Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

But the retail technology (and wine) enthusiast in me shudders at the idea of cases of wine being laid to waste, especially when data-driven technologies could easily be deployed to help Bordeaux bounce back from its Merlot-est ever sales record. But France’s production pipeline marched on, seemingly without heeding the market changes.

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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. There is little doubt that technology is driving change across the retail industry.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 3, 2024

However, it was the brand’s omnichannel approach driven by its sales, marketing, and human insights teams that truly made the partnership a slam dunk. The company developed advanced technology in-house that visually places digital mock-ups of displays in stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2022

OSF Digital’s Digital Strategy team (formerly known as FitForCommerce) developed the 2022 Omnichannel Retail Index (ORI) to establish a benchmark for current practices and, most importantly, provide a set of actions and recommendations for the future. Loyalty programs. These key investments and opportunities include: Mobile experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Dillon highlighted Foot Locker’s omnichannel presence , loyalty program and overall digital marketing strategies as the main areas of focus. The retailer also will bolster the technology platform that powers these aspects of the business while continuing to optimize costs across the company.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The pace of technological change — as well as consumers’ increasing demand for always-on-shopping, anytime, anywhere — has left some retailers struggling to innovate digitally to meet customers’ evolving wants and needs. The customer experience is changing — and faster than ever. return on tangible equity (RoTE) compared to just 15.3%

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2022

In fact, Retail TouchPoints has seen the number of channels used to conduct business grow year after year in its annual Omnichannel and Fulfillment Benchmark Survey. Mobile channels generated significant increases for 30% of respondents, and ecommerce marketplaces made significant revenue gains for 27%.

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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. There’s no quick fix to transform your enterprise for the omnichannel 2.0

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 6, 2020

Preparing for this years list of future channel trends has been an immersive experience to say the least. In 2019, I was able to talk to 497 companies one-on-one about their channel strategy and programs, including 130 of those face-to-face.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 6, 2022

Channel management platform Productsup has raised more than $70 million in Series B funding to advance its product development and M&A activity as it continues to expand globally. Nordwind Capital, which initially invested in the company in 2017, will retain its majority stake after the transaction. .

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Fabric

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In the fast-paced world of omnichannel retail, the ability to harmonize inventory across various channels is not just a logistical necessity, but a strategic imperative. Traditional inventory systems are often marred by outdated technology such as batch processing.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Engage3 aims to help retailers grow revenue and drive store trips by tracking and optimizing their price image through the Omnichannel Intelligence module, part of the Price Image Management suite.

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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. As new technologies emerge, shoppers have ever more ways to engage. Quite the opposite.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2021

At a time when brand interactions bridge both digital and physical shopping, it is increasingly important for retailers to leverage technology to improve customer experiences and create value. Here are a few examples of how technology enhances customer experience and strengthens brand value.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Chico’s will leverage fabric’s technology, including omnichannel order management and inventory systems, to power its commerce offerings across the entire company. In return, fabric will tap Chico’s expertise as an omnichannel boutique retailer to drive its own development and innovations. “We

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365 Retail

AUGUST 2, 2024

Once deployed, Brown Thomas Arnotts will benefit from new capabilities that unlock greater levels of customer engagement and loyalty whilst promoting omnichannel agility. With an expanding number of sales channels, processing transaction data is increasingly complex,” said Paul Baguley, Director of IT and Digital at Brown Thomas Arnotts.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

In the World of ‘Attention Commerce,’ a Multi-Channel Presence is Key. As the company’s Senior Director and General Manager of Omnichannel, Sharon Gee has been at the center of the massive shifts taking place in ecommerce over the last year and a half. As a result, companies had to contemplate, ‘What is my omnichannel strategy?

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UpSellIt

JULY 13, 2023

In today’s competitive landscape, embracing an omnichannel retail strategy has become essential for businesses to thrive. By seamlessly integrating multiple channels, retailers can provide a cohesive and personalized shopping experience for their customers. What is Omnichannel Retailing? What is Omnichannel Retailing?

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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

MARCH 9, 2023

My daughter lives in technology. Hawkins’ job is to actually deliver on all those buzzy retail aspirations — omnichannel, seamless, frictionless — and fast, because if there’s one thing the mobile-first Gen Z shopper is not known for, it’s patience.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This concept of starting with a deep understanding of the customer (at times more deeply even than they understand themselves) and building from that point is also the basic premise of retail’s latest technological and philosophical movement — unified commerce. They just want what they want when they want it.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Omnichannel Means One Channel, Not Two Connected Channels. For many retailers, omnichannel is about enabling the in-store experience online and vice versa, letting shoppers freely switch channels during their journey. Experience Will Be Top of Mind in the Post-COVID Environment.

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iVend

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Learn more about iVend’s integrated retail technology platform. Read more Technology is an established essential in retail. Retail technology drives growth, through enhanced customer experience and increased sales. The retail POS system is the foundation on which the omnichannel retail ecosystem is built.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Offline support, such as the traditional customer service phone call, remains a great channel for two opposite use cases: to answer quick questions, such as “do you have that shirt in size 10?” To provide an informative and empathetic experience, retailers must offer a truly omnichannel experience. Take a Down-to-Earth Approach.

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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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ESW

MARCH 5, 2024

In the last few years, omnichannel logistics and delivery have become more than a nice-to-have. Omnichannel logistics and delivery are a must-have. Brands and retailers that have not yet adopted omnichannel strategies may be missing out on opportunities to grow business – especially in global markets.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

Faced with an endless number of brands, product options and channels to shop through, consumers are looking for the perfect combination of “value” and “values.” Retail TouchPoints (RTP): How have shifts in consumer behaviors and expectations impacted the way retailers invest in technology? But has it changed their priorities at all?

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Channel professionals want to talk about expanding their partner programs and building broad ecosystems, but the truth is that many of their basic program and channel management processes are still painfully manual and error-prone.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2021

I think people are getting tired of using the word omni — it’s really “channel-less.” The customer doesn’t think in channels, so [the question becomes] how can the retailer stop operating in channels? On the digital side, it’s that continued journey to channel-less and frictionless. Take for example CDPs.

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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. Rise of Omnichannel Fulfillment. When choosing a 3PL, consider their technology.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2022

The early-season surge can be attributed to shoppers’ awareness of potential shipping delays , which also made omnichannel fulfillment a winning solution during that final rush: stores with curbside or in-store pickup options captured 62% of global sales during the Dec. 18 and Dec. 18-31 window. “In

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2022

Zaballero: In a physical store, there is a place for technology, but it needs to be invisible. The more high-end/luxury the store, the more seamless and invisible the technology needs to be. The integration of technology helps with both expanding the relationship with the brand and the customer.

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Fabric

JULY 13, 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, enterprise omnichannel retailers faced notable challenges (and opportunities) due to disruptions in the supply chain. As a result, providing customers with omnichannel retail experiences became a requirement for survival. What is Omnichannel Fulfillment? Let’s dive in!

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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

AUGUST 2, 2023

There’s operations, technology and merchandising, and in each of these groups there’s a lot of opportunity to overspend and underdeliver.” Those team members are a critical piece of the equation: “Having the size of the team and the expertise required to run a true omnichannel business is the biggest challenge,” said Widrick. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

With conversational commerce solutions, brands can unlock a seamless omnichannel experience, win lasting customer loyalty and drive revenue. Customer service is an integral part of the omnichannel experience equation that should not be forgotten or neglected. Connect Your In-Store and Digital Experiences with Conversational Commerce.

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Ecommerce Platforms

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Have you encountered a chance to move into the world of omnichannel selling? A physical retail hardware store selling a handful of items online reflects that of an omnichannel experience. When you own an online or retail store, the question isn't if you're going to implement omni channel strategies. Chances are you have.

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