responsive mobile - the next phase of retail
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Today, nearly all consumers pre-shop before stepping into a store, begging the question of retailers worldwide: are you where they are? Become familiar with the next phase of retail and learn: - What the new path to purchase looks like - Why retailers must keep consistent brand messaging across all mediums - How responsive design and mobile apps are critical to conversionsTRANSCRIPT
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RESPONSIVE MOBILE: THE NEXT PHASE OF RETAIL
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SPEAKERS
Stephen Derksen Business Development Manager, Retail and Hospitality Pivotal Labs @StephenDerksen
Jeremy Black Director, Retail, CPG and Automotive Pivotal Labs @JeremyWBlack
Jennifer Lee Omnichannel Retail Leader Deloitte
MODERATOR
PANELISTS
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AGENDA
Opportunities and Trends Path to Purchase Omnichannel Responsive Design Mobile Apps Platform Key Takeaways/Q and A
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OPPORTUNITIES Consumers expect an omnichannel shopping experience that is seamless across in-store, web and mobile channels
• 65% of consumers prefer a browser experience for shopping activities
• Shoppers who interact with more than one channel spend 18%-36% more
• mCommerce will skyrocket from $3 billion in 2010 to $31 billion in 2016
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TRENDS
• Shopping is social • Millennials are setting the tone • Mobile is the medium • Create one seamless,
omnichannel shopping experience
• Big Data provides great insight
Source: http://blog.bazaarvoice.com/2013/02/26/the-top-5-consumer-driven-trends-in-retail/
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PATH TO PURCHASE Purchase path was seen as traditionally linear
• Social interaction • Product discovery • Marketing • Price-checking
Pre-Purchase
Purchase
Post-Purchase
• Cashless/cardless purchase online or in-store
• Self-checkout
• Order management • Customer service • Loyalty
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PATH TO PURCHASE Connected consumers define the path - it is not linear!
How Erica buys
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PATH TO PURCHASE
• 80-90% of customers are pre-shopping before coming into store – if you’re not part of this process, you’ll lose customers
• Mobile allows for collection of behavioral data
How do you fit mobile into that path?
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BUSINESS MODEL DISRUPTION: OMNICHANNEL
“Customers will come to us”
“We need to sell online”
“Many customers shop across channels”
“Relevant products and services anywhere”
The Past: Store 1.0
The Recent Past: Store 1.5 e-commerce
The Present: Store 2.0 Multi-Channel
The Future: Store 3.0™ OmniChannel
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TRANSFORMING THE BUSINESS MODEL Retailers will experience significant profit improvement and brand awareness by investing in OmniChannel capabilities
Conversion 20% 3% Traffic (000s) 90 200
Store OmniChannel
E/M-Commerce Sales
Sales ($ 000s) $900 $300 Gross Margin 47% 47%
Occupancy and Labour 26% 0%
Online Costs 0% 15% SG&A 11% 11% EBIT ($ 000s) $90 $63
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OMNICHANNEL DIFFERENTIATORS
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PRE-EMPTIVE DISTRIBUTION Why is it important? Allows retailers to gain easier and greater access to consumers beyond the traditional existing retail network
Presenting products where customers are
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FOCUS ON CONTENT Why is it important? By developing a content strategy for targeted customer demographics, retailers can unify the content-driven experience across all devices and channels
Providing unified, device-agnostic shopping experience
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BIG DATA Why is it important? Allows companies to gain a deeper understanding of customers to enhance customer experience and increase profitability
Linking data to provide personalized experience
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GAMIFICATION Why is it important? Allows retailers to better engage customers throughout their paths to purchase as well as outside of their shopping time, driving loyalty and action
Creating multichannel customer engagement
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DIGITALLY ENHANCED SHOPPING
Why is it important? Digital technology allows retailers to maximize limited selling space by creating “endless aisles” and increasing advertising opportunities, as well as to enhance the shopping experience
Introducing ‘endless’ virtual toy aisles
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ENGAGE ACROSS MEDIUMS The mediums you use to engage your customers on the path to purchase and through omnichannel should be responsive and mobile
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RESPONSIVE DESIGN
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MOBILE APPS
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ONE PLATFORM You need a platform that addresses Omnichannel, Responsive Design, and Mobile Apps
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PLATFORM BENEFITS A Responsive Mobile Platform enables the creation of high performance web and mobile applications that deliver a rich user experience Benefits: • Rich user experience increases conversions • Broad device coverage attracts more visitors • Provides content parity across devices • “One web” vision enables a lower TCO • One codebase to manage • Improved website performance • One URL drives higher SEO and SMO
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR An ideal platform has: • Tools to create a Responsive Design website
for all devices
• A Server that provides browser and device optimization for displaying content
• Middleware that creates mobile-ready APIs for your applications
• Connectors that simplify integration with backend systems
• Pre-built modules that reduce the cost and effort of development
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KEY TAKEAWAYS/Q&A
• Path to purchase: be part of the pre-purchasing process
• Omnichannel: be consistent across all mediums and highlight your differentiators
• Responsive Design: provide a consistent online experience, irrespective of device
• Mobile Apps: offer your customers access to your brand wherever they are
• Platform: use a provider who has one platform that addresses all your needs
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