Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

“With this collaboration, we are committed to Kroger’s initiatives to optimize associate time, reduce waste from overproduction and ultimately deliver a uniquely valuable customer experience,” said Julie Varga, VP and General Manager of Identification Solutions at Avery Dennison in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Walmart has introduced parcel stations — essentially mini “post offices” designed to streamline stores’ receiving and delivering of orders — and will have them operating in more than 40 stores by the end of 2023. In-store associates will benefit from a more efficient distribution process.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

With Salesforce’s 2023 holiday predictions forecasting that BOPIS (buying items online for in-store or curbside pickup) will influence $28 billion in incremental sales during the holiday season, retailers seeking to capitalize on this revenue opportunity need to ensure their store operations and inventory management practices are up to par.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

For instance, it is much easier for operations to establish and reach success in one facet of the store. operational efficiencies) has a negative effect on another (i.e. customer experience). Baird: Store KPIs really need to change. However, sometimes the success of one area (i.e.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 30, 2024

Gen AI, with its vast potential for enhancing efficiency and personalizing customer experiences, also comes with ethical considerations. Retailers can use AI training to equip their employees with the tools needed to make sure that integrated AI is used in ways that respect and enhance the customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 29, 2024

As stores continue their evolution to being the physical manifestation of the digital brand, having high levels of inventory accuracy is quickly becoming integral to delivering excellent customer experience. In this case, RFID in-store is the proverbial magic bullet.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 30, 2024

The most effective way to strengthen the customer experience is to elicit feedback. Yet, since customers are often in a rush, it can be challenging to gather valuable feedback. The question can inquire about customer actions, brand preferences, loyalty program participation, pricing or other facets of the customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 14, 2024

After shoppers bring the item and code to any Kohl’s store, the consolidated returns are forwarded to Inmar for final destination dispositioning. Providing shoppers with convenient services is critical to Kohl’s ongoing commitment to the customer experience,” said Gregg Barta, EVP of Supply Chain and Logistics at Kohl’s in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2024

The VIP Suite, which is expected to open later in 2024 in the center’s luxury wing, The Adirondacks District, also will host private events and offer personalized service and curated customer experiences. powered AI technology to assist shoppers during the 2023 holiday season.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2024

Automating manual processes can increase productivity, reduce costs and improve the customer experience. Digital Transformation Brings Cybersecurity Risks The retail sector has long been an attractive target for cyberattacks, as operators hold a significant amount of sensitive customer data. What’s the Solution?

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2024

JCPenney CIO Sharmeelee Bala revealed the critical role that the retailer’s valuable customer data will continue to play in its turnaround, which is only appropriate since “the lens we have maniacally focused on is the customer and the customer experience,” she said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The 23-year-old organization has conducted hundreds of research projects, including interviews of criminals about the criteria they use when deciding which stores to hit. Be tough — but preserve the customer experience. This could help them harmonize twin goals — deterring crooks and preserving the customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 13, 2024

During his tenure, Narasimhan supported Starbucks’ supply chain innovation, helped store operations and improved the partner (employee) experience, according to a company statement. Brian is a culture carrier who brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of driving innovation and growth,” Hobson said.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 6, 2024

Service: Optimize Equipment Maintenance and Improve Customer Experiences Multi-site retail operations distributed across a large geographic area rely on IoT to remotely monitor equipment performance and avoid problems before equipment fails. When retailers drive spending and usage down, they also improve their sustainability.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

It’s our job to make sure customers experience as little friction as possible — that’s why we’re so concerned about retail theft and committed to preventing it,” said the company in a video demonstrating the new technology.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Through the remainder of 2024 and into 2025, Kay Jewelers plans to enhance its retail store design and customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The top five episodes of 2023 reaffirm some of the most trending topics we covered on Retail TouchPoints over the past year, illustrating how rapidly the industry (and the customer experience) have evolved. Let’s begin the countdown… 5. Why it Matters: In 2023, we saw employee turnover reach record highs.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 15, 2024

Since deployment, the solutions have become central to store operations. Improving Store Performance and Profitability Store managers can now better prioritize and divide associate tasks so employees can work more efficiently and effectively during their shifts.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Managing Endpoint Devices Doesn’t Have to be this Hard As a retailer, your investments in a modern customer experience shouldn’t result in added risk to your IT environment. Also, automation plays an important role in IT operations. IT teams today can (and should!)

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Transitioning from legacy systems to an API-first approach also is enabling The Vitamin Shopper to take an agile, data-driven approach to improving the customer experience. Digital agility and the ability to react quickly to the next thing is a major benefit to the customer,” Devlin said.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Some of the biggest changes over the past six decades have revolved around what brick-and-mortar retail means to customers, as well as a lot of customers going the digital route for shopping. We look at ourselves as the antithesis of online shopping. If you know exactly what you want, why would you go beyond Amazon ?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

They also want customer service channels such as chatbots and call centers to provide them with the same level of information and support regardless of how they choose to interact. Digital channels are alive with opportunities to dazzle consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 20, 2024

Target plans to roll out a new gen AI-powered chatbot designed to aide store associates in nearly all of its 2,000 stores following a six -month pilot at 400 locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2024

Sri Narasimhan: We realized that we needed to create a consistent language for how we discussed customer experience across our organization, and thus we moved to NPS. Beyond that, I think one of the biggest values from the initiative has been creating a leadership focus on customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Home Depot is on the leading edge with this type of tech usage: the 2023 Retail TouchPoints Store Operations Benchmark Survey revealed that just 28% of retailer respondents’ associates use mobile devices to audit visual merchandising and displays.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

The stores, which had been branded as The Source , a wholly owned subsidiary of Bell, will be renamed Best Buy Express and offer both Best Buy consumer electronics and telecom services from Bell. The stores are slated to open beginning in the second half of 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2023

. “The holiday season is a stressful season — it’s more, more, more — including customers shopping for more product categories simultaneously,” said Jackie Walker, Head of Retail Experience Strategy for North America at Publicis Sapient in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

As a company, we are always looking for ways to innovate and enhance both our operations and the customer experience,” said Scott Kessler, EVP and CIO of Northeast Grocery in a statement. Northeast Grocery is encouraging shoppers to provide feedback during the pilot program to help shape the future of this initiative. “As

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

It falls to the designer to carefully listen, balance different perspectives and ultimately make decisions that enhance the overall user experience. Mapping the customer experience is essential to successful development. Intentional pathways create a holistic guest experience. Mercedes-Platz, Berlin.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

Through its proprietary platform, Leap helps brands launch and operate “insights-driven retail stores.” The company provides end-to-end support, from store design and development to store operations, technology and performance data and insights.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

“At Starbucks, we have challenged ourselves to imagine what’s possible when we take a closer look at the many ways our partners and customers interact with us and experience our stores every day,” said Katie Young, SVP of Store Operations at Starbucks in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Yet as more retailers turn to immersive customer experiences to create a competitive advantage, there is one major problem many are unprepared for: unreliable internet. To truly bring immersive experiences to life, retailers need to examine their tech stack closely.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2024

Christine Foster, VP of Product Strategy & Media Operations, Kroger Precision Marketing/84.51° Lynn Power, Co-founder & CEO, MASAMI Alexis Hoopes, VP of Ecommerce & Direct to Consumer, Mattel Lina Sabic, Director of Store Operations, Pacsun Matt Ezyk, Director of Ecommerce, Pet Supermarket Luca Netz, CEO, Pudgy Penguins Ken, Romaniszyn, (..)

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Goldsby: Well, the best return is the one that doesn’t happen, but you can’t stiff-arm customers — providing a bad customer experience is not a good idea. On the other hand, ultra-liberal return policies are fine for the customer experience, but they’re really expensive.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 19, 2024

The store also features a curated assortment of exclusive, city-specific merch designed by Cookies SF. Cookies has been lauded for its next-gen customer experience , which combines high-touch technology, creative merchandising and entertaining brand storytelling. Clinton Ave.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

reduced specific stores’ operating hours; 29.7% reduced or altered in-store product selection; and 28.1% closed specific store locations. Retailers that were asked if they took any specific actions due to crime, disorder or violence reported that: 45.3%

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Pain Point #6: Replenishment Processes that are Too Slow and Manual Fashion retail group Bestseller rolled out an RFID solution from Nedap to all 380 Vero Moda stores to improve the efficiency of how products are received and to enable real-time replenishment capabilities.

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