Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Kohl’s has always been committed to families by providing the product they want at a great value, said Christie Raymond, Chief Marketing Officer of Kohl’s in a statement. Setting a Foundation for Future Growth This is Kohl’s latest effort to right the business ship. and a comparable sales decrease of 5.1%. and 4.8% , respectively.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2024

While nearly two-thirds ( 65% ) of retailers responding to the 2022 survey had assigned in-store staff to these tasks, that percentage dropped to 56% in 2023. However, they are now being prized for their practical capabilities as well: 38% cited faster, more cost-effective shipping, up from 21% in 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

“It took us about three weeks from concept to finalizing the apartments, including designing the textiles, rendering the fabric to frame on the furniture, and then using the 3D tech to drop it all in,” said Meganne Wecker, President and Chief Creative Officer at Skyline Furniture in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2024

“Up to 30 per cent of your sales may end in a return, and up to 50 per cent of an item’s original value makes up the return cost, including shipping, warehousing, and labour costs,” explains Tara Daly, senior director of product marketing at Loop Returns. million from customer experience time savings.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2024

“Up to 30 per cent of your sales may end in a return, and up to 50 per cent of an item’s original value makes up the return cost, including shipping, warehousing, and labour costs,” explains Tara Daly, senior director of product marketing at Loop Returns. million from customer experience time savings.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2023

How do these brands turn around these drops so quickly? This versatility is a key tool in appealing to your target customers and creating items they actually want, so it’s important to find a company that offers an extensive product line. The success of any pop culture-related merch drop is not just production speed.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It was no longer enough to route orders to a handful of DCs and drop ship vendors. Doing extensive online research, and then opting for the speed of curbside pickup over ship to address? The picture gets even blurrier when you try to define what exactly constitutes a digital transaction.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This means that it’s not enough for products to be delivered quickly – customers also want to know that if those items aren’t quite what they expected, they can be returned just as quickly and easily. As it turns out, this is quite an expensive problem to solve. According to Insider , total retail returns were projected to grow 2.2%

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 22, 2024

I got a view of everything around Sephora; I got to see what it was like to do digital marketing, the ecommerce business, the forecasting and planning business,” Turley said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “I We’ve also made sure our site and in-store inventory are real-time, and that convenience is part of all our marketing stories.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2023

The deal coincides with the wide launch of CommentSold’s drop shipping capabilities, creating an end-to-end platform for direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales. “I These sites will automatically feature seller-curated drop ship items as ecommerce listings.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

This can include options like in-store returns for online purchases, box-free returns at specific drop-off locations or even home pickup services; Simplify the returns process: U.S. Consider offering a printable, pre-paid return shipping label or even a QR code that customers can use at drop-off locations without needing to print anything.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

And Wish, which held that top spot back in 2018, has now dropped out of the top 50 completely after having fallen to #35 as of last March. There are other troublesome indicators for the company: Q2 saw declines across the board at Wish. The trade-off is long shipping times, another thing Wish is working hard to improve.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 25, 2024

The revised FLX Rewards program will include three tiers: Xtra Savings: Members can redeem points ( 100 points per $1 spent) for FLX Cash, providing discounts of $5, $10 or $20 off, and gain access to member-exclusive discounts and offers; Xtra Access: Exclusive member opportunities such as sneaker Launch Reservations that put members first in line (..)

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

Results from Retail TouchPoints’ annual Customer Loyalty and Personalization Benchmark Report reaffirm that retailers are focused on building a strong foundation of first-party data to support their supply chain, in-store services, omnichannel marketing and experiential strategies. . Stand Out Beyond Free Shipping .

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Inside Retail

MARCH 24, 2024

ShipStation, a global leading provider of shipping software solutions, has announced its continued investment in the Australian market. These enhancements include the introduction of checkout rates, shipping strategies, auto-split, ODBC support and custom labels.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 26, 2022

online shoppers expect free two- to three-day shipping.”. Paying exorbitant prices for unprofitable next-day or second-day air shipping or 2. Shipping everything via ground, which results in slow delivery times. What are your expectations for speed of delivery and the cost of shipping? billion by 2027.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2023

Customer experience (CX) strategies often focus on using technology to improve steps in the customer journey, but CX can also be about the bigger picture: how their purchases impact our environment. Smarter Shipping Options Transport is a large component of the ecommerce footprint.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

TikTok Shop has today announced a new partnership with Royal Mail to help merchants of all sizes improve their delivery experience and thrive on the platform. Click & Drop is Royal Mail’s primary shipping solution. Sellers can rest easy knowing their deliveries are in good hands.”

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Inside Retail

JULY 11, 2024

In the current state of retail, demand and conversion rates are steadily dropping among traditionalist shoppers. Demand is falling, conversion rates are dropping, and customers are cautious. Instant gratification is the main reason for customers in both traditionalists and NEOs to make purchases in-store.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Its current business model is based on owning very little inventory and relying on its suppliers to drop-ship orders to customers. Bed Bath & Beyond has a great customer base and a great name, but had a business model that pulled it down over time. We think there’s a market there and that we can expand it.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2023

Retailers can no longer turn a blind eye to the reality that today’s increasingly online shoppers are savvier than ever and quick to make snap judgements about brands for as little as delayed shipping. Data-heavy, complex operations hamper efforts to deliver positive customer service interactions, address errors and fulfill orders accurately.

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Wiser

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The Fundamentals of eCommerce Business Models An eCommerce business model is a strategic business plan, outlining how an online business will generate revenue, identify the targeted customer segment, and deliver value to said customers. Pros: Large customer base, higher sales volume, greater market share.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2024

Long viewed as a necessary evil, the retail returns process is emerging as an unexpected avenue for growth and customer engagement. In the rapidly expanding ecommerce market, projected to reach $3 billion in 2023, a significant 20% to 30% of online purchases end up being returned. Operational aspects of returns are just as crucial.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2024

With advertisements played on a loop or schedule, 7-Eleven can understand which ads customers watch the longest, thus determining which ads are most effective and informative for their customers and which advertisements may need to be adjusted or reformatted. Vision AI is supporting the retail industry in this way, too.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In a significant move aimed at enhancing customer experience and convenience, the Post Office has entered into a partnership with leading parcel delivery company DPD. The new service will help reinforce the unique position the branches have and, for the first time, give face-to-face parcel customers genuine choice over how they ship.”

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2022

But as consumers, businesses and markets settle into something like a new routine, what changes will commerce experience in the year ahead? B2C and B2B Experiences Will Keep Converging and Optimizing. The past two years have shown us that assuming things will change is a safe bet.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2023

What goes into a memorable product drop/promotion: “One St. What goes into a memorable product drop/promotion, part two: “Who else hates not being able to order a breakfast sandwich because it’s two minutes after 12 noon? Shipping shirts from the U.S. I want to get it right the next time, and I love the unpredictability.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2024

While financial benefits are still top of mind — largely thanks to inflation pressures and tightened household budgets — consumers are increasingly seeking services and experiences that truly reflect their journey and growing relationship with a brand. That number dropped slightly, to 48% , in 2023. A major reason for this drop?

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Inside Retail

APRIL 23, 2023

And then we tried it with Advantage+, and we ended up getting a CPA of $15 or $16, which is a major drop, and allowed us to be profitable again,” he said. Avoid common mistakes that harm conversion When it comes to converting customers, retailers should be looking to reduce any barriers to purchase.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 3, 2024

That’s been a really exciting opportunity for us, to be able to bring this organic-first lifestyle to parents across a wider total addressable market than what were able to do with direct to consumer. As we have surveyed our customers, they’ve told us to ‘sell us more and tell us more.’ How do we think about ourselves?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 2, 2023

DTC is still very much alive and well, but digital-first companies are having to adapt to a new normal where competition is fiercer, financial pressure is ever-present and the marketing tactics that used to work so well are no longer cost-efficient. What that does is it allows you to put that money back into marketing and grow the business.”

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

So it’s vital to make that experience count,” explains Alexandria Jurcic, national marketing manager, at Australian corrugated cardboard and packaging specialist Abbe. “It Usually – and especially for consumers shopping online – the first physical impression someone has of your brand is when they see it in its packaging. “So

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2024

For example, many consumers associated memberships with access, either through unique benefits, physical locations or even product drops. “A A membership is like being a part of a group,” said one respondent. Membership is the key to friendship, and [with a] subscription, you’re just a user,” said another.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 27, 2024

“With so many things happening over the last two years — the pandemic, political pressures, social justice protests, geopolitical and supply chain challenges — everyone stayed at a perfect moderate level of anxiety,” said Ericka McCoy, Chief Marketing Officer at analyst firm Resonate in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

We’re also supporting convenience, for example with the September 2022 addition of free shipping for all Beauty Insider members. RTP: Sephora is known for having a rich customer experience. Shoppers can interact in real time with a live beauty adviser — someone you can talk with and have that one-on-one experience.

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Clover - Retail

APRIL 18, 2024

Instead, when a customer orders the product, the retailer contacts their manufacturer or wholesale merchant–who keeps inventory of the product on-hand–and has the product shipped directly to the customer. What is a drop shipment–and how does it work? This is a drop ship. Benefits of dropshipping 1.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2020

More than 200 in-person return drop-off locations are operating again at retailers including Paper Source and Cost Plus World Market. Happy Returns had closed its 700+ -store Return Bar network in March due to COVID-19, but the company has reopened this portion with new contactless customer interaction processes.

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