83% of C-level Executives Feel that Retail and Dining will be Changed Forever, According to New Cambridge Retail Advisors Report

COVID-19 Impact Study – Retail and Restaurant Market Analysis Provides Insights and Strategies for Short-term Tactics and Long-term Plans As retail and restaurant organisations continue to deal with the new realities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, they are modifying people, process and technology to adapt to evolving consumer expectations and new guidelines and mandates for […]

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    • COVID-19 Impact Study – Retail and Restaurant Market Analysis Provides Insights and Strategies for Short-term Tactics and Long-term Plans

    As retail and restaurant organisations continue to deal with the new realities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, they are modifying people, process and technology to adapt to evolving consumer expectations and new guidelines and mandates for health and safety.

    Cambridge Retail Advisors (CRA) fielded an online COVID-19 Survey to primarily C-level executives at retail, grocery and restaurant organisations to identify how retailers and restaurateurs were dealing with the key challenges related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their businesses.

    “Retail and restaurant companies have quickly adapted their customer journeys and processes to respond to new expectations and safety requirements,” said Marty Whitmore, managing partner at Cambridge Retail Advisors.

    “Enhancing online and omni-channel capabilities has been an imperative as consumers have rapidly shifted brick and mortar shopping to low contact transactions like buy online, pick-up in-store (BOPIS), buy online, pick-up at curb (BOPAC) and home delivery. Retail and restaurant organisations that didn’t previously offer BOPIS and BOPAC have quickly implemented these services to retain customers and maximise revenues.”

    Key findings of the study include:

    • 83% of C-level executives feel that retail and dining will be changed forever
    • 65% of retailer and restaurant chains plan to reopen all their locations, 25% plan to open a portion of their locations and 10% don’t plan to return to the brick and mortar channel at all
    • 56% of C-level executives feel that the pandemic will permanently change the way people shop and ant people that most consumers will move exclusively to BOPIS or BOPAC shopping

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    About Cambridge Retail Advisors

    Cambridge Retail Advisors (CRA) is an innovative and independent retail store and restaurant consulting firm dedicated to providing superior service and enduring value to our clients. CRA combines its consultants’ deep retail store and restaurant business knowledge and cross-functional capabilities to deliver and implement client specific strategy, technology, and process solutions. The firm’s unique combination of industry focus, knowledge-based approach, and rapid, end-to-end solution deployment helps clients achieve their maximum business potential.

    For more information, visit http://www.cambridgeretailadvisors.com.

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    SOURCE: PRNEWSWIRE

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