Tag: omnichannel

July 6, 2020

A survey from Inmar Intelligence finds 88 percent of U.S. consumers planning to continue to shop online to avoid crowds, yet 40 percent have held back on purchasing online due to complicated returns processes. Other findings from the survey: Forty-two […]

July 2, 2020

The novel coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the lives of Americans in all 50 states and U.S. territories. It has forced people to develop new habits, including how they shop for and buy goods. As it turns out, Americans like many […]

July 1, 2020

It’s long been argued by Target, Walmart and other retailers that their most valuable customers shop in both their stores and on their websites. If that’s true for other retailers that sell groceries, then recent research shows that the ranks […]

June 3, 2020

As we move into a new phase of the coronavirus crisis, it’s clear that delivery, click and collect/BOPIS and curbside pickup are here to stay. These options were slowly picking up speed already, but recent events have given them an […]

May 19, 2020

Walmart has long been one of the retailers noted for performing at a high level when facing down natural disasters and economic tumult. The same has remained true in recent months as the coronavirus pandemic has in some way disrupted […]

February 20, 2020

Kroger said its self-service advertising platform now leverages three sources — its own customer loyalty program, data science from its media advertising business and Microsoft PromoteIQ — to allow brands for the first time to view in-store and online sales […]

November 18, 2019

Receiving and promoting online customer reviews can enormously impact your retail business. Positive customer reviews can influence consumers to pull the trigger and make a purchase. If you want your retail business to sell more, driving more positive online reviews […]

May 17, 2019

As the report makes clear, retailers are attempting to reach consumers across more platforms, and adopting the BORIS and BOPIS strategies are ways for retailers to stand out among lagging competitors. Because consumers don’t always receive the right goods when […]

August 9, 2018

Like many industries today, retail is in an extreme state of disruption. In five years, 25% of malls will be gone. The U.S. has way too much retail space per capita at 23.5 square feet, compared to 16.4 in Canada […]

March 16, 2018

Toys R Us plans on selling off or closing its remaining 700 U.S. stores. The 70-year-old toy store tried to keep doors open by filing for bankruptcy protection in September 2017, but by then the company was $5 billion in […]