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Affirm Expands into Post-Purchase with $300M Acquisition of Returnly

Retail TouchPoints

Flexible payment provider Affirm is expanding its range of services to include the post-purchase experience with the acquisition of online returns solution Returnly for approximately $300 million. Retailers such as Walmart , Bonobos and Peloton currently use Affirm to offer customers flexible payment options such as Buy Now, Pay Later.

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Best Platform to Sell Online in 2020: An In-Depth Analysis

Ecommerce Platforms

Whereas a standard website platform/builder has features for adding pages and posts and menus, an ecommerce platform takes it a step further by including product management, shipping tools, payment processing, and more. Some other elements that add more costs include third-party apps, hosting, domain names, and processing fees.

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Afterpay Review (Oct 2020): Lifesaver or Scam?

Ecommerce Platforms

It provides shoppers some much-needed wriggle room with its buy-now, pay-later service. Is this payment service too good to be true, or is it just another way to fall into debt? The crux of Afterpay is that shoppers can settle their purchases across four installment payments. Afterpay Review: Afterpay's Four-Part Process.

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Fashion retailers focus on flexible services to boost sales and drive long-term loyalty, research by parcelLab reveals

365 Retail

Fashion brands are pivoting to offer new, value-add delivery services and improved post-purchase experiences to enhance sales, encourage customer loyalty and protect margins, the latest data from parcelLab , the leading operations experience platform, reveals.

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How to Create an Online Store in 2020: The Complete Guide

Ecommerce Platforms

In 2020, eCommerce sales account for 16% of all sales made worldwide. Thanks to things like store builders, WordPress, and even dropshipping, you have countless ways to design an eCommerce website and start earning money through Pay Pal and credit card payments in no time. Step 10: Establish Your Payment Methods.

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An In-depth Guide on Creating an Ecommerce Business Plan in 2020

Ecommerce Platforms

More often than not, an online business operates in the same fashion as brick and mortar stores. Bear in mind, the fact that the merchant needs to do some extra logistics planning and marketing as well. With the prevalence of brilliant research tools, a merchant can now do an intensive market analysis without any constraints.

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Has retail seen its watershed moment?

365 Retail

2020 was a year like no other, and the shockwaves caused by the pandemic have inherently altered consumer-facing operations at their very core. over the six weeks of Christmas 2020, the worst-ever outcome. If services involve remote assistance, e-tailers should evaluate the software they are putting into use.