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Holiday Season Marketing Calendar and Shipping Deadlines [2021]

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As a retailer, getting holiday spend insights is just one-half of the game. The other is being aware of the important dates and deadlines associated with shipping carriers and important eCommerce events. Data like important shipping dates, popular products on particular days, effective short-term marketing techniques, and sales data.

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The rise of conflicted consumerism: Cost-of-living prompts UK shoppers to weigh up price versus principles in buying decisions

365 Retail

A price versus principles paradox is creating a new cohort of ‘conflicted’ UK shoppers, who are simultaneously demanding value for money as well as products and services from retailers that tap into their sustainable values, the latest research from Asendia , the leader in international e-commerce and mail delivery solutions, reveals.

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Serial Returners and Refund Fraudsters: How Brands are Fighting Back With Data Insight

Retail TouchPoints

Online return fraud cost U.S. retailers $22.8 retailers lose $10.40 Cutting Fraud to Claw Back Costs Retailers are pushing back. Some fashion brands, including Zara, J.Crew and Uniqlo , have begun charging for returns in order to claw back lost revenue and dissuade certain behaviors. billion in 2022.

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#RSP22: Everything You Need to Know About Holiday 2022

Retail TouchPoints

The Retail TouchPoints 2022 Retail Strategy & Planning (#RSP22) webinar series, now available on-demand, offered a wealth of tips and best practices across critical areas including pricing, location-based technology, inventory management and marketplaces. Differentiating on product and price has become harder and harder.

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Does Free Shipping Increase Sales?

eCommerceFuel

Free shipping! Shoppers love to see those two words on an online store and its products. But is free shipping good for your eCommerce business? Here, we look at: What offering free shipping entails. Is It Better to Offer Free Shipping? I’m considering “free shipping” (i.e. How to boost sales from it.

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Vendor’s Guide to Amazon Negotiations 2022

Retail TouchPoints

Brands that have done due diligence with ecommerce-friendly, thru-the-mail-ready items with higher Average Selling Price (ASP), or multi-packs to help offset shipping costs, as well as pricing parity across retailers, will be in a better position for success during negotiations.

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The 7 Perfect Verticals for Generating Recurring Revenue

Groove

As an online retailer, you have likely asked yourself “What can I do to smooth the peaks and valleys of my online revenue?” If your local coffee shop offers a subscription program that ultimately costs the same as purchasing a coffee every day, customers rightly feel that there is no incentive to sign up.

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