Retail TouchPoints

JULY 18, 2024

Today’s retail workers almost need to have superpowers — moving as fast as The Flash would be helpful given how many different tasks a retail worker performs each day — but adaptable, multi-purpose solutions can provide that extra burst of needed speed. Associate apps also need to reflect operating conditions on the ground.

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Optimizely

JANUARY 30, 2018

True omnichannel marketing is tough to do well. But, according to the 2017 Ecommerce Holiday Report , 86% of ecommerce marketers have still not executed a full omnichannel marketing strategy for their brand. A study from IDC also showed that consumers who shop on multiple channels have a 30% higher lifetime value.

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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 MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In today’s data-driven world, retail businesses face an increasing demand to streamline operations, improve customer experience, and stay ahead of the competition. For example, in a multi-location retail setup, if a customer makes a purchase in one store, that transaction is immediately recorded in the centralized system.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2024

Macy’s has always aimed to design shopping experiences that align with consumer wants and needs, but it recently decided to level up its personalization efforts, especially as consumers ventured across different channels.

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RTP blog

JANUARY 9, 2019

The term “omnichannel” gets thrown around a lot — some might say too much — by retailers and industry observers. However, the word still conveys an important truth: retailers must take every action possible to maximize customer engagement opportunities across both traditional and emerging channels.

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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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SellBrite

JANUARY 5, 2018

Omnichannel strategies have the power to create memorable, lasting experiences for consumers. And the better the experience, the higher chance you have of landing higher lifetime value customers. Omnichannel is a new type of strategy that is tough to implement. What even is omnichannel? Image Source).

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GetElastic

AUGUST 10, 2021

With the global adoption of mobile devices, expansion of IoT, and dynamic behavior of customer buying habits, it’s become more important than ever for brands to take a holistic, interconnected approach to their customer’s digital experiences. Starbucks & Dunkin Donuts. Bank of America.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The number of touch points and level of consistency shoppers expect across all departments and channels is increasing. Today, 74% of customers said they use multiple channels to start and complete a transaction. This means retailers need to take an omnichannel approach to successfully meet the demands of their audience.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Scott will remain executive chairwoman and majority owner of the business, continuing to lead design, customer experience and philanthropy efforts. In 2019, he was promoted to President and worked on several major initiatives, including accelerating omnichannel, expanding the brand’s retail footprint across the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

EPAM Continuum, a global innovation design firm that specializes in customer experience design, recently unveiled the concept of “Blend Space” to illustrate how experiential flow and physical-digital touch points can meet a range of needs and shopping “modes.” If they’re locked into a 10-year lease, they’re screwed.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2023

As CCO, Dausch will lead global brand, marketing, digital engagement and customer experience across all of Under Armour’s commerce channels, reporting directly to CEO Stephanie Linnartz, who herself came to Under Armour from Marriott in December 2022. Miles, who also will report directly to Linnartz, joined Under Armour in 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2023

To combat this, companies should “look beyond a single-carrier and utilize multi-carrier shipping experiences. Multi-carrier shipping options help expand delivery and last-mile services, and customers like to have options.” Squatch has had to ensure its approach to growth is efficient and effective.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2022

This winding-down period gave advertisers a head start in finding the best ways to perpetuate a healthy, ad-supported web and deliver better customer experiences. Advertisers will then be able to create better-targeted omnichannel campaign strategies that deliver valuable results. Identify talent gaps.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Phone-based customer service, or voice, is well established as the most commonly used and the most tightly managed customer service channel. It may be exactly what contact centers need to not just move on from deflection, but have the confidence to once again encourage customers to call.

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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. Inventory service challenges are not just operational hiccups but critical barriers that impede customer satisfaction and business growth.

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GetElastic

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Front and center in any conversation about commerce are the words personalization , omnichannel , customer-centric, and experience-driven. Today’s brands (if they are paying attention) are taking note of how customers interact with their brand, and how the brand makes them feel to optimize the customer journey.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Real-time CDP helps companies bring together known and anonymous data from multiple enterprise sources to create a consolidated customer profile, which can be used to provide personalized customer experiences across all channels and devices — all in real time. Factors Driving the Need for Real-Time CDP.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2021

The result of this integration is a more consistent customer experience that can be mapped and optimized throughout the journey, from discovery to purchasing and aftercare. Another dimension to the ‘convenience’ experience is contactless delivery of services and products.

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ROI Revolution

MAY 6, 2021

To make the customer journey between all of these channels seamless, retail leaders are making sure a holistic omnichannel strategy is a part of their digital transformation. An omnichannel approach can be a big revenue driver. An omnichannel approach isn’t new. So what’s the next big thing? Digital Wallets.

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GetElastic

JULY 22, 2022

Front and center in any conversation about commerce are the words personalization, omnichannel, customer-centric, and experience-driven. Today’s brands (if they are paying attention) are taking note of how customers interact with their brand, and how the brand makes them feel to optimize the customer journey.

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Ecommerce Platforms

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The eCommerce service is an omnichannel commerce platform that provides the power of large-scale businesses to mid-size brands. BetterCommerce is a large-scale enterprise-grade omnichannel solution for eCommerce built to empower retailers to maximize revenue, stay ahead of the competition, and be more efficient. Omnichannel.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

On the one hand, operational changes and on the other hand, changes linked to the user experience. If experience has become an integral part of brand strategy, it is because brands are more customer-focused than ever. Retail formats in an omnichannel context ensure a seamless experience .

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2023

. “The holiday season is a stressful season — it’s more, more, more — including customers shopping for more product categories simultaneously,” said Jackie Walker, Head of Retail Experience Strategy for North America at Publicis Sapient in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 29, 2023

Predict the future: So often, companies’ attempts to build personalization capabilities take them on a multi-year trajectory that lands them at parity with the past once they arrive. Personalization doesn’t work if, for example, you know the customer deeply on the app but they’re a stranger if they call for support.

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365 Retail

MAY 17, 2022

In the purchase process, payment is a delicate phase because it determines the transition from the purchase intention of the customer to the actual sale and the less friction there is at this juncture, the more pleasant the customer experience. Download the White paper.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2023

Generative AI is set to revolutionize ecommerce, enabling a more interactive and personalized shopping experience, which is integral to both attracting and retaining customers. In the crowded landscape of ecommerce, a positive customer experience across every aspect of an order has become intrinsic to online success.

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Kissmetrics

AUGUST 6, 2021

With that said, let’s dive into the five customer retention strategies you can use to grow your Ecommerce business. Understand the Customer Journey and Optimize Your Customer Experience Accordingly. One of the first steps to designing a customer retention strategy that works is to understand the customer journey.

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GetElastic

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Why a Hybrid Customer Experience is Essential for Today’s Consumer. As it turns out, based on a 2019 study , many customers actually prefer a hybrid experience over one that is entirely online or in-person. What exactly is a hybrid customer experience? Hybrid Customer Experience Example 1: Carvana.

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GetElastic

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Why a Hybrid Customer Experience is Essential for Today’s Consumer. As it turns out, based on a 2019 study , many customers actually prefer a hybrid experience over one that is entirely online or in-person. What exactly is a hybrid customer experience? Hybrid Customer Experience Example 1: Carvana.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2021

These days, the framework for marketing success is still being driven heavily by a company’s media plan rather than in the context of overall customer health. Many companies are accustomed to viewing performance by channel, by store or by product. Are existing customers sticking around? That needs to change.

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BigCommerce

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Immediately following Cyber Five of 2017, I sent an email out to a bunch of ecommerce experts and multi-million dollar ecommerce store owners. Omni-Channel Management. Customer Lifetime Value & Referral Programs. Localization, Personalization and Customer Experience. What is customer experience?

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Empowering Sellers Year-Round Poshmarks biggest event of the year is PoshFest , an offsite multi-day event that brings hundreds of sellers together for interactive workshops and sessions that give them the tools and best practices they need to scale their resale businesses.

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iVend

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Recent times have seen the growth of the phenomenon known as hybrid retailing – the online/offline integration of shopping channels to the point where they are completely intertwined and inseparable. iVend Retail for Hardware Don’t risk anything less than an outstanding customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

It was the growth of what we first called multi-channel, which then became omnichannel, and then we saw the growth of the brands born on the internet.” The top five themes include: 1.

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