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Retail 2008 To 2018: A Decade Of Revolutionizing The ‘How’ Of Customer Engagement

RTP blog

In one of my first jobs out of journalism school, I worked for a magazine called Giftware Business , then I moved on to Private Label Product News and — fast-forward to the age of digital-only — I eventually landed at Retail TouchPoints (RTP). By Debbie Hauss, Editor-In-Chief I’ve been covering the retail industry for a long time.

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The 19 Ecommerce Growth Challenges of 2018, Outlined by Amazon’s Annual Report

BigCommerce

On May 18th, Amazon released its Annual Report for the past fiscal year (2017). Magazine called a business must-read: The Definitive Guide to Amazon. . Channel expansion and high-growth pains. Data shows that as of 2017, Amazon’s global retail revenue continued to climb, as seen below (note the reporting change in Q1 of 2017).

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Harnessing the huge marketing potential of subscription services

365 Retail

But retail subscription services aren’t a new phenomenon: magazine and newspaper services have been around for decades while Blockbuster gave way to Amazon Lovefilm (its DVD rental service) before streaming took over. . 45% of consumers streamed live television at least weekly, up from 20% in 2017. . billion by 2025.

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Trends Analysis: QR codes and the eCommerce Experience

ESW

Whether you are a DTC brand or a multi-channel retailer, QR codes present a huge opportunity. This is a fourfold increase in the 2017 prediction as a result of Apple’s decision to integrate QR code reading into the iOS 11 update. While they may have become a joke in the west, their popularity has continued to rise in Asia.

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Staring Down Retail Armageddon With Unified Commerce

OrderDynamics

Forbes magazine recently published an article charting the number of retail store closures in the January to March period for 2017. But, where does omni-channel / unified commerce play into it all for the traditional bricks-and-mortar retailer during this “Retail Armageddon?”

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Ecommerce Statistics

Ecommerce Platforms

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The 8 Must-Follow Business Principles That Drove 832% Growth and $5M in Revenue

BigCommerce

Now, of course, earning customers like that and hitting a multi-million dollar revenue mark didn’t happen overnight. Little did we know, we were following Google’s “best marketing practices for 2017” book back in 2010. Little did we know, we were following Google’s “best marketing practices for 2017” book back in 2010.

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