Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2023

The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data highlights a significant deceleration in inflation, now standing at half of last year’s peak. This moderating trend in inflation is an encouraging development, but it is not without its caveats, particularly within the dynamic and complex terrain of the retail and consumer goods industries.

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BigCommerce

JUNE 8, 2017

While product-market fit and user acquisition are undoubtedly crucial to your business, ecommerce fulfillment is the engine that keeps your car running. What is order fulfillment? Fulfillment encompasses the entire process of receiving an order and delivering it to a customer. Third-party ecommerce fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

With the start of another year in the new normal, retailers are still questioning how to best engage with consumers in the post-pandemic world. In the past two years, consumers’ expectations and preferences have vastly changed. If one thing has become clear during the last two years, it’s that consumers value options for convenience.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2021

The spring and early summer was an optimistic time for many consumers who finally emerged from lockdowns looking to refresh their wardrobes and find items suited for smaller local outings during the warmer months. Target’s Store-Based Fulfillment Model Drives Convenience. Target’s physical comparable sales grew 8.9%

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 14, 2024

Meeting Luxury Consumers Where They Are (Image courtesy Whitman Family Development) The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many changes in the U.S., Meeting Luxury Consumers Where They Are (Image courtesy Whitman Family Development) The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many changes in the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 27, 2024

Hibbett to Use Stores to Fulfill Same-Day Orders Image courtesy Hibbett Fashion retailer Hibbett is now offering same- and next-day delivery via its new partnerships with Walmart GoLocal and Salesforce Commerce Cloud.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Brands and retailers are feeling mounting pressure — from consumers, shareholders and even their boards — to be more inclusive. this year alone, representing approximately 21% of the total women’s apparel market. Retailers need to realize consumers don’t want to be excluded or labeled differently to their peers because of size.

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Ecommerce Platforms

MARCH 15, 2023

Today’s top ecommerce Fulfilment statistics provide us with some useful insights into the current state of the online shopping landscape. In a world of instant gratification, same-day delivery, and evolving consumer expectations, ecommerce retailers can’t afford to underestimate the power of rapid Fulfilment.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In response to evolving consumer behavior, many retailers are pivoting from malls and large-format stores in city centers to neighborhood locations that aim to serve the work-from-home population. Not surprisingly, many have found the data points to residential enclaves in and around cities where consumers live.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Despite having just officially begun, this holiday shopping season already is marked by supply chain disruption, persistent inflation and mixed consumer confidence. And just like last year, it looks like consumers will respond by turning to ecommerce. This is causing many Americans to stress this holiday season.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Pain Point #1: Selling Apparel Items in a Cashierless Store Amazon has deployed its Just Walk Out (JWO) cashierless technology in a range of sports venues, providing friction-free checkout for customers and faster transactions for retailers. But these systems’ reliance on computer vision technology made it a poor fit for apparel sales. “At

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 27, 2024

And while Shein and Temu have been working to speed up their fulfillment times in order to compete with Amazon, Amazon is apparently willing to cede its one major advantage — speedy delivery — in order to bring U.S. office and fulfillment hub in Amazon’s backyard of Seattle.

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365 Retail

JUNE 29, 2023

Today, global athletic apparel brand lululemon launches on Zalando, a leading European online platform for fashion and lifestyle. Customers can now shop the brand’s innovative apparel and accessories for yoga, running, training, and most other sports activities on Zalando’s Fashion Store in several markets.

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ESW

JUNE 27, 2023

Sustainable apparel and luxury have received growing attention as more research about the harmful environmental effects of the industry’s sourcing, manufacturing and shipping practices surface. In 2022, one in three apparel items purchased in the U.S. To combat these effects, some brands are embracing circular economy strategies.

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RetailDive

AUGUST 17, 2023

Elevated storage costs have been a thorn in the direct-to-consumer company's side since last year.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It has gone through a rapid period of change from the primary way we shopped, to its death being prematurely called ‘ the showroom problem ,’ to continuing to be a critical piece of consumer brand strategy. When we talk about omnichannel order fulfillment , there can be a mistake in thinking it’s just about online.

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RetailMinded

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

As ecommerce continues to boom, it has reinforced the need for retail brands to strengthen their online fulfilment and shorten click-to-customer cycle times. 1 : CONSUMERS DEMAND SPEED, FLEXIBILITY AND CONTROL. The pandemic undoubtedly changed consumer behaviour. 2 : CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS ARE STRONGER THAN EVER.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 6, 2023

Lululemon has made its products available to European consumers on the Zalando online fashion and lifestyle platform. Yoga, running and training apparel and accessories will be sold in 12 countries via the Zalando Partner Program, with orders fulfilled by Zalando Shipment Solutions.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2024

However, with consumer sentiment low and economic concerns still front of mind, this approach could backfire. With the constant pressure on revenue and profitability, retailers need to rethink their returns strategies to protect their margins while providing a frictionless experience for consumers. Agile fulfillment.

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RetailMinded

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

While the pandemic and subsequent ecommerce explosion have driven strong demand for true omnichannel supply chain commerce solutions, it has also fuelled a less immediately obvious longer-term move towards direct-to-consumer (D2C) fulfilment too. Take Adidas as an example. Nimble Is the Name of the Game .

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ROI Revolution

JUNE 6, 2022

Direct to consumer (D2C or DTC) refers to brands that bypass third-party retailers and wholesalers to sell products directly to customers. As an online-centric business type, D2C has experienced tremendous growth over the course of the coronavirus pandemic as consumers have reduced their in-store shopping. of all D2C sales.

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SellBrite

AUGUST 31, 2021

For many ecommerce merchants, it’s difficult to independently handle order fulfillment. On top of operational challenges, fulfillment isn’t cheap. According to Statista, 53% of merchants revealed that their fulfillment costs had risen in 2020. What is Walmart Fulfillment Services? Eligibility.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The company has successfully helped retailers like American Eagle Outfitters leverage RFID and computer vision-based inventory tracking technology to create a holistic, near-real-time view of inventory across stores to empower both associates and consumers. The pandemic accelerated new consumer behaviors, such as BOPIS.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

Foot Locker and Fanatics have partnered to connect their ecommerce inventories by allowing Foot Locker fulfill its online orders through the digital sports platform. Offerings include apparel, jerseys, headwear and hardgoods from brands including Fanatics, Nike , Adidas , Mitchell & Ness , New Era , Pro Standard and WEAR by Erin Andrews.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The bear is then brough to life through the Heart Ceremony, after which customers can choose from a range of apparel and accessories to customize their bear. Bear Builder 3D Workshop supports multiple fulfillment options, including same-day delivery through Shipt and buy online, pick up in-store.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

has introduced a Levi’s Jeans Fit Guide on Amazon Alexa , part of the apparel company’s move toward becoming a DTC-first brand. Consumers can test the offering by saying “ Alexa, starte den Levi’s Fit Guide. Levi Strauss & Co.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2023

That’s because, despite resale’s increasing popularity with consumers, these firms are finding it incredibly difficult to generate profits. Whichever marketplace you’re talking about, if you don’t have sellers who have a continuous supply of products that consumers want, you don’t have a marketplace.”

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Fabric

APRIL 11, 2023

Fashion and apparel storefronts always need fresh supplies of trendy clothes. At the same time, consumer behavior is changing. That’s why, in a global apparel market that is on track to surpass $1.7 billion in 2022 , while the need for dropship in the fashion and apparel industry is growing.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 18, 2023

To fulfill its mission of providing “Fun for All,” the retailer has implemented a localized merchandising strategy that spans a portfolio of leading national and private label brands across outdoor, apparel, footwear, and sports and recreation categories.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 21, 2023

However, planned spending among those consumers is down slightly from 2022, with the average Prime Day shopper planning to spend $250 this year (both at Amazon and other retailers’ simultaneous sales events), down from $388 in 2022 and from $594 in 2021. RetailMeNot’s survey of 1,000 U.S. From June 21 through Prime Day, U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Nearly three of every 10 purchases by American consumers will be made online as the end of this decade nears, according to projections from Forrester in its U.S. Ultra-low prices from Chinese retailers like Shein and Temu will help ecommerce sales in the apparel and footwear categories, despite longer delivery times.” in 2029. “The

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Resale Continued its Rise but Came Under Financial Scrutiny Consumers’ enthusiasm for secondhand goods, as well as other forms of more sustainable consumption like rental and repair services, showed no sign of slowing in 2023. But negative press didn’t stop either app from drawing U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

There are signs of a disconnect between consumers and retailers when it comes to sustainability. A recent report has found that two-thirds of consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable products than retailers expect — and reveals that consumer preference for recommerce models is also being underserved. A Starting Point.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Rather than being limited to a jam-packed four to five weeks from Black Friday to Christmas Eve, consumers are beginning their shopping as early as October (with a few doing so even earlier than that). The return to offices and social events is inspiring consumers to level up their wardrobes and focus more on apparel and footwear.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2022

Retailers save on shipping costs while leveraging their in-store inventories to fulfill customer orders, while shoppers get the products they want without having to wait for a delivery. Prior to this, online orders had been fulfilled from a central distribution center. Click-and-collect, a.k.a. That’s massive for the Christmas season.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Though Thanksgiving week is when the bulk of holiday shopping is done (read: Grey Thursday, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday), this year consumers started shopping earlier than ever, solidifying that Christmas creep is alive and well. The holiday season is upon us and will mark a huge boost in revenue for most retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The agency has had its eye on Amazon for several years, most recently filing suit in June 2023 over Amazon membership practices that made it difficult for consumers to cancel Prime memberships. Amazon strongly disagreed with the lawsuit’s allegations and questioned the motives of the FTC in filing it. But that’s not how competition works.

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