Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2022

Amazon is continuing to expand its last mile services beyond its own retail ecosystem with the addition of same-day delivery service from a number of leading retailers’ stores, including PacSun , GNC , SuperDry and Diesel. The service is free for U.S. Sur La Table and 100% Pure also will join this roster in the next few months.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Flexible Payments Will Gain Further Ground. Flexible payments are continuing to gain steam, particularly among younger generations. A survey by Klarna found that 75% of Gen Z, 76% of millennials and 60% of Gen X are looking for more flexible payment options. Let the countdown begin….

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2020

However, what was interesting is the amount of money that’s going to be spent on things like subscriptions for educational services. As in previous years, mass merchants are poised to take the largest share of back-to-school and back-to-college sales, according to the Deloitte surveys.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2025

Despite modestly positive expectations for 2024, the luxury retail market did not pan out as merchants had hoped. According to a 2024 report released by global management consulting firm Bain & Company, this market dropped two per cent from an all-time high of US$387 billion to US$381 billion.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A business model that was only possible with their unparalleled investment in the systems and shipping, fulfillment and supply chain infrastructure to support it. Emphasized in an article from the New York Times Magazine last fall, Shopify’s key to success has been putting the merchant first. .

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

What were your biggest goals going into writing the book, and how did your approach evolve as you embarked on the writing process? I think there’s a lot of rapid improvement going on in areas like their advertising and logistics businesses, but they’ve also experienced some major challenges in recent years. 8 division ?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The move continues a push by Amazon to expand its reach (and in the process often turn friends into enemies) through its Buy with Prime offering, which allows partners to offer Amazon checkout outside of Amazon’s own ecosystem.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The UK’s largest independent builder’s merchant, MKM Building Supplies , recognized that the building supplies industry was changing, with 45% of its current customer base set to retire within the next five years. Having grown up as internet natives, Gen Z is said to be more desensitized to traditional advertising.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

That, of course, is the key to Wish’s business model — by connecting international consumers directly with manufacturers (most of them Chinese, although diversifying the company’s merchant base is one of the company’s key turnaround pillars), customers can get products for dirt cheap. Doubling down on merchants outside of China.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Brick-and-mortar locations are still essential parts of the shopper journey, but they need to be reconfigured to accommodate both shopper discovery and functions like flexible store-based fulfillment. Another layer of the marketplace conversation is new media and advertising offerings. 17 from 1:20 to 2:10 p.m.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The competition to attract sellers has reached a boiling point, and it couldn’t come at a better time for these merchants, which for years have struggled with the rising cost of doing business on the main U.S. There’s fulfillment costs and advertising costs. marketplaces. Sellers are looking elsewhere for profitability.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2024

The result — a suite of data insights tools called Walmart Luminate — is now being used regularly by Walmart merchants and suppliers under the banner of the company’s Data Ventures division. As with most retailers, everybody’s looking for alternative revenue streams , whether it’s advertising, data or other streams.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

AWS CEO Andy Jassy in a statement touted the unit’s “continued long-term focus on customers and feature delivery,” citing efforts to incorporate generative AI into many of its services. In the fourth quarter, Amazon Web Services (AWS) posted revenue of $24.2 billion, largely in line with analysts’ expectations.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 3, 2021

The pandemic has made omnichannel a business imperative for merchants of all sizes. During his session, Dornfeld noted that the convergence of marketplaces and advertising, along with the maturity of social commerce capabilities, have created new opportunities for omnichannel excellence. Access Now.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2022

Rupp also worked at Microsoft and Amazon , where she led Fulfillment by Amazon and launched Prime Day. Both cuts are in line with Gopuff’s plan to reduce spending, close lower-performing warehouses and focus on higher-margin revenue streams like advertising to become profitable by 2024. Greg Unis has been named Chief Growth Officer.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2023

Obviously advertisements include ‘shop now’ buttons, and shopping tags allow brands and retailers to tag products in their stories and posts. Twitter Shops enables merchants to showcase up to 50 products on their Twitter profile. And for consumers: Discovery of new products and services. Consumers are ahead of brands.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

For example, Lazada will be sharing its best practices pertaining to platform terms of services, IPR infringement reporting and removal mechanisms, and IPR awareness building amongst its merchants,” Ang explained. Online advertisements and influencer marketing is also playing an important role in pre-purchase decisions.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2023

Joined by his management team, McMillon met with suppliers, merchants, grantees, artisans and MSMEs (micro and small to medium enterprises) across the company’s programs, such as Walmart Sourcing, Walmart Vriddhi, Flipkart, PhonePe, Walmart Marketplace, Walmart Global Tech In India and Walmart Foundation. per cent to US$26.8

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2022

Sessions illustrate the increasingly complex nature of the customer experience, and how the lines between commerce, marketing, service, and even supply chain and fulfillment, continue to blur. It’s no wonder marketers and merchants are overwhelmed trying to capture consumers’ attention and convert them.

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Retail Minded

APRIL 3, 2022

A new study revealed: Social media marketing (32%), e-commerce software (31%), email marketing (29%), retail operations (26%) and online payments (24%) score highly. Investment behind the ‘buy button’ into retail operations (26%) and online payments (24%) also score highly on merchants’ wish lists. Customer service (28%).

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2023

Just as with finding the right content strategy, setting up the company’s TikTok Shop was a process of trial and error: “There was some blood, sweat and even a few tears behind getting set up and figuring it out, but once we did, we were off to the races,” recalled Parkhurst. “We Either way it’s good for us.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 12, 2021

It closed down all channels except online, and put all its advertising dollars and social media initiatives into selling direct to consumers (DTC). Already having mastered a multichannel strategy pre-pandemic, during the lockdown it extended its multichannel capabilities to sales and customer service.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Retail media and other alternative revenue streams By 2028, Coresight predicts that retail media could represent as much as 27 per cent of the total advertising market in the US, a major spike from just 17 per cent in 2023. per cent and outpacing the hardware segment, which will see 40.9 per cent YoY growth in 2025.

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Small Biz Trends

APRIL 15, 2021

Besides having a brick-and-mortar shop, going online to offer your products and services comes with lots of opportunities for your business. An eCommerce platform is a software application that helps businesses sell products and services online. This means users don’t have to buy web hosting or install software anywhere.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The Retail TouchPoints editors shared their takes on some of the most noteworthy and interesting ads from retail, CPG and technology advertisers: Temu Appeals to Billionaire Wannabes Perhaps the most notable new name that popped up in between plays was Temu , with its double-featured “Shop like a Billionaire” spot.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2022

Retail TouchPoints recently partnered with Amazon Web Services on a survey of 500 retail and brand executives and found that the vast majority ( 84% ) have incorporated CSR in some way into their business strategies, largely because they think it is the right thing to do ( 72% ).

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Clover - Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2024

From moving unique inventory to increasing holiday sales, gift cards are a win-win for customers and merchants alike. So, prepare early by advertising your holiday hiring needs on social media accounts, getting the word out among your employees, and encouraging employee referrals with an incentive.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2021

We’ve been on a multi-year quest to help people buy nearly everything that they find on Pinterest and to give merchants the tools to connect with those eager Pinners. We have to get that and apply it, we have to integrate this omni environment to be a service with ultimate ease and convenience.”.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2021

In order to fulfil customer demands and win their hearts, we, as retailers, need to understand and cater to their changing behaviour and trends. Making such a purchase is all about the physical shopping experience and customer service that adds to the prestige of making such an investment. With a net lettable area of 1.8

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Retail Times

MARCH 22, 2021

From finding the right vendors to crafting mutually-beneficial agreements with them, the pointers below should give you some ideas that you can apply in your supplier management processes. In retail, this typically involves dealing with your manufacturers, wholesalers, fulfillment partners, and other contractors. Let’s get started.

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Independent Retailer

JANUARY 17, 2023

The dropshipping company is paid for the merchandise, and retailers collect payment from the shopper, adding a healthy profit margin. Orders can be processed in a few clicks, too. If you have never run a dropshipping business before, the process can be quite daunting. Provide Great Customer Service. back to top.

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Retail Geek

APRIL 30, 2021

Jason: [1:51] Yeah so Scott one of the interesting things in Facebook’s announcement is they referenced the the likely impact that the that Apple’s changes to mobile, app tracking the idea of a would have on their go forward advertising revenue and is a reminder. 3:25] The iOS 14.5

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Rangeme

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Recurring payments : Recurring deliveries come along with recurring payments from customers. We asked Morgan Brod, Merchant Developer for SnackMagic, what makes their company stand out? In some cases, you can source free products where suppliers cover the costs, while you focus on fulfilling the orders.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 31, 2022

Casey has been a passionate advocate for our sellers and led the work to define and implement our seller value proposition, which has led to strong growth in our third-party marketplace and Walmart Fulfillment Services. I have appreciated Casey’s contributions to the Walmart U.S. business.”. Ward arrived at Walmart U.S.

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Retail Geek

MARCH 18, 2022

ShipBob is a tech-enabled third-party logistics provider (3PL) that fulfills e-commerce orders for direct-to-consumer brands. We discuss ShipBob’s origin story, how the e-commerce fulfillment industry has evolved, as well as the challenges and implications of Amazon and Shopify’s various fulfillment initiatives.

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Storis

JANUARY 22, 2024

Retailers are also offering services within their spaces. Buy with Prime” enables Shopify merchants to use Amazon’s payment and fulfillment services. With eLearning, onboarding new employees and upskilling staff is accelerated. Take Amazon and Shopify.

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Storis

JANUARY 22, 2024

Retailers are also offering services within their spaces. Buy with Prime” enables Shopify merchants to use Amazon’s payment and fulfillment services. Customization reflects a shift toward customers actively participating in the design process. Take Amazon and Shopify.

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