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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? Opening day of the 2021 virtual Retail Innovation Conference , which continues today, Nov. Consumers Want Retailers to Catch Up With Their Omnichannel Shopping Behaviors.

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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 consumers’ concern about health and safety is still there, just like it was a year ago,” said McCall.

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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’. “ The Cool Factor.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2025

True, some stores offered lay-by plans that would let you pay for goods in instalments. BNPL credit allows consumers to split their purchases into smaller, interest-free instalments. Our recent research uncovered a concerning insight: consumers who use BNPL services end up spending more money online than those who dont.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 18, 2024

The global economy is still in flux,” said Rob Garf, VP and General Manager of Retail and Consumer Goods at Sales f orce at a recent media briefing. billion commerce-focused consumer interactions as well supplemental consumer research. So what does all this mean for the holiday season? Register here.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Apple plans to launch an online store in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in summer 2025, providing consumers in the country with service and support directly from Apple in Arabic. And beginning in 2026, the tech retailer plans to open several flagship physical locations, including one in Diriyah, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 11, 2022

The company — which operates 650 locations under the DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse and The Shoe Company banners —announced plans to nearly double sales of its owned brands, from 19% of the business to one-third by fiscal 2026 (the fiscal year ending January 30, 2027).

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

We now have over 1,400 stores and ecommerce sites across 31 countries, and as we head into 2024, we are excited to bring Toys ‘R’ Us to consumers everywhere.” brick-and-mortar retailing in late 2021 with a 20,000-square-foot flagship store at New Jersey’s American Dream mall , followed by 452 Toys ‘R’ Us shop-in-shops at Macy’s in 2022.

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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

MARCH 4, 2024

A recent study of more than 4,700 consumers from Bread Financial indicates payment choices — including retail store credit cards, bank branded credit cards and buy now, pay later (BNPL) — at checkout have become a major factor in pleasing shoppers and closing a sale. It goes without saying that great service is important.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 22, 2023

The largest increase took place from 2021 to 2022 when shoplifting complaints increased 44% year-over-year to reach almost 64,000 , many of which were committed by organized theft rings , according to New York State Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2023

As part of the retailer’s plans to open 100 locations in 2023, Ross Stores opened 11 Ross Dress for Less and eight dd’s Discounts stores in 13 states during February and March. 28, 2023, but the retailer attributed the drop to a phenomenal Q4 2021 in which comparable sales jumped 13%. billion in 2021. billion versus $18.9

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 23, 2022

Nike is pushing forward with its digitally focused direct-to-consumer strategy following a strong Q3, with plans to build “the marketplace of the future” and bring standalone Jordan stores to North America. To that end, Nike plans to begin testing a new Jordan-only store concept in North America in 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 21, 2022

FedEx is planning to cut an additional $1 billion in costs, citing weak demand that led to a disappointing profit for Q2 2023, which ended Nov. The reductions will add to cost-cutting measures announced in September to bring FedEx’s total fiscal savings plan for 2023 to $3.7 FedEx had expected revenue of $23.7

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Looking ahead, we remain confident in our expansion plans and continue to see plenty of opportunity to grow to at least 2,900 Ross Dress for Less and 700 dd’s DISCOUNTS locations over time.” billion in Q1 2021 to $4.3 billion in Q1 2022, which prompted the retailer to revise its forecast for the remainder of the year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2022

Mere days after announcing plans to leave Amazon after 23 years at the company, Dave Clark has unveiled his next role — CEO of supply chain startup Flexport. Clark’s last day as CEO of the Worldwide Consumer business at Amazon will be July 1. He’ll take the reins at Flexport a few months later on Sept.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2022

billion mobile augmented reality (AR) users by 2024 Players on Roblox, a well-known gaming metaverse, posted nearly 10 billion hours in playing time in Q1 2021, with players averaging 156 minutes per day . A Metaverse Preparedness Action Plan. My recommendation is to get this plan done this year. Craft your data plan.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly accelerated shifts in consumer behavior and expectations, and not many have been as dramatic as the explosive rise of ecommerce. Perhaps one of the biggest pain points brands have struggled with in ecommerce over the past two years is meeting consumers’ increased demand for immediacy.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Following its store launch in Sydney earlier this year, Hong Kong-based tech accessories brand Casetify is planning to expand across Australia, as part of a larger goal of reaching 100 stores globally by 2025. According to Kofod, the brand’s e-commerce and bricks-and-mortar stores work in tandem to offer a strong direct-to-consumer presence.

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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. of gift cards purchased in September-October 2021, up from 19.6%

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2023

billion generated in Q4 2021. The plan to do that — dubbed “Lace Up” — will include simplifying operations and investing in “core banners and capabilities.” Other plans include a reset of the retailer’s loyalty program and the development of an enhanced omnichannel experience. 28, 2023, with sales down 0.3% billion from the $2.34

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The retailer aims to create a consumer-driven demand engine by growing its ecommerce operations while adjusting its global operations, including halting a planned expansion into Japan. 18 call with investors. Having a stronger backbone and technology enablers will be a key priority for us going forward.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 21, 2020

While AR has a number of valuable consumer-facing applications, in our current day and age retailers need to focus on tools for improving business operations. Using AR also lets you automate many of your manual planning processes, allowing you to focus on what’s important: providing a top-notch retail environment for your customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2021

Digital convenience store Gopuff is continuing its aggressive expansion in European markets with the planned purchase of Dija , a European delivery platform focused on quickly providing consumers with daily essentials. The acquisition follows Gopuff’s purchase of UK-based Fancy , another last mile delivery platform, in May 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2021

Sweaty Betty makes more than 80% of its revenue through the direct-to-consumer channel, which was a boon during the 2020 lockdowns. The acquisition of Sweaty Betty complements our strategic shift over the last several years from a traditional footwear wholesaler into a consumer-obsessed, digital-focused growth company.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Food prices across the country have jumped over the past year, alongside inflation, with recent ABS data showing a 9 per cent increase in the price of food and non-alcoholic beverages since September 2021. The post How Invertigro, Urban Plant Growers plan to shorten the food supply chain appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2023

SHEIN has officially launched its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Dublin City Centre, Ireland and is planning to host approximately 30 pop-up store events across the region this year to boost its profile with customers. The news comes as fellow Asia-based discount shopping app Temu picks up steam in the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of ecommerce, retailers face the ongoing challenge of adapting their cloud infrastructure to meet the demands of unpredictable consumer behavior. That’s why retailers must find ways to optimize their cloud resource planning strategies ahead of a time of demand. So Who’s Doing It Well?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2021

Modular replacement parts are available, allowing consumers to repair broken items rather than simply tossing them away. Packaging is made from post-consumer paper, printed with vegetable-based inks and uncoated for 100% recyclability. Swarts shared how Stojo plans to make its products “Tupperware 2.0 You get the idea.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

million people plan to shop between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday in 2022, representing 69% of all holiday shoppers, according to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Analytics. This would be nearly 8 million more people than in 2021 and the highest estimate since NRF began tracking the data in 2017.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

As data privacy increases, it becomes more and more challenging to get data about [consumers] from other places. Gee: In a post-COVID world, you can’t just run a direct-to-consumer site. Everything needs to be networked into a system of record that gives you visibility into where all of your inventory sits.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In a return to pre-pandemic behaviors, more consumers plan to throw or attend a party ( 32% ) or to take their children trick-or-treating ( 28% ) this year, although the top celebratory activities for consumers will be handing out candy ( 68% ), decorating their home or yard ( 53% ) and dressing in costume ( 50% ). set in 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2023

After acquiring Mirror in 2020, Lululemon announced plans in April 2021 to expand its shop-in-shop strategy for the fitness technology to more than 200 locations. At-home fitness got a major boost during COVID but consumer enthusiasm has waned since the pandemic’s end.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 7, 2021

It’s a must do if they want to meet consumers’ increasing demand for brands that prioritize environmental and social responsibility. Retailers across verticals must place a greater emphasis on sustainability to remain competitive and reach the growing number of consumers who support prioritizing these efforts when making purchasing decisions.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The retailer instated the delivery fees to avoid raising prices of the groceries themselves, starting with pilots in six markets during the summer of 2021: Portland, Maine; Providence, R.I.; 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 12, 2023

Bluestar brought back the Justice brand as an online-only retailer in April 2021 following its $90 million acquisition of the company in November 2020. Bluestar plans to invest in marketing initiatives to introduce new consumers to the brand and support strong consumer engagement worldwide.

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