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4 Retail Apocalypse Myths — Debunked

Liveintent

According to research from Deloitte, over the last five years premium retailers have seen their revenues soar by 81%. Just look at Warby Parker , an ecommerce startup that launched in 2010 and now has nearly 40 stores, with plans for hundreds more. Myth #1: Physical retail is dying! Take that, apocalypse! Sorry, too soon.).

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

BigCommerce

In fact, growth projections estimate that by 2022, ecommerce revenues will exceed $638 billion in the U.S. 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. 1998 PayPal launches as an online payment system.

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Best POS System for Restaurants (November 2019)

Ecommerce Platforms

It’s the one application you need in your food truck, coffee shop, fast food service outlet, or bar to streamline the entire business. Apart from inventory management, you should be able to coordinate customer orders, process payments, track all the restaurant elements, as well as manage your staff right from the point of sale system.

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Unified Commerce: Glitter, Gold, Or Empty Promise

OrderDynamics

Therefore, the retailer’s task must be to at least appear as the most attractive destination for a customer seeking to make a product purchase (=revenue). With revenue growth so hard to come by, and margins under so much pressure, there is little doubt that continual scrutiny of every link in the retail chain is a necessity.