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

Retail TouchPoints

Online shopping is now easier than ever before, enabling consumers to purchase everything from socks to a dining room table from a computer at their home to a mobile phone in an airport terminal. While this is good news for many ecommerce retailers, it has also become more and more expensive to deliver those goods to customers.

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#RSP22: Everything You Need to Know About Holiday 2022

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But despite the rush, retailers still have multiple opportunities to maximize both in-store sales and online conversions. Mastercard Spending Data Reveals 4 Key Takeaways for Holiday 2022. McNamara spotlighted a surge in promotional activities in July 2022 that marked the official kickoff of the back-to-school season.

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Vendor’s Guide to Amazon Negotiations 2022

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Brands that have done due diligence with ecommerce-friendly, thru-the-mail-ready items with higher Average Selling Price (ASP), or multi-packs to help offset shipping costs, as well as pricing parity across retailers, will be in a better position for success during negotiations.

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Clean Data, Clean Planet: How Online Retailers can use Data Analytics to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

Retail TouchPoints

Newly developed freight booking tools have made it easier and more efficient to book containers on large cargo ships, thereby reducing the need for air freight, which is generally seen as producing a larger carbon footprint. Shipping companies can obtain information through GPS tags to help locate containers and ships in real time.

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Are You Ready for Prime Day 2022?

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Prime Day 2022 is on its way and promises to be even bigger than last year’s event , which boasted success metrics such as: $11.2 Is your brand ready for one of the biggest online retail events of the year? . Prime Day Tips for Online Retailers. Want even more tips and tricks to prepare for Prime Day 2022?

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Holiday Season Marketing Calendar and Shipping Deadlines [2021]

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As a retailer, getting holiday spend insights is just one-half of the game. The other is being aware of the important dates and deadlines associated with shipping carriers and important eCommerce events. Data like important shipping dates, popular products on particular days, effective short-term marketing techniques, and sales data.

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Serial Returners and Refund Fraudsters: How Brands are Fighting Back With Data Insight

Retail TouchPoints

Online return fraud cost U.S. retailers $22.8 billion in 2022. retailers lose $10.40 Signifyd data shows that there was a 35% increase in false claims that an item never arrived in 2022 in Europe, and a 68% increase in false claims about the condition of a product. to return fraud, the NRF has calculated.