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MAY 26, 2022

By sharing logistics assets and capabilities with others in the Quiet Platforms network, retailers and brands are able to position inventory closer to end consumers and aggregate parcel shipments to drive efficiencies and cost savings. In the last year alone the company has: Secured $1.5

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As consumers furiously stock up on everything they need for under the tree and around the table, retail workers — who make up more than one quarter of the U.S. Many people will be left to handle a store, understaffed, underpaid and without the chance of getting to spend time visiting family. We’re consumers also; we get it.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2022

. “With this launch, we aim to welcome more traditional, non-blockchain consumers to the Web3 world [by allowing] consumers to experience the energy and new possibilities in Web3 culture without needing to already possess the complex knowledge of navigating Web3 tech,” said Jenny Guo, Co-founder of Highstreet in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2024

28 in what is believed to be a first for a department store. The move was reportedly prompted in large part by a rash of crime and a resulting decline in foot traffic in the Union Square shopping district where the store is located.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2023

What are the most customer-friendly ways to protect high-value items from smash-and-grabs? How can we better integrate the latest anti-theft technologies and loss-prevention research into our store designs from the outset? The good news: Skills developed on the consumer side can be flipped around and used to fight retail crime.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2024

Gen Z consumers are neither easy to define nor predictable in their shopping habits. The consumer cohort born between 1996 or 1997 and 2010 and 2020 (there is no complete agreement here) is hard to read and reach because they are a product of the world they have been born into, one where change is constant, frequent and often unexpected.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

And because food shopping decisions align directly with consumers’ needs and preferences, food retailers have a unique opportunity to differentiate through the physical experience they offer. For example, La Grande Epicerie in France was spotlighted as the “crème de la crème” of the French gourmet retail experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

During the pandemic, focus shifted to ways shopping malls were attempting to make shopping faster, easier and safer for consumers with curbside services offerings and other omnichannel capabilities. The new and exciting reality today is that consumers are eager to venture into physical spaces, especially if those spaces provide unique value.

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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). But despite the rush, retailers still have multiple opportunities to maximize both in-store sales and online conversions.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 22, 2024

Additionally, numerous analysts have said that even though the deal will bring together six luxury brands, handbag consumers still would have numerous alternatives to choose from.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2022

While consumer expectations have continuously shaped retailers’ strategies, tech choices and best practices, COVID-19 accelerated this rate of change. Finally, “innovative” capabilities would incorporate personalization or tailored results based on consumer context and past behaviors. The result? Social proof for products.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

As consumers work to check off their holiday shopping lists, many will be flocking to physical stores. Department stores, specialty retailers and luxury brands alike will display their holiday spirit using best-in-class design and storytelling strategies to draw these shoppers in.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Where customers used to move through an orderly progression of steps before making a purchase in stores, they now jump in and out of various stages of “awareness” and “consideration,” seemingly at random, throughout their digital day. “The Instead, many brands are getting lost in a sea of sameness.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2023

Two dedicated ear-piercing studios in the Paris store also showcase the service, and an in-store content creation studio invites consumers to get creative. The store will serve as a launch pad for exclusive new products and test lines, as well as hosting a steady rotation of experiential and pop-up events.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2023

While Urban Outfitters ’ assortment is designed for consumers in their teens and early 20s, Anthropologie provides a destination for consumers’ “next generation of life,” when they’re starting careers and families, according to Chief Marketing Officer Elizabeth Preis.

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Steve Dennis

JANUARY 4, 2018

Amidst reports that holiday spending was up nearly 4.9% , some optimism about the American moderate department store sector has started to creep back in. Consumer confidence is strong, the stock market is up and many regular folks (mistakenly) believe that their income will be up materially on the heels of the new tax bill.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 6, 2022

But while reports of the “death” of the physical store have been greatly exaggerated, it’s clear that while stores are still vital elements in the shopper journey, they will need to be rethought — and in some cases redesigned — to reflect consumers’ still-evolving preferences.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 21, 2021

“How can we co-create the experience with them? How can we create a platform that allows them to customize the product the way they want it? One thing we know about consumers is that they are all looking for real-time customized experiences. They’re really looking for real-time personalized experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The Aii, which covers 186 companies across 20 industries, is based on results of a survey of more than 7,000 consumers for a shopper’s-eye view of which retailers are the most innovative. I think it also does a really good job of being able to integrate across different platforms and make it a seamless experience for the consumer. ”.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2024

Consumers are More Willing to be Sustainable Than We Give Them Credit for I’ve always been struck by the willing acceptance of European consumers to partake in sustainable practices that Americans would balk at.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2022

Third-party marketplaces have taken over the online ecosystem — consumers are drawn to the vast product selection, price transparency and convenient delivery options leading marketplaces to become the primary vehicle for many online shoppers. A whopping 92% of U.S. mDesign. “[The The attitude was], don’t sell there, it’ll kill your brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2023

In many instances, declines occur because consumer shopping patterns shift over time. For example, malls were the hottest thing in retail for decades — until ecommerce behemoths like Amazon began eroding malls’ implicit promise of being the everything store (or stores). That’s a true private label and owned brand experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Next stop — your favorite department store to pick out an outfit for a work trip later in the week. The store is quite busy, so you flag down a salesperson and they help you check out from a mobile point-of-sale (POS) system. How vulnerable is the data that is stored on said devices? How secure are these mobile devices?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2024

“The stronger the commitment shown by the customer, the stronger the retargeting,” said Ken Natori, President of Natori in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. That’s much more useful [data] than the first consumer. Natori’s retargeting campaigns make use of data gleaned from the on-site behavior of the consumers being retargeted.

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RTP blog

AUGUST 30, 2019

After all, in beauty, we are talking about products that you as the consumer put on your face, quite literally. And it’s no wonder that consumers need assistance in this category. Moreover, consumers in fact expect personalization as part of their digital experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2021

As online competition heats up, third-party marketplaces are proving to be a cost-effective and relatively low-risk way for retailers to expand their product offerings and capture consumer mindshare. The key is to leverage the model to create a differentiated ecommerce experience — without losing sight of the core brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2021

As the department store sector aims to reinvent itself for retail’s digital age, iconic retailer Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) is investing rapidly in technologies that will elevate its integrated luxury retail strategy across all channels. Some of our investments have been acquisitions, digital partnerships and platform enhancements.

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RTP blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Mobile has emerged as the crown jewel fueling the resurgence, as digital devices are now central to the in-store shopping experience. Improving in-store wireless coverage enhances the customer experience and boosts operational efficiencies.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Unions Accuse REI of Unfair Labor Practices Another Seattle-based company, REI , is being targeted by two strong unions: the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) with a total of 80 charges of unfair labor practices.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 15, 2024

Designing the Future of Existing Shopping Malls Repositioning shopping malls to facilitate greater flexibility in usage beyond retail will enable these spaces to adjust to evolving market trends and shifting consumer preferences. This deliberate design ensures that West End can remain adaptable to evolving consumer needs well into the future.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the retail sector in dramatic ways over the last year — from fluctuating product demand and availability and rapidly changing consumer behaviors and expectations to ever-evolving health and safety requirements. The other dimension to consider in all this is employees.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

While news of potential COVID vaccines has many retailers anticipating a return to in-store shopping in 2021, this year’s Q3 financial results show that consumers’ hunger for ecommerce shows no sign of being sated. of sales fulfilled by its stores — a sign that the retailer is ready to tackle the holiday season.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Kohl’s CEO Michelle Gass will leave the department store retailer to take on the newly created position of President, LS&Co., Gass is leaving Kohl’s at a challenging time for the company and for department store retail overall. reporting to Levi Strauss & Co. President and CEO Chip Bergh. Beginning Jan.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2024

Embrace the ‘Ceremony’ of the In-Store Experience During COVID-19 shutdowns, consumers quickly got used to browsing and buying online. Now that consumers have come back into the stores, everybody really wants an experience,” Plenert said. When they go shopping, they want to be treated specially.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Because the reality is, most consumers are not going to bother to learn about your products as much as you want them to, particularly in fashion, especially if it’s an impulse buy. In addition to enhancing the shopper journey, the solution from Crave Retail gives Under Armour access to rich data sets detailing store-level activity.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Already challenged with diversifying against an e-Commerce alternative, stores have now lost their one remaining hook as shoppers are unable or unwilling to venture in. For many consumers, this desire may be slow to return as they remain fearful of exposure to the COVID-19 virus.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

In mid-2021 rumors also surfaced of plans for large-footprint department stores , although Amazon hasn’t formally announced anything along these lines. Amazon Style could be a first foray in the department store realm where the company could expand to other untouched categories at brick-and-mortar, such as homewares.

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