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Breaking Barriers: How Brick-and-Mortar Retailers can Deliver Exceptional Customer Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

People have been saying “Retail is dead” for several years now. No, retail isn’t dead. Bad retail is dead. Missed sales due to inventory stockouts are a drain on revenue, unsold merchandise is a drain on cash flow, and carrying too much stock in the backroom is a waste of space that could otherwise be generating sales.

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Revealed: How retailers can satisfy consumers facing cost-of-living challenges

Inside Retail

This year, while consumers are still struggling to adapt to higher prices for staple goods and services, they are still spending on discretionary items creating a retail market where brands compete fiercely for their share of the consumer’s paycheque. Finding out it’s unavailable feels like a dead end.

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Generative AI for Personalized Service and a Competitive Edge in Ecommerce

Retail TouchPoints

This applies across the customer shopping journey, from customized recommendations to predicting consumer behavior and product demand as well as creating more seamless omnichannel experiences. This involves inputting key words that can result in a dead link or generating unwanted products in some cases.

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In-store shopping is far from dead – but the phygital world beckons retailers

Inside Retail

Our survey reflected that consumers are drawn to physical stores for the tactile experience – with 56 per cent of consumers visiting stores to view products in real life and 46 per cent of consumers visiting stores to compare similar products within a tangible retail setting. “And And this appeal will last.

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Understanding Furniture Inventory Management Software in 2023

Retalon

Furniture inventory management software offers a smarter solution. It provides real-time visibility into your inventory movements across the supply chain. Powerful analytics help you optimize stock levels to drive sales, improve margins, and increase customer satisfaction. The software provides more than just visibility.

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Retail technology for building recession resilience

I Vend

Consumers continue to spend on essentials such as food, personal care, and basic clothing, but reduce their outlay on items such as furniture, home electronics, sporting goods and accessories. Read more That decline may manifest across the economy as low unemployment, rising prices and squeezed margins. Retaining customers.

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Is the DTC business model dead, or just evolving?

Inside Retail

A few years ago, it seemed like every new brand making noise in the market was adopting a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business model. Like many trends, the discourse around DTC is a rollercoaster, ranging from ‘DTC is dead!’ to ‘Look at this amazing DTC brand! Everyone should do this.’ million before going public in 2020.