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Digital-First Economy Redefines Retail And Consumer Behavior

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When it’s said and done there was only one story that mattered in the retail universe this year and it was the rise of the digital-first economy. They and others have succeeded because they entered the market independent of traditional retail, and because their business model fit the needs of the pandemic.

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Augmented Reality Adds 3D Technology To Boost Retail Conversions

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Take weddings, for example. The David’s Bridal application was built by Vertebrae , a tech company that specializes in bringing real-world applications to retailing. Vince Cacace , CEO of Vertebrae, told PYMNTS that AR in 3D has become a high-demand technology for all kinds of products and retailers. “We How does it work on me?

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Merchants And The Big Retail Reset

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McNicoll said the quick gains aren’t surprising, as physical retail stores essentially closed down worldwide for months. For example, McNicoll said a luggage company that Payoneer works with is using the current slow period to diversify its product line to become less vulnerable to future market swings in the travel sector.

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Why Omnichannel Delivery is here for the Long Run

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Omnichannel fulfillment methods such as curbside, buy-online, pick-up in-store (BOPIS), and ship-from-store have become extremely familiar to retailers, especially due to the climate of the COVID-19 pandemic. Geofencing prepares retailers for the customer’s arrival and allows for seamless and quick interactions between retailer and customer.

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Melding Digital With Physical Rescues In-Store Retailing

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From where things stand in Q4 2020 it’s not hard to imagine physical retail going extinct. Noting the ways COVID has permanently changed retailing, CNBC recently reported , “As more and more stores go dark at the mall, some major retail executives are looking to grow outside of it — a tactic they hadn’t touted so publicly before.

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What Holiday Retail Will Look Like In 2020

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Retailers are trying to make themselves as ready as possible, given the highly unpredictable nature of the COVID-19 era’s commerce environment. “I For example, the cart-abandonment rate was 82 percent on 2019’s Black Friday, the key shopping date that occurs the day after Thanksgiving. Filling In The Conversion Gap .

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Physical And Digital Retail Unite For The New In-Store Experience

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Now there are signals that a physical retail rebound is forming up. presidential election in the rearview mirror and 2021 right around the corner, a new shift is underway: the slow but certain move back to shopping inside retail stores — an experience that people still crave for the experiential joy it brings. With the U.S.

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