February, 2021

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5 Ways COVID-19 has Reshaped Consumer Behavior

Retail TouchPoints

With COVID-19 case counts declining and vaccination efforts underway, eager consumers and retailers are both looking hopefully toward a future return to normal. And while the timeframe is still fuzzy, one thing is clear — the “normal” that we’ll find ourselves in post-pandemic will be familiar, but also fundamentally different, from the world we knew before COVID-19.

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Interruption marketing: How to ace it in brick and mortar stores

Tokinomo

We are bombarded with ads, promotions, and banners every day. Open the browser, you get 3 ads, open the email, 5 cold messages. Of course, due to the massive amount of ads, customers are no longer paying attention.

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4 Keys to Powerful Price Management for Online Retailers

Intelligence Node

And Why You Need Machine Learning To Tie Them All Together We all know how important competitive pricing is in the online retail sphere. After all, the pricing successes of giants like Walmart, Target, and Best Buy has been documented time and time again. And while lesser retailers strive for the same success, they rarely […]. The post 4 Keys to Powerful Price Management for Online Retailers appeared first on Blog.

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What You Need in Repricing Software

Wiser

How can you be more competitive? Increase sales? Optimize margins and boost profits? These are questions every business has—but that doesn’t mean there are very many easy answers. One area you can focus on to address the above concerns is pricing. Specifically, setting the right price at the right time. For many, this is achieved through repricing.

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Is Your Business AI-Ready? Find Out with Orium’s Maturity Model

Generative AI is poised to redefine B2B, but scaling AI success in this space isn’t without obstacles. From fragmented data sources and complex buyer journeys to operational inefficiencies, the road to AI-powered growth can be challenging. To achieve a competitive edge, understanding your organization’s AI-readiness is essential. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model provides a quick, actionable way to assess your starting point.

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2021 Shopper Trends – Cutting through the predictions to meaningful action

Mike Anthony

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year (and I know that is sometimes how it has felt!) you will have noticed that consumer and shopper behavior has changed significantly over the last twelve months. One of the challenges we face is to understand which new behaviors will stick, and which will change again, perhaps reverting to the way things were before.

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Studio Anne Holtrop creates gypsum walls that look like fabric for Maison Margiela store

Dezeen

Dutch architect Anne Holtrop has remodelled Maison Margiela 's concept store in London adding walls cast in textile moulds to reflect the brand's garment construction techniques. Located at 22 Bruton Street, the boutique is laid out across 190-square-metres and displays Maison Margiela's Co-Ed collections , with men's and women's ready-to-wear alongside accessories such as shoes, jewellery and eyewear.

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In-store marketing for the C.A.R.L.Y shopper

Tokinomo

Is H.E.N.R.Y gone yet? C.A.R.L.Y is coming into the stores and it’s coming faster than expected. C.A.R.L.Y is the new segment of shoppers who are prepared to enter your store, look out for sustainable brands and even squeeze in a quick TikTok video, making your brick and mortar shop go viral.

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Prioritizing MAP Compliance Amidst Accelerated eCommerce Growth

Intelligence Node

Table of contents : What is MAP Monitoring & Why Do I Need it? How Can I Enforce A Robust MAP Pricing Policy & Reduce Violations? How Do I Benefit From MAP Policy Enforcement? Everyone of us who is well versed with online shopping has at least some time encountered or even purchased a fake […]. The post Prioritizing MAP Compliance Amidst Accelerated eCommerce Growth appeared first on Blog.

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9 Ways to Optimize Your Pricing Strategy & Boost Profits

Wiser

Like creating a recipe or writing a song, sculpting an effective pricing strategy for your business takes a lot of trial and error. You want your customers to like it and you want it to work well for your business model. But, there’s no cookie-cutter way to create a great strategy. Every customer would love ridiculously low prices every day, but that comes at a major cost to your brand.

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2021 Shopper Trends – Cutting through the predictions to meaningful action

Mike Anthony

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year (and I know that is sometimes how it has felt!) you will have noticed that consumer and shopper behavior has changed significantly over the last twelve months. One of the challenges we face is to understand which new behaviors will stick, and which will change again, perhaps reverting to the way things were before.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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How The Gaming World Is Changing Retail

Retail Prophet

By Reilly Stephens. In 2019 Netflix CEO Reid Hastings sent an internal memo to shareholders addressing the competitive landscape and set out how Netflix would continue driving subscription and viewership. Only a couple of months prior, Disney had announced their foray into streaming, leaving many feeling uneasy, seeing Disney as an imminent threat to Netflix’ subscriber rate.

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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Exits CEO Position; Head of AWS to Take Reins

Retail TouchPoints

After more than 25 years at the head of the company he founded, Jeff Bezos will step down from the CEO role at Amazon in Q3 2021. He will assume the role of Executive Chair and will be succeeded by Andy Jassy, currently the CEO of Amazon Web Services. “Amazon is what it is because of invention,” said Bezos in a statement. “We do crazy things together and then make them normal.

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The Top Retail and CPG Trends for 2021

Rangeme

2021 will be a time for businesses to future-proof themselves as we carry on navigating the effects of the global pandemic. For consumers, suppliers, and retailers, new product discovery will have a hyperfocus on health and wellness and growing sustainability and diversity initiatives. There will also be an emphasis on shopping convenience, sourcing local, and price-consciousness.

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Contactless payment and Augmented Reality: CX aids during COVID

Retail Pro

Retailers adapt to COVID: creating a safer in-store shopping experience with contactless payments as well as mandatory masks, and more helpful online with AR for trying on clothes Continue reading → The post Contactless payment and Augmented Reality: CX aids during COVID first appeared on Retail Pro Blog.

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NEWS: SML RFID Delivers 98% Inventory Accuracy to Gina Tricot

I’m getting in touch with the news that fashion retailer, Gina Trictot, has achieved 98% inventory accuracy thanks to its partnership with SML RFID. Please see the full press release below, including exclusive quotes.

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Third-Party Certification and Label Effectiveness In Purchase Decisions: Is It Worth the Investment?

Wiser

During any given shopping trip, consumers can be exposed to thousands of products on the shelf. As you can imagine, this often triggers intense decision fatigue, described as the “feeling of being too tired to make choices and wanting, instead, to opt for the familiar.” While Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies have already become successful in developing heuristics through traditional packaging and design, there’s an on-pack factor that’s become ever more popular: third-party certifications

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A first step to creating effective shopper marketing activities

Mike Anthony

Most shopper marketers would agree that they strive to create effective activity. Yet what do we mean by effective? Often the measure of effectiveness will be ‘did it grow my sales?’. Whilst this is an admirable goal, is that single measure truly adequate to ascertain whether an activity was effective? Consumer marketers would (typically) set more than one objective for their activity (build loyalty, share, penetration, etc.) so why is this simplistic view of the world still the norm in the worl

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Growth of the digital-first path to purchase

I Vend

The shopper’s path to purchase What is your customers’ path to purchase? Do they come directly into your store to purchase? Do they complete the whole buying journey online? The chances are that they are in the growing percentage of shoppers who use a combination of ecommerce and physical channels. Even before the global pandemic, a very significant 68% of all ‘shopping occasions’ 1 started online.

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Realistic Showrooms and Associate-Powered Chat Bring BoConcept’s Physical Store Online

Retail TouchPoints

Ecommerce presents a unique challenge for BoConcept due to the retailer’s focus on a modular product portfolio — a powerful differentiator from other furniture sellers, but a difficult value proposition to show off online. The Danish retailer’s operations across nearly 300 stores in 65 countries thrive in a showroom model, where knowledgeable associates can show off the brand’s configurable furniture in a tactile environment, but the realities of the coronavirus pandemic made in-person shopping

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eCommerce in 2025: How Customer Experience Drives Online Retail Success

Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. Success lies in finding the balance between operational flexibility and creating experiences that keep customers coming back. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends. 🔮 In this session, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep customers engaged and your operations nimble, no matt

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Reflecting on 90 Years

Frank Mayer

This year marks Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc.’s 90 th anniversary, and the milestone has caused me to pause and reflect on our journey. What began as a humble screen-printing operation started by my grandfather in 1931 has evolved into a renowned company in the point of purchase and kiosk industries. We’ve designed, engineered, prototyped, and manufactured merchandising displays, interactive kiosks, and store fixtures for some of the world’s best-known companies.

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What Keeps You Up at Night? 5 CPG Experts Weigh In

RepslyBlog

2021 is shaping up to be filled with opportunities and obstacles for CPG businesses and their field teams. COVID-19 cases continue to rise, vaccination campaigns are slower than anticipated, and continued economic uncertainty looms large; but most brands are optimistic they can get back on track in the year ahead. What are the opportunities awaiting in the year ahead ?

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What is Price Image? Quick Guide for Brands and Retailers

Wiser

There’s how you view your prices, and how your shoppers view them. Like with all things retail, there’s often a discrepancy between your internal perception of your business, especially prices, and what the market sees. This can create a challenge for brands and retailers. How can you set the right price , at the right time, but also do so in a way that is aligned with public expectations?

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A first step to creating effective shopper marketing activities

Mike Anthony

Most shopper marketers would agree that they strive to create effective activity. Yet what do we mean by effective? Often the measure of effectiveness will be ‘did it grow my sales?’. Whilst this is an admirable goal, is that single measure truly adequate to ascertain whether an activity was effective? Consumer marketers would (typically) set more than one objective for their activity (build loyalty, share, penetration, etc.) so why is this simplistic view of the world still the norm in the worl

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How to Maximize Amazon Sales and Crush the Competition

With over 9 million sellers on Amazon, online marketplaces are more crowded than ever. Whether you’re looking to fine-tune prices in real-time or align strategies across channels, this guide provides the tools to understand how to maximize sales and secure a lasting competitive edge. Download now to transform your pricing strategy and drive holiday success.

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Dear Fast Fashion – A Break Up Letter

Thrifts and Tangles

Dear Fast-Fashion, You and I have had some great times together and you once made me so happy, The post Dear Fast Fashion – A Break Up Letter appeared first on Thrifts and Tangles.

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Four Customer Experience and Commerce Trends That Will Define 2021

Retail TouchPoints

The landscape of commerce and delivering customer experience changed dramatically over the past year, as millions of shoppers found health, safety, social distance and remote work taking center stage in their daily lives. Dress clothing retailers such as Brooks Brothers filed for bankruptcy , while athleisure wear boomed. Commerce trends that were on the horizon were suddenly adopted at a brisk pace, including online food ordering, curbside pickup and BOPIS (buy online, pick up in-store).

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Aspekt Office designs bright white store with "Nordic atmosphere" for Chinese lifestyle brand

Dezeen

The minimalist , utilitarian interior of this store in Copenhagen by local studio Aspekt Office provides a neutral backdrop for the colourful clothing and homeware that it sells. Located on Niels Hemmingens Gade where it meets the city's pedestrian shopping street Strøget, the OCE concept store occupies a building that dates back to 1736. Products are displayed across white and coral-coloured shelves in the home department.

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Lessons Learned

Miller Zell

The COVID-19 pandemic presented myriad challenges to retailers and other businesses operating public spaces.

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Innovation Fest: Summer of AI

Join Bloomreach at Innovation Fest: Summer 2024, a virtual event, to explore the future of personalized marketing and merchandising! Along with the company’s top product experts, CEO Raj De Datta will provide an exclusive look at the company’s latest AI innovations reshaping the omnichannel experience. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to connect with fellow industry leaders and explore the latest trends in retail technology.

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What is a Perfect Store? Create a Strategy That Wins with Consumers

Wiser

For a shopper, not much thought is given to walking into a brick-and-mortar store, finding the right product quickly and easily, and checking out with no hassle. Behind the scenes, however, is a completely different story. For brands and retailers, especially in the consumer packaged goods space, the exact opposite is true. A lot of thought goes into the shopper experience, and how they can find exactly what they’re looking for (or what you want them to look for).

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 253 – Amazon Q4 2020 Earnings

Retail Geek

A weekly podcast with the latest e-commerce news and events. Episode 253 is a breakdown of Amazon’s Q4 2020 earnings report. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Podcast RSS SoundCloud TuneIn iHeartRadio Google Play Music Overcast Pocket Casts Facebook. ? ? ? ? ? Amazon Earnings. Amazon reported in Q4 2020 earnings on Tuesday Feb 2.

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Retailers benefit from unified commerce insights

Retail Pro

For retailers, a unified commerce strategy is built on the foundation of integrated retail technology for an efficient, frictionless customer experience across channels. Unified commerce gives retailers a smooth, efficient means of transacting business, because inventory, sales, e-commerce, and fulfillment … Continue reading → The post Retailers benefit from unified commerce insights first appeared on Retail Pro Blog.

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As ‘Appointment Retailing’ Use Cases Expand, More Brands See Value

Retail TouchPoints

Count appointment-based selling as another existing trend that was supercharged by COVID-19. Retailers such as Best Buy and Apple were two of the first to implement the model at scale, showing the value for businesses outside of luxury and specialty retail. And as COVID-19 volatility continues to put retailers and consumers in a frustrating holding pattern, more retail brands are turning to appointments to minimize store traffic and keep social distancing guidelines in place.

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Is Your Brand AI-Ready? Find Out with Orium’s Maturity Model

Generative AI is reshaping retail, but achieving true AI success isn’t simple. Many brands face hurdles—underdeveloped data strategies, limited AI-ready infrastructure, or lack of seamless integration across systems. As you explore how AI can boost efficiency and transform customer experiences, understanding your business’s readiness is key. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model offers a clear starting point.