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As Consumer Demand for Inclusion Rises, Retailers Must Tackle Legacy Issues and Attitudes

Retail TouchPoints

Brands and retailers are feeling mounting pressure — from consumers, shareholders and even their boards — to be more inclusive. More and more, that means rethinking product development and expanding their sizing and assortment planning to represent a wider range of sizes and body shapes.

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A Crisis Will Always Find A Supply Chain’s Weakest Link

Retail TouchPoints

In the early weeks of the pandemic, consumers hoarded toilet paper in massive quantities. Toilet paper rolls are low-value, high-volume products bulky enough to take up large amounts of space in warehouses, on vehicles and on store shelves. As consumers avoided in-store grocery shopping, many began baking their own bread at home.

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How Interior Define ‘Democratizes Customization’ with Digital Tech and Localized Sales

Retail TouchPoints

This kind of category-specific innovation is largely possible because of that great democratizer, the internet, which has made it easier than ever before to bring new retail concepts to niche consumer groups at the scale required for success. In this regard, furniture company Interior Define is no different than its DTC counterparts.

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The Future of Work Part 4: Reimagine IoT and Smart Buildings

Cisco Retail

The importance of environmental sustainability continues to increase as a growing percentage of consumers rate how “green” organizations are as a factor in whether they want to work for them or buy products from them. And should people exceed room safety capacity, the system can search for a larger available space.

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Boosting Store Profitability Post-Pandemic

Independent Retailer

MerchLogix , a leading provider of space planning and merchandise operations software, and DM Buck Advisory, a research and financial consultancy, today published a research report, Retailers and Shoppers Turn Attention (and Investments) to Stores: A Financial Analysis.

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How Retailers Decide Which New Products to Stock

Retail Bound

Too high and consumers will be unwilling to take a chance on something new; too low and the product may be perceived as being of poor quality. These include the product’s packaging, the space available on store shelves, and the retailer’s return policy. The product’s price point.

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(Some of) the Technology that is Empowering the Customer Channel in Physical Retail

Retail Next

While the last years fueled massive improvements in researching, browsing, selecting, purchasing, returning and/or exchanging on mobile devices, tablets and desktops, the current transformation brings more intelligence and continuity to customer experiences with retailers, where the store is a fundamental part of the process. . TECHNOLOGY.