Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

With COVID-19 case counts declining and vaccination efforts underway, eager consumers and retailers are both looking hopefully toward a future return to normal. The pandemic has forever altered consumer behavior, and this year in particular consumers find themselves in a kind of limbo — hope is on the horizon, but “normal” isn’t here yet.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2021

The pandemic’s disruption of the retail industry has driven a lot of change over the past 15 months, from an increase in online shopping to the rapid adoption of omnichannel fulfillment options. Because for consumers, omnichannel shopping is insanely convenient. Your Omnichannel Strategy Is Happening in a Silo.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It’s the question every retailer wants the answer to: what do consumers (and more specifically, those likely to buy their products) really want? Opening day of the 2021 virtual Retail Innovation Conference , which continues today, Nov. Consumers Want Retailers to Catch Up With Their Omnichannel Shopping Behaviors.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2022

But the retailers that invested in omnichannel capabilities were able to adapt and survive. Over a four-week period, Build-A-Bear turned its store locations into micro-fulfillment centers so it could maintain store operations, keep associates working and create a bright spot for consumers navigating uncertainty and stress.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Brooklinen was a direct-to-consumer darling that promised consumers high-quality sheets at great prices. By eliminating supply chain complexities and “cutting out the middlemen,” Brooklinen was able to streamline the product development journey and fully immerse consumers in the ethos and values of the brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Such a time of upheaval has led to a permanent, irreversible change in consumer behavior as shoppers embrace the convenience and security of ecommerce more readily. These are our predictions for retail in 2021. Consumer Behavior has Changed for Good. Consumer Behavior has Changed for Good.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

More than one-third of consumers now shop online each week, up from 28% pre-pandemic. So what are the customer experience and commerce trends that will continue, or become more fully realized, in 2021? Omnichannel shopping. Customer Experience and Commerce in 2021: Striking a Wait-and-See Balance.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

digital sales to grow 10% , while shifting shopper habits will create a variety of new opportunities for omnichannel retailers. The holiday 2020 surge in ecommerce caused digital headaches as shoppers contended with slow or unresponsive web sites, and retailers can’t afford a repeat in 2021. Salesforce expects U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2022

More specifically, MINISO has spent the last year-plus bolstering its brick-and-mortar footprint in North America to amplify its proprietary $10 N’ Under concept, which has become beloved among Gen Z consumers. We are thus able to eliminate intermediaries and transfer the benefits to consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2023

Changing consumer behavior also has led to the tech retailer to reduce its overall head count by approximately 25,000 people, or 20% of its workforce, over the past three years. In July 2022, Best Buy introduced a small-format, digital-first store concept that builds on a pilot that started in 2021.

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Omniconvert

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

This also applied to your consumers as well. The post Omnichannel eCommerce Is Key In 2021 appeared first on Omniconvert Ecommerce Growth Blog. Do you go to a store and just pick a dress or you hop in different stores and then buy a dress?

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ESW

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Consumers have shifted from shopping primarily in-store to now using a mix of online, mobile and brick-and-mortar channels. To keep up with consumer demand, brands and retailers are facing pressure to implement omnichannel commerce strategies. Why focus on omnichannel? Because customers demand it.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2021

It’s all part of Sephora’s larger omnichannel strategy, which also includes the debut this week of a buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) offering that will be available at all freestanding stores by April 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2021

This phenomenon helped large, digitally savvy retailers like Target , Home Depot and Walmart thrive and earned them spots among the top 10 retailers in CI&T ’s Connected Retail Report , which was presented during Chapter 1 of the 2021 NRF Big Show. and narrowed it down to 28 and then 12 outstanding omnichannel companies.

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Omnisend

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

While many preached omnichannel in retail and ecommerce, few walked the walk. In this article from our 2021 interview series, I got to exchange with someone who has seen so many changes over his extensive career—and knows how brands should be dealing with them. Omnichannel Retailing: Risks, Rewards, and Mistakes.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2021

Chapter One of the 2021 National Retail Federation Big Show may be online instead of in-person, but that isn’t stopping the NRF from putting together an all-star lineup. The two will discuss meeting today’s shopper where they’re at, potential business disruptions in the near term and how 2021 is likely to unfold at stores across the nation.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 22, 2021

The IDC FutureScape 2021 webinar took a close look at some of the biggest, most impactful developments retailers can expect in the coming years. While many retailers have developed ways to safely deliver perishables, the speed and convenience of pickup will give these omnichannel transactions a significant edge.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2021

The 2021 Connected Consumer Series reflected the challenges retail (and society as a whole) have faced during the past year, but also the growing sense of optimism that is taking hold this year. 5 Social Advertising Trends for Retailers to Know in 2021: Featuring Under Armour. Retail CX Trends 2021: New CX for a New World.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2021

With these sweeping shifts in consumer needs, retailers relied on data more than ever to quickly position themselves to create the kinds of offerings and experiences that consumers expected during this unprecedented period. Real-time data is the key for 2021. CPG will thrive with D2C. The auto industry speeds to digital.

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Fabric

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Before the rise of omnichannel fulfillment , the act of someone handing you an order in your vehicle was mostly limited to drive-in restaurants and drive-thru windows. offered curbside pickup, but by the end of 2021, that number soared to a whopping 61.8%. In early 2020, only 6.6% of the Top 1,000 retail chains in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Post-holiday season for retailers is a period of recovery centered around understanding what happened during the holiday and how to move forward with the transaction cycle, while also preparing for ongoing omnichannel business. Post-Holiday Omnichannel Success. Post-Holiday Challenges. Gene Bornac is Chief Strategy Officer at enVista.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2022

Retailers pulled off a successful 2021 holiday season despite the challenges posed by the omicron variant and ongoing supply chain issues. 24, 2021, according to data from Mastercard. 21, 2021, through Jan. The consumers’ concern about health and safety is still there, just like it was a year ago,” said McCall.

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Kibo

JUNE 10, 2021

Omnichannel commerce is a strategy that connects every sales channel that consumers use to interact with a retail brand. An omnichannel strategy seeks to deliver a cohesive message across all channels. With omnichannel, customers receive a consistent brand message and experience regardless of channel.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 12, 2021

But behind the numbers is a little-heralded success story, a story of nimble adjustments and the jewelry vertical’s embrace of digital and omnichannel initiatives to better serve customers. It closed down all channels except online, and put all its advertising dollars and social media initiatives into selling direct to consumers (DTC).

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 26, 2021

Consumers are clear about how they want to connect with brands: they want access 24/7 and to be able to explore on their own terms — Facebook & Boston Consulting recently reported that two-thirds of global consumers attempted to message a brand about their goods or services during the 2020 holiday season.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2022

2021 was a critical year for the direct-to-consumer (DTC) space. With consumers’ rapid shift to ecommerce channels, DTC players had to navigate surges in demand and effectively compete against a broader landscape that included their startup peers but also omnichannel behemoths.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

This includes the creation of the Chief Pharmacy Officer role overseeing the retailer’s omnichannel pharmacy strategy. In August 2021 it launched anytime, anywhere virtual healthcare visits through Aetna Virtual Primary Care. CVS has been working to offer both online and in-store consultations, particularly since the pandemic began.

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ROI Revolution

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Published June 29, 2021 | Updated September 7, 2021. The 2021 holiday shopping season will be no exception, with consumers’ shopping habits and spending behaviors transformed by the events of the past several months. Bookmark and keep coming back so you’ll always be up-to-date with the 2021 holiday shopping landscape.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2021

When describing the essence of modern direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands, words like “digitally native,” “quirky,” “edgy” and “creative” are often used. First, consumers working from home have been prioritizing comfort and casualwear,” Shokrian added. Why the pandemic gave MeUndies a competitive advantage.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In another sign that Black Friday, and to some extent the entire extended Thanksgiving weekend, has ceded its position as a truly peak shopping period, Black Friday 2021 was a mixed bag for retailers. higher than 2020’s, although it was not yet back up to 2019 levels (Black Friday 2021 was down 28.3% Store traffic was 47.5%

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2021

Despite early struggles by traditional grocery retailers to meet the surge in demand for online goods and services, the imprint on consumers of ecommerce as a source for grocery products is now permanent. The February 2021 edition of the Insights Study found just 8% of participants saying they shopped for groceries exclusively online.

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GetElastic

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Front and center in any conversation about commerce are the words personalization , omnichannel , customer-centric, and experience-driven. Customer retention rates are 90% higher on omnichannel vs. single channel. By investing in the omnichannel experience. And how do they do that?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2021

31, 2021, reached $2.3 However, while Alber acknowledged the role ecommerce played in making up for slow brick-and-mortar sales, she still expects the store to be a key component of the retailer’s 2021 success. Revenue in Q4 2020, which ended Jan. billion , up 25.7% year-over-year.

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ROI Revolution

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Published June 29, 2021 | Updated November 2, 2021. The 2021 holiday shopping season will be no exception, with consumers’ shopping habits and spending behaviors transformed by the events of the past several months. Bookmark and keep coming back so you’ll always be up-to-date with the 2021 holiday shopping landscape.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2022

That’s why Founder and CEO Ariel Kay has spent the last year building out her executive leadership team, with one of her key appointments being Drew Sheriff , who took the helm as Chief Commercial Officer in November 2021. Lesson 3: Understand and Engage Your Consumer.

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GetElastic

AUGUST 18, 2021

B2B eCommerce has rapidly been changing over the past few years, and 2021 is no exception. Below are some of the major Market-Driven B2B eCommerce trends of 2021, as well as some key calls to action for B2Bs to optimize their eCommerce strategy. Fears of mobile underperformance and establishment of a new medium.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Unfortunately, unexpected situations can occur at any moment, like a global pandemic that reduces foot traffic to a trickle, or the shift of consumer demand online from offline channels. Consumers Want Digital Interactions. Though a relatively new channel for retailers in the U.S., live selling is proving to be a lucrative offering.

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