Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

1WorldSync’s 2024 Consumer Product Content Benchmark report revealed that 64% of shoppers have scanned a QR code on a product while shopping in-store. This discrepancy highlights an opportunity for retailers to better connect eco-conscious consumers with relevant product details. The result?

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2022

Casual lifestyle brand Tom Tailor has launched a new mobile shopping experience through the NewStore omnichannel cloud platform’s Consumer App. Currently available in Germany, where Tom Tailor is headquartered, the app will eventually be expanded into additional markets.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Consumer expectations are at an all-time high, and retailers need to ‘wow’ customers at every single touch point or risk losing them. Case in point: one study found that a staggering 76% of consumers will stop doing business with a company after just one poor experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2022

As consumers have turned to more sources to shop, retailers have diversified their commerce and marketing strategies. 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.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It doesn’t just refer to experiences like bungee jumping or white water rafting, but rather, encompasses the consumer desire for a valuable end-to-end brand experience. Instead of waiting for the consumer to come across your advertisement on TV or a desktop computer, the key is to meet them where they are — wherever that may be.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As consumers turned to ecommerce during the pandemic (in droves), the “death of the mall” was widely reported. 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.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2020

While the name Burton is almost synonymous with the snowboards the company began making in 1977, Burton has diversified over the years into new categories — including surfboards, apparel, goggles/optics and other sports gear — as well as expanding beyond manufacturing into direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail, both physical and digital.

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Wiser

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Retail has undergone a significant transformation as consumer behavior shifts and modern shoppers increasingly move fluidly between online and in-store interactions. These consumers are driven by convenience, access to information, and the ability to compare options seamlessly.

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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

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It’s the question every retailer wants the answer to: what do consumers (and more specifically, those likely to buy their products) really want? The day kicked off with a keynote presentation by Jeff Orschell, EY Americas Practice Leader: “Bottom line for retailers is that change is still happening, consumer behavior is still changing.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

The turmoil also proved that mobile technology enables needed flexibility in times of disruption and drives superior customer experiences that make retailers more competitive. As retailers plan for the future, getting and keeping the flexibility needed for retail success will require mobile-only strategies. ” What’s Next?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2025

This kind of rapid growth is a sign of the brands strength, but not too long ago, Verizons consumer business was struggling. We had a very rough 21 and 22 at Verizon Consumer, very rough. We had lost our mojo , said Sowmyanarayan Sampath, CEO of Verizon Consumer, who took over the division in March 2023. billion out of $134.8

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The Sune app provides a video-driven, mobile-first shopping experience where shoppers can discover, browse and buy items from artisans who offer everything from home décor to jewelry and skincare. “An We’re a younger company, about five years old, but we do go kind of old school, collecting the data right from our consumers,” Cahill said. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Such a time of upheaval has led to a permanent, irreversible change in consumer behavior as shoppers embrace the convenience and security of ecommerce more readily. Consumer Behavior has Changed for Good. Omnichannel Approaches are the Way Forward. It is this effective omnichannel blend that will yield the most success.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 26, 2021

Consumers are clear about how they want to connect with brands: they want access 24/7 and to be able to explore on their own terms — Facebook & Boston Consulting recently reported that two-thirds of global consumers attempted to message a brand about their goods or services during the 2020 holiday season. What does this look like?

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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. Modern consumers live on their mobile devices. In fact, according to Facebook , 58% of consumers are more confident messaging a business than calling them.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 10, 2023

Insider Intelligence predicts that mobile commerce sales will account for 43.4% Although standard m-commerce sites offer ease and convenience, more consumers are spending more time in mobile apps, especially those that offer seamless and immersive brand experiences. of total U.S. retail ecommerce sales — and 6.5% of all U.S.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

In 2020, more than any year since the advent of online and mobile commerce, consumers lost a sense of control. Culled from this agile, iterative survey data, here are six things we learned consumers want from retailers heading into 2021: 1. One in four consumers are shopping more with small brands. on average.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 30, 2024

For its part, Shein gains credibility as the China-based company faces continued scrutiny from U.S. “Our partnership with Shein allows us to seamlessly meet customers where they are — on digital platforms — delivering the convenience, value and satisfaction they expect from us.” ”

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Global downloads of mobile shopping apps were up 16% year-over-year in the first half of 2022 while the number of sessions was up 29% , according to data from the It’s Not Luck, It’s Skill: Make Every Marketing Dollar Count This Holiday Season report by data.ai. Mobile Retailing Requires a ‘Mindset Shift’.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2023

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. So for us it’s really about getting the right products to her at the right time.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 31, 2024

We’ve all heard that today’s empowered consumer demands seamless and consistent experiences, but new research from CI&T indicates that these expectations are higher than ever. consumers of all ages, races and genders, as well as an assessment of digital retail strategies across various product categories.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2023

Petco also has updated its mobile app to include a streamlined, centralized profile for pets’ wellness needs, including nutrition, vaccinations and grooming appointment reminders. Whether it’s the dog food you forgot to grab while out or a treat or toy, consumers now have convenient on-demand access to pets’ whole health needs.”

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This pivot has largely been driven by a more cautious and price-aware consumer: 80% of consumers indicate that the economy has slightly or significantly changed their shopping habits and behaviors, according to CI&T research. That has ultimately had a trickle-down effect on the category.”

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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. At the center of this interplay lies a single, pivotal moment: the consumer decision point.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2021

But unlike hard-hit sectors such as airlines and live events, retail saw a more uneven impact — especially when it came to dramatically changed consumer behavior. Now, almost a year later, retailers are struggling to meet consumers’ increasing expectations for instantaneous and personalized interactions with the brands they love.

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Wiser

OCTOBER 31, 2024

With inflation impacting purchasing power and digital technology reshaping the way consumers shop, it’s never been more essential for brands and retailers to adapt their promotional strategies. Understanding the Impact of Inflation on Consumer Behavior Inflation has significantly shifted how consumers approach spending.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 3, 2023

As consumers, we’ve learned how to adjust to and enjoy new shopping formats. Many of us have become experts at navigating an ecommerce site in seconds, and some of us may even pay for groceries via mobile apps on our smartphones. Customers will respond positively to an omnichannel experience that meets their ever-changing needs.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The retailer will deploy Jumpmind Commerce, a cloud-native, mobile-first POS solution, and Jumpmind Promote, for unified promotions across both physical and digital experiences. The Vitamin Shoppe will update its point-of-sale and promotions capabilities chainwide with solutions from Jumpmind.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Whether it was inspiration from this “summer of sport” or keeping up with the ever-changing weather, the increasing unpredictability of consumers’ shopping habits was on display this summer. The cost-of-living crisis is undoubtedly driving buying decisions, so simplifying the consumer journey is essential for closing the sale.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 31, 2022

And 64% of all consumers have purchased a virtual good or taken part in a virtual experience or service in the past year.”. Prediction 2: Operational Excellence will Help Omnichannel Retailers Stand Apart. In a recent Kearney Consumer Institute survey, 31% of consumers said inflation impacts them ‘very much.’

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2022

Lesson 3: Understand and Engage Your Consumer. When you expand into retail stores, you want to use all the datasets you have, including online sales, mobility data and traffic data,” Sheriff said. Parachute’s product categories are a natural fit for omnichannel behaviors.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Retail is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by technological advancements and changing consumer expectations. Omnichannel Presence : Creating a seamless shopping experience across all channels, whether in-store, online, or via mobile apps, ensuring customers engage with the brand effortlessly.

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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. Greater personalization for consumers has always been one of the primary promises of digital transformations.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

Understanding consumer behaviors will be key to building (or rebuilding) a successful retail business in a post-pandemic world. Data will fuel the shift to digital, according to expert contributors to the recent Retail TouchPoints (RTP) webinar, Analyzing The Shift To Digital From 7,000 Marketers And 1B Consumers Worldwide.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2023

While consumers enjoy the benefits of shopping online, they often find the experience uninspiring and lacking a certain je ne sais quoi that accompanies shopping at their favorite stores in person. Ecommerce sites can now highlight products in new and interactive ways that make the discovery process more fun for consumers.

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