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Early results are in and they show that holiday retail sales increased 3.4% (excluding automobiles), according to Mastercard’s post-Christmas holiday report for sales November 1 through December 24. But most of that growth, as well as through the rest of the year, is attributed to e-commerce.
This post is contributed by my Retail Rescue partner, Christopher P. Ramey Most retailers, from locally-owned specialty retailers to the national chains, understand the power and importance of having an omni-channel marketing strategy. Some two-thirds of shoppers research products online before setting foot inside a retail store, according to Retail Dive Consumer Survey. In their […]
Gucci and Chanel are using the power of customers’ smartphones to deliver more personalized and human-enhanced service to their customers. Gucci has launched a Florence-based call center, with five more to follow by 2020. The call center provides the expertise of Gucci’s finest shop assistants to customers throughout the world anywhere and anytime. And Chanel’s […]
Clean Origin is the digitally-native lab-grown diamond jewelry startup created by Alex Weindling, third-generation diamond merchant; Ryan Bonifacino, former CMO/Digital SVP Alex & Ani; and Terry Burman, former CEO Signet Jewelers, Sterling Jewelers and Zale Corporation.
UBS predicts that 75,000 retail stores will be forced to close as e-commerce expands from a 16% market share to 25% by 2026. Store closures so far this year have topped all closings in 2018 and will pick up over the next seven years.
Speaker, author, and market researcher Pamela N. Danziger is internationally recognized for her expertise on the world’s most influential consumers: the American Affluent. As founder of Unity Marketing, Pam leads with research to provide brands with actionable insights into the minds of their most profitable customers.
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