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Retail TouchPoints is announcing winners of the fifth annual Brand Experience Awards, a program designed to spotlight the brands and retailers that are reimagining and elevating customer experiences across all channels.

The 2024 Brand Experience Award Winners are…

Retail TouchPoints is announcing winners of the fifth annual Brand Experience Awards, a program designed to spotlight the…

Features May 20
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How Michaels Reconfigured its Fulfillment Models to Dramatically Enhance Ship-From-Store Performance

Michaels had a major ecommerce ship-from-store challenge. It’s not that this fulfillment method wasn’t popular — the arts…

Features May 20
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Opinion: An Unvarnished Review of the Smart Cart Shopping Experience

The Editors’ Perspectives column offers insights and opinions from the Retail TouchPoints editorial team as they dig into…

Features May 17
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New research from CI&T and Retail TouchPoints reveals that most consumers believe there is a distinct difference between subscription and membership programs.

First Look: New Research Unpacks the Differences Between Subscriptions and Memberships

The terms “membership” and “subscription” are often used interchangeably in retail. However, new research from CI&T, developed in…

Features May 16
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Beyond Inc has shared its strategy for the future.

Beyond Inc.’s New Chairman Reveals ‘Bigger and Better’ Plans for the Business

In his first earnings season as Executive Chairman, Marcus Lemonis shared detailed plans for the future of Beyond…

Features May 16
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How Amazon, Poshmark and Rolling Stone Use Livestreaming to Break out from the Ecommerce Grid

Today’s consumers, especially Gen Z (73%) and millennials (62%), prefer to buy from a brand that offers interactive…

Features May 14
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How UrbanStems Leverages AI to Manage Peak-Season Customer Service

What would happen if you smushed an entire holiday season, with all its intensity and high stakes, into…

Features May 13
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Amazon May be Pulling Just Walk Out from its Stores, but Autonomous Retail is Booming in Other Arenas

This is the second part of our two-part series, “From Self-Checkout to Just Walk Out: A Look at Autonomous…

Features May 9
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Despite ongoing ecommerce revenue growth, Contentsquare's Digital Experience Benchmark reveals that ecommerce site engagement has dropped.

Contentsquare CMO Reveals Why Brands’ Best Acquisition Strategy is a Retention Strategy

Ecommerce sales are expected to hit $6.3 trillion in 2024 and continue to grow steadily through 2027, according…

Features May 8
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