Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2021

It was the kind of “-geddon” that could be seen coming from a mile away — a perfect storm combining an ecommerce boom; retailers, fulfillment centers and shipping providers that were already stretched thin by a global pandemic; and the historically hectic holiday season looming. More Online Sales Means More Returns.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2021

In fact, the impacts of the most unique holiday in decades are still being felt: retailers should plan for continued shipping delays in the short term, and also continue to refine their omnichannel operations as they prepare for the rest of 2021. Contactless Services Can Soothe the Bite of Remote Returns. 11 through Dec.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2024

Deloitte found that consumer interest in co-branded credit cards dropped 11% between 2022 and 2023. Paid Loyalty Programs Will Become More Prevalent More than half ( 53% ) of consumers pay to participate in a loyalty program, up from 32% in 2022 and 17% in 2021, according to the Deloitte Survey. A major reason for this drop?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

In some cases, they’re even returning to the channels of yester-year to shake things up. In fact, the use of traditional media — such as TV, radio, direct mail and outdoor advertising — as a customer acquisition tool rose from 29% in 2021 to 51% in 2022, second only to email outreach (68%). Stand Out Beyond Free Shipping .

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Inside Retail

MARCH 17, 2022

It connects, on a centralised and measurable platform, several touchpoints and interactions a customer has with the brand or business: payments, rewards, inventory, delivery options, product return, supply chain, fulfilment options, and more. Buy online, return in-store. They should be in all retailers’ playbooks. Endless aisle.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 13, 2021

But what does this mean for 2021? The answer: savvy businesses should capitalize on the data they gathered as they begin planning for Q4 2021 — but also ensure they’re pulling in data from across the organization for the most complete picture possible. Even more impressively, online and non-store sales were up 23.9%, to $209 billion.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Drop shipping and print-on-demand are good options for smaller stores to avoid inventory issues. Drop shipping eliminates the guesswork of how much inventory to stock, and print-on-demand adds a layer of customization. Gift cards are a creative and strong option when there are tricky market conditions.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

billion on Cyber Monday 2020 , while Singles Day in November 2021 in China drove $139 billion in sales for two of that country’s major online shopping platforms. That includes frictionless payments and checkout and fast shipping options. Consider that in the U.S., ecommerce merchants pulled in $10.8 ATO fraud against U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2021

Retailers with a strong omnichannel presence, like Target , are well-positioned for success in the coming year as traffic returns, but even mall-based companies in weaker positions, like Gap , show signs that they can leverage an online pivot to fuel a turnaround effort. Amazon’s Q4 revenue hit $125.56

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The 2020 ecommerce holiday shopping and shipping season is expected to eclipse years past. Regardless, these communications will be crucial to whether holiday customers return throughout 2021. With many people working from home, there won’t be as many office buildings and businesses for carriers to drop off consumers’ packages.

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Independent Retailer

MARCH 17, 2022

According to the UNCTAD, containers at import countries now spend an additional 20 percent time logged into systems, while vacant ships and containers are unable to mobilize from their ports. The price of manufacturing and shipping has increased to reflect the lack of labor, supply of goods, and transportation space.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

In fact, Salesforce has already predicted that the modest growth of the 2021 holiday shopping season could foreshadow this year , with Q1 data showing a 3% YoY decrease in global digital sales. and shoppers placed 12% fewer orders worldwide compared to the same period in 2021. 5: Retailers will Test NFT Drops.

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Retalon

APRIL 21, 2021

Maintaining margins within business constraints while efficiently providing order fulfillment to customers is a tall order, especially considering each customer purchase requires a real-time fulfillment decision within a shifting context of inventory, demand, returns, delivery times, and shipping costs. Emphasizing BOPIS.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Forrester predicts retailers, which are already facing operational and supply chain challenges, will react to the uncertainty in 2023 by shifting to managing rising costs by rolling back offers such as free returns or delivery, and investing in optimization technologies such as order management systems.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 7, 2022

Fast forward to 2022 and IMRG’s latest Capgemini Online Retail Index shows e-commerce sales grew at the slowest rate on record in February, dropping -27% YoY compared to 2021 when the UK was still in lockdown. Simplifying the schemes available.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2021

This removes the cost and complexity of shipping furniture pieces for photoshoots, which is particularly difficult right now due to supply chain issues, as well as the difficulty of getting all the necessary staff in the same place at the same time. Creating the virtual showrooms was a fairly intuitive process.

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Independent Retailer

DECEMBER 27, 2022

After the pandemic-driven surge in consumer demand that triggered a frenzy of shipping activity and skyrocketing prices, logistics and transportation companies are signaling a fast slowdown. Shipping and wholesale prices are plunging and orders are not being placed as often. . Disruptions in the Container Shipping Industry.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2022

The 2022 back-to-school (BTS) season could be the most “normal” since the start of the pandemic, with even more demand than the record-setting BTS 2021 season for clothing, classroom supplies and new technology. Another easy step: Drop account creation requirements and allow guest checkout.

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Cisco Retail

APRIL 22, 2021

A key element of our circular economy strategy is to increase product returns at end-of-use, as part of Cisco’s commitment to 100 percent product return upon request, at no cost to our customers. After one year, we’ve significantly increased the volume of program-related returns, despite the impact of COVID-19.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2023

On the B2B side, Merrell is using 3D and AR tech to sell their products via digital showrooms, prior to manufacturing and shipping, to increase speed to market, reduce costs and lower their carbon footprint. The furniture and home goods space is another sector of the market that’s seeing increased applications of this technology.

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Mass Relators

JULY 26, 2021

PHILADELPHIA — GSK has started shipping its quadrivalent influenza vaccines to U.S. health care providers and pharmacies for the 2021-22 flu season. As more people are vaccinated against COVID-19 and we return to more normal, social activities, it is important that anyone over the age of 6 months is vaccinated against the flu.”.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 22, 2021

Episode 251 is our annual predictions episode for 2021 and a recap of our 2020 predictions. The year of returns – “happy returns” – a startup raises $100M+ in space. for year of returns). 2021 Predictions. Amazon Shopify Competitor (shipping solution). Shipping (Shopify) – launch own DSP.

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Independent Retailer

OCTOBER 31, 2022

That is a four-to-six percent increase from the 2021 season, with online retail sales growing 13-to-14 percent. Increased purchases means increased returns, so as retailers gear up for front-end operations, they need to ensure that their reverse logistics processes are equally as efficient. Cubic Zirconia Beaded Circled Drop Earrings.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

That’s a drop in the bucket compared to Amazon’s 1.7 Then in June 2021, Google forged integration partnerships with some of the biggest ecommerce solutions in the space — Shopify, Square, WooCommerce and GoDaddy — making it easier for the thousands of merchants using those platforms to make their products discoverable through Google.

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A1 Retail

JULY 28, 2022

Hush Puppies have acquired a further 214 new retail partners from 2021-2022. Hush Puppies UK is forecasting over 500k pairs sold by end of 2022, compared to 350k in 2021. Online sales remain a major contributor to Hush Puppies’ growth with Very, Next and John Lewis serving as Hush Puppies leading sales partners in 2021.

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Wiser

JUNE 5, 2023

A good transportation infrastructure helps reduce costs associated with delays while ensuring timely deliveries so that customers receive their orders on time and without damage to items shipped. It also includes managing returns from customers who may be unhappy with their purchases or have received damaged items.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 24, 2024

As an extension of this mission, M.M.LaFleur first ventured into resale in March 2021, fulfilling a pent-up need as shown by strong demand for the brand on third-party sites like Facebook and Poshmark, Twidwell explained. Once an item is sold, M.M.LaFleur sends the seller a shipping label so she can easily send it to the final buyer.

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Retail Geek

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Episode 276 is a Recap of GroceryShop 2021, new woes for Amazon FBA sellers, and industry news. After going virtual last year, GroceryShop returned to a live event September 190-21 in Las Vegas. Episode 276 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday September 24th, 2021. Facebook’s IDFA (mobile privacy) woes.

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Retail Geek

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Episode 276 is a Recap of GroceryShop 2021, new woes for Amazon FBA sellers, and industry news. Holiday 2021 will be one of the most uncertain holiday events in modern retail history. Episode 277 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Sunday October 3rd, 2021. A weekly podcast with the latest e-commerce news and events.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Whilst 2020 was about dealing with the outcomes of the acceleration of e-commerce and omnichannel, in 2021, retailers were trying to cope with a perfect storm of demand and supply issues, including international shipping uncertainty, loss of capacity, increased costs – even a lack of containers and pallets.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 9, 2023

in 2021 on the back of strong growth in the prior year. This service is also beneficial for consumers worried about their goods being stolen after they are dropped off. billio n of all click and collect purchases made in the United States in 2021 are fulfilled by Walmart. Then in 2022 Walmart’s eCommerce sales were up 12%.

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 4, 2021

Consumers can register old clothing via Yellow Octopus’s reGAIN app and drop off donations to any InPost locker in the UK completely free of charge — with the whole process taking a matter of seconds. InPost’s ambition is to green the delivery and returns of circular fashion by managing the process more efficiently and sustainably.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The World Economic Forum’s 2021 Global Gender Gap Report shows the impact of Covid-19 has increased the expected time to parity by a generation: from 99.5 Even in 2021, there is a significant imbalance in the way caregiving is viewed, with the weight of responsibility still falling predominantly on women. Well that gap has now widened.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

W ITH THE WORLD adjusting to Covid a few years later as less of a threat and more a part of everyday life, retailers sought to return to business as usual. The initial plan is to drop these package-carrying drones into the backyards of residents in Lockeford, Calif. Container ships are canceling routes from Asia to North America.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 21, 2022

Episode 285 is a deep dive into the data from 2021 and holiday 2021. The US Dept of Commerce December Advanced Retail Sales Data is out, which gives us a full look at 2021 and the 2021 holiday season. So Episode 285 is a data deepdive into 2021. So Episode 285 is a data deepdive into 2021.

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Rangeme

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In the past few years, the subscription box market reached new heights in 2021, projecting more than $15 billion in sales. You will need to make sure that you have a good customer retention strategy in place to attract the consumers who received your products in a subscription box to become returning customers.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The supermarket’s general merchandise sales also dropped 8% in the second quarter, as it came up against a tough quarter a year ago when demand was boosted amid pandemic restrictions. The supermarket boss told reporters that the group also chartered its own ships to help reduce potential disruption to some imports.

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