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The Need for Delivery Speed Drives Holiday Hiring

Retail TouchPoints

Seasonal hiring provides a window into retailers’ priorities, and 2020 demonstrates both the COVID-19-powered growth in ecommerce and the need to operate stores and supply chains safely. Ecommerce execution will lean more heavily on store-based fulfillment. Fulfillment Crunch Will Affect Delivery Cutoff Dates.

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4 Ways Ecommerce Returns Will Change in 2022

Retail TouchPoints

Gift cards grew 27% over the 2020 holiday season and came to represent nearly 40% of gift purchases. Pitney Bowes Global Ecommerce offers ecommerce fulfillment, parcel delivery, returns management and cross-border logistics and technology.

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Reading the holiday tea leaves: eCommerce and the pandemic’s role in the 2020 holiday season

Liveintent

2020 has raised a lot of questions for the world and AdTech alike. The signs have been plentiful, the majority of which pointing to eCommerce being the midnight oil behind 2020’s holiday season. eCommerce in the Before Times. The pandemic accelerated eCommerce technology and marketing efforts.

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How Retailers Can Leverage Technology to Turn Economic Uncertainty Into an Opportunity

Kibo

This, combined with the continued expansion of eCommerce as a percentage of total retail sales, suggests the dramatic gains of 2020 have been consolidated. . Why online retailers should continue to invest in eCommerce technology. Where is the economy headed?

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Must-have Ecommerce (And Life) Resources for Navigating the COVID Pandemic

Ecommerce Platforms

As one of the leading providers of ecommerce technology, Shopify has implemented a range of strategies to support small businesses in the month to come. ShipBob is a fulfillment company that many of our readers know about. Lots of online retailers have a negative outlook on what's happening in 2020.

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DISRUPTION IN THE AGE OF AMAZON: 5 STEPS TO TAKE

PFS

survey revealed that by 2020, most shoppers will want to be left alone without engaging with an in-store sales clerk. Retailers and consumer brands can expect the pace of change to accelerate, driven by emerging technologies, evolving customer expectations, and the proliferation of data. Consider fulfillment, for instance.

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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. Globally, ecommerce growth projections are also on an upward trajectory: They show that retail sales may exceed $4.058 trillion by as soon as 2020. Keep in mind that ecommerce has a few different spelling variations.

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