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Shopify Invests in Wholesale Marketplace Faire, Expands Reach into B2B Ecommerce

Retail TouchPoints

Shopify has taken a stake in the B2B retail marketplace Faire and is establishing Faire as the recommended wholesale marketplace for its millions of global merchants through a deeper integration between the two platforms. The size of Shopify’s stake in Faire was not disclosed.

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Amazon Adds BNPL Option for Business Customers

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon Business has added a pay-over-time option for B2B customers via an expansion of its partnership with BNPL provider Affirm. Amazon Business will make the option available to all eligible sole proprietor businesses by Black Friday. in 2022 and was directly integrated as a payment option on Amazon Pay earlier in 2023.

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What to Expect in 2022: 3 Strategies That Should be Top of Mind for Retailers 

Retail TouchPoints

In conversations with retailers, technology partners and industry veterans in my network, several points have stood out. One area of investment by retailers is a shift to buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS), which was called “table stakes” by one retailer insider I talked with. Alternative Supply Chain Options.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [August 2021]

ROI Revolution

Updated August 5, 2021. Ecommerce, B2B, B2C, and brick-and-mortar brands alike have felt the impact of coronavirus on their business in one way or another. As the most efficient, scalable way to buy digital ads, programmatic should be a strategy every marketer considers in 2021. of all retail sales ( eMarketer ).

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [March 2021]

ROI Revolution

Last updated March 2, 2021. Ecommerce, B2B, B2C, and brick-and-mortar brands alike are all feeling the impact of coronavirus on their business in one way or another. As COVID-19 shut down traditional sales channels for many B2B brands in 2020, the value of digital transactions grew 9.6% 2021 COVID-19 stats + trends.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [December 2021]

ROI Revolution

Updated December 2, 2021. Ecommerce, B2B, B2C, and brick-and-mortar brands alike have felt the impact of coronavirus on their business in one way or another. Black Friday 2021 brought in $8.9 Retail sales as a whole still saw significant yearly growth on Black Friday according to data from Mastercard SpendingPulse.

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Best Fulfilment Companies in the UK (Nov 2021)

Ecommerce Platforms

If you’re thinking of starting your own retail business, but you don’t have the budget to pay for storing and shipping products yourself, then a fulfilment company is a must-have. Fulfilment companies are the organizations capable of handling things like packing and shipping an item for a business. Wholesale and B2B orders.