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The 19 Ecommerce Growth Challenges of 2018, Outlined by Amazon’s Annual Report

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From general Amazon growing pains to government regulation, part of the report took a hard look at some of the major issues and potential risks ahead that all ecommerce retailers need to consider (as Amazon third-party retailers or otherwise). Amazon Risk Factors and Obstacles in 2018. Channel expansion and high-growth pains.

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Retail 2008 To 2018: A Decade Of Revolutionizing The ‘How’ Of Customer Engagement

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By Debbie Hauss, Editor-In-Chief I’ve been covering the retail industry for a long time. In one of my first jobs out of journalism school, I worked for a magazine called Giftware Business , then I moved on to Private Label Product News and — fast-forward to the age of digital-only — I eventually landed at Retail TouchPoints (RTP).

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Five Off-The-Radar Retail Predictions For The Last Half Of 2019

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By Sherry Smith, Triad Consumers are driving a retail revolution. The path to purchase has become a complex fusion of multiple channels and devices, and many stores are struggling to keep up. As of August 2018, several major U.S. As of August 2018, several major U.S. Yet retail is very much alive. Two major U.S.

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Gift Card Lawsuits Can Be Avoided — Here’s How

Retail TouchPoints

The goal of a gift card program may seem simple: to establish sales within your own brand’s retail locations and online store. In the past year, the industry has seen multiple multi-million-dollar lawsuits filed and settled against well-established brands such as Dunkin’ and H&M.

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Real-Time Visibility: A Key Benefit Of Digitization In Retail

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While supply chain professionals understand the value of visibility and the necessity of making proactive decisions, the majority of retailers still lack the required level of visibility to enable those decisions to get made. Fortunately, retailers can access supply chain visibility by implementing a digitized platform.

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Modern Tax Automation For Unified Retail: Teamwork + Avalara

Teamwork Retail

Since the 2018 Supreme Court ruling “South Dakota vs. Wayfair,” more than 40 states have implemented economic nexus laws and many have also taken the step to require marketplace facilitators to collect and remit sales tax on behalf of third party sellers. Modern Tax Automation for Unified Retail.

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How Direct-To-Consumer Is Driving The Need For Real-Time In Retail

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By Thomas Hill, Kx Systems Real-time is the latest in a long line of terminology infiltrating the world of retail. Technology is changing the way we live, the way consumers shop and the way retailers need to operate. We are already seeing benefits of connected real-time data in retail today.

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