Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2023

A combination of video stream, entertainment and real-time group chat, livestream shopping is a part of the much broader social commerce industry, which is currently $492 billion in size and expected to grow 3X as fast as traditional ecommerce, according to Jill Standish, Global Lead for Accenture’s Retail Industry Practice.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Natalie Gordon, Founder and CEO of Babylist, noted that consumers are buying for more people this year, which means they’re eager to be savvier as they browse and buy. I think the overall dollar spent will be less or the same but [consumers] will care more about value. Parents Redefine Value with Values-Driven Purchases.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Higher-income consumers are less impacted by inflation and, while aware of higher food, home and transportation costs, still have the funds to drive luxury sales and luxury growth,” said Marie Driscoll, Managing Director, Luxury and Retail at Coresight Research in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The two-way nature of livestreaming explains why return rates are as much as 40% lower than traditional ecommerce channels, according to Coresight research: “ Livestreaming is an opportunity to educate the consumer, which is why returns are so much lower — they actually know what they’re buying ,” said Weinswig. Dubbed the 10.10

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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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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Claire’s relevance was waning in the late 2010s as the shopping malls where so many of its stores were located became less of a destination among young consumers. The first phase, of course, is products, which includes stuffed animals, jewelry, backpacks and other merchandise categories that are synonymous with Claire’s.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Be Jelly — From home décor to couture to beauty, in 2024 consumers will be inspired by the jellyfish. Give a Scrap — Building on consumers’ ongoing interest in resale and reuse, Pinterest searches hint at a move toward repurposing everything from fabrics (for unique-to-me clothing) and homewares to food with “discard recipes.”

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 8, 2021

Organizing a retail event in a physical store can be a good way to pull consumers. 58% of consumers are interested in attending a retail event in the future ( SCORE ). The coronavirus pandemic fueled the growth of e commerce. But consumers love to visit retail establishments as they can touch, feel, or try out products.

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