Cross Channel

Cross Channel services describes the consumer services that a retailer provides to ease consumers’ information, communication and travel between its various distribution channels. An excellent journey allows consumers to check for new products online, find the next physical store, check the products’ in-store availability. At advanced retailers, the consumer can make a product reservation (click & reserve), buy online and pick up the product in-store (click & collect) and return items purchased online at the nearest store (buy online & return offline).

The Future in Brand Distribution – in Search of a 1000 Minds

How are these snapshots for a future in brand distribution?

“2025 retail rents will be like 2020 flight routes: back to the 1980s.” “The future is social commerce, digital market places are an interim hype, for brand industry’s e-com latecomers.” “In five years, an office workspace and business travel will be recruiting incentives.” “Grandpa tells me, his company used to pay him for sourcing travel to adventurous rural locations.”

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