Omnichannel customer experience has become a priority for brands across all industries. From retail to manufacturing, companies know that customers expect options in the digital age.
This omnichannel trend has been growing for several years, but really took off during the pandemic.
A McKinsey & Company 2021 study found that between 60% and 70% of consumers used both online and offline channels to research and buy products.
Since then, buyers haven’t looked back. Omnichannel is a requirement, whether you’re a retailer or a B2B company. A separate McKinsey study found that B2B customers now regularly use ten or more channels to interact with suppliers, up from five in 2016.
We’ve been covering omnichannel since our site was launched 10 years ago, so it’s hard to choose just a few here. But these are some of our best posts covering one of the hottest topics impacting commerce. 
Most retailers are now multichannel, where they sell their products across more than one channel. Very few, however, are truly omnichannel. Discover what it means to be considered an omnichannel business.
Tracey Wallace, a stand-out contributor, penned this article that delves further into the omnichannel phenomenon, complete with statistics, examples, and strategic tips:
Any aspect of your brand that touches a customer or a potential customer is part of your omnichannel customer experience - and having or not having an omnichannel CX can make or break you today.
Online retail and e-commerce require an omnichannel strategy. How do you create one? Learn some of the best omnichannel examples out there.
The retail industry has led the omnichannel charge.
In this post, SAP’s Shayonie Mila Kundu provides a great omnichannel guide for retailers by describing how UK toy company The Entertainer adapted quickly to changing buying patterns during COVID:
Having an omnichannel strategy is essential for retailers today. What are some key steps for success? One UK retailer offers some lessons to live by.
In this article, Angelica Valentine – who wrote about omnichannel for us back in 2014 – provides expert insight into what grocers need to do to attract modern shoppers:
Omnichannel grocery shoppers spend more and are the real growth opportunity. Win them over by providing a personalized, blended online and in-store experience.
Consumer products companies need to toss out old playbooks and develop new strategies to engage with consumers on multiple channels for direct-to-consumer growth, Valentine explains in this post:
Consumer brands must meet modern buyers where they really are to succeed in the DTC world. Find out what it takes to win over today's omnichannel consumer.
In the B2B world, companies also face omnichannel pressure as customers expect the same kind of fast, seamless experiences they have in the consumer world.
This article explains the impact of digital commerce on industrial manufacturers and how they can drive more sales with an omnichannel approach:
The future of B2B sales in industrial manufacturing industries is driven by simplification. B2B must learn omnichannel to survive in the digital age.
The demand for omnichannel experiences is changing core businesses operations, from marketing and sales to service and fulfillment.
The explosion of digital channels creates both challenges and opportunities for marketers.
This post covers the fundamentals that marketers need to know and offers omnichannel tips to ease the transition:
Omnichannel marketing is the strategy and practice through which a brand interacts with its consumers, both off and online.
Omnichannel is a massive shift for the sales profession, which has been so reliant on face-to-face customer engagement.
This article explains what sales pros need to do to effectively engage with digital-first customers:
You know that digital disruption has changed the buying process. It has also revamped what is required of sales professionals in an omnichannel world.
Omnichannel means seamless, including consistent pricing across sales channels. But as they ramp up their e-commerce operations, B2B companies can overlook this.
Doug Fuehne of Pricefx explains the risk and what companies can do to avoid it in this post:
Inconsistent pricing across channels is hurting B2B sales and damaging revenue. Learn the benefits of omnichannel pricing.
The pandemic forever altered delivery and fulfilment for retailers as options like BOPIS became standard.
This article explains the benefits of having flexible fulfillment:
Retailers: prepare for the unexpected. See how omnichannel order fulfillment can help you adapt quickly to sudden market changes.
This post explores how retailers are rethinking their supply chains including inventory management and forecasting to meet the needs of omnichannel customers:
Faced with ongoing uncertainty, retailers are strengthening their supply chain to keep shelves stocked, inventories healthy, and customers satisfied.
