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eMarketer: COVID-19 Retail Recovery Will Take Longer Than ‘Great Recession’ Rebound

Retail TouchPoints

Before the pandemic prompted closures of retail stores around the globe, eMarketer had forecast that 2020 worldwide retail sales would reach $26.46 The magnitude of the downturn and pace of recovery will be harder on the retail market than the Great Recession,” according to an article on the eMarketer site.

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Time to automate ID verification in an online world

Retail Technology Review

Online retail sales are booming thanks to the pandemic and shoppers increasingly recognising the convenience of buying online. The fastest growth since 2008. By Barley Laing, the UK Managing Director at Melissa.

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Impact of Coronavirus on the eCommerce Industry – Positive or Negative?

Elsner

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has declared that the coronavirus outbreak poses the biggest threat to the global industry since the 2008 financial crisis. But now there are very low footprints in those places and people are opting for online purchasing. So good news!

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Digital Commerce and the Threat of Card-not-present Fraud

BigCommerce

Digital commerce continues to be top of mind for online retailers. Retailers continually optimize their sales channels to deliver more seamless consumer experiences. retail ecommerce sales have increased by 15.5% Consumers shop more and more across a variety of devices and channels. According to the U.S. of total sales.

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6 Things to Know About Ecommerce Consumers in 2023

ESW

Younger generations may have seen their parents struggle with credit card debt during the 2008 recession, so they appreciate the transparency of BNPL payments. Online retailers should avoid greenwashing, or making misleading claims about the environmental merit of a product or service.

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Ecomdash Product Updates – August 2018

ecomdash

With the holidays around the corner, our team is working hard to release as much functionality as we can for online retailers. Bonanza launched in 2008 as a B2C marketplace and has over 50k online retailers. Bonanza launched in 2008 as a B2C marketplace and has over 50k online retailers.

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Blue Acorn Partners with Beringer Capital

Blue Acorn

It was 2008, and the divide between my work and my passion was growing. By night, I was selling wares online, a business I had started several years prior. While I enjoyed both, I found myself yearning to spend more time learning the ins and outs of online retail.

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