Inside Retail

AUGUST 12, 2021

Southeast Asia’s leading online fashion and lifestyle retailer offers customers a world of payment options and a seamless shopping experience. Now, consumers who shop Zalora will have the ability to pay with any of their preferred local payment solutions at online checkout as part of a seamless shopping experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 4, 2021

Amazon has introduced two new Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) programs to help merchants selling on Amazon resell customer-returned or overstocked items. Merchants can then set the price for items based on their condition and manage pricing, advertising and sales using their existing processes. by the end of 2021. UK and France.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2022

“Her deep marketing experience, paired with her understanding of our business, will be of enormous value as we continue to build on our heritage of service to get closer to our customers.”. At DICK’s Sporting Goods, Barjesteh served as SVP of Product Development and Design.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2020

The most notable shift between the 2019 back-to-school season and today is the strong consumer preference for technology over traditional items like apparel and even school supplies. The move from school supplies and apparel to hardware and computers wasn’t at all surprising to us,” Sides explained. “The

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

When it comes to embracing ethical commerce and moving corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies forward, Amazon Web Services (AWS) research shows that retailers and CPGs identify three primary hurdles to success. This category includes discount stores, mass merchants (“big box stores”) and businesses focused on specialty hardlines.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Consumers demand grocers and mass merchants in particular provide these last-mile services, and it’s not without challenges, as over 40% of grocery consumers cite delivery and fulfillment services as key attributes while deciding where to shop in the past year. Embracing sustainable products and practices.

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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

and European merchants access to sell on its marketplace, which had previously only been open to China-based merchants. and Europe who order from merchants in their own region. Discount shopping app Temu is giving U.S. The addition of U.S. Temu and Shein aren’t just battling it out online either.

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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

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Mastercard SpendingPulse measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment, providing a wealth of insights to help merchants refine and optimize their holiday strategies. The return to offices and social events is inspiring consumers to level up their wardrobes and focus more on apparel and footwear.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2022

Twitter Lets Merchants Create In-App ‘Shops’. Twitter is testing a new free feature called “Shops” that allows merchants to showcase up to 50 products on their own in-app shop. The offering expands on Twitter’s existing Shop Module , which lets merchants display up to five products directly on their profile. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 26, 2022

Now we’re seeing a big expansion of it, not only across merchants but also into less expensive or more ordinary type purchases. In terms of back to school, we’re seeing BNPL being used for things like books or apparel.”. “Everyone always thinks of [BNPL for] buying the Peloton.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Soumya Sriraman joins from Amazon as President of Streaming for Qurate Retail Group, and Stacy Bowe, previously of G-III Apparel Group and Macy’s , has been named Chief Merchandising Officer for QVC U.S. Sriraman was most recently Head of Prime Video Channels at Amazon. On linear TV, QVC and HSN are available in 92 million U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

The integration of intuitive shopping and payment experiences across digital platforms is expected to become more widespread, and most digital experiences will be considered shoppable in the future. Advertisers have been boosting their presence on this platform in product categories such as health and beauty, apparel and accessories.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

We’re indifferent on where the shopping journey ends, where that transaction takes place ,” said Matt Madrigal, VP and General Manager of Merchant Shopping at Google in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “It The result is a much lower barrier of entry for merchants looking to capitalize on Google’s massive reach.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2022

It either becomes dreaded waste or is severely discounted, resulting both in a growing problem for the planet and a financial loss for merchants. So why aren’t merchants processing these returns in efforts to recoup these massive losses? Fortunately, there are remedies to fix this broken process. In the U.S.,

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Retail Dive

MARCH 15, 2024

In addition to Kendra Scott and Diane Von Furstenburg, the installment payments provider is bringing on brands like Made In Cookware.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Weve had such a mass consolidation of retail over the years, that I feel like were underestimating the power of great creatives, merchants and marketing talent. Which is very, very significant in industries like apparel, footwear or beauty. I identified a need and I went on to service that need. I was one of the first.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Some of the most popular gift-giving categories are those experiencing the highest levels of inflation, including electronics , toys and apparel. Even outside of the holiday season, uptake in buy now, pay later (BNPL) services is exploding in the U.S., This is causing many Americans to stress this holiday season.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 31, 2022

“In most DTCs, there’s a three-tiered stool with a revenue executive (like me), the merchant team and some sort of brand or creative team — and we all work through a consolidated go-to-market calendar,” explained Simon in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “We We align on messaging and how we’re going to communicate key stories.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

It took Shopify merchants nearly 15 years to reach a cumulative GMV of $200 billion. I think a world without independent brands and independent merchants and local stores is a very boring world and a very boring landscape for commerce. And fortunately Shopify and our merchants are active participants in all those spaces.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 19, 2021

As global apparel revenues plummeted almost 20 per cent in 2020, e-commerce has emerged as the silver lining of the fashion industry’s challenging year. New customers are a major growth engine for retailers, but many merchants view first-time online shoppers as high-risk due to their unfamiliar behaviour and lack of purchase history.

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Retail Focus

MAY 8, 2024

Having formerly only served the largest apparel retailers and brands in the world, True Fit has democratised its Fashion Genome to bring the benefit of AI size and fit to the full market. It is now seeing a 108% MoM growth rate in adoption by Shopify brands and is on trajectory to implement the solution within 2,000+ merchants in 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2020

However, unchecked abuse of returns policies can put a merchant out of business: 54% of the merchants surveyed in a study conducted on behalf of Forter indicated that they lost more than $5 million in revenue each year due to returns abuse. Processing legitimate returns can negatively impact a retailer’s bottom line.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The solution — which lets suppliers apply Walmart Luminate insights to inform and optimize their display advertising campaigns through the Walmart Connect retail media offering — launched in beta in April and promises to be a boon for both of these tertiary Walmart services. What data allows you to do is, in tough times, make the right moves.”

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

A few other interesting tidbits from the ESW consumer study: Apparel is the top category for cross-border ecommerce across all age groups. Flexible payment options are gaining in popularity. Last year, 50% of digital buyers in the UK, 22.8 million people, made cross-border purchases online. That number is expected to decrease 7.3%

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The retailer is utilizing First Insight’s digital product testing solution and the Optitex 3D computer-aided design (CAD) software to improve its understanding of the customer, increase speed to market, support digital workflows, create sustainable sampling processes and reduce waste.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

this year alone, representing approximately 21% of the total women’s apparel market. The business case is clear, but the looming question for apparel brands and retailers is: How do we make inclusivity a tangible — and profitable — business strategy? If you look at this process, there’s a lack of relatability,” Orschell noted.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In March 2024, the International Council of Shopping Centers reported that consumers returned 22% of products they bought online from apparel retailers. From the merchant side, collecting that level of personal information opens the door to data governance issues. Which brings in another challenge of the ecommerce world, returns.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

Shopback’s decision to terminate its buy now pay later (BNPL) service in Malaysia and Singapore has sparked discussions and raised pertinent questions about the future of digital payment solutions in the region. For merchants, it means increasing basket sizes, which makes it a win-win situation for all involved,” he opined.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 27, 2024

Over 200 merchants or e-commerce brands use ShipBob in Australia, and there is an equal split between local brands eyeing abroad and foreign companies expanding into Down Under. It’s very important to create powerful partnerships in the market to make the whole process a lot easier.”

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2023

This is not limited to the traditional retail verticals (apparel, mass market, beauty, furniture, consumer electronics, home improvement, etc.), Food and grocery delivery apps are a perfect fit, with strong user bases that engage in search and discovery and thousands of merchants looking to grow their businesses.

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Inside Retail

MAY 16, 2022

Zilingo works with thousands of apparel factories and merchants in South Asia and Southeast Asia, connecting them to retailers worldwide and was valued at nearly $1 billion in its last funding round in 2019, according to sources familiar with the situation. It provides logistics, financing and other services to factories and merchants.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

According to a report from Shopify, merchants see a 250% increase in conversions when using 3D product image models instead of 2D images. The company completely overhauled its mobile app to offer better services, such as an active events calendar, retailer information and a real-time map with parking guidance. Want more proof?

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Shopify

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Shopify lists 5 ways Shopify POS helps merchants grow and scale their business with ease as well as how they can utilize it to streamlined business processes.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Retailers, particularly those in the apparel, footwear and soft goods verticals, have an opportunity to turn the lemons from COVID-19 into lemonade, according to Keith Jelinek and Richard Maicki, Managing Directors in the Performance Improvement Practice of Berkeley Research Group (BRG).

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

These models can be optimized for multiple objectives like driving more revenue per order, increasing long-term satisfaction, compelling the user to return more often to the website, incentivizing the customer to sign up for subscriptions or premium services and more. Chatbots for customer service. Fraud detection.

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