Retail Focus

MARCH 7, 2025

Chatbots and Customer Support : AI-powered chatbots provide instant customer service, answering queries and assisting with purchasing decisions 24/7. Benefits of AI and ML: Improved Customer Experience : Personalized shopping experiences enhance customer satisfaction and loyalty. What is social commerce?

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2022

It might seem counterintuitive for retailers to focus on returns when they are so focused on trying to convince customers to buy products in the first place (and rightly so). And while establishing customer-friendly return policies might encourage shoppers to return more items, the payoff comes with higher levels of shopper loyalty.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The requirements for safe retailing under COVID are well understood — set up sanitation procedures, add signage to enforce social distancing and emphasize touchless commerce wherever possible. One way Kroger has simultaneously improved the customer experience and safety is through an emphasis on friction-reducing technologies.

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Customer Experience Kiosk Clienteling Fulfillment 270

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2024

Navigating digital transformation in 2024’s B2B ecommerce landscape hinges on a deeper comprehension of AI, omnichannel strategies and social commerce. Here we’ll take a look at these trending technologies and how they will shape B2B businesses’ ability to deliver a frictionless experience with their digitally native buyers.

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Social Commerce Inventory Management Customer Experience Payment Services 260

Retail Focus

APRIL 24, 2023

The 11 th year of the CX Retail Exchange , 11-12 July 2023, will invite senior customer experience leaders in retail to the Hilton, Syon Park, to explore the biggest challenges and solutions in the industry. 5 stars!” To secure your place at the CX Retail Exchange 2023, request an invitation or visit our site.

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Customer Experience Social Commerce Checkout Returns 162

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The retailer will use the platform to swiftly implement and improve a number of customer-facing innovations, including ship-to-store, same-day-delivery, social commerce and its Virtual Stylist program.

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Social Commerce Inventory Management Boutique Shipping 274

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Key metrics include Roblox reach and engagement metrics such as total visits to the gaming experience versus average, return users, favorites and daily average users.

Accessories 274

Accessories Fashion Marketing Apparel 274

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Customer We all know customer behaviour can be fickle; after all, we are all shoppers. But if you have never heard of social commerce, now is the time to stand up and pay attention. Statista has reported that the global value of social commerce will grow from US$1.3 Lets start with some fun facts.

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Payment Services Social Commerce Department Stores Consumer 130

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Commercial email open and click rates are on the decline, SMS/text marketing is simply offensive to customers, display ads are outright ignored, and impending privacy legislation and removal of third-party cookies will make retargeting nearly impossible. Social commerce is another area of opportunity for authentic engagements.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

For example, social commerce is a “big thing” in China, Ahluwalia noted. Consider the Entire Experience — Returns Included. While brands undoubtedly saw a rise in sales, they also saw a rise in returns. Gill noted that making reverse logistics seamless for the customer is key.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

This kind of teamwork fosters trust and reliability, which are essential for encouraging customers to return. By sharing critical metrics, such as sales figures, customer feedback and brand performance data, it’s easier to see what’s working and what isn’t, which is key for marketers — especially during high promotional periods.

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Marketing Promotions Consumer Advertising 274

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

At a time when consumers are conscious of spending, especially in the lead-up to the holiday period, offering more value through tailored customer experiences for free is key to getting consumers to purchase through certain retail channels.

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Customer Experience Fashion Returns Shipping 130

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

Among the solutions chosen for the 2022 cohort were tools that support sustainability by repurposing garments in both the physical and digital worlds — solutions that can advance the evolution of retail personalization with innovations in areas such as the metaverse, NFTs, gaming, social commerce and product returns.

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Social Commerce Fashion Returns Consumer 243

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

1 use case for AR with both consumers and brands seeing a range of benefits in the form of accuracy, loyalty and inclusivity; and AR will play a central role in Snap’s plans to create new, more meaningful shopping experiences for consumers. Not to mention that AR try-on has been proven to increase conversion and reduce returns.

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Social Commerce Consumer Shopping Returns 292

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2022

We expect to see some pandemic-era commerce developments continue with some new twists, and we’re watching some emerging commerce trends that may go strong beyond 2022 — all with the goal of creating richer, more engaging customer experiences and stronger bonds between customers and brands.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

It was around the time Hurricane Sandy hit the Jersey Shore, so we decided to donate the bags to people as they returned to their homes on the island and get groups involved for donations. Bogg Bag was the vehicle for them to carry their gloves, goggles, garbage bags and all other materials.

Wholesale 270

Wholesale Advertising Sporting Goods Marketing 270

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This year, over 102 million people will buy via social platforms in the US alone and by 2025, global sales via social commerce will exceed US$1.2 Among consumers – and not just Millennials – social commerce is gaining significant traction, growing three times as fast as overall e-commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

This, coupled with the rise of social commerce, has indicated major potential for retailers to adopt social advertising into their marketing mix. found that 32% of global retail marketers are spending nearly half of their marketing budget on social media advertising. In fact, Smartly.io Facebook Remains Top of Mind.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2024

It’s understandable that retailers are frustrated by persistently high product return rates, especially for ecommerce purchases ( 15.4% Make return policies crystal clear. I think it’s fair to say that very few retailers are super-explicit about their return policy,” she said. “I

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Returns Inventory Management Consumer Management 260

365 Retail

MARCH 5, 2024

Social commerce – purchases made directly on social networks – may seem anecdotal to some, but it’s taking off and is expected to grow three times faster than traditional e-commerce, reaching $1.2 trillion by 2025. Fourteen years later, however, 7 out of 10 do so, according to a study by Klarna.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

For example, a grocery store may hand customers “scratch and save” cards at checkout, capturing customers’ attention through the thrill of winning free or discounted items that will guarantee their return to that store. Above all else, retailers must have a solid tech foundation in order to enable a gamified customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

Retailers also need to apply this mobile-first lens to everything that happens after the purchase is made, including package tracking and product returns. You need to make sure the experience is really tailored for that [mobile] format,” said David Morin, VP of Customer Strategy at Narvar.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Brands once had the challenge of getting customers to walk through their large store doors, supplying products they wanted to purchase and hoping they would return, but everything was limited to that in-store traffic. Some may argue there are too many options.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2021

“[Because of CVOID] consumers ended up testing out cross-border buying online — the quality of customer service, the speed of delivery, tracking of their orders,” said Bousquet-Chavanne. They realized that things like returning products was actually easy. We also see streaming having an impact now.

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Social Commerce Consumer Shopping Marketing 272

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2022

Today, it can be anything from a digital Costco card to an immersive VR experience. In the era of remote work, VR very well could be the bridge between employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CX). If that takes place, we’ll see VR become commerce-capable. Why do you think this is?

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

As the world opens up, many people are eager to return to in-store shopping. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re seeking the same experiences as before. Holistic ecommerce experience. Blurring boundaries: physical vs. digital. Nike’s AR-powered app via engadget.

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Consumer Customer Experience Returns Shopping 301

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

As a result, brands and retailers need to think more holistically about their customers and how they can present products to them across all channels in a way that relates to them. There is no standardization across the industry and inconsistent sizing leads to markdowns and returns.

Consumer 284

Consumer Merchant Services Markdowns Fulfillment 284

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The return to offices and social events is inspiring consumers to level up their wardrobes and focus more on apparel and footwear. This will create a significant opportunity for specialty apparel retailers, which are predicted to see 4.6% YOY growth this holiday season, whereas department stores will only see a 0.3%

Merchant Services 282

Merchant Services Payment Services Promotions Location 282

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2023

Profitability is the Name of the Game Retailers will be looking for strong returns on investment throughout the enterprise, which means potentially putting projects with a longer-term payback — like the metaverse — on the back burner.

Home Furnishings 274

Home Furnishings Advertising Consumer Customer Experience 274

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2021

For example, if a customer returns an item and the reason for that return is logged, yet that same customer continues to see recommendations for similar products or items with the same problematic feature, retailers are missing not only opportunities for future sales but also for building rapport with that customer. “If

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Fulfillment Checkout Consumer Returns 274

Hyken

MAY 28, 2021

But now, shopping is a constant experience. So what can retailers do to make sure the customer experience in eCommerce is positive and engaging for customers? What can they do to win loyal customers in this effortless economy?? . Create seamless customer journeys? . Customers want returns to be easy.

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Customer Experience Checkout Returns Social Commerce 74

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

After years of degrading consumer trust in platforms, brands and the influencers they hire, Agha’s premise is that his TikTok-esque social commerce platform — which features product reviews only from real, authenticated shoppers — will power the next wave of ecommerce discovery and online community.

Marketing 274

Marketing Payment Services Beauty and Health Fulfillment 274

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2023

“A customer may do a search for LBD, but if we didn’t use that abbreviation [in our website copy] because we were worried that not everybody knows it, the search will return with no results. Snap, a leader in AR experiences, recently launched a white-label version of its AR and AI fit, sizing and try-on tech for retailers.

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Returns Consumer Outdoor Shopping 246

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2020

This applies not just to consumers but to workers returning to retail stores as well. There is no ‘returning to normal’. Retailers need to make the necessary adjustments to store operations, fulfilment processes, payments and more, to respect shoppers’ continued desire for contactless commerce.

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Payment Services Consumer Fulfillment Store Operations 301

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Amazon will now not only help sellers offer fast delivery and easy returns as it has for years with its Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) service, but it also will help sellers manage the entire supply chain , from manufacturer through to the customer’s door.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

Everyone in the retail industry knows January means two things: lots of holiday returns and the venerable NRF Big Show , running Jan. 15-17, 2023 and featuring more than 950 exhibitors and 100 educational sessions.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 10, 2024

It would be a new hyper-personalised shopping experience that makes shopping more convenient than ever while fostering more meaningful connections between brands and consumers. AR allows customers to visualise products in their homes or on themselves before making a purchase. It will be at what speed and at what rate of return.

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Social Commerce Consumer Shopping Inventory Management 130