Inside Retail

JULY 24, 2024

According to Adobe Analytics, consumers spent around US$7.2 per cent increase compared to the year prior, and on July 17, consumers spent US$7 billion, marking a 10.4 In a time when consumers are more price-sensitive than ever when it comes to grocery shopping, these types of promotions are not to be underestimated.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

But consumers are demanding in other ways, too. According to a study by UC Today , 90% of consumers expect to have an omnichannel retail experience when we shop. Digital channels are alive with opportunities to dazzle consumers. Here are three key reasons they work so well: 1.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

The store serves not only as a place for product sales and services but as a base camp that should equip and inspire consumers for exploration, said Martina Cerletti, Retail Marketing Director for The North Face EMEA in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2024

Through the new RMN, brands that sell at ARG’s more than 1,400 independent grocers will be able to connect directly with the 22 million consumers those retailers serve via digital and in-store campaigns. We are leveraging our consumers and our collective $16.5 billion in retail sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 19, 2021

As more and more people get vaccinated, they will return to brick-and-mortar stores in even greater numbers, and that means retailers need to start preparing for an influx of foot traffic. But don’t expect consumers to abandon the digital shopping experiences they relied on during the pandemic.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2024

In an era marked by economic flux and shifting consumer preferences, the global retail landscape stands at a pivotal juncture, ripe with both challenges and opportunities. China is the world’s largest retail market, accounting for almost 50 per cent of global retail transactions. It was valued at $3.8 What’s next?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2024

As The Wall Street Journal noted, consumers are making 8% more trips to different retailers as inflation impacts household budgets. The Journal also reported that consumers are traveling to cheaper zip codes to shop and are joining loyalty programs to take advantage of promotions in greater numbers, according to retail analysts.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2022

Amazon has named 17-year company veteran Doug Herrington to the renamed role of CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, filling the position left vacant by former CEO of the Worldwide Consumer Dave Clark. Since 2015, Herrington has served as Amazon’s SVP of the North America Consumer.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2024

Contrast that to retail. consumers shop online, according to 2022 statistics ; 79% of shoppers shop at least once per month, with 22% doing so once a week, 27% once every two weeks and 29% once per month. Pini Yakuel is the Co-founder and CEO of Optimove , a customer-led marketing platform. About four in five U.S.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 21, 2024

Last year, retailers were forced to focus on finding ways to mitigate the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on shoppers. Choco Up surveyed more than 500 shoppers and asked them what they love about their favourite retailers – and why they avoid others.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

As travel picks up in Southeast Asia, retailers, brands and marketers are revving up promotions and campaigns to encourage consumers to splurge on impulse purchases. “We We’ve observed an acceleration of the ultra prestige segment, especially in the more mature luxury markets of Asia and the Gulf,” she stressed.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In fact, some major retailers reported double-digit growth in ecommerce sales during Q2, right at the outbreak of the pandemic. With the growth of buy online, pick up in-store and expedited shipping options, consumers experienced firsthand the ease of digital shopping versus going to the store to make a purchase. In fact, Smartly.io

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 31, 2021

Nowhere is that more true than the retail market, which has seen a fundamental shift among consumers in the wake of the pandemic. The question is: are retailers ready to handle it? found that nearly 70% of consumers intend to continue buying online for store pickup. They say you can never go back.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2021

Consumers now expect retailers to engage them whenever and wherever they want, with a shopping experience tailored to their individual needs. To do so, marketers are leveraging more data, technologies, and channels to create this type of relevant and customised customer journey. And consumers can feel it.

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365 Retail

JUNE 28, 2022

Consumer touchpoints are growing exponentially, making media activation more complicated as shoppers flutter across thousands of channels and apps, making the possible combinations infinite. With opti-channel, marketers can narrow the focus but widen their advertising impact. www.catalinamarketing.co.uk .

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2020

Unfortunately, retailers are struggling with a lot of what former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld termed “unknown unknowns,” including what percentage of consumers will stick with online apparel shopping when stores eventually reopen; the impact of promotional activity; and the future destiny of shopping malls.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 3, 2024

It’s no secret that consumers are still spending big on their pets even in a cost of living crisis – and the launch of luxury pet accessories brand Mon Petit Amour Manolo, which sells collars starting at $550, is proof of this. Room for growth The global pet accessories market is currently valued at US$11.01 billion in 2023.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2022

India’s beauty and personal care market is projected to reach US$21 billion in 2025, and the rising adoption of online shopping and greater product penetration in secondary cities are also contributing to the market’s enlargement. Consumers are at the heart of all we do. Celebrating uniqueness.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

While cannabis is a unique business in many ways, it ultimately behaves a lot like more traditional retail categories, particularly consumer packaged goods, pharmacy and spirits, according to Meth. Are your budtenders adequately promoting products that are relevant to consumers? Do you have signage set up?

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2025

Despite modestly positive expectations for 2024, the luxury retail market did not pan out as merchants had hoped. According to a 2024 report released by global management consulting firm Bain & Company, this market dropped two per cent from an all-time high of US$387 billion to US$381 billion.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2024

Leading the charge in innovative, consent-driven strategies is the adoption of zero-party data , or data that consumers proactively share with a brand. This privacy-friendly approach empowers retail brands to create hyper-personalized targeting tactics, fostering genuine connections while respecting user privacy.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Trends in the Commercial Investment Market The retail real estate market was a focal point of this years MAPIC, with a strong emphasis on investors perspectives regarding retail market trends and outlooks. These sessions revealed an optimistic vision of the resilience of retail as an asset class.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 28, 2022

Defined as data customers are willing to give to brands/retailers in return for discounts via a loyalty/rewards program or email, zero-party data is an oft-overlooked form of data collection thanks to its simplicity, but is now having a moment that will likely turn it into a permanent fixture in retail marketer’s toolkit.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The new partnership is just the latest example of the maturation of the retail media model , which until recently has been dominated by fairly basic website-based offerings such as sponsored search, display ads and promoted listings.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Co-producing the experience as a complement to its “Lowe’s Actually” campaign, the retailer hopes to convey that it can provide a comprehensive holiday shopping experience beyond construction materials to satisfy consumers’ decorating needs — and even make a few sales at the same time.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Every year, retail brands miss out on potential revenue to the tune of $18 billion (according to Forrester research) thanks to abandoned carts. That doesn’t mean rude people ditching their physical shopping carts in the parking lot, but millions of consumers being lost in the online purchase funnel for a variety of reasons.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Even marketing teams that can map the entire customer journey have trouble identifying the exact moment or event that compelled a prospect to become a customer. This blind spot has always foiled retail marketers, but the issue has become more urgent as CMOs demand greater attribution and measurement for every ad dollar spent.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The Retail market landscape has seen significant changes in retail trends and shifts in consumer behavior since the coronavirus breakout, but the industry now appears more optimistic about the growth prospects. Self-service check-ins and checkouts have become the new norm, saving time and money for retailers.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2023

Following its launch in Australia in 2016, Danish retail group Bestseller has firmly entrenched its presence in the retail market, with the company making strides in its sustainability and circularity initiatives. It works with more than 500 supply partners, with its products manufactured across over 800 factories.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Retailers hoping for decent returns from their promotions investment this year will need a much more detailed picture of what’s actually happened as they go into peak, says Robin Coles, Managing Director EMEA at XCCommerce. 77% wanted coupons and vouchers etc while 62% said they would be loyal to retailers who offer promotions.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

Like many talented industry professionals last year, Uniek founder Katherine Gracey was motivated to finally take the plunge and launch her own loungewear direct-to-consumer business. You launched Uniek with the aim to shine a light on older women who are normally overlooked by other retailers. Keep it simple.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Regular readers of Retail Focus will remember a recent article that focused on surfaces in retail and how shops and other venues can utilise these as part of their marketing strategy to help drive more sales. Ideal for mid-term use, this product can be installed by any employee.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

By using future-focused insights, retailing marketers can evolve their strategies to stay abreast of change. A marketer’s crystal ball? We are also forecasting the market spending power of this group and quantifying it as a revenue opportunity in the future. Foresight does not require a belief in astrology.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2023

Retail marketing lives and dies by one main principle: the voice of the brand. Retailers understand the importance of a distinct brand voice and how that connects to long-term customer loyalty — but generative AI is changing the game. We all know personalization is not new to retailers.

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Retail Next

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

While it brings great opportunities for entrepreneurs, the stiff competition in the market, plus the enormous demand for high-quality service, make succeeding in this industry challenging too. That is why effective retail marketing is crucial. Consumers prefer to shop from brands that provide relevant content and services.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2023

Connecting the world of physical objects into a smart network, IoT technology brings new business opportunities for retailers and provides data-driven insights for decision-makers. According to Grand View Research , the global IoT retail market was valued at $42.38 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 28.4%

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