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Preparing for the Rise in Online Retail Returns

Retail TouchPoints

In 2021, returns cost retailers a whopping $761 billion , or almost 17% of total U.S. retail sales. But the truth is that we live in an increasingly “instant gratification hustle culture,” where consumers know precisely what they want and have high expectations. Retailers can also create a return policy that avoids waste.

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JD.com Enhances Appliance Trade-In Experience for Chinese Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

The online retailer also is using its logistical capabilities to extend these services even to remote areas. JD.com also has made the trade-in process simpler with its “Three Free & Four Unlimited,” program, which includes complimentary door-to-door pickup, disassembly and handling of old goods.

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Top Online Retailers Winning a Competitive Market

Optimizely

But it’s even harder to build an online retail site that competes with existing retailers like Amazon or Target that have an established a customer base and dominate the market. As a retailer, you need to stand for something and have a strong mission statement. What does that look like? How do you do that?

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Klarna Adds Login that Gives Consumers Control Over Which Data Points They Share

Retail TouchPoints

The service enables consumers to choose which data they share with the merchant, such as purchase histories that would enable more personalized product recommendations based on interests as well as sizes, style and color preferences for clothing.

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The State Of Digital Payments Acceptance In US Online Retail

Forrester eCommerce

And they are key to seamless checkout experiences, especially while consumers shop on their smartphones. And which are consumers actually using? Forrester dove into 100 retailer sites to determine the state of alternative-payments acceptance in US online […]. But which options are merchants offering?

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What to Consider When Incorporating AI into Your Retail Business

Retail TouchPoints

Today, it is hard to imagine any sector where AI has yet to be deployed in some capacity, including, increasingly, retail, which has turned to AI for everything from streamlining the supply chain to personalizing shopping experiences. The potential utility of biometric data to retailers is wide-ranging.

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US Offline Retail Sales Will Reach $4.2 Trillion By 2028

Forrester eCommerce

Our newly published research, US Online Retail Forecast, 2023 To 2028, shows that both offline and online US sales will reach record levels this year. As we’ve said many times, the store is flourishing and far from “dead!”

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