Adopter une Stratégie Omnicanale, la Clé du Succès dans le Retail en France

Adopter une Stratégie Omnicanale, la Clé du Succès dans le Retail en France

L’industrie du retail français est un marché complexe en constante évolution, porté par les tendances changeantes des consommateurs et le boom du e-commerce. Dans ce tourbillon de changements, il est impératif pour les retailers français d’exploiter la puissance des stratégies omnicanales afin de prospérer dans cette industrie ultra compétitive.

 

​​Omnicanal vs Multicanal : Comprendre la Différence

 Lorsqu’on parle de stratégies omnicanales, il est important de les distinguer des approches multicanales. Bien que ces termes soient souvent utilisés de manière interchangeable, ils ont des significations différentes.

 L’omnicanalité fait référence à une intégration cohérente des canaux de communication qui travaillent de concert pour le bénéfice à la fois des clients et des retailers. En revanche, le multicanal implique simplement une présence sur divers canaux sans nécessairement garantir leur collaboration harmonieuse.

 De nombreuses marques ont aujourd’hui une présence multicanale, interagissant avec les clients via les médias sociaux, les sites web et les plateformes mobiles. Cependant, si ces canaux fonctionnent de manière isolée, sans échange d’informations cohérent et synchronisé, on ne peut pas parler d’omnicanalité.

 

L’Ubiquité des Clients et l’Avènement de l’Omnicanalité

 Une étude réalisée par McKinsey en 2020 révélait que les consommateurs utilisaient entre 3 et 5 canaux différents au long de leur parcours d’achat. En 2021, l’étude réalisée par Upland BlueVenn, nous informait qu’ils interagissaient avec les marques à travers une combinaison pouvant aller jusqu’à 20 canaux différents, et s’attendaient à ce que leur expérience soit cohérente sur l’ensemble de ces canaux. 

Il est également important de noter que les clients omnicanaux ont tendance à dépenser davantage. Quant à elle, l’étude de Harvard Business Review révélait déjà en 2017 que les clients “dépensaient en moyenne 4% de plus en magasin et 10% de plus en ligne que les clients utilisant un seul canal”.

Ces résultats soulignent l’importance de satisfaire les clients omnicanaux.

 La croissance de l’importance des expériences omnicanales se reflète dans la trajectoire du marché.

 

La Puissance de l’Omnicanalité pour l’Expérience Client

Offrir une expérience client exceptionnelle est au cœur des stratégies omnicanales.

En effet, Shep Hyken  souligne que 70% des clients seraient prêts à payer davantage pour une expérience supérieure et plus spécifiquement 62% des Millennials et 60% des clients Gen-Z. En revanche, une seule rencontre négative peut inciter 32% des clients à se détourner d’une marque appréciée, selon PwC.

 En substance, l’omnicanalité est le moyen par lequel les retailers peuvent fournir l’expérience intégrée et fluide que les clients recherchent. En adoptant des stratégies omnicanales, les entreprises peuvent non seulement répondre aux attentes des clients, mais également favoriser la croissance et la fidélité dans un marché français du retail hautement concurrentiel.

Par conséquent, l’adoption d’une approche omnicanale robuste devient essentielle pour les retailers qui souhaitent prospérer dans le paysage français.

 

Combler le fossé entre le monde en ligne et hors ligne

Les consommateurs souhaitent interagir avec votre marque à la fois en ligne et hors ligne. Ils veulent savoir ce qui est en stock avant de se rendre en magasin. Ils veulent pouvoir ajouter un article à leur panier en se rendant en magasin et le retrouver à la caisse pour le retirer.

La création de flux de catalogues de produits qui fonctionnent avec des campagnes publicitaires peut être un problème complexe, chronophage et technique pour les retailers disposant d’un vaste inventaire.

Grâce à l’intégration transparente entre les canaux en ligne et hors ligne, notamment en utilisant un OMS, les retailers peuvent répondre aux attentes des clients et fournir une expérience fluide permettant de renforcer la fidélité à la marque et de créer des opportunités de vente supplémentaires.

 

Quand la Vente Omnicanale devient un must-have

Bien que le marché du retail ait connu une contraction d’environ 2% en 2022 après une augmentation de 10% en 2021, le marché du e-commerce en France connaît une croissance significative.

Afin de répondre à la demande croissante des clients, il est donc nécessaire pour les retailers d’adopter une approche omnicanale afin d’offrir une expérience d’achat fluide sur différents canaux, tels que sur un site web, sur mobile ou encore en magasin.

Cette nécessité d’une stratégie omnicanale devient encore plus flagrante quand l’on sait que le marché français de la mode devrait atteindre 28.26 milliards d’euros d’ici fin 2023.

Ces chiffres soulignent la nécessité pour les retailers souhaitant opérer sur le marché français de tirer parti d’un OMS performant afin de rationaliser leurs processus de commandes et offrir à leurs potentiels 38,72 millions de clients une expérience d’achat claire, centralisée et facilitée.

 

Surmonter les Défis de la Mise en Œuvre d’une Stratégie Omnicanale

Alors que le marché du retail en France, tous secteurs confondus, devrait atteindre, selon Mordor Intelligence, 187,98 milliards d’euros d’ici 2026, et enregistrer un TCAC de 10,04% sur la période de prévision de 2021 à 2026, les retailers français sont confrontés à des défis spécifiques lors de la mise en œuvre d’une stratégie omnicanale.

En effet, le secteur du retail fait aujourd’hui face à des mises en liquidation et fermetures qui nous montre les défis de captation de clients alors que les jeunes générations se tournent vers les ventes en ligne, en particulier sur des sites internationaux, ou optent pour des achats de seconde main.

Nous constatons aussi que les retailers sont souvent attirés par de nouvelles technologies qui semblent prometteuses, mais qui ne tiennent malheureusement pas toujours leurs promesses.

Beaucoup ont également une compréhension floue de la façon dont l’omnicanalité créée de la valeur.

Certaines marques de mode, par exemple, ont tardé à investir dans le e-commerce en raison des coûts élevés d’expédition et de gestion des retours, et de la crainte que les canaux en ligne cannibalisent les ventes en magasin. Tandis que d’autres financent des investissements ponctuels qui n’améliorent que marginalement l’expérience d’achat globale.

Pour réussir, les retailers doivent adopter une approche stratégique et cohérente. Voici trois problèmes courants auxquels ils sont confrontés :

  • Une compréhension floue des parties de l’omnicanalité à privilégier : Trop peu de retailers ont établi un alignement au sein de leur organisation sur l’agenda omnicanal, y compris la vision à long terme et l’état actuel. Sans alignement stratégique, les entrepreises finissent souvent par investir de manière dispersée, finançant des priorités divergentes en matière de e-commerce, d’exploitation des magasins, de chaîne d’approvisionnement, de marketing et de technologie.

  • Une focalisation sur la technologie plutôt que sur la valeur pour le client : De nombreux retailers se sont précipités pour adopter des innovations technologiques pour se différencier. Mais sans une bonne connaissance des besoins des clients ou sans déterminer comment ces investissements créeront et maintiendront de la valeur à grande échelle, les retailers se retrouvent parfois avec des outils digitaux rutilants qui n’apportent que peu de valeur en termes de croissance.

  • Un échec à séquencer les investissements en fonction de la stratégie : De nombreux retailers se précipitent pour faire avancer leurs initiatives omnicanales sans réfléchir à l’identification du point de départ et des capacités spécifiques nécessaires pour réussir à chaque étape. Sans séquencer clairement leur approche et investir dans les fondamentaux appropriés, les retailers se retrouvent souvent avec des investissements fragmentés qui ne peuvent pas apporter de rentabilité.

 Les retailers peuvent choisir une stratégie, approfondir leur expertise, et exceller en tant que leader du commerce ou de la personnalisation. Ou, avec les bases adéquates en place, ils peuvent progresser le long du continuum vers un écosystème et se développer dans d’autres modèles commerciaux avec le temps.

Pour relever ce défi de croissance, les retailers doivent prendre en compte les facteurs suivants :

  • Barrières Technologiques : Intégrer différents systèmes et technologies peut être complexe et coûteuse et nécessite une infrastructure robuste et une expertise.

  • Synchronisation des Données : Garantir des données précises sur tous les canaux est essentiel pour éviter les erreurs d’inventaire et fournir des informations fiables aux clients.

  • Expérience Client Cohérente : Offrir une expérience cohérente et personnalisée sur tous les canaux peut être un défi, en particulier lorsque les retailers utilisent des systèmes disparates pour chaque canal.

  • Conflits de Canaux : Gérer les conflits entre les canaux, tels que la gestion des retours d’achats en ligne dans les magasins physiques, nécessite une coordination minutieuse et des processus efficaces.

  • Coûts et Efforts : Mettre en place une stratégie omnicanale implique souvent un investissement financier et opérationnel significatif, notamment pour les petites entreprises.

 

Exploiter le Système de Gestion des Commandes (OMS) pour mieux comprendre le Retail Omnicanal

Pour surmonter ces défis et libérer tout le potentiel du commerce omnicanal, les retailers français peuvent se tourner vers les systèmes de gestion de commandes (OMS). Un OMS performant, tel que celui proposé par Teamwork Commerce, offre une gamme d’avantages sur mesure, notamment :

  • Intégration Transparente : L’OMS intègre de manière transparente les canaux en ligne et hors ligne, optimisant la gestion des stocks pour une visibilité en temps réel et évitant les ruptures de stock.
  • Traitement Efficace des Commandes : Les retailers bénéficient d’une vue d’ensemble complète des stocks sur tous les canaux, ce qui permet une gestion simplifiée des commandes, des délais de livraison réduits et une satisfaction client accrue.
  • Capacités de Clic et Collecte : L’OMS facilite les retraits en magasin après un achat en ligne, permettant aux clients de commander en ligne et de récupérer leurs achats en magasin physique, favorisant ainsi l’affluence en magasin et créant des opportunités de vente supplémentaires.
  • Gestion Simplifiée des Retours : Le système simplifie les processus de retour entre les canaux, offrant aux clients une expérience fluide, renforçant la fidélité à la marque et réduisant la complexité opérationnelle.

  • Analyses et Insights Avancés : L’OMS de Teamwork Commerce offre aux retailers des capacités d’analyse puissantes, fournissant des informations précieuses sur le comportement des clients. Ces données permettent des campagnes marketing personnalisées, des stratégies de vente ciblées et la fourniture d’expériences client exceptionnelles.

En adoptant une approche omnicanale basée sur un OMS performant, les retailers français peuvent se positionner de manière compétitive sur un marché en croissance constante. En offrant une expérience client fluide et cohérente sur tous les canaux, les retailers peuvent répondre aux attentes des clients, renforcer leur fidélité et stimuler leur croissance. Malgré les défis liés à la mise en œuvre d’une stratégie omnicanale, les retailers peuvent surmonter ces obstacles en adoptant des systèmes de gestion des commandes performants. En exploitant les avantages de ces solutions, les retailers français peuvent capitaliser sur les opportunités offertes par le commerce omnicanal et se positionner avec succès sur le marché du retail en France.

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Les OMS, Vecteurs d’efficacité et de Succès Pour le Retail Français en 2023

Les OMS, Vecteurs d’efficacité et de Succès Pour le Retail Français en 2023

Dans un monde en constante évolution, prendre une longueur d’avance sur la concurrence en offrant une expérience client fluide est essentiel pour réussir dans le secteur du retail, particulièrement dans les années à venir.

Pour ce faire, les retailers doivent s’appuyer sur un système de gestion de commandes (OMS) efficace, offrant un avantage significatif en matière de rationalisation des opérations, d’amélioration de la satisfaction client et renforçant l’efficacité globale du traitement des commandes, afin de pouvoir se développer et prospérer.

 

Améliorer l’efficacité du retail avec l’OMS Teamwork Commerce

Organiser et automatiser les aspects essentiels des processus d’achat et d’expédition de commandes bénéficie à la fois à l’entreprise, qui peut contrôler son processus de A à Z, mais aussi au client, qui peut suivre l’évolution de sa commande, son envoi ou son retour rapide.

En effet, en automatisant l’exécution des commandes, notre plateformes OMS permet un traitement plus rapide et plus efficace des commandes, qui peuvent être placées depuis plusieurs emplacements et exécutées n’importe où, avec une expédition à proximité ou un retrait en boutique.

Notre OMS s’intègre avec les outils essentiels dont les retailers ont besoin, y compris les e-mails transactionnels via des connexions ESP. Cela facilite la communication avec les clients, en leur fournissant des mises à jour précises sur l’état de leur commande, des notifications d’expédition aux informations de suivi et de livraison.

Notre système inclut aussi une surveillance des niveaux de stock en temps réel, évitant toute rupture ou commande en attente, et apportant une meilleure gestion des différentes étapes du cycle d’achat du client, tels que les retours (produit non satisfaisant, défectueux ou autre).

Aussi, notre OMS offre une gestion simplifiée des retours grâce à son gestionnaire de retours. Les retours peuvent être traités efficacement, avec des remboursements automatiques sur la carte d’origine, quel que soit le canal de vente. Les codes de retour pré-approuvés inclus dans les documents d’expédition permettent aux clients de retourner ou d’échanger des articles facilement, ce qui réduit les efforts nécessaires pour effectuer des retours.

Ces niveaux de visibilité et d’efficacité inégalés permettent un suivi complet des commandes et fournissent des informations clés à l’entreprise. L’entreprise devient alors maitresse de ses indicateurs de performance et peut donc analyser l’efficacité globale du processus en place.

Accéder aux informations pour suivre les KPI

Les rapports fournis par notre OMS permettent aux retailers de suivre des indicateurs de performance clés (KPI) essentiels à leur succès. Qu’ils incluent le temps de satisfaction des commandes, les coûts (tels que la préparation, l’emballage et l’expédition), les taux de défaut de produits ou encore le nombre de retours, ces KPIs donnent aux retailers l’opportunité d’identifier leurs points faibles et ainsi d’élaborer des plans d’amélioration et optimiser leurs opérations. Ils peuvent, ainsi, se démarquer par leur efficacité sur un marché hautement fragmenté et concurrentiel regroupant un nombre croissant de clients potentiels.

S’adapter aux différences culturelles et au marché français

Gartner Predicts estimait en 2021 que 75% des achats passeraient par une marketplace d’ici 2022, confirmant la transition significative vers le e-commerce pendant la crise du COVID-19 et une croissance toujours plus soutenue des achats en ligne.

En effet, selon une étude YouGov menée en septembre 2021, 52 % des Français préfèrent les marketplaces pour comparer les prix et les produits, tandis que 62% des milléniales disent les favoriser pour effectuer leurs achats. Et à lui seul, le marché français de la mode devrait atteindre 28.26 milliards d’euros d’ici fin 2023 et 37.1 milliards d’euros d’ici 2027, représentant 33,1 % du marché total du e-commerce en France.

Bien que le marché français ne soit pas soumis à des réglementations spécifiques, ces chiffres soulignent la nécessité pour les retailers souhaitant opérer sur le marché français de tirer parti d’un OMS performant afin de rationaliser leurs processus de commandes et offrir à leurs potentiels 38,72 millions de clients une expérience d’achat claire, centralisée et facilitée.

Offrir une expérience omnicanal fluide

Pour réussir dans le marché français du retail en 2023, les entreprises doivent prioriser une expérience client de haute qualité sur tous leurs canaux de vente. C’est pourquoi notre OMS est une solution particulièrement adaptée au développement d’une entreprise en France. Intégré et alimenté par une technologie de pointe, notre plateforme offre aux retailers une vision consolidée de leurs stocks et permet un suivi et une gestion efficace des commandes.

En garantissant un comptage de stocks précis, les détaillants peuvent facilement éviter les ruptures de stock mais aussi offrir aux clients diverses options, tels que l’achat en ligne avec retrait en magasin (BOPIS) ou l’achat en ligne avec retour en magasin (BORIS).

En intégrant différents canaux de vente, notamment le e-commerce, les magasins physiques et les ventes sur les réseaux sociaux, les retailers peuvent proposer une expérience client fluide, correspondant aux préférences des consommateurs français et développant, à terme, une notion de fidélité à leur marque.

Dans le marché du retail français en 2023, les retailers doivent donner la priorité à un système de gestion de commandes (OMS) efficace pour réussir.

Notre plateforme interconnectée offre une visibilité complète des données en temps réel qui permet aux retailers d’avoir une vision globale de leurs opérations et de prendre des décisions éclairées en fonction des informations les plus récentes.

Grâce à cela et en rationalisant les opérations, en optimisant les performances et en s’adaptant aux préférences culturelles, les retailers peuvent améliorer la satisfaction des clients et renforcer leur efficacité tout en restant compétitifs.

En adoptant une solution e-commerce et en tirant parti du meilleur des OMS, les retailers peuvent ainsi répondre aux demandes changeantes des consommateurs, optimiser leurs cycles de vente, et atteindre une croissance durable dans le paysage du commerce de détail français.

En capitalisant sur le pouvoir de notre OMS, les retailers peuvent désormais exploiter leur plein potentiel et façonner leur succès dans le dynamique marché du retail français en 2023 et au-delà.

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5 Retail Metaverse Examples that Create Immersive Experiences and Excited Customers

5 Retail Metaverse Examples that Create Immersive Experiences and Excited Customers

Let’s say you live in a very summer-filled place. We’ll call it Florida. But you crave snow. So you log into the metaverse and immerse yourself in snow-related experiences. You go skiing with friends who live in Spain, but connect with you online. You cuddle with a loved one by the fireplace. Or maybe you have some “me time” in the virtual outdoors, looking around in wonder as snow falls over you.

Well, on your avatar, but hey, you’ll take it.

Then you realize your avatar needs warmer clothes, so you click a button and buy some, contributing to the $40 billion a year market of skin games, AKA clothes and other items that upgrade avatars’ looks.

But you feel like buying yourself some winter clothes too. So you click another button and get it delivered to your offline home. Or you order some hot cocoa or soup from a nearby, real life restaurant, turn on the air conditioner at home, and watch a Broadway musical or fashion show that’s happening in New York City in real time… on the snow.

The metaverse, said to be the next version of the internet, happens in parallel to real life, and continues changing even when you log off. It keeps gaining in popularity, with AR and VR headset sales increasing by 56% from 2017 to 2021, and smart retailers are already immersing themselves in it, creating innovative experiences for their customers.

Gucci Organizes a Virtual Exhibition and Proves Metaverse Profitability for Retail Brands

To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Gucci created a virtual exhibition of art installations. Called Gucci Garden, it was based on a real life, multimedia experience in Italy.

As users entered the virtual exhibition, their metaverse avatars transformed into genderless mannequins to provide them with a blank canvas for creation. They wandered through a variety of themed rooms, whose design and virtual elements were inspired by past brand campaigns and collections. As they wandered through the rooms, they retained different aspects of the exhibit on their avatar bodies. In part, they did so by trying on and purchasing virtual products.

Since each visitor entered the exhibit from a different room, wandered through the rooms in a different order, and tried different products, each visitor left the exhibit looking unique, just as they are uniquely themselves in real life.

This is only one of the experiences Gucci has created in the metaverse. Among others, it has proven the metaverse profitability to retail brands by selling virtual products, including $12.99 sneakers and a $4,000 handbag. The virtual handbag was later resold for $25,000.

Burberry Designs a Game Heroine’s Outfits, Then Sells Them to Consumers

Product placement in the media has been going on at least since the 1920s. This strategy embeds products seamlessly in ongoing stories, such as a character that happens to drink Coca Cola while she’s already at a restaurant. According to a 2019 study, “prominent product placement activities – especially verbal placements – are associated with increases in both online conversations and web traffic for the brand.”

In 2021, Burberry took this strategy to the virtual world. It designed two outfits for the protagonist of the Honor of Kings game. The outfits included Burberry’s logo, so gamers were able to identify the brand. They could then search for these outfits online or in Burberry’s brick and mortar stores… and buy them for themselves.

Louis Vuitton Creates a Virtual Game that’s Basically a Brand History Course

Louis Vuitton also ventured into gaming, but it actually created its own game. To celebrate its 200th anniversary, it introduced Vivienne, the game’s protagonist, who travels across the virtual globe in an attempt to find 200 birthday NFT candles. Players who join her can collect NFT candles and unique accessories themselves, and even win some awards.

But what’s that got to do with the brand?

Each NFT candle Vivienne finds during the game unveils milestones of the Louis Vuitton story. Kinda like a gamified brand history course.

 

Dyson Lets Consumers Virtually Style Their Hair So They Can Find the Perfect Product Fit

Browsing the metaverse and feeling the need to style your hair? If you’re immersed in the Oculus environment created by Meta (AKA Facebook), you can do just that. When you log into Dyson’s virtual store, you can use its VR demo to virtually try out the company’s hair products on a variety of hair types, and see which one is best for you. You can also look inside the products and understand the technology that makes them work.

Looks like Dyson might be introducing a similar experience for its vacuum cleaners later on. If only virtual vacuuming got our actual houses clean, right?

Nike Connects the Real and Virtual World with Physical Activity

Nike acquired RTFKT, a company that sells digital collectibles in the metaverse, including digital sneakers that cost $70,000 a pair. Behind the scenes, Nike has been filing trademark applications as it advances toward selling a variety of digital products in the metaverse.

Meanwhile, it created its own metaverse studio and launched Nikeland on the Roblox platform. Nikeland, which was designed based on the brand’s offline headquarters, allows visitors to choose their avatars, then dress them in Nike clothes and shoes. Visitors can play multiple existing sports games together, or create their own using interactive sports elements. But Nike doesn’t want you to solely exercise virtually, so when you exercise in real life – say, run or jump – you add a layer of movement to the game on the screen, and could get rewarded for it, too.

To blend the two worlds further, visitors to Nike’s New York store can enjoy augmented reality that gives them a sense that they’re actually in Nikeland.

Taking Baby Steps into the Metaverse

If your team isn’t immersed in the metaverse and doesn’t know what great virtual experiences feel like, the best place to get started is by exploration. Have them explore both retail experiences and environments from different industries, so they can gain inspiration from a variety of sources instead of trying to recreate the brick and mortar feel.

In addition, check in with your audience members:

=> Have they heard of the metaverse?

=> What do they love most about it?

=> What do they least enjoy?

=> What would they want from a metaverse retail experience?

That said, don’t dismiss the metaverse if your audience isn’t that into it yet. This is still a growing space, and there’s bound to be some resistance, as with any new technological advancement. You can still take steps forward to make sure you won’t be left behind in a few years. For example, you could create immersive experiences for them in your stores, using AR, VR and smart mirrors (click here for some examples of interactive in-store experiences [link to the article once it gets published]). This way, when your customers are ready for the next step, they’ll want to experience it with you, not with your competitors.

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5 Interactive Store Examples that Will Make You Want to Shop

5 Interactive Store Examples that Will Make You Want to Shop

We’ve all heard that online is here to stay. The pandemic has indeed accelerated ecommerce growth and established new buying habits. But according to a 2021 study by Raydiant, approximately half of consumers have enjoyed going back to brick and mortar stores. They “spent more than 51% of their shopping budget in physical locations,” and prefer to buy in-person when they can.

It looks like in-store shopping is here to stay, too. But with changing habits and expectations, retailers need to think outside the box and create a more interactive, immersive store experience. Here are examples of five retailers with impressive customer experiences.

Source: Raydiant

Chanel Blends Two Worlds

Too often, consumers feel like they’ve seen it all, as brand after brand repeats the same marketing strategy. Sometimes these repetitive experiences are enjoyable, other times they grow tired with time… until someone comes up with a new trend, which, once again, everyone follows.

To navigate the challenge of coming up with new ideas for experiences that truly surprise and immerse customers in interactive retail experiences, Chanel decided to borrow from a very, very different world.

So what happens when a luxury fashion retailer and makeup brand mixes up some arcade elements?

A pink pop-up shop with “game stations named after popular products from Chanel, such as Rogue Coco, Chance and Hydra Beauty,” where visitors could win free products and participate in pre-launches of new products, reports Female Magazine.

In addition, the pop up shop presented retail displays with an Instagrammable background, which likely encouraged shoppers to create their own content around the shop, and thus connect further with the brand and help spread the word.

Farfetch Provides Technology-Empowered Human to Human Interactions

When Farfetch decided to take its ecommerce platform, which curates luxury brands, to the brick and mortar world, it decided to go big, calling it the Store of the Future.

In an interview with Business of Fashion, Farfetch founder and CEO Jose Neves said that the Store of the Future will revolve around humanizing and personalizing the shopping experience, as well as connecting it with online channels.

Machines will replace the store staff’s focus on supply chain logistics, like looking up an item in the database, so that the staff can “focus on the human side of the interaction” and become “in-store influencers,” Neves said in the interview.

However, there will be no one size fits all, or one experience fits all. Farfetch developed the initial apps for the brick and mortar platform, including customer recognition at store entrance, RFID-enabled and automatic population of wishlists based on products the customer browses through in retail store, yet is opening the platform for additional companies to develop complementary apps. It’s also letting each partner brand customize the features and experiences it wants to provide customers, Business of Fashion reported.

Audi Lets You Try Equipment Virtually Before it Customizes Your Car

While some products are easy to buy without extensively trying them out first, some are big purchases, that include many aspects of decision making, like a car.

Therefore, when Audi customers want to buy a car, they go to a private customer lounge at an audi dealership, put on a VR headset, and take a deeper look at all the equipment options, including “the smallest details,” with “an extremely realistic perspective,” Audi explained when it launched this experience. Customers can choose their favorite options “from several hundred million possible models and equipment variants,” Audi announced.

But that’s not all. Customers can fully immerse themselves in the interactive retail experience before they make a purchase decision, “in three dimensions and 360 degrees, with all light and sound effects. Various environments, times of day, and light conditions,” it added.

Check it out in this one minute video:

Rebecca Minkoff Makes Shopping Seamless and Smart

Today’s consumer, especially the millennial one, is looking for greater control over her shopping experience, and less dependency on sales assistants, Rebecca Minkoff CEO Uri Minkoff explained to Footwear News. Therefore, the fashion retailer decided to find “ways to make her feel like she can have multiple experiences,” he said.

In an interview with Fast Company (see video below), Minkoff said the store welcomes you with a smart screen, where you can choose a beverage – including water, coffee, green tea or champagne – and some favorite looks. You can choose items to try on, and get a text when the items arrive at your dressing room.

When you reach the dressing room yourself, you’re welcomed by a smart interactive mirror that already knows all the items you chose to try on. If an item doesn’t fit, you can use the mirror to send a notification to a salesperson, and the sales associate will deliver the item to your dressing room.

Meanwhile, the interactive displays allow you to adjust your dressing room’s lighting – from sunny to sunset – so “you can get some confidence around what it might look like in your end use case,” Minkoff told Fast Company.

Then, customers can use self checkout and the retailer gains valuable data about its customers’ preferences.

Nike Simultaneously Offers Connected Experiences and Shopping Independence

With more Nike shoes than anywhere and an emphasis on immersive experiences, Nike’s flagship New York City store is designed to make you feel like you’ve entered a high-tech museum, not just another shop. According to Nike’s website, the store layout can be easily reconfigured, so the brand can customize and reshape experiences at all times.

The store lets you scan codes that have been placed on mannequins and request a store athlete to deliver its outfit in your size to your dressing room, adds Nike.

That’s right – a store athlete, not a sales associate.

You can also talk to an expert and get advice on styling your look or choosing the best “laces, fabrics [and] decals to customize your products.

If you prefer to do your shopping on your own, no worries. Scan your purchases using the Nike app and check out without waiting in line.

That said, Nike’s in-store experience is vastly about connection – connection to the brand, connection to the community, connection to the world. In its Seoul, South Korea, location, for example, it helps in-store shoppers find sporting events designated for the Nike community. It also accepts gently worn sneakers and apparel from customers, which it either recycles or donates, in an effort to become more and more eco-friendly, reports Input.

Mostly, though, Nike is all about unique experiences that keep customers coming back. As Nike Direct VP Daniel Heaf told Input, the intention “is to never have the shopping experience be the same if people come in on separate days.”

 

Create Interactive In-Store Experiences to Thrive Long Term

Even though eCommerce might be getting most of the headlines right now, customers don’t want to stop shopping in brick-and-mortar stores. They want the human connection, the ability to touch products before they buy them, and the fun of having the product with them as soon as they buy it.

But as online channels offer more and more personalization and convenience, including faster shipping, in-person stores that want to thrive long-term must provide immersive, interactive experiences that make the visit especially worthwhile.

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6 Exciting 2022 Retail Trends to Watch

6 Exciting 2022 Retail Trends to Watch

It’s been two years since the pandemic transformed the retail market, and it feels like we’re still adjusting, as nothing remains certain. But the retail industry isn’t letting it stop its efforts to create the best shopping experiences or tap into the most innovative technologies.

 Today, we bring you six exciting retail trends to watch, and include some practical advice to help you turn these trends into competitive advantages for your company.

Expand into China as its Youngest Generation Devours the Luxury Retail Market

We’re seeing a large number of companies heading for Chinese expansion, and with good reason. “China was the only country with positive luxury growth in 2020,” reports Fashion Discounts. “By 2025, China will be the world’s largest luxury market,” predicts The Luxury Conversation.

The time to expand is now, as its youngest generation – born in 1990-2000 – is “now 50% of the luxury market,” according to Jing Daily.

The timing is especially critical, as Chinese consumers tend to celebrate national pride and buy from local brands, especially following the pandemic, explains The Luxury Conversation. To engage them, we recommend localizing at a deep level – from the software you use to the influencers you partner with – to create a shopping experience that feels immersed in the local culture.

Prioritize Gen Z

One of the biggest retail trends to watch is the growing emphasis retailers put on Gen Z – rightfully so, since “70% of luxury sales will be made by Gen Z and millennials by 2025,” reports Luxe Digital. And their shopping preferences are different from what we’ve known so far.

Source: Luxe Digital

According to eMarketer, Gen Z consumers educate themselves on social media, which is the best place to target them, whether organically, via advertising or with the help of influencers. According to the Instagram 2022 Trend Report, over 1 in 4 intends to shop directly through their social media feeds.

When you do target them, eMarketer points out they care a lot more about a brand’s proactive action toward social justice than they do about product prices, even though they don’t make as much money as older generations. Instagram emphasizes that Gen Zers cares about sustainability, including reusing, repurposing and reselling their clothes.

Leverage Influencers in a Way that Actually Matters to Your Audience

Using influencers to engage with consumers has been one of the retail trends to watch for a while, but it’s growing in significance, especially as Gen Z gets prioritized. According to Ogilvy’s 2022 report, “influencer marketing is 277% more emotionally intense and 87% more memorable” than TV ads, as it gets integrated into content consumers already enjoy.

In addition, influencer marketing is a great opportunity for the retail markets to put their money where their brand promises to this generation are.

The report indicates that “38% of consumers are more likely to trust brands that cast diverse people in their ads,” but points out that this alone won’t solve the inequality found in the industry. It explains that “black female influencers are paid up to 10 times less for the same work as their white counterparts. In addition to the steep racial pay gap, female influencers are paid 33% less than male influencers – even though female influencers make up 84% of the entire industry. On top of that, LGBTQ+ influencers, as well as influencers with disabilities, are more often compensated with ‘exposure’ in lieu of the standard rates brands usually pay.”

38%

OF CONSUMERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO TRUST BRANDS THAT CAST DIVERSE PEOPLE IN THEIR ADS.

Source: Ogilvy

Design Omnichannel Clienteling

After getting hit during the first COVID year, “the personal luxury goods market grew by 29%” in 2021, reaching 283 billion Euros, reports Bain & Company, which expects this retail market to keep experiencing a 6-8% annual growth by 2025.

Source: Luxe Digital

However, the pandemic managed to change this market nonetheless. Alongside other sectors, clienteling turned to virtual platforms to keep operating, and it is expected to keep combining in-store and virtual channels as we head into 2022.

Sales associates will need to be empowered by omnichannel data, so they can predict customers’ needs based on their history with the company, make personalized recommendations, and keep track of customers’ desired products when they get back to stock, no matter how they interact with customers.

Provide Same Day Delivery (Although Most Consumers Still Accept a Slightly Larger Delivery Window)

The last mile continues to be a critical aspect of the shopping experience. Expect an increase in the amount of retailers offering same day delivery, some as fast as two hours, predicts Forbes. One of the ways they’ll make it happen is by establishing micro fulfillment and distribution centers across the country, it explains. Another way is by partnering with third party delivery services, such as DoorDash.

But in case offering same day delivery feels like too big of a leap from where your company is right now, McKinsey research found that “more than 90% of US online shoppers expect free two to three day shipping.” Longer than that, half of them will shop elsewhere.

Bring RFID to Your Stores

According to the Global RFID Market Research 2021-2026, Logistik Unicorp was able to reduce shipping time by 35% using RFID technology, while ensuring “strict quality requirements.”

RFID stands for radio-frequency identification. When you have an RFID reader, it can read tags or smart labels, then capture the data on your system. This technology is growing in popularity in retail markets, because it automates and simplifies transaction and inventory management.

For example, one of the trends we’re seeing is letting RFID automatically scan items in shopping baskets and populate customers’ carts, so they and your cashiers won’t need to do it automatically. That’s a much better shopping experience, as it removes the need for tedious tasks, and keeps the focus on the fun. Then, when customers walk out of the store, it scans the items again, to verify they actually paid for them. If they didn’t, an alarm is set off.

Back in their warehouses, a key trend that came up in the report is that retailers use RFID technology to track and manage inventory more accurately, plus make smarter purchase decisions, which lead to higher profit margins.

In addition, we’ve seen retailers use a wand to scan boxes. It records which orders have been processed and which items are leaving the warehouse. After all, if you’re looking for retail trends to watch, you might as well explore trends that make your team’s life easier while giving customers a better experience. It’s kinda like having your own magic wand.

2022 Retail Trends to Watch… and Implement

Now that you’ve got a list of the most exciting retail trends to watch, it’s time to start implementing them and lead your retail markets. But the good news is you don’t have to implement all of them, certainly not right away.

It’s much better to choose one or two that holistically align with your goals for 2022, and master them before expanding further. It will help you focus on creating the kind of shopping experiences that drive customer joy. Test these trends out, get feedback from your customers, check your profit margins, then adjust as you go. Over time, you’ll drive loyalty and advocacy, too, leading to a compound interest in your bottom line.

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“Smarter” Stores with AI-Enabled Video Intelligence

“Smarter” Stores with AI-Enabled Video Intelligence

Ai-based video analytics are opening the door to exciting advancements in business intelligence…and they can now integrate into almost any location.

As retail continues to adapt to the new normal of life with COVID, there is still much consideration regarding how to better manage both retail operations and customer expectations. Retailers need to be agile, adaptive, and dynamic, both now and in the future. This is particularly true regarding the store, as labor shortages, distribution challenges, changing customer expectations and frenetic pricing continue to impact the bottom line. Thankfully, there are new technology developments that can help.

Insite is a new, turnkey, Ai-enabled “smart” video solution that delivers real-time insights to retail store operators, marketing, merchandising and design teams. With it, they are able to understand and manage what’s happening (and, in some cases, not happening) on the store floor to ensure bettercustomer experiences and more revenue­–without requiring additional headcount. It works by integrating video surveillance, data analytics, POS and artificial intelligence (Ai) together with both new and traditional CCTV systems. This allows teams to dramatically improve service times and gain insight into their unique business and customer challenges so that they can do something about it.

Here are some real-world, applied examples.

  • Better understand wait times and throughput to design a plan that schedules the perfect number of employees based on customer counts and traffic patterns
  • Take advantage of peak hours by understanding how customers shop the store
  • Turn shopper behavior into “KPI dashboards” that report on traffic, dwell, engagement and, if using Insite’s POS API, conversion, for either the entire store or zones of interest
  • View the daily or weekly trends and traffic patterns of each store zone, display or service point
  • Enhance the effectiveness of displays and increase impulse purchases by knowing stock levels, what customers are engaging with and when they appear to be waiting for help
  • Using Ai in conjunction with POS data, manage shrink or theft based on exception-based reporting, such as a “refund to cash with no customer standing in front of POS”
  • Tags suspect transactions and presents them every morning with video, receipt, and risk types for management’s quick, proactive review–which can be done by region, store, and specific associate to quickly identify potential personnel or location risks
  • Maximize the use of high-traffic areas to test new merchandise, move products quickly or drive more high-margin impulse buys
  • Detect repeat customers to so that staff or apps can better interact with them
  • Detect potential security threats before they happen
  • Increase profitability and revenue by generating real-time reports and alerts that for any of these features

When it comes down to it, what Insite and its smart video capabilities does is enable managers and staff to know what’s happening and take action with the information it makes available. Because it does it with technology, stores save time and money and can protect the business and bottom line. Working in sync with a secure cloud, operators and businesses keep their environment safe, operationally streamlined and optimized for customer experience with real-time actionable data. This capability has historically only been available at a premium per-location cost. The Insite platform offers the same capabilities and data options at a price point all retailers–both large and small–can afford.

If you’d like more information, please contact our partner All Point Retail at sales@allpointretail.com.

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