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Top Wish Execs Share Plan for Winning Back Consumers, Beginning with ‘Wishmas’

Retail TouchPoints

When Wish debuted in 2010 it took the U.S. by storm, rising to the top of the app charts and garnering millions of fans, until consumers began to realize the cost of those ultra-low prices — long delivery times and often poor quality products. But at the end of the day, it comes down to the fundamentals of shopping.

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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

Retail TouchPoints

When it debuted back in 2010, Wish was the only game in town as far as manufacturer-direct discount shopping apps went. The trade-off is long shipping times, another thing Wish is working hard to improve. Temu also operates as a manufacturer-to-consumer marketplace and offers a wide range of merchandise, from homewares to apparel.

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Wish’s New CEO has his Sights Set on a Comeback — Here’s How He Plans to Do it

Retail TouchPoints

“People love a comeback story, and I really believe there is something here [at Wish] — there is a value proposition and [an opportunity] to align with consumers. Most consumers have no idea that they were going to buy the item that they actually bought [on Wish]. In my mind there is also a limited amount of competition.

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Your Small Business Saturday Guide: Tips, Tools, and Statistics for Local Companies

BigCommerce

For a tradition that only dates to 2010, you have to hand it to Small Business Saturday. consumers, with 64% of survey respondents indicating that their primary motivation for shopping on the day after Black Friday was to support their local community. Is your small business mobile-friendly? So far, it’s been a success.

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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

BigCommerce

The cost of entry is lower than ever before. From mobile shopping to online payment encryption and beyond, ecommerce encompasses a wide variety of data, systems, and tools for both online buyers and sellers. Business-to-Consumer (B2C). B2C ecommerce ecompasses transcations made between a business and a consumer.

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IRCE Day 1 Recap- Personalization, Analytics, Mobile, and More!

ROI Revolution

Their goal from the beginning was to produce their own brand of high quality glasses, sold directly to consumers online, exclusively through their website. At the time (2010), this was unheard of. You need to engage your consumer on a human level. Less than 1% of overall glasses sales were online.

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Cross-Border Commerce 101: The History, The Lingo, The $900B Opportunity

BigCommerce

Bezos gave way to a plethora of technology advancements that have accelerated market disruption causing increases in consumer demand, competition, and emerging technologies. . 2010 – Instagram, Pinterest, Shoprunner, SnapDeal, Stripe all launched. 2011 – Bootstrap Mobile-First CSS Framework, Snapchat, WeChat all launched.