Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 20, 2024

Inflation rates remain unpredictable , consumer confidence is fluctuating and supply chain disruptions , including the geopolitical environment, continue to affect inventory levels and pricing. These factors have made it challenging for retailers to plan and execute effective marketing strategies.

Marketing 261

Marketing Merchant Services Advertising Payment Services 261

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. that’s why marketing teams are allocating more of their spend towards them. Listen to the session on demand.

Consumer 189

Consumer Payment Services Fulfillment Advertising 189

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2022

The influencer marketing industry is poised to reach $16.2 billion by the end of 2022 , in large part because influencers can provide direct connections to consumers and allow brands to deliver messaging in an authentic and relevant way. As marketing objectives fluctuate, so should influencer marketing spend, incentives and focus.

Consumer 363

Consumer Marketing Promotions Management 363

Inside Retail

JULY 28, 2024

On the one hand, operating costs are elevated; on the other, consumer preferences are frequently changing amid cost of living pressures. In response, retailers are proactively developing new strategies to optimise operations and adapt their offerings, pricing and customer service to keep pace with consumer expectations.

Consumer 147

Consumer Marketing Spend Supermarket Accounting 147

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2022

This is also the ideal time to review the online customer journey, because consumer expectations for ecommerce convenience and personalization are higher than ever, based on the findings of ClearSale’s 2021 State of Consumer Attitudes on Ecommerce, Fraud & CX survey. Give Back-to-School Shoppers Alternative Payment Options.

Payment Services 304

Payment Services Checkout Drop-Shipping Customer Retention 304

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2023

However, as stringent consumer privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA make collecting customer data more difficult, brands are having to adapt their data collection strategies to adhere to new standards. These high-traffic shopping events don’t just present retailers with a chance to catapult profits.

Marketing 278

Marketing Consumer Shopping Customer Experience 278

Retail Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

Consumer demands for curated ads from trusted brands is prompting retailers to tap retail media opportunities and open up new revenue streams from monetising their first party audiences, according to the latest research from ADvendio , the leading omnichannel advertising solution provider.

Consumer 130

Consumer Advertising Marketing Spend Returns 130

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 29, 2024

With a shorter-than-usual holiday shopping season ahead, competition for share of wallet will be exceptionally fierce. In addition to the compressed retail rush, Salesforce reports that 43% of consumers are carrying more debt than last year, making the fight for attention even more intense.

Advertising 290

Advertising Consumer Accounting Marketing 290

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Marketing is often first on the chopping block during a recession, and with GDP contracting two quarters in a row, retail marketers are working hard to determine how to make each dollar go further. Many organizations will cut marketing spend in a bid to preserve margins. Capitalizing on In-Store Advertising.

Marketing 298

Marketing Promotions Advertising Comparison Shopping 298

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 22, 2023

Ads pop up, slide in or play in the background on every platform, and consumers see right through this cacophony of attempts to grab their attention. Today’s market is faced with this spreading phenomenon — #adblindness. With lower price barriers to enter the market, digital advertisers proliferate. The value exchange.

Advertising 290

Advertising Consumer Marketing Payment Services 290

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2021

A large part of the impetus behind the acquisition was Empathy’s expertise in DTC and building digital brands by leveraging consumer insights and analytics. Taking a Long View to Optimize Marketing Spend. Moving from Traditional DTC to a Digital-First Approach. “So

Wholesale 261

Wholesale Consumer Marketing Fashion 261

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Clearly, foot traffic to retail shops, restaurants and offline venues across the country remains down quite significantly. Consumer concerns about the possibility of catching or spreading the coronavirus by way of social contact remain high. Consumer demand for delivery has grown dramatically since the start of the crisis.

Advertising 246

Advertising Marketing Spend Consumer Shopping 246

Mike Anthony

MAY 4, 2021

What happens when you have a super cool consumer insight, but don’t consider the shopper? Or if you think about the shopper but don’t think about the consumer? Because we need to win with both consumers and shoppers to be successful. Activating a consumer insight needs more than just a powerful consumer insight!

Consumer 130

Consumer Marketing Marketing Spend Returns 130

Mike Anthony

MAY 4, 2021

What happens when you have a super cool consumer insight, but don’t consider the shopper? Or if you think about the shopper but don’t think about the consumer? Because we need to win with both consumers and shoppers to be successful. Activating a consumer insight needs more than just a powerful consumer insight!

Consumer 130

Consumer Marketing Marketing Spend Returns 130

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2021

Without the limitation of having to buy and sell stuff, you host partners that will enable you to expand the breadth and depth [of your assortment] and help the consumer find what they need more easily.”. Verizon Media is taking a different tack with its Yahoo Shops marketplace, announced in March 2021 and set to launch later this year.

Fulfillment 280

Fulfillment Advertising Shopping Department Stores 280

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This research found that nearly 70% of ecommerce customers start with a site’s search bar when they’re shopping, which means that how search performs is the first impression many shoppers have of a brand’s website. Search friction on one site can complicate the customer’s overall shopping experience as well.

Customer Experience 287

Customer Experience Checkout Marketing Spend Consumer 287

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Still, I believe that had more to do with the sustained consolidation of ad budgets on the major platforms as marketers reallocated marketing spend in the post-IDFA (identifier for advertisers) and soon, post-cookie world. According to online shopping data from Adobe Analytics , Black Friday sales were $9.8 billion, up 7.5%

Marketing 278

Marketing Marketing Spend Advertising Management 278

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2022

Macy’s RMN hit the market in 2020 and quickly generated $105 million in revenue in 2021. Then there’s the ever-tightening restrictions on data collection and tracking, making it harder than ever to target and engage consumers via traditional marketing channels. This requires a shift in mindset and approach; and.

Advertising 290

Advertising Marketing Spend Marketing Customer Experience 290

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2024

ecommerce market with TikTok Shops, delivering the most complete social commerce experience to date. As it entered a new market, it needed to establish brand awareness and attract customer interest on a national scale. Both leverage user data and past purchases to present each customer with a personalized shopping catalog.

Advertising 278

Advertising Fast Fashion Social Commerce Marketing 278

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The assets and opportunities of retail media include websites, EDMs, apps, in-store media – such as aisle-end or on-shelf displays and radio or TV – along with retailers’ social-media channels like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube, Snap and LinkedIn, and online platforms like Google Search and Google Shopping.

Marketing 277

Marketing Advertising Point of Sale Returns 277

365 Retail

JUNE 22, 2023

Consumer demands for curated ads from trusted brands is prompting retailers to tap retail media opportunities and open up new revenue streams from monetising their first party audiences, according to the latest research from ADvendio , the leading omnichannel advertising solution provider.

Consumer 96

Consumer Advertising Marketing Spend Returns 96

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

When it debuted back in 2010, Wish was the only game in town as far as manufacturer-direct discount shopping apps went. But times have changed dramatically in the 13 intervening years: Temu , which debuted just last September, is now the top shopping app in the U.S., Reducing shopping and shipping friction.

Merchant Services 245

Merchant Services Drop-Shipping Shipping Payment Services 245

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2022

For example: Personalized emails drive a 6X higher transaction rate over generic emails; Personalization can deliver 5X to 8X the ROI on marketing spend; and 53% of consumers say it’s important that retailers recognize them as the same person across all channels and the devices they use to shop. “In

Marketing 263

Marketing Beauty and Health Advertising Consumer 263

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It’s really the tale of two years ,” said Matt Kramer, National Sector Leader, Consumer and Retail for KPMG US. We were still in the pandemic, and I don’t think consumers really knew how long it was going to last, and that created uncertainty during the holiday period.

Promotions 246

Promotions Fulfillment Inventory Management Drop-Shipping 246

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2021

Despite the fact that an astonishing 80% of consumers want personalized experiences from retailers, nearly as many (79%) have concerns about data privacy. They connect that data with a user’s online behavioral history to get a full picture of what that person typically shops for and how. Radical Transparency.

Consumer 264

Consumer Marketing Spend Advertising Location 264

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 3, 2022

In an interview with Retail TouchPoints , Douang and Jason Chiu, Professional Services Group Manager for Canada at Axis Communications , revealed how they worked together to develop a seamless, secure and human-centered cashierless grocery shopping experience. Douang: Gen Z and millennial consumers are the largest spenders [for Aisle 24].

Management 264

Management Inventory Management Location Shopping 264

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 5, 2020

Customer journeys have been disrupted by COVID-19 and acquisition costs continue to rise, making it increasingly difficult to connect with consumers. As consumers remove in-store shopping from their path to purchase, retailers need to shift in-store marketing efforts to online strategies.

Marketing 194

Marketing Payment Services Promotions Consumer 194

Indigo 9 Digital

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon Over the past decade direct-to-consumer businesses have popped up in nearly every corner of the retail sector. From mattresses sold by Casper to prescription eyeglasses from Warby Parker ambitious founders have taken a page from Amazon’s playbook hoping to sell goods directly to consumers online. million and $58.5

Consumer 98

Consumer Returns Advertising Marketing 98

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

TRA is currently working on a foresight project for a large retailer in Australia to help them understand the attitudes of a particular demographic and how they affect shopping behaviour. We are also forecasting the market spending power of this group and quantifying it as a revenue opportunity in the future.

Marketing 245

Marketing Consumer Marketing Spend Planning 245

Inside Retail

JULY 21, 2021

Snap Inc is positioning itself as a platform for AR shopping with the recent acquisition of Vertebrae , a tech business that creates 3D models of products for customers to interact with. Once they had tried the sneakers, Snapchatters could then go straight to the product page and make a purchase via the “shop now” button.

Returns 147

Returns Consumer Customer Experience Shopping 147

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It’s no secret performance marketing on social media platforms isn’t what it used to be but it’s where consumers reside. Michelle Evans, global lead of retail and digital insights at Euromonitor International, said in a statement that “consumers are also seeking more power in their relationships with brands”.

Marketing 147

Marketing Social Commerce Advertising Consumer 147

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 2, 2021

In a reversal of the traditional paradigm, today’s consumer expects brand loyalty to be reciprocal. The reward of the experience drives the consumer’s behavior, as opposed to a brand fretting about reaching the consumer on every channel they may possibly ever use. You avoid wasted spend and develop tailored content.

Customer Experience 165

Customer Experience Specialty Retailers Marketing Spend Management 165

Inside Retail

AUGUST 28, 2023

Cashback programs are more effective than reward points in shaping certain shopping behaviours, according to new research conducted by cashback platform Cashrewards in partnership with Inside Retail. Three-quarters are cutting back on non-essential spending and four in five are making a greater effort to get better deals.

Promotions 130

Promotions Marketing Spend Consumer Marketing 130

Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2021

While bottle shops can remain open, James is anticipating an uptick in online orders of beer, wine and spirits over the coming days, similar to what happened during the lockdown last year. “We A lot of people pulled back media spend,” Makejev told Inside Retail. When [our customer] came back she started shopping with us right away.”.

Drop-Shipping 200

Drop-Shipping Boutique Promotions Returns 200

Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2023

In Britain, its biggest market Asos saw sales fall 8 per cent in the four months to December 31, hurt by Christmas delivery problems, which shook customer confidence in online, and a tough comparison against last year when, by contrast, the pandemic pushed people to shop online.

Fashion 130

Fashion Marketing Spend Marketing Planning 130

Small Biz Trends

JULY 8, 2021

We have assembled all the numbers you need, including store operations, shopper behaviors, how retailers market their businesses, and much more. If you own a retail store or are considering shop ideas for a new one, take a look at the stats below. The retail market size is continuously growing. Shopping Statistics.

Specialty Store 138

Specialty Store Specialty Retailers Social Commerce Advertising 138

Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The jewellery maker said it intends to open a net total of between 225 to 275 additional concept stores and a net total of 175 and 225 Pandora-owned ‘shop-in-shop’ sites by 2026. It said the higher marketing spend would weigh on its first quarter EBIT margin. Pandora is targeting organic sales growth of 6% to 9% in 2024.

Marketing Spend 85

Marketing Spend Consumer Shopping Planning 85