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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. which Yan said should enable faster shipping times on those products for North American customers.

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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. Now the platform is launching its first major sales event , dubbed “330” or “Wishmas.”

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

ROI Revolution

At the time (2010), this was unheard of. They offered free shipping, 24 hour support, and the ability to test out 5 pairs of glasses for 5 days, with a free return label to send them back. Cindy went on to mention that in order to increase site traffic, you must think carefully about pricing.

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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. . 2008 – Push notification technology launched. 2010 – Instagram, Pinterest, Shoprunner, SnapDeal, Stripe all launched. And guess what?

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Vitamin Shoppe CEO Sharon Leite Went Undercover in Her Stores. Here’s What She Learned.

Retail TouchPoints

Launched in 1977, The Vitamin Shoppe saw sales begin to decline in the early 2010’s due primarily to a lack of digital innovation. million on a new mobile checkout system; and The launch of The Vitamin Shoppe Cares Foundation, a peer-supported employee assistance fund to provide financial support to employees experiencing hardship.

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COVID-19 Has Transformed Wine Shopping. Here’s How Vivino Is Adapting

Retail TouchPoints

In 2010, when I founded Vivino, there was no easy way to pick out a good wine and I wanted to solve this using the opinions of wine drinkers — not individual critics. We also increased our customer service resources to help users with order issues since there was a big slowdown in shipping speed. region, grape and even by food pairing.

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What Gen Z Wants from Their In-Store Experience

Wiser

Gen Z was born from roughly 1995 through 2010, which means they’re about nine to 24 years old. Gen Z is the first generation to have had access to the internet and current advanced technology for their entire lives. This changes the way they interact with technology and mobile devices , especially while shopping in stores.