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Scarred by the 2008 Recession and COVID, 48% of Gen Z Frequently Shops at Discount Stores

Retail TouchPoints

That sense of unease is to be expected from a cohort shaped by both the 2008-2009 Great Recession and the COVID pandemic, and it’s had a big impact on their shopping choices: nearly half ( 48% ) say they shop the most often at discount/off-price retailers, and 25% frequently patronize dollar stores.

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SMS Marketing: The Comprehensive Guide to Strategic Text Messaging

Groove

After the recession in 2009, businesses used direct mail less and less due to its cost, and consumers weren’t shopping as much during that time when compared to before the recession. Depending on the SMS platform your company uses, each message only costs a few cents to send. It helps to create a stronger customer experience.

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A One-Stop SellKit Review: What You Need to Know

Ecommerce Platforms

SellKit is brought to you by Artbees, a web product company founded in 2009. For the uninitiated, a sales funnel is a marketing term used to describe your customer’s journey or interaction with your site, including if/when they make a purchase. With Sellkit, you can easily create and manage product promotions, price changes, and more.

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Ecwid vs Shopify: Everything You Need to Know (May 2019)

Ecommerce Platforms

They're both industry leaders, Ecwid first came onto the market back in 2009. Generally, Shopify's pricing plans are better suited to anyone wanting to create an e-commerce store from the ground up. However, when it comes to calculating your bottom line, you'll still have to factor the cost of credit card processing fees.

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The Stores Strike Back Again. Again.

Steve Dennis

Yet while the pervasively popular “retail apocalypse” narrative conveniently ignores the fact that many thousands of stores continue to open and that sales rung up in brick-and-mortar locations have grown every year since 2009, something far more interesting has actually been happening. In many cases it’s not about digital vs. physical.

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Ecwid Review 2019: Is it the Best Free Ecommerce Solution for Any Website?

Ecommerce Platforms

Starting a small business is all about keeping your costs low, and finding an ecommerce platform to help you with that is half the battle. That essentially complicates the process of transferring files or implementing extensive site customizations. Ecwid’s Customer Support. Ecwid’s Pricing. Ecwid’s Pros and Cons.

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How to Reduce Walmart Marketplace Returns and Cancellations

SellBrite

Nearly 93% of the products available on Walmart.com are part of Walmart Marketplace, which allows third-party sellers to sell items on the retail giant’s website and reach millions of customers worldwide. However, customer returns and order cancellations have a negative impact on your business. They cost you money.