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Time for Holiday Prep Already? You Bet.

ChannelAdvisor

Coupled with some of the struggles you’re likely to encounter this fall, including continued supply constraints, shipping delays and overall economic uncertainty, waiting until late fall could prove detrimental. . There’s a new normal for the traditional peak holiday season: an October kickoff to consumer gift searching and buying.

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Time for Holiday Prep Already? You Bet.

ChannelAdvisor

Coupled with some of the struggles you’re likely to encounter this fall, including continued supply constraints, shipping delays and overall economic uncertainty, waiting until late fall could prove detrimental. . There’s a new normal for the traditional peak holiday season: an October kickoff to consumer gift searching and buying.

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Increase Customer Satisfaction with 6 Key Fulfillment Metrics

ecomdash

Founded in 2001, Rakuten Super Logistics is a leader in ecommerce order fulfillment, serving hundreds of ecommerce retailers to increase speed of delivery, improve order accuracy, decrease shipping costs, and increase customer satisfaction. . With Amazon Prime, the 2-day shipping speed is expected from consumers.

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The 10 Most Common Challenges Faced by eCommerce Businesses

eCommerce Training Academy

I’ve been involved in eCommerce since 2001 and I can truly say, A LOT has changed. Lots has changed including the way they consume content and communicate online. Online retailers must always find ways to cut inventory costs, improve marketing efficiency, reduce overhead, reduce shipping costs and control order returns.

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From Bookstore to Superstore: The Evolution of Amazon.com

ChannelAdvisor

The marketplace that originally started as an online bookstore now produces consumer electronics, cloud computing services and the world’s most competitive delivery services — and these elements don’t even reach beyond the tip of Amazon’s iceberg. 2004: Amazon’s consumer electronic sales surpass book sales for the first time.

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Brands jeopardise customer loyalty as they fail to replicate in-store experiences online

365 Retail

Meanwhile, almost a quarter of consumers (net 23%) agree that online stores either don’t do enough to engage with them, or that they only want their money and don’t care about their satisfaction. A net total of 88% reported at least one fulfilment factor that could or already has made such an impact. However, this might not last for long.

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Even Your Shopping Cart isn’t Sacred

Bryan Eisenberg

Retailers need to understand the benefits of the in-store experience to a consumer, just as the Alamo Drafthouse started by recognizing the benefits of the in-theater experience to the movie goer. In May 19, of 2001, the first retail Apple store opened at Tysons Corner. How Retailers Can Implement a Similar Strategy.