Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Taking share off specialty stores. Pearson sees apparel, homewares and toys as being “destination” categories for Target, where it not only can compete against other value retailers on quality and price, but take market share off of premium specialty stores.

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Specialty Store Department Stores Apparel Shipping 240

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2023

We have an Amazon-level warehouse and fulfillment center, and a customer service team that needs to input all of our orders, so there was a lot of backend development that we needed to do in order to connect with TikTok, beyond what smaller sellers need.”

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Shopping Merchant Services Fulfillment Social Commerce 244

Retail Focus

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The journey of retail formats, as we know them, began with specialty stores, where retailers differentiated themselves through elevated service, expansive inventory, and deep local knowledge. Businesses now prioritize fulfilling customer requests and needs to ensure their long-term sustainability.

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Department Stores Specialty Store Store Layout Fulfillment 162

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

of lost margin, and department and specialty stores can recapture 83%, when the returns process is optimized. Optimized systems automate where each product goes based on vendor contracts, the probability of resale and other factors. According to IHL Group data, retailers in the food/drug/mass merchant channel can recapture 70%.

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Returns Merchant Services Shipping Location 225

VMS

JANUARY 24, 2023

Research Findings Scoring The BHDP team examined the respondent data to identify which collages elicited positive feelings (calm, satisfied, excited, relaxed, fulfilled, stimulated or energized) and which elicited negative feelings (anxious, overwhelmed, unimpressed, bored, drained, frustrated or disappointed). For Part I, please click here.

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Specialty Store Fulfillment Accounting ATS 84

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

While Department stores are the ones to get the highest traffic during Valentine’s Day (36%), followed by discount stores and online shopping (32%), specialty stores are expected to grab 19% of shoppers, whereas local small stores stand at 15% followed by clothing stores and jewelry shops tied at par with 11% of intentions.

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Jewelry Point of Sale Specialty Store Inventory Management 52

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

While Department stores are the ones to get the highest traffic during Valentine’s Day (36%), followed by discount stores and online shopping (32%), specialty stores are expected to grab 19% of shoppers, whereas local small stores stand at 15% followed by clothing stores and jewelry shops tied at par with 11% of intentions.

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Jewelry Specialty Store Point of Sale Inventory Management 52