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NYC Unveils Plan to Combat both Organized and Individual Retail Theft

Retail TouchPoints

With the exception of 2020, the total number of shoplifting complaints across New York City’s five boroughs has increased every year since 2018 — although there are signs that this tide is turning in 2023. Retail theft has increased citywide and nationwide since the pandemic, and we must continue to work together to drive down shoplifting.

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Alibaba Supply Chain Exec Recommends Futureproofing with AI, Blockchain and Crowdsourcing

Retail TouchPoints

“Ecommerce became not just a ‘good-to-have’ channel, but a must-have channel for small businesses. Alibaba.com’s mission had always been to help small businesses globally, something which is extremely meaningful to me and made it an easy choice following my time at PwC.”

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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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UK Product Safety Reform Looms: How Online Retailers Are Preparing

365 Retail

The UK’s appetite for buying online is the highest in Europe, with more than a quarter of retail sales now made through the internet. The aim of the reform is to introduce steps which ensure that products bought online are as safe as those bought on the high street. What could the new legislation mean for online retailers?

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FTC Suit Claims Amazon Illegally Maintains Monopoly Power

Retail TouchPoints

The agency has had its eye on Amazon for several years, most recently filing suit in June 2023 over Amazon membership practices that made it difficult for consumers to cancel Prime memberships. history,” said Stacy Mitchell, Co-Executive Director at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance in comments provided to Retail TouchPoints.

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Holiday 2022 Recap: Promotions, BOPIS Drove Late-Season Engagement as Overall Growth Slowed

Retail TouchPoints

The 2022 holiday season showed slow, but steady, improvement for the retail industry. As economic headwinds curbed spending capacity, online retail grew in the U.S. Inflation was a major factor in slower growth despite heavy discounting by retailers. Prepare for a Slow Start to 2023. Global digital sales topped $1.1

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How To Start An Online Business in Canada (2023)

Ecommerce Platforms

How to figure out the best products to sell (and find manufacturers/suppliers) All Canadian businesses begin in the ideation phase, where you must look for gaps in the marketplace and solve the issues that consumers have in certain areas. Are some friendlier to Canadian online stores than others?