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Next Phase of Wish Turnaround to Focus on Reducing Shipping Costs

Retail TouchPoints

As discount shopping app Wish continues its comeback effort , parent company ContextLogic outlined its plans for 2023 at a summit for its merchants — including a major overhaul of the platform’s shipment pricing structure in order to bring down shipping costs for customers. The brand also opened a pop-up shop from Dec.

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Building Loyalty Without Breaking the Bottom Line: the Dual Shipping Dilemma for Ecommerce Merchants

Retail TouchPoints

While this is good news for many ecommerce retailers, it has also become more and more expensive to deliver those goods to customers. This presents a dual shipping dilemma for businesses: how can they keep shipping costs on the business low, while also offering customer-friendly return policies? of total retail sales.

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Printify Pricing (Aug 2022): How Much Does Printify Cost?

Ecommerce Platforms

This type of service cuts costs significantly for store owners, and it makes it easier to make beautiful designs for products like mugs, t-shirts, and home goods. But with these cost savings, you must plan for deeper cuts into your profit margins, along with the potential for monthly payments. But there are some costs to consider.

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Want to Cut the Cost of Fast Fulfillment? It All Starts with Inventory Placement

Retail TouchPoints

The problems with getting products to people quickly and cheaply are well-known: consumers want fast fulfillment, which is costly to provide, but they don’t want to pay high (or really any) shipping fees. Even Amazon , the trendsetter in fast fulfillment, isn’t immune to higher labor costs.

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Salesforce’s Top 5 Predictions for Holiday 2022

Retail TouchPoints

With rising gas prices, food shortages, skyrocketing interest rates and ever-present inflation, consumers are worried and that means retailers are worried, too. In the first quarter, the average selling price (ASP) increased by 11% in the U.S. Shoppers will Buy Even Earlier to Avoid Price Hikes. This means that 2.5

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Misfits Market Debuts B2B Fulfillment Solution for Perishables

Retail TouchPoints

Misfits Market has introduced Fulfilled by Misfits (FBM) , offering its logistics platform for perishable brands to store, pick, pack, fulfill and deliver their products nationwide. The solution leverages Misfit Market’s existing infrastructure and in-house technology to provide a simple, customizable solution for perishable businesses.

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#RSP22: Everything You Need to Know About Holiday 2022

Retail TouchPoints

The Retail TouchPoints 2022 Retail Strategy & Planning (#RSP22) webinar series, now available on-demand, offered a wealth of tips and best practices across critical areas including pricing, location-based technology, inventory management and marketplaces. Mastercard Spending Data Reveals 4 Key Takeaways for Holiday 2022.