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How Speeding up Chargeback Resolutions can Boost Retailers’ Profits

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However, challenges are inevitable, despite the resilient consumer spending we’ve seen earlier in the year. Consumers could be led to believe that these charges are a mistake or even potentially fraudulent and end up requesting their money back from their bank. Recent data shows that overall U.S. retail sales have increased 8.8%

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The Global Reach and Sustainable Impact of Green RFID Technology

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After all, studies show that consumers care more about the environmental impact of their purchasing decisions than ever before. Especially in this era of fast fashion, most retail products are produced overseas and shipped thousands of miles to their destination.

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Wine Ecommerce: How To Sell & Ship Wine in 2018

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has been the highest consumer of wine in the world since 2014. But the sector of the wine industry with the largest growth is direct-to-consumer sales (D2C). Whether you compare it to grocery stores, convenience stores, or independent wine shops, winery D2C shipping continues to be the leading retail channel.

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5 Ways E-Commerce Companies Can Use BrickSeek to Increase Sales

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If you’ve heard of BrickSeek, you likely know it’s a powerful tool for consumers, allowing them to track down inventory and find the best deals at big retailers. However, to give a brief overview, BrickSeek started out in 2014 as a web application enabling LEGO collectors to track down popular sets online and in-store. Think about it.

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From Barcodes to Bytes: Retailers Prepare for Next-Generation UPC

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Consumers want more information about the products they buy, and retailers want more visibility into the products their customers buy. And in 2014, Inditex SA, which owns fast-fashion giant Zara, implemented RFID to effectively track all its products at every step in the process. Who doesn’t want that?

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Clean Data, Clean Planet: How Online Retailers can use Data Analytics to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

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Newly developed freight booking tools have made it easier and more efficient to book containers on large cargo ships, thereby reducing the need for air freight, which is generally seen as producing a larger carbon footprint. Shipping companies can obtain information through GPS tags to help locate containers and ships in real time.

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Gen Z, in Their Own Words: What They Really Want from Brands and Retailers

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While some brands claim to completely understand what these consumers really want, there are many times when Gen Z shoppers’ thoughts and behaviors don’t quite match up. The day-long event hit on various hot topics closely linked to these digitally native consumers, including authenticity, sustainability, mental health and wellness.