with no signs of slowing down in 2021. Consumers in every age bracket are in fraudsters’ sights.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 28, 2022

retail sales in 2021, or $761 billion in merchandise, will be returned this year, according to a report from the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail. Total retail sales reached $4.583 trillion in 2021. According to the NRF, online sales accounted for $1.05 Approximately 16.6% of all U.S. trillion in U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 14, 2022

In March alone, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rate rose 1.2% increase in gas prices that accounted for more than half of the all-item increase. The country’s inflation rate reached 8.5% compared to the previous month, driven by an 18.3%

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The company is committed to sustainable fashion, promoting the digital garment market as a way for consumers to showcase their style digitally. DressX has developed a carbon calculation methodology for digital fashion and proposed a patent validated by The Carbon Accounting Company.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 21, 2021

The six-day NRF 2021 Chapter One , which will wrap up on Jan. Creature Comforts: Serving Consumers’ Desire for Life’s Simple Pleasures. Customer Experience: Chewy “innovated extensively” in order to adapt to consumer demand and broader market conditions. “We And it needs to be meaningful for that consumer.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This would be nearly 8 million more people than in 2021 and the highest estimate since NRF began tracking the data in 2017. Among those shoppers 67% plan to visit stores, up from 64% in 2021. billion in 2021. Consumers are most likely to purchase a restaurant ( 27% ), department store ( 26% ) or bank-issued gift card ( 25% ).

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2022

increase over holiday 2021. In 2022, the impact of economic uncertainty, particularly in rising prices of non-discretionary expenditures like gas, food and housing, will rein in consumer spending. from 2021 and accounting for 16.3% Adobe expects U.S. online holiday sales to hit $209.7 billion in the period from Nov.

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Retail Focus

MAY 27, 2021

As we enter the second quarter of 2021, the UK continues to live under social restrictions. billion market, while online stores accounted for £22.3 While shopping from home is both convenient and less time consuming, from an environmental point of view, this is has caused some damaging effects to the environment.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 31, 2023

Late last year brought a symbolic event in the athletic footwear business in China: it was the return of the Shanghai Marathon, scratched in 2021, which attracted a record 18,000 runners and was won, both in the men’s and women’s divisions, by Chinese athletes. Sometimes, that nationalism can rebound on the Chinese brands themselves.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 24, 2024

When asked what the biggest issue facing Britain was, cost-of-living came out on top for all customers, with three quarters (74%) being worse off than they were in 2021. “This is what we’re looking to change by using Iceland’s platform as a business to campaign for them and hold politicians to account.” “The

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 21, 2021

Pinterest also is launching multi-feed support for Catalogs, a new feature that will help businesses easily upload their products in multiple product feeds within the same Pinterest Business account. Shopify merchants, as well as any retailer with a Pinterest business account, can now add up to 20 product feeds to their account.

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