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Solid Holiday Sales Point to Increasing Consumer Confidence

Retail TouchPoints

24, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023. At the same time , in-person shopping and spending also saw gains , with Mastercard remarking on what it called consumers balanced basket: restaurant spending grew 6.3% increase in 2023. Preliminary numbers from Mastercard and Visa indicate that sales increased 3.8% last year).

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Don’t Leave Consumers Behind In Your Agentic AI Journey

Forrester eCommerce

Now, businesses are all about agentic AI (not to be confused with AI agents), channeling the brouhaha of ChatGPT in 2023. But where is the consumer in all this? While businesses are moving to experiment and learn more about agentic AI, consumers are not. Business-oriented, not consumer-oriented, use […]

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In 2025, Changing Consumer Demand will Reshape the Supply Chain

Retail TouchPoints

A customer-centric approach to supply chain management is challenging; it requires a deep understanding of consumer expectations and behaviors, not just today but also for the foreseeable future. For starters, consumers appetite for digital commerce is skyrocketing. In 2020, global ecommerce sales reached $4.2

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Consumer Spending Trends — 2023 Edition

Forrester eCommerce

Inflation is rampant, and beleaguered consumers are reeling from high prices. Has The Economy Got You Down?

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Retail Reimagined: What It Means To Be An Innovative Retailer

Speaker: DeAnna McIntosh, Retail Growth Strategist

In 2023, we are navigating inflation and its impact on consumer spending, various lasting side effects from the pandemic, and a looming recession in the back half of the year. April 4th, 2023 at 12:30 pm PDT, 3:30 pm EDT, 8:30 pm BST

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Dick’s Invites Consumers to Try Out for its ‘Varsity’ Influencer Team

Retail TouchPoints

Dicks Sporting Goods is expanding its Dicks Varsity Team content creator and influencer program by inviting consumers who have a passion for both sports and social media to join. Applications close on Feb.

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How AI Overviews are Reshaping the Consumer Journey in 2025

Retail TouchPoints

The digital marketing funnel from search to consideration to purchase is fragmenting into exploration across more varied digital channels, making it more challenging to capture a consumers attention and lead them where we want them to go. While not a hard and fast rule, AI tools tend to go for the more established brand over the upstart.

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The Ultimate E-commerce Shipping Report For Small Businesses In 2023

Inflation, cost of shipping, and changes in consumer spending are some of the biggest challenges online merchants face today. Get a thorough analysis of these trends, current customer behavior, and more in Shippo’s latest “2023 State of Shipping Report."

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Industry Shake-Up: 2023 Commerce Trends To Rock Your World

Speaker: Ashlee Aldridge - Reach Partners LLC | Bill Mirabito - Chameleon Collective | Ronak Shah - PSA Retail & CPG, Amazon Web Services | Wayne Teigen - Pivotree

Whether you're engaging with customers on their social media platforms or you're adopting a frictionless return policy, creating personalized experiences through an omnichannel e-commerce strategy is how to see growth in 2023 and beyond. The cool new innovations shaping the commerce industry.

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2 Retail Sectors That Are Completely Changing the Game: FMCG & Q-Commerce

Speaker: Joe Heather, Deliverect GM (UK&I) & Noah Hayes, Deliverect GM (US&CA)

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Quick Commerce (Q-commerce) are two vibrant sectors that have undergone significant transformations with the advancements in digital technology. With growing internet penetration and the proliferation of smartphones, consumers' purchasing habits have unsurprisingly evolved.

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Secrets of a Successful Sale: Optimizing Your Checkout Process

Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

In this session you’ll learn: The integral relationship between payment experience and customer satisfaction Proven methods for optimizing the checkout journey Leveraging payments data for personalized marketing and enhanced customer loyalty Gain invaluable insights into consumer behavior across online and offline channels through data 📅 June (..)