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Return-To-Office: Why Luxury Retailers Should Refresh Their Clienteling Strategies Along with Their Customers’ Work Wardrobes

Retail TouchPoints

Those who said work-from-home was here to stay might be surprised to learn that we are witnessing a shift back to the office, with many organizations small and large instituting mandates for at least a partial return to office for the majority of their employees. in the first quarter to a mere 1.6%

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Data-Driven Sustainability: How Supply Chain Efficiency and Clienteling Drive More Sustainable Operations and Customer Choices

Retail TouchPoints

When delivering goods, luxury retailers can also reduce their carbon footprint by offering BORIS, BOPIS and BOSS (buy online, return in-store, buy online, pick up in-store, and buy online, ship to store) options. There is also a significant intersection of sustainability with customer preference data.

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15 Return Policy Examples

Small Biz Trends

What happens when a customer returns an item they’ve purchased? Maybe the store will offer credit, or just maybe they will refuse the return entirely. If the store has a return policy, then the terms of any returns or exchanges are laid out clearly in advance, eliminating questions in the minds of customers and staff.

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Simplifying the Customer’s Return Trip

Retail Pro

Building a clientele is tough. A retailer needs inventory tools that luckily, omnichannel POS and retail … Continue reading → The post Simplifying the Customer’s Return Trip first appeared on Retail Pro Blog.

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Beating expectations: Is Hermes immune to the global downturn?

Inside Retail

He added that the loyalty of Hermes’ clientele has contributed to maintaining stable sales figures, despite prevailing global economic uncertainties. Eric du Halgouet, executive VP of finance for Hermes, said during a press call that increased average transaction values across all regions have mitigated the impact of reduced foot traffic.

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Watches of Switzerland UK sales impacted by ‘minimal return’ of tourist spending

Retail Gazette

The retailer noted the impact of the tourist tax, highlighting that UK performance continues to be driven by “domestic clientele with minimal return of tourist spending due to the lack of VAT free shopping”. For the year ahead, Watches of Switzerland expects adjusted EBITDA to rise between just 0.2 – 0.6%.

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French Contemporary Fashion Brand Brings Rental Service to U.S.

Retail TouchPoints

Customers can return the items at the end of the rental period with free shipping and dry cleaning, continue to rent for a daily fee or purchase the item at a discount. Those available for rental in the selected size and color will display a “Borrow” button. The service is powered by B2B rental technology platform CaaStle.

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