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Preparing for the Rise in Online Retail Returns

Retail TouchPoints

In 2021, returns cost retailers a whopping $761 billion , or almost 17% of total U.S. retail sales. How online retailers handle merchandising, use technology and approach return policies can mean the difference between waste and wins. Augmented reality (AR) has also become a star of the online retail world.

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Four Customer Experience and Commerce Trends That Will Define 2021

Retail TouchPoints

But with a massive surge in online sales during the shutdown, building out a full ecommerce site was immediately a top priority. Another, a fashion brand with product stuck in closed retail locations, had to shift distribution models to meet a surge in online demand. These are four with staying power: 1.

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UK’s top 25 fastest growing online retailers revealed

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The UK’s top 25 fastest growing online retailers have been revealed with beer brewing brand Pinter topping the table. ” To compile the Lightning 50, Bristol-based Brightpearl asked brands to submit annual growth figures from 2020 to 2021, with each brand ranked solely on its net growth percentage during that time frame.

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Brightpearl Launches ‘Growth Hacking’ Podcast For Online Retailers 

RetailMinded

Each guest on the show has been recognized as being one of the fastest growing online businesses in the world, having made the cut for Brightpearl’s ‘ Lightning 50 ,’ a definitive list of the fastest growing e-commerce companies across the nation. Au Vodka finished atop the list, with a net growth of more than 10,000%.

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John Lewis Partners with Google Cloud in 5-Year, $127 Million Deal

Retail TouchPoints

The retailer will use Google Cloud to enhance both its in-store and online retail experiences as well as to support John Lewis’ ambition to get closer to its customers by creating a pan-Partnership loyalty program in 2024.

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Holiday Season Marketing Calendar and Shipping Deadlines [2021]

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A sigh of relief for retailers and huge expectations for retailers towards the Holiday season as the eCommerce industry has looked good so far in 2021. However, with no such leash on the spending capacity, total US Holiday retail sales in 2021 are predicted to rise 2.7% billion, accounting for a record 18.9%

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Fashion Brand Struts To Lightning 50 Success Using Inventory Planner

RetailMinded

Some retail brands are born in boardrooms, others are created in more unconventional circumstances – and J Brooks Boutique , an Atlanta-based online fashion business, is one of those brands. Jes hired a lean but talented team to help her fulfill demand and built a slick online store with Shopify Advanced as orders ramped up.

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