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Digitally Reinventing The Retail Store With Mobile

RTP blog

Apple + IBM Partner ship The recent bankruptcies and shuttering of apparel brands such as The Limited, American Apparel and AĆ©ropostale, combined with declining sales at some brick-and-mortar stores, point to the demise of the physical store. E-Commerce sales in the third quarter of 2017 only accounted for. By Rodney Bryant, ?Apple

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Ecommerce Trends: 147 Stats Revealing How Modern Customers Shop in 2017

BigCommerce

A 2017 point-of-sale solutions survey of 1,164 U.S. The secret to success in 2017 is no longer just get it out there and see how it performs. 63% of suburban shoppers share that shipping costs are their least favorite part of online shopping. Get your free comprehensive omnichannel report now. Are you an omni-channel seller?

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Wine Ecommerce: How To Sell & Ship Wine in 2018

BigCommerce

Whether you compare it to grocery stores, convenience stores, or independent wine shops, winery D2C shipping continues to be the leading retail channel. According to the 2018 Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Report , there are two primary reasons for this growth. In 2017, online sales of beer, liquor, and wine increased by more than ?

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The 2017 Omnichannel Holiday Strategy Advantage

Wiser

While shoppers could opt to pay extra for expedited shipping, another option is to pop into a store and walk out certain that they have everything they need. Leveraging Mobile Technology . Or, that associate can have it shipped to them instead. Ship from Store . In-Store Returns . Experiences . Schedule a demo today.

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Retailers Need To Embrace Mobile Apps To Connect With Millennial Consumers

RTP blog

Major chains ā€” including JCPenney , Macyā€™s , Sears , Kmart , CVS ā€” plan to shut more than 1,000 retail stores in 2017. When Millennial consumers go shopping, they do so armed with mobile devices. As a result, mobile devices are becoming a primary interaction, recommendation and knowledge interface for shoppers inside the store.

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Walmart Automates More Than Half of its Regional Distribution Centers, Enhancing Associate Efficiency

Retail TouchPoints

Currently, Walmart stores its inventory until needed, at which point the items are manually packed onto a 53-foot trailer and shipped to the store that needs them. The Symbotic technology changes the process by using an algorithm to determine optimal storage placement and high-speed mobile robots to speed up the intake process. ā€œThe

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Mobileā€™s impact on holiday shopping and how to compete next season

GetElastic

The numbers are in and there is no denying that the 2018 holiday season outshined the 2017 holiday in terms of ecommerce revenue. From Black Friday through Christmas week, consumers spent more dollars overall and spent more time on mobile. Source: 2018 Q4 Mobile Commerce Insights Report?. Strategize special offers.

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