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AUGUST 17, 2017

It can be argued that some of the toughest buyers to keep in mind when planning out retail strategies are teenagers. While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Two famous North American-based quick-service restaurant (QSR) brands are preparing to duke it out in China for chicken-meal supremacy, the most recent sign of how Western brands are trying to increase their footholds in that massive country. The news comes as more Western brands – including those based in the U.S. –

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JANUARY 23, 2020

And retail and commerce-related payments are certainly a big part of that trend. It’s not just the direct selling of products to consumers that matters when it comes to cross-border retail. Several retail and retail-related trends are at play with this funding announcement. Importance of Logistics and Payments.

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AUGUST 17, 2017

It can be argued that some of the toughest buyers to keep in mind when planning out retail strategies are teenagers. While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

But they are also increasingly tapping into the social media platform to sell products as well, The Wall Street Journal reported. Serena Williams and her S by Serena fashion brand rolled out a new sequin jacket on Nov. The social media platform has been encouraging sports world experiments.

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JULY 13, 2016

Move over millennials , there’s a new kid in town that is about to become nearer and dearer to retailers’ hearts: Gen Z. About three-quarters of Gen Zers also like to shop in stores that provide an “engaging in-store experience,” so think brands like Forever 21 or Urban Outfitters.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Luxury style and quality brands, offered at a more middle-class price point and sold directly to consumers, is increasingly crowded terrain in apparel retail. Or, perhaps more accurately, through tactics that are so traditional they are surprising to see in a modern retail context.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

Innovation has been a welcome development for retailers in the pandemic. Pivoting business models have been the hallmark of some major changes, including the complete reconfiguring of companies such as Zara and Nike and luxury brands like Ferragamo and Moncler. Asia has led the world in the development of social commerce.

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MARCH 30, 2020

Retailers are dutifully speaking with their payment service providers (PSPs) and industry partners to adhere to these shifts, but they must also keep their customers’ experiences in mind. retailer trade group, Retail Industry Leaders Association ( RILA ), told PYMNTS in a recent interview. Retailers And Data’s Role .

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

To open 14 locations through next year, brand incubator and shopping website Verishop made a deal with U.S. Aside from being an online marketplace where consumers can buy from trendy apparel brands such as LoveShackFancy and Vince, the company has chosen to roll out some of its own brands. mall owner Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

He said “the older generation that couldn't [use technology] or is not willing to shop in stores is also adopting digital” — one of the main reasons the adoption of eCommerce has accelerated so much this year. But while cross-border barriers have come down, brand-building is still challenging. Small And Nimble > Big And Slow.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

The digital-first shift means there are more options for smaller, direct-to-consumer brands, to find first-time customers from around the country or even the world. Here’s how some really creative D2C brands are using new tech to do that. But Sticky.io CEO Brian Bogosian told Karen Webster in an interview. 13-14 Amazon Prime Day.

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APRIL 22, 2019

That’s reportedly the case when it comes to luxury retail brand Gucci. The Gucci call center effort comes at a time of change for luxury retail and call center commerce. The change in behavior is due, in part, to social media sites such as Instagram. Larger Changes. percent year over year. That compares to 3.8

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

Retail chain Destination Maternity reportedly filed for bankruptcy on Monday (Oct. According to CNBC , the retailer is “buckling under the weight of an onerous debt load and struggling to compete with better capitalized competition.” The company owns 458 stores in the U.S., Another one seems ready to bite the dust. Larger Trends.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Revlon will be stamping its name on 10 million Amazon shipping boxes, said Internet Retailer , to make an impression on eCommerce shoppers (especially the coveted millennial cosmetics market) as part of a campaign called the Love Project. That’s where she is talking to her friends, learning about new trends.”.

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JULY 30, 2019

With its aggressive use of social media as well as its popular sweat-proof clothing, Under Armour has fought an uphill battle to stand out in a space that has been dominated by Adidas AG and Nike Inc. In its main quarterly report, however, the brand did not break out sales of particular lines. for many years.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Even people without a mind for business remember that motto as one of the guiding principles of retail and other forms of commerce — absorbed, perhaps, in a high school class or via any number of articles, TV shows, commercials or bits of pop culture that have riffed on that theme. Location , location, location. Mobile Bridges.

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MARCH 19, 2018

The company maintains a collection of a few thousand timepieces from more than 30 brands, and members can experiment with different styles without having to make a long-term commitment to a particular watch. This has significantly reshaped the world of retail and will continue to do so. The Perfect Fit. The Road Ahead.

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

More and more, the beauty industry has become ruled by millennials , women between the ages of 18 and 34 being the main buyers, according to a survey by TABS Analytics. More research from The Harris Poll recently identified how and where (locations and retail sites) cosmetics buyers are purchasing cosmetics.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

The advertising, promotional, brand protection and eCommerce intelligence solution firm said that highly competitive online prices throughout the season were the main culprit behind holiday customers’ robust shopping behavior.

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MAY 12, 2016

The Kitewheel study looked at data from over 1 billion real-time, cross-sector brand and customer interactions, captured via Kitewheel’s Customer Journey Hub. What were the main takeaways from the study? As VB highlighted, while brands are investing more heavily in omnichannel campaigns, they have not steered away from email.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

And what’s out these days is luxury brands’ sales growth. Experts at Bain say this is “the new normal,” citing certain main focus points as to the way spending is changing. But the brands are still trying to gain those spenders’ loyalty, namely through technology. percent of all website traffic, led by Facebook at 3.4

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JULY 11, 2016

Participants could use Visa’s APIs to create a payment solution, leverage social media channels to engage people at Visa-sponsored events or persuade Visa cardholders to go cardless. helps brands build and manage chatbots that consumers can use to transact inside popular messaging apps. Humanizing The Brands. In the U.S.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

The brand they created was called Herbivore Botanicals. Today, the brand is very different than the soap-making operation that was formerly run out of its founders’ kitchen. Herbivore identifies as a prestige skincare brand that sells a lot more than just soap.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Retailers can also use the technology to create customized homepages for brands based on the browsing habits of customers. But the startup isn’t stopping with the retail industry. Mad Street Den makes products for mobile gaming, engagement analysis, Internet of Things, photo apps and social media.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Model and social media celebrity Chrissy Teigen is, in many ways, the perfect brand partner for Target, as evidenced by her recent review of her new kitchen and cookware lines. Unlike her competitor for the title of Generations X’s Martha Stewart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Teigen has built a brand around being accessibly aspirational.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

Purchases are shifting from individual brands to marketplaces. Scale economies help big players, and brand affinity helps hyperlocal players compete – while brands in the oversaturated middle struggle to differentiate. Foot traffic is flat as digital dominates top-line growth. Restaurants on the Digital Chopping Block.

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

While many other retailers offer sales this time of year, the Butcher’s Day sale takes it a step further by putting the spotlight on America’s dedicated butcher.”. Butcher’s Day runs Oct. 13-14 – the same days as Amazon Prime Day. It centered, like this story, on steak. Or Steak-Umm , to be precise.

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AUGUST 29, 2018

Our ambition is to expand our supply chain ability to the whole world — to connect any brand, any goods and any consumer globally,” Liu said in an interview. has Twitter, Instagram and Facebook — a lot of social media,” said Liu, adding that he wants to partner with social networks. and Southeast Asia.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Each of the company’s bars uses its upcycled SuperGrain+ flour as the main ingredient. Beyond its website, the company’s products are in brick-and-mortar retailers such as Whole Foods and Gelson’s Market, among others. For promotion, the company is very active on social media and also has events. The Market.

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MARCH 5, 2018

Procter & Gamble made headlines last week when its Chief Brand Officer, Marc Pritchard, confirmed that the world’s largest advertiser cut $200 million of digital advertising spend in the last nine months of 2017. In the face of the big brand digital ad spending backlash, it seems now big brands are thinking that way too.

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APRIL 30, 2018

QVC President and CEO Mike George said when the deal was announced,“By creating the leader in discovery-based shopping, we will enhance the customer experience, accelerate innovation, leverage our resources and talents to further strengthen our brands, and redeploy savings for innovation and growth. The Beauty & Wellness Makeover.

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

Currently, the American department store chain’s main Chinese digital representation is a storefront on Tmall Global, a web shopping site for imported products operated by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Macy’s announced the planned move last week at an event in Shanghai. Macy’s launched on Tmall last November.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

She’ll reportedly “oversee retail and licensee partnerships, publishing, interactive games, merchandising and experiential events.” A potential consumer might visit a social media site, or a site that streams TV show and movies, with the main goal of viewing content, learning something or digitally hanging out with like-minded people.

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AUGUST 14, 2018

The 100-page catalog would arrive near the end of October for kids to look through and create wish lists before December — filling, perhaps, the void left by Toys R Us when it went out of business (in part because of competition from Amazon and other online retailers). Online retail accounted for 53.7 Williams Sonoma is one example.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Which meant that when Sakkijha was looking to launch her own fine jewelry brand online four years ago, she decided to focus on a central innovation that she felt shouldn’t be all that radical of a concept: designing, marketing and selling jewelry to the woman who will actually be wearing it.

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MAY 29, 2018

Meanwhile, retailers are scrambling to develop and translate the personalized experience consumers desire into digital features for these devices, using data as well as artificial intelligence and augmented reality. Buyers are increasingly moving away from shopping on their desktops and are instead using their smartphones.

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