Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

Understanding consumer behaviors will be key to building (or rebuilding) a successful retail business in a post-pandemic world. Data will fuel the shift to digital, according to expert contributors to the recent Retail TouchPoints (RTP) webinar, Analyzing The Shift To Digital From 7,000 Marketers And 1B Consumers Worldwide.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Brands and retailers are feeling mounting pressure — from consumers, shareholders and even their boards — to be more inclusive. But it’s still true that only a small fraction of the fashion retail market has put tactical plans into place to support this significant consumer base. But it’s not just about listening; it’s about action.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 10, 2021

retailX also will go Inside the Mind of the Values-Driven Consumer in a session featuring Danny Alexander, Co-founder of Who Gives A Crap , and Lindsay McCormick, CEO of Bite. Hot Takes on Livestreaming, Influencer Marketing and Social Commerce. At Chicago’s McCormick Place, Aug. Rethinking the Brick-and-Mortar Store.

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Independent Retailer

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Social commerce is a subset of ecommerce, and harnesses the purchasing power of young customers on innovative new retail platforms. In 2021, social commerce sales increased by over 35 percent, totaling a spend of over $36 billion, still only 10 percent of what the Chinese market will spend. . trillion in 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2022

Prediction #1: Content will Become Central to Commerce. To Review: With ecommerce now encompassing much more than just a website (think livestreaming, social commerce, marketplaces and the metaverse), we predicted that the overarching key to omnichannel success in 2022 will be great content. Verdict: Spot on.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2021

Back-to-school surveys across the retail sector point to a strong season, spurred by pent-up consumer demand. Jeff Orschell, EY’s Americas Consumer Retail Leaders, noted that global data as well as the firm’s consumer research point to demand remaining elevated, despite the uncertainties. ADDITIONAL LISTENING: 2.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2021

The 2021 Connected Consumer Series reflected the challenges retail (and society as a whole) have faced during the past year, but also the growing sense of optimism that is taking hold this year. 5 Social Advertising Trends for Retailers to Know in 2021: Featuring Under Armour. How to Take Consumer Engagement and LTV to New Levels.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

“There’s a beauty and complexity in having brands online,” noted Katie Thomas, who is a Lead at the Kearney Consumer Institute. “We We already have so many options to choose from, but there’s a unique opportunity for consumers to find new and interesting products.” Build Trust Through Transparent CX.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2021

.” “Retail has survived since biblical times roughly in the form of a physical space with product available to sell and the exchange of funds for that product,” said Jonathan Sharp, Managing Director at the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group. Consumers Want More Options but Less Friction.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Whether it was inspiration from this “summer of sport” or keeping up with the ever-changing weather, the increasing unpredictability of consumers’ shopping habits was on display this summer. The cost-of-living crisis is undoubtedly driving buying decisions, so simplifying the consumer journey is essential for closing the sale.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 3, 2021

Even if brands and retailers don’t have a physical store, they have an opportunity to create a seamless customer-focused experience that spans across their branded ecommerce sites, marketplaces and even social channels. SharperImage.com Gets a Big Payoff from a Headless Commerce Upgrade . They have to see it to buy it.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Shops via social media platforms, like Instagram and TikTok, have also become extremely popular by making that 1:1 in-store connection easier for brands to replicate online. Consumers like to feel connected to the brands they support. They want to hear from the brand and understand their values, which social platforms help facilitate.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Curious about how consumer attitudes and behaviors are evolving? What consumers really want from brands and retailers. EY (Ernst & Young) has been tracking changing consumer sentiments since the onset of COVID-19 and will soon launch its 8 th Future Consumer Index. 17 from 1:20 to 2:10 p.m. 17 from 12 to 12:30 p.m.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2025

Retailers need to continue to focus on enhancing the digital product discovery experience, especially as more and more channels arise for consumers to discover and purchase their products. While this underscores the inevitability of returns, it also highlights the need for retailers to refine their digital strategies.

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365 Retail

MARCH 5, 2024

Social commerce – purchases made directly on social networks – may seem anecdotal to some, but it’s taking off and is expected to grow three times faster than traditional e-commerce, reaching $1.2 trillion by 2025. Fourteen years later, however, 7 out of 10 do so, according to a study by Klarna.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

After years of degrading consumer trust in platforms, brands and the influencers they hire, Agha’s premise is that his TikTok-esque social commerce platform — which features product reviews only from real, authenticated shoppers — will power the next wave of ecommerce discovery and online community.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2023

Among them were unpredictable shipment of supplies and waning consumer demand that left many with excess inventory. That’s why it’s important to explore social media sites, particularly those that focus on video content. Savvy brands are starting to use short-video formats and livestreaming to social-sell their products.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Social Commerce Meets Affiliate Marketing. The Independent ’s move is yet another sign that ecommerce has officially moved beyond the store website; consumers increasingly expect to be able to make a purchase when and where inspiration strikes , whether that be on social media, while streaming videos or directly in search engines.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2020

Since China is several months ahead of the rest of the world in both its pandemic outbreak and recovery, we have been paying close attention to how retailers in China responded during and after the crisis, how Chinese consumer behavior has changed since the pandemic, and how retailers are adapting to these new consumer habits.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

Time that consumers spent sheltered in place was largely spent browsing and buying online and scrolling through social networks, and experts believe consumers’ evolved digital behaviors are here to stay. The baseline must be for malls and centers to have a persuasive online presence with links through to retailers’ websites. “The

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2022

2021 was a critical year for the direct-to-consumer (DTC) space. With consumers’ rapid shift to ecommerce channels, DTC players had to navigate surges in demand and effectively compete against a broader landscape that included their startup peers but also omnichannel behemoths. If that takes place, we’ll see VR become commerce-capable.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Amazon will now not only help sellers offer fast delivery and easy returns as it has for years with its Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) service, but it also will help sellers manage the entire supply chain , from manufacturer through to the customer’s door.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This year, over 102 million people will buy via social platforms in the US alone and by 2025, global sales via social commerce will exceed US$1.2 Among consumers – and not just Millennials – social commerce is gaining significant traction, growing three times as fast as overall e-commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

Retailer Unveils Search Powered by Generative AI Walmart announced the drone delivery expansion at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon delivered a keynote address. We build technology to serve people and not the other way around,” said McMillon in his keynote.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2024

Amazon’s vast marketplace, combined with its rapid fulfillment and Prime business, effectively calcified its position. ecommerce market with TikTok Shops, delivering the most complete social commerce experience to date. Now, we’re witnessing a new wave of ecommerce in the U.S. driven by Chinese competitors.

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Star Miconics

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Part of this shift is the emergence of social commerce, a trend that’s setting the stage for this next retail revolution. Combining mobile shopping and social media, two of the most popular contemporary pastimes, retailers are finding more creative ways to engage consumers, drive sales, and enhance the shopping experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Every interaction between a consumer and a brand is part of the overall retail experience. Understanding each of these touch points is critical for retailers to create the experiences that consumers desire. Understanding each of these touch points is critical for retailers to create the experiences that consumers desire.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2021

This group increased their online purchases by nearly 3.5X ( 343% ), according to a new global survey of more than 9,650 consumers in 19 countries conducted by Accenture. They could be dark stores serving as micro-fulfillment centers, cutting down on shipping and delivery costs.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Rather than being limited to a jam-packed four to five weeks from Black Friday to Christmas Eve, consumers are beginning their shopping as early as October (with a few doing so even earlier than that). 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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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2022

E-commerce businesses are fighting for consumers’ attention at an extraordinary rate. It’s about knowing who your customers are and which channels they use, thoroughly understanding each channel’s requirements and streamlining consumers’ pathway to purchase. Best practices for multichannel e-commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2023

These markets offer a level playing field where digital commerce is everything, most major players are relative unknowns and companies will need to develop new strategies to succeed, according to The Next Billion Consumers: A Fast Growing Opportunity for Digital Commerce report from Accenture.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Leveraging social media to ensure the store’s product offerings stay in sync with consumer demand. The company’s website, built on WooCommerce , features all 2,000+ items carried in the store, and orders are fulfilled directly from the store itself. From Pushcart to Multi-Generation Local Business.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2020

For the luxury category, the pandemic’s impact has been multi-faceted, raising the stakes for brands to have larger conversations around how the “luxury experience” is defined and created for an evolved consumer base. Trend 1: Evolving Consumer Priorities Could Depress Luxury Spending. trillion in current exchange rates.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2023

It’s not Saturday morning cartoons; it’s not these huge, big-budget ads — but we can still create incredible content and connect with thousands, even millions of consumers through TikTok.” Parkhurst took Retail TouchPoints behind the scenes of the company’s growing TikTok empire and its entrance into the emerging world of TikTok commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Although the eTailer has two very distinct target customers — the fashion-forward Millennial and the style-conscious 40-to-50-year-old consumer — there are core behaviors that transcend these distinctions and, ultimately, guide Olivela’s experience strategies. Olivela IRL successfully meets consumers’ content cravings.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Although the eTailer has two very distinct target customers — the fashion-forward Millennial and the style-conscious 40-to-50-year-old consumer — there are core behaviors that transcend these distinctions and, ultimately, guide Olivela’s experience strategies. Olivela IRL successfully meets consumers’ content cravings.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 28, 2024

What we’re seeing when we look into consumer behavior is an evolution in our economy, and we’ve seen how DTC brands have evolved to overcome these types of evolutions before. You have to cement your products in your customers’ day-to-day life, and you have to stay there. Brands are facing a new challenge: evolve or perish.

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