Lower unemployment and tax cuts have fueled the growth of the retail industry over the past year. According to the retail industry experts at Infiniti Research, 2019 will be a precarious year for players in the retail sector. As the stock market is in flux, the future of retail is expected to be dominated by steepening tariffs. Furthermore, another intriguing retail market trend is emerging markets are taking on a greater share of global growth. This could also present several opportunities for savvy retailers who are willing to face the winds heads on.
Infiniti’s solutions to overcome challenges in the retail have helped several established brands to enhance their overall performance and drive greater business growth. This newsletter offers a snapshot of some of our success stories and how our experts helped clients overcome some major risks facing the retail industry.
Attracting new customer groups for a fast-fashion retailer using market opportunity analysis
Recently, several fast-fashion retailers have had to wind up their operations due to their inability to cope up with the dynamic market trends and ever-changing consumer demands. This has acted as a wake-up call for other players in this segment to reinvent their strategies to survive. This success story is a great example of how brands that have the courage to self-disrupt will emerge as winners. Our client, a fast-fashion retailer based out of Central America wanted to attract new customer segments and wanted to identify the right marketing channels to invest in. With our market opportunity analysis, they were able to effectively target the right customer groups and thereby increased their targeted segment spend by 19%. They were also able to reverse their declining sales in less than 60 days.
Using customer buying journey maps to identify untapped opportunities
Personalization of customer experience is becoming vital for companies in the retail industry to retain their customers. To do so, retailers will need to map their customers’ journey from awareness to the purchase stage. This is where the importance of customer buying journey maps come into play for companies in the retail industry. A German retailer wanted to devise personalized product offerings, develop better marketing strategies, and drive sales. Experts at Infiniti provided the client with a customer buying journey analysis solution and devised strategies to help them personalize their marketing and sales strategies to drive maximum sales. By identifying the right marketing channels to target customers the client was able to drive customer engagement and enhance ROI by 23%.
Competitive pricing analysis to boost sales and enhance profit margins by 19%
Companies in the retail industry resort to different pricing strategies based on their unique business goals and other key factors affecting their business. However, increase in the number of competitors in the market is increasing challenges in retail especially when it comes to setting prices for products. The client is a renowned company in the Canadian retail industry. The company was facing predicaments in pricing their products in line with the current market demand and adjust to the competitors’ pricing structures. Our competitive pricing analysis solution focused on identifying how similar products of the same category are priced in the Canadian market. This helped the client to identify the optimum price at which they can set their products to attract more customer while making steady profits. As a result, the client was able to overcome challenges in retail pricing and increase their profit margins by 19% in one year.
Reducing customer churn by 37% for a European retailer with customer needs assessment solution
The European retail industry is growing exponentially and presents huge opportunities for retail companies around the globe. Despite this steady growth, rising need for convenience and rapidly changing market realities are making it vital for retailers to understand customer needs and analyze their buying patterns. Our client is a well-known brand in the European retail industry. They noticed a steady decline in sales and consequently increasing customer churn in their business. They wanted to identify the prime reasons for them and overcome the key retail industry challenges coming their way. Infiniti’s customer needs assessment solution helped the client identify their customers’ unmet needs and demands. They also gained detailed insights on the product features that drive product purchase. With this, the company in the European retail industry was able to reduce customer churn rate by 37%.
