Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2024

Store-based fulfillment of customer orders got an enormous boost during the COVID pandemic, when both curbside pickup and delivery offerings became survival tactics for so many retailers. And the percentage of respondents that don’t sell on or operate marketplaces shrank this year, from 16% in 2022 to 9% in 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This has never been more apparent than now, as consumers look to elevate their in-store shopping experiences and expect the same versatility and ease that they have obtained with modern omnichannel retail. That includes curbside pickup for online orders, checking for stock to optimize shopping trips and more.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 31, 2024

With the growth in ecommerce and higher consumer expectations for convenience, it is essential for retailers to make returns processes as efficient as outbound fulfillment. Customers today want consistent, personalized experiences across channels with multiple payment options and faster refunds.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Boehme expects delivery and fulfillment to remain the major constraints throughout the winter, and he warned that smaller retailers lacking the clout of their larger peers will have a more difficult time staying fully stocked. Omnichannel Means One Channel, Not Two Connected Channels.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2025

Retailers need to continue to focus on enhancing the digital product discovery experience, especially as more and more channels arise for consumers to discover and purchase their products. Optimizing product descriptions across channels.

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Fabric Blog

MARCH 21, 2025

To meet those expectations, businesses must create seamless shopping experiences across every demand channel. And that’s where order fulfillment software comes ina comprehensive tool designed to streamline and optimize processes like order processing, inventory management, shipping, and returns. Your customers are everywhere.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As the divide between digital commerce and in-store shopping shrinks, the spotlight is now on the role omnichannel retail strategies play in both driving traffic to brand’s websites and foot traffic to physical stores. With online purchases making up 15.1%

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 3, 2023

By my recollection, the world of flexible fulfillment hit an inflection point about 15 years ago. It was at that point that putting the technology and operations in place to fulfill from an increasingly complex supply chain network embarked upon its next frontier. Let’s start with demand forecasting and inventory deployment.

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Kissmetrics

APRIL 21, 2021

If you’re like most consumers, there’s a good chance you interacted with the brand multiple times on different channels using different devices before you paid. To successfully target and convert consumers across every channel and platform, you need a unified marketing strategy. What Is Omnichannel E-commerce?

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BigCommerce

MARCH 14, 2017

However, this is not recommended if you use Amazon FBA, a third-party logistics company, or another type of external fulfilment. Cross-Channel Inventory. If you’re selling through multiple sales channels like Amazon and eBay plus your own site, you’ll need cross-channel inventory management to avoid mistakes.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 26, 2022

A Nielsen IQ Omnichannel Shopping Fundamentals Survey found that 61% of participants would like orders delivered as fast as possible, compared with 39% who indicated they would accept a slower delivery speed. Single- or even two-warehouse fulfillment approaches force brands to choose between 1. Rise of Omnichannel Fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

So how can brands give customers support in a way that fulfills their need for instant gratification, and also feels personal and tailored to them? With conversational commerce solutions, brands can unlock a seamless omnichannel experience, win lasting customer loyalty and drive revenue. Modern consumers live on their mobile devices.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2023

Burgeoning demands for exemplary customer service and lightning-fast order fulfillment leave unprepared retailers scrambling for their share of the market. Data-heavy, complex operations hamper efforts to deliver positive customer service interactions, address errors and fulfill orders accurately.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2021

Customers expect a seamless omnichannel shopping experience that enables them to buy anywhere and pick up anywhere with the least cost and hassle. However, successfully delivering omnichannel fulfillment requires an up-to-the-millisecond view of inventory availability across channels.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2021

Below, Shokrian shared his take on issues including: How COVID-19 impacted brand positioning and growth ; Why MeUndies is integrating social responsibility into its broader community-building efforts; Which omnichannel investments are top priorities in 2021; and His leadership lessons from 2020. looks like,” Shokrian said.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2022

All digital platforms and stores aim to fulfill this vision by creating an aesthetic of comfort, relaxation and everyday luxury. “We What channels do they use? Leverage these insights to guide your approach to marketing, customer service and engagement across all channels. Lesson 2: Translate Your Online Brand to the Store.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 11, 2020

A key feature of this “Next Normal” will involve advances in omnichannel, which Brendan Witcher, Principal Analyst for Digital Business Strategy at Forrester , noted is in its first or second inning. Today’s consumers are agnostic to channels. Digital is everywhere and it’s ubiquitous,” said Witcher.

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Wiser

JANUARY 30, 2025

The New Consumer Journey: Navigating Multiple Channels Todays consumers seamlessly navigate between online, mobile, and in-store shopping channels, with 49% seeking a more cohesive experience across these touchpoints. Consistency across online and in-store channels builds trust and prevents hesitation.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2025

The ability to generate creative faster and at scale enabled the brand to improve its marketing reach and impact across different channels, from social media and beyond. Ultimately, this can help retailers improve throughput and fulfill orders faster.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2021

Carolyn Bojanowski has been with Sephora since the days when “Friendster was the social media channel of choice,” as she puts it. Now, as Sephora doubles down on brick-and-mortar in a new partnership with Kohl’s and with the opening of 260+ new stores , the retailer is at a critical juncture in its omnichannel journey.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The solution provider also has partnered with Wish to add an additional marketplace integration and has launched Channel Manager, a platform feature designed to help retailers manage their omnichannel sales presence. The platform also aims to help retailers quickly launch progressive web app storefronts within BigCommerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 18, 2021

Online grocery’s previously lethargic rate of adoption meant that grocers lagged other retail sectors in multichannel merchandising systems, customer data management and fulfillment technology. Many in the online grocery industry still operate fulfillment at a very rudimentary technical level. How do you convey freshness online?

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BigCommerce

JUNE 1, 2017

Inventory ties into every element of your store, from supply, to warehousing , to order fulfilment and customer satisfaction. Managing your inventory properly across all of your sales channels helps to lower your product cost and increase shipping speed – ultimately earning you increased customer loyalty and love. Forecast Sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2022

The updated Dynamics 365 Intelligent Order Management tool is designed to help brands access new information and capabilities to better fulfill, ship and service customer orders. The solution is expected to launch in the second half of 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 3, 2021

As eyes and dollars continue to shift to digital channels, the playbook for acquiring, engaging and retaining customers is being rewritten. The Four Pillars of Omnichannel Success. The pandemic has made omnichannel a business imperative for merchants of all sizes. This year, it’s projected to reach 21.8% Access Now.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The word omnichannel has been around for decades, but not until very recently has the industry realized the role of distributed order management in their aggregate financial equation. When we talk about omnichannel order fulfillment , there can be a mistake in thinking it’s just about online.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Investing in digital channels can make the difference between a highly profitable pivot and stock waiting in the warehouse for the end-of-season sales. Across multiple channels, they provide an ever-present buying influence for consumers — which is particularly useful when flash sales or immediate focuses on certain products are needed.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 28, 2023

The specialty retailer for Gen Z has selected Manhattan Active Point of Sale to enhance its omnichannel sales strategy and deliver seamless shopping experiences across all channels. The retailer already uses Manhattan Active Omni Order Management, including store inventory and fulfillment capabilities. ” .

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Ideally, of course, omnichannel retailers will find ways to provide a seamless experience no matter what touch point a shopper uses or where they are in their purchase journey. Moving Closer to the Omnichannel Ideal. That omnichannel view of understanding is terribly important.”. It’s true that double-digit growth in U.S.

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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. It is now the company’s top-rated fulfillment service. Meanwhile, Target’s Drive Up program has become wildly successful in its own right.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Frictionless Omnichannel “Omnichannel” as a goal is nothing new; retailers have been pursuing this objective for well over a decade. Omnichannel” as a reality has proven more elusive. It turns out that enabling consumers to seamlessly move back and forth between physical and digital channels is pretty hard to pull off.

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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? What’s the difference between multichannel and omnichannel?

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2022

The demand for grocery omnichannel ecommerce has been fueled by the pandemic, specifically consumers’ desire for convenience. To keep up with this demand and consumer expectations, grocers will have to invest in the right forward-looking technology to evolve omnichannel offerings to meet customer needs.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2023

BJ’s Wholesale Club is replacing its legacy order management system with Nextuple OMS Studio, which includes three “Tuples” — each an ordered set of microservices that the retailer can mix and match to create solutions for flexible fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2022

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. And that gave way to stellar branding, and lackluster products, creating a bubble in customer acquisition channels.”

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iVend

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The term omnichannel has been part of the retail world since around 2010. And still omnichannel retail continues to grow – at a predicted average of 16.4% Over the years however, what constitutes an omnichannel has evolved. In the early days of omnichannel, 15 years ago, the average shopper used two touchpoints to make a sale.

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