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Amazon FBA Boosts Sustainability Efforts With Two Circular Commerce Programs

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“Customer returns are a fact of life for all retailers, and what to do with those products is an industry-wide challenge,” said Libby Johnson McKee, Director, Amazon WW Returns, ReCommerce and Sustainability in a statement. The programs join FBA Donations, which was launched in 2019 and 2020 in the U.S., UK and France.

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5 Holiday Trends to Watch Include Rise of ‘Couch Commerce,’ Curbside Pickup

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Retailers and industry experts have been forecasting a 2020 holiday season dominated by ecommerce almost since the world started taking COVID-19 seriously, and results from “Cyber Weekend,” or BFCM (Black Friday/Cyber Monday), effectively made their case. over the 2019 holiday.

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Top Ecommerce Niches of 2019

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Here’s our guide to the top ecommerce niches of 2019, including a bunch of tips to help you find the best niche for your ecommerce business. One of biggest mistakes ecommerce businesses make is selling an excessive number of products. Managing accurate product counts for a catalog with 100s of SKUs isn’t for the rookie retailer.

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Holiday Season 2020 Will be Different. Here’s How

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A question that is largely on the minds of retailers and consumers alike. With COVID-19 still at large, consumers will be making difficult shopping choices and retailers will be scratching their heads for a strategy that will bring them a great sale. What do retailers have in store for them? In 2019, holiday sales were up 4.1%

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April 2020 Industry Updates: Amazon’s Coronavirus Journey & Mobile’s Decline

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Throughout this already arduous period, they have had to juggle fluctuating demand, heightened protection for their workers, inventory and supply chain issues, an influx of counterfeit goods, and pressure from third-party sellers (3P) to sustain their services. Small Business Assistance. Desktop Traffic Up, Mobile Down.

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Ecommerce Lately: June 2019

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PayPal Launches an Ecommerce Platform for Small Businesses. PayPal has opened their Commerce Platform to individual retailers. Shopify Supplies 2-Day Shipping to Its Sellers. Shopify announced it plans to provide 2-day shipping for select merchants selling in the United States by the end of the year.

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Shopify Strikes a Deal with Chinese Ecommerce Giant JD.com to Unlock the Trillion-Dollar Market

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trillion in retail ecommerce sales (52% of its total retail sales by 2021) , China has led the global ecommerce business for many years. Widespread use of such models also boosts change in the supply chain; the market is now in an era of the customer-to-manufacturer (C2M) model. The market is gigantic and complex.