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4 Ways Brands Can Prepare Their Email Marketing Program for BFCM

Retail TouchPoints

Between inflation, increased marketing costs — especially paid ads — seasonal shipping costs surcharges and potential supply chain disruptions, finding every last opportunity to increase profits during the busiest time of the year is critical for brands. Subject lines up to seven words have the highest open rates. Create visual emails.

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Holiday Online Sales May Outpace Predictions; Mobile Apps and Mobile Web Are Neck-And-Neck In Sales

Sailthru

Interestingly, the success of both in-store and online sales this close to Christmas Day negated predictions from firms such as Slice Intelligence that online sales would decrease late in the season in favor of in-store shopping, as reported in Internet Retailer. Amazon also said it shipped 5 billion packages to Prime members in 2017.

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Online Grocery Shopping During the Pandemic: What Worked and What the Future Holds

ESW

Online retailers ship from warehouses designed for rapid pick-and-pack,” he says. Kroger has partnered with Ocado to create 20 fulfillment centers in Ohio in 2021. Logistics proved to be a massive hurdle, both in terms of stores getting supplies and then delivering those products to the customer. Even in the U.K., In the U.S.,

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What Retailers Can Do in 2021 to Recover More Abandoned Shopping Carts

Retail TouchPoints

After all, what good is promoting free shipping over $49 to your $400 cart abandoners? For those under the threshold, promote your free shipping threshold, suggest an add-on item or reinforce the value of the product. Don’t Rely on Discounting. Just because you can offer a discount doesn’t mean you need to rely on them.

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21 Sessions, Presentations and Workshops You Can’t Miss at IRCE 2018

BigCommerce

IRCE – the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition – is an annual event held in June in Chicago, Illinois. Don Davis , Editor at Large, Internet Retailer. Looked at from a distance, the Top 1000 online retailers in North America had a terrific year in 2017. What are your options as a retailer?

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31 Facts About eCommerce That’ll Keep You Up At Night

Creating a Website Today

If fast and free shipping is offered, many shoppers would rather purchase online than go in-store for items that don’t require you to see the merchandise firsthand. More than 80 percent of the online population has used the Internet to purchase goods and services. In 2021 Shopify processed over 79 billion in order values.